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Significant snow, freezing rain, strong winds threatening Tuesday: Environment Canada
How about as rain? This weather system may have a significant impact on travel. WEDNESDAY: Rain/mix ends early morning, then clearing, milder. Pacific Northwest residents, more accustomed to rain than snow , found themselves digging out yet again as a fresh round of storms moved over the area, with an additional punch to come early this week. [Full Article...]
Russian islands declare emergency after mass invasion of polar bears
The government made a decision to send specialists on the islands after officials in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, with a population of about 3,000 people, sought help. "Parents are unwilling to let their children go to school or nursery". Attempts to scare off the polar bears using auto horns and dogs have all failed, the Tass news agency said. [Full Article...]
Fox host says he 'hasn't washed hands in 10 years'
Hegseth was on the air with Ed Henry and Jedediah Bila when, after a commercial, they started talking about Hegseth eating day-old pizza during the break , reported Newsweek, which posted video of the exchange. Hegseth's thinking is at-odds with science which has long confirmed that germs, and microbes live nearly everywhere: on food, animals, and plants, in the air, and in soil and water and on ... [Full Article...]
California police find gang's underground 'shooting range'
Acquitted woman still can't leave Pakistan
The Associated Press spoke to Bibi by telephone with Ullah's assistance following her October acquittal, which was upheld last month. She and her husband are locked in a single room in a house where the door opens only "at food times ", he added. [Full Article...]
Baby rescued from stormwater drain in Durban
The baby, believed to be a girl, was stabilised at the scene and loaded into a medical helicopter and taken to a hospital. Despite the efforts of paramedics, the baby died. Police are investigating the matter. Mr McKenzie said when rescuers first arrived she was around 6ft down the drown but was then washed about 18ft further down the 1ft diameter drain. [Full Article...]
Brexit: Theresa May responds to Jeremy Corbyn's letter
May and her government have repeatedly said membership of a customs union would prevent it having an independent trade policy - something they have promoted as one of the main economic benefits of leaving the EU. With it becoming clear at the end of last week that a second meaningful vote on Theresa May's deal was still weeks away, the PM was forced to offer a new vote on February 27. [Full Article...]
Priyanka Gandhi logs on to Twitter, garners massive response
Meanwhile, here is BJP's spokesperson Sudesh Verma's reaction over the mega roadshow of Priyanka Gandhi. Asking crowd to repeat his " chowkidar chor hai" (guard is the thief) barb against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the Congress party's corruption allegation in the Rafale fighter jet deal, Gandhi alleged that the Prime Minister has "stolen" money from Uttar Pradesh and... [Full Article...]