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Freddie Mercury the seal dies after dog attack near Thames
Since arriving upstream on the river a few weeks ago, the pup was nicknamed after Freddie Mercury for his entertaining antics. Ms Sabben-Clare has made a donation to the South Essex Wildlife Hospital in Tilbury, which treated the seal. "We contacted one of the UK's leading orthopaedic surgeons, and he said that unfortunately the only option was to euthanase the seal". "We believe that the on... [Full Article...]
Lawmakers disagree on how to solve mass shooting problem
The Iowa legislation, passed Monday on a party-line vote, rolls back a host of requirements for new gun owners that have been in place for more than two decades, the effect of large Republican majorities in the state Legislature. The base is telling them any sort of increase in gun control measures is going to be a step toward eradicating, you know, gun ownership in this country altogether, and wh... [Full Article...]
House of Commons: UK marks one year since first virus lockdown
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will privately hold a minute's silence Tuesday for more than 126,000 people who have died from Covid-19 in the United Kingdom, the fifth-biggest death toll in the world according to Bloomberg's Covid-19 tracker. [Full Article...]
Multiple people killed after mass shooting at Colorado supermarket
The man had what appeared to be blood on his arm and right leg and his hands appeared to be cuffed behind him as two officers escorted him away. A suspect is in custody, Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said. Aerial footage shows dozens of officers, police vehicles and around six ambulances in the parking zone. Later, shoppers who had been led safely out of the store sat wrapped in blan... [Full Article...]
Saline County: 1 new COVID-19 death; 11 new cases
A total of 85,346 people who tested positive have recovered. The COVID-19 variant was first identified in the United Kingdom and has since been confirmed in several countries. Almost a quarter of New Mexicans are fully vaccinated. On Monday, Michigan expanded its eligibility requirements to all residents 50 years and older, as well as younger residents with underlying health conditions. [Full Article...]
Accused Canadian spy faces trial in China
Authorities completed a two-hour trial for Mr. Spavor on Friday. But in an odd twist, it used a media outlet run by the Communist Party to declare that Kovrig, a former diplomat, was accused of "using an ordinary passport and business visa to enter China to steal sensitive information and intelligence through contacts in China since 2017". [Full Article...]
Russia Regrets US Decision Not to Support Putin-Biden Talks
President Joe Biden, who most see as illegitimately installed in office. Kremlin opponents have criticized Putin for not getting vaccinated amid a comparatively slow rollout of the shot in Russian Federation, arguing that his reluctance is contributing to the already extensive hesitance about the vaccine. [Full Article...]
UK PM to call European Union leaders over vax export ban
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said that 41 million vaccine doses have been exported from the bloc to 33 countries in six weeks, with more than 10 million jabs going to the UK. It comes as the United Kingdom is also beginning to feel the pinch of a supply shortfall from the Serum Institute of India - the world's biggest vaccine maker - which means the rollout's next phase c... [Full Article...]