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Obama administration rushes to protect public lands before Trump takes office
Barack Obama’s administration is rushing through conservation safeguards for large areas of public land ahead of Donald Trump’s arrival in the White House, presenting a conundrum for the new president’s goal of opening up more places for oil and gas drilling. On Monday, the US Department of the Interior banned...
Pupils made to stand in rain for 20 minutes as punishment
Parents have hit out at a school where a teacher allegedly forced an entire class to stand outside in the rain for 20 minutes during Storm Angus. Children as young as 11 returned home from Landau Forte Academy in Tamworth, Staffordshire, in soaking wet uniforms. They told their parents it was because their teacher had made them...
Man arrested for deliberately infecting people with HIV goes on the run
A man suspected of deliberately infecting people with HIV has gone on the run, police have said. Daryll Rowe, now 26, failed to answer bail following his arrest for grievous bodily harm and now there is a nationwide hunt for him. He is accused of deliberately tampering with condoms, butting multiple men at risk of HIV Newborn...
Jill Stein raises over $2m to request US election recounts in battleground states
Jill Stein, the Green party’s presidential candidate, is prepared to request recounts of the election result in several key battleground states, her campaign said on Wednesday. Stein launched an online fundraising page seeking donations toward a a multimillion-dollar fund she said was needed to request reviews of the...
Mars lander smashed into ground at 540km/h after misjudging its altitude
A tiny lander that crashed on Mars last month flew into the red planet at 540km/h (335mph) instead of gently gliding to a stop, after a computer misjudged its altitude, the European Space Agency has said. Schiaparelli was on a test-run for a future rover meant to seek out evidence of life, past or present, but it fell silent...
Hillary Clinton urged to call for election vote recount in battleground states
A growing number of academics and activists are calling for US authorities to fully audit or recount the 2016 presidential election vote in key battleground states, in case the results could have been skewed by foreign hackers. The loose coalition, which is urging Hillary Clinton’s campaign to join its fight, is preparing...
UK ramps up borrowing forecasts, sees slower growth due to Brexit
Britain ramped up its borrowing forecasts on Wednesday as the economy slows in the wake of the Brexit vote, finance minister Philip Hammond said in the country's first budget plan since voters decided to leave the European Union. The weaker growth and tighter public finances outlined by Hammond leave Prime Minister Theresa...
South Korea’s presidential office has explained why it bought 360 Viagra tablets
The office of South Korean President Park Geun-hye has confirmed revelations by an opposition lawmaker that it purchased about 360 erectile dysfunction Viagra pills and the generic version of the drug in December. While the report has created a frenzy on the internet, Park's office said the pills were bought to...
Actually, the Queen already gives plenty of money to the government
Over the past week, an online petition calling for the royals to pay for Buckingham Palace’s £369 million refurbishment has gathered steam – and a lot of people are really rather angry. Pic shows James Bettles.. An aspiring model who hid a spy camera inside a tanning booth in a bid to film a woman naked .....
Dozens of people in America are overdosing on elephant tranquillisers
Two dozen people overdosed after taking an extremely powerful sedative usually used to tranquillise elephants – and two died. Supermarkets ‘should have slow lanes for old people who like to chat’ On Monday, prosecutors charged 22-year-old Bruce Lamar Griggs of Akron, Ohio, with distributing the drug...
President-Elect Donald Trump meets with UFC owner Ari Emanuel to ‘discuss some concerns’
This past Sunday, the great state of New Jersey (lol) played host to three of the biggest names in media and entertainment. President-Elect Donald Trump, WME head cheese and new owner of UFC Ari Emanuel, and Nostradumbass himself. Though I didn’t have much choice, since I already live here. Why Trump was talking shop with...
Europe’s Christmas markets are at risk of terror attacks, the US has warned
The US State Department is warning its citizens in Europe to be alert over the Christmas period because of a "heightened risk" of terror attacks. It said it had "credible information" that Islamic State, al Qaeda and other militant groups were continuing to plan attacks in Europe. "US citizens should...
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