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Eco-friendly brake cables are being eaten by foxes, after manufacturers switched from petroleum-based insulation to soy, forcing owners to wrap their cars in tarpaulins. Recent photos show multiple cars covered in blue plastic for protection after a spate of attacks in Worthing, West Sussex, with locals claiming at least 20 vehicles were targeted by foxes. Jack Cousens, the AA’s head of roads policy, said the animals may be attracted to the soy-based insulation on brake wires.

3 submarine cables cut in the Red Sea between Jeddah and Djibouti. AAE-1, EIG and SEACOM/TGN-Eurasia are down. Note: Authorities looking at potential terror link. Confirmed: Submarine cables cut by Houthis in Yemen waters. To repair the cables, need permission from Yemen to enter their waters Insurance companies have canceled insurance for cable ships to ply in Yemen waters No maintenance cable ships willing to do repairs Cable ships cost $60-&100 million each. Who will take the risk?

In 1992, a Texas billionaire had had enough with both parties and decided to use his considerable fortune to run for president as an independent. The billionaire part might have been unique, but the third party part wasn’t, every election cycle, there are third party candidates who manage to get their names on the ballot. Most don’t amount to anything and history quickly forgets them. But 1992 was different. H. Ross Perot was different. Maybe Perot just came along 32 years too early. Things are far from set for the 2024 election, but at this point, it sure looks like...

In what is being called the “world’s worst traffic jam,” some 200 cargo ships are waiting to pass at the Panama Canal as, thanks to global climate change, the area experiences its worst drought in 100 years. As Futurism reports, the huge backlog has been growing for some time and might not get any better for a few weeks yet. The human-made passageway is famous not only as one of the world’s most impressive feats of engineering but as one of the most important trade routes on Earth. "..the flow of ships at the Panama Canal started at about 1,000...

There is no amount of money that can buy enough soap to wash that blood off their hands.

This thing is 2468 pages. The most fun thing for me was to open it in Adobe Acrobat and then search for the dollar sign character ($). You really gotta try it...it hits 1,456 times. LOL. The first one looks like this: (1) $10,000,000,000 for hazardous fuels reduction projects within the wildland-urban interface; The 2nd hit is this: (2) $4,000,000,000 for, on a determination by the Secretary that hazardous fuels within the wildland-urban interface have been effectively treated to prevent the spread of wildfire to at-risk communities, hazardous fuels reduction projects outside the wildland-urban interface that are—... I'll stop there...you...

youtube link hereEdgar ran out of instruments to play, so he played the amp it looks like. Amazing performance.

"Congressman Matt Gaetz has never asked me for a pardon," Trump wrote in a press release. "It must also be remembered that he has totally denied the accusations against him."

Jury selection in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, was postponed until Tuesday after prosecutors expressed concerns about a contested Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling that impacts his case. "Unless the Court of Appeals tells me otherwise, we're going to keep going," Cahill said before court adjourned

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health filed a complaint against the city of San Francisco for “dangerous, inhumane treatment” of city employees. The Imminent Hazard complaint alleges that the city has failed to provide handwashing and toilet facilities, and failed to enforce COVID safety measures for its city workers. According to Cal-OSHA, nine workers at the Cesar Chavez St. Maintenance Yard facility have tested positive for COVID-19 in the the last three weeks of January. “We need action now to protect workers and the public from COVID-19,” said Theresa Foglio-Ramirez, Business Agent for Laborers’ Local Union 261, which represents...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated two lower court decisions that blocked the government from excluding illegal aliens during the process of allotting congressional seats While the Supreme Court's Dec. 18 decision will allow the Trump administration to pursue the policy of excluding illegal aliens from the apportionment base, the ruling stated: "Consistent with our determination that standing has not been shown and that the case is not ripe, we express no view on the merits of the constitutional and related statutory claims presented. We hold only that they are not suitable for adjudication at this time."

The 2017-2018 influenza epidemic is sending people to hospitals and urgent-care centers in every state, and medical centers are responding with extraordinary measures: asking staff to work overtime, setting up triage tents, restricting friends and family visits and canceling elective surgeries, to name a few. “We are pretty much at capacity, and the volume is certainly different from previous flu seasons,” says Dr. Alfred Tallia, professor and chair of family medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey. “I’ve been in practice for 30 years, and it’s been a good 15 or 20 years since...

Please come and join us to this walk rally for Trump 2020!! We will be walking along El Camino to downtown Palo Alto and have everyone sign for the recall for newsome! The end of the rally the Trump 2020 Peninsula Car Wave Rally will merge and join forces for fantastic finale! Let’s all dominate the liberal town it’s about time for us to hear our voice!!! And encourage the silent majority that they are not alone!!! Please invite all your conservative friends and share it to all your social media!!! We are meeting at the Cross roads of Highway...

I have spoken with several friends who are democrats over the past 3 days and even they have had enough. To a person they believe this is 1984 and it's wrong. If there is a single topic that unites all of us it's this. The whole thing is bunk The givernment is setting themselves up for something they won't be able to control once that fuse is lit or that fateful day they meet us "On The Green"

This document provides public health information for the use of cloth face coverings by the general public when outside the home conducting essential activities. It does not substitute for existing guidance about social distancing and handwashing. It does not mandate that face coverings be worn state-wide. Guidance   Our best community and individual defense against COVID 19 is washing our hands frequently, avoiding touching our eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands, avoiding being around sick people and physical distancing, especially by staying at home. A strong health care delivery system and emergency response system is also an essential core defense...

"I wish to apologize to all the businesses that were closed this week," he wrote. "I am not supportive of these actions and, for San Mateo County, I believe they are misdirected and will cause more harm than good. This action is a bit like looking for your lost keys under a streetlight even though you lost them miles away. If you have read my previous statements, you know I put great import on balance. We have to minimize spread while not destroying everything else in the process." "For those who want to drive the spread to zero, this is...

Frontline doctors from across the US held a “White Coat Summit” on Monday in Washington DC to dispel the misinformation and myths surrounding the coronavirus. The doctors are very concerned with the disinformation campaign being played out in the far left American media today. On Thursday night Dr. Gold told Tucker Carlson that she was fired from her position after 20 years as an emergency room physician because she appeared at the White Coat Summit this week. Dr. Simone Gold also told Tucker Carlson she has hired respected Attorney Lin Wood to represent her.

The world is ill-prepared for the global crash in children being born which is set to have a "jaw-dropping" impact on societies, say researchers. Falling fertility rates mean nearly every country could have shrinking populations by the end of the century. And 23 nations - including Spain and Japan - are expected to see their populations halve by 2100. Countries will also age dramatically, with as many people turning 80 as there are being born. What is going on? The fertility rate - the average number of children a woman gives birth to - is falling. If the number falls...