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American women's cycling team suspended after dressing mechanic as a rider to avoid race disqualification A private U.S. women's cycling team has been disciplined for attempting to pass off a mechanic as a certified racer in a July 2023 event in Belgium. Cynisca Cycling was set to compete in Belgium's Argenta Classic on July 9, 2023, the team said in a statement to CBS News, but due to an illness, they did not have the necessary riders necessary to race. Both the racing team and the Union Cycliste Internationale, the body that oversees the Belgium race and other events, said that sports director Danny Van Haute then attempted to pass team mechanic Moira Barrett off as a registered rider by having her dress in cyclist gear and having other team...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, February 28, 2024 5:29pm |
Trove of ancient skulls and bones found stacked on top of each other during construction project in Mexico The remains found by INAH researchers. CLAUDIA SERVÍN ROSAS, INAH Archaeologists working on a site in Mexico found ancient skulls and bones stacked on top of each other, offering a glimpse into the practices of how some funerals might have been carried out in the region and era, officials said. The discovery was made in Pozo de Ibarra, a small town in the state of Jalisco. Personnel from the National Institute of Anthropology and History, a government department, were observing the construction of a sanitary sewage network, to protect any cultural artifacts that might be found during the project, the INAH said in...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, February 29, 2024 2:17pm |
L.A. Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani announces marriage to Japanese woman Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers smiles during a game against the Texas Rangers at Surprise Stadium, Feb. 28, 2024, in Surprise, Arizona. MASTERPRESS/GETTY Having made headlines with his baseball exploits, Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani dropped some big off-the-field news on Thursday, announcing his marriage to a Japanese woman. The two-time American League MVP, who signed a record-breaking contract with the Dodgers in the offseason, revealed his marriage to the unnamed woman in an Instagram post. "Not only have I begun a new chapter in my career with the Dodgers but I also have (begun) a new life with someone from my native country of Japan...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, February 29, 2024 2:42pm |
Researchers found a new species in the waters off of the U.K. — but they didn't realize it at first The new species of slug, which has been named Pleurobranchaea britannica, is between two and five centimeters long – less than two inches and has gills on its side. ROSS BULLIMORE VIA CEFAS A new species of sea slug has been discovered off the waters of the U.K. Researchers with Centre for the Environment, Food and Aquaculture Science said they originally thought it was a well-known species, Pleurobranchaea meckeli, found near Spain and the Mediterranean Sea – but they weren't sure. There were no previous records of this type of slug in the U.K., "raising questions around its identity," the center...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 01, 2024 4:55pm |
Transgender Afghans escape Taliban persecution only to find "a worse situation" as refugees in Pakistan Jannat, a transgender Afghan refugee, speaks with CBS News at her rental home in Islamabad, Pakistan, in mid-February 2024. CBS NEWS Issues of gender and sexuality have long been taboo in ultra-conservative Afghanistan, and more so since the Taliban retook control of the country in 2021. For some members of the LGBTQ community, the Taliban's comeback seemed too much of a risk, so they fled to neighboring Pakistan with countless other Afghan refugees. In late 2023, Pakistan started a controversial program to expel Afghan refugees who lack documentation, fueling fears in particular for LGBTQ refugees like Laila Khan and Jannat, young transgender...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 01, 2024 4:59pm |
New frescoes found in ash of Pompeii 2,000 years after city wiped out by Mount Vesuvius eruption A lavish painting of a mythological scene was among several newly discovered frescoes revealed Friday by archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. Still astonishingly colorful some 2,000 years after the city was wiped out by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the frescoes were unearthed during restoration work around the mansion of the House of Leda. The most striking depicts a scene from the Greek myth of Phrixus and his twin sister Helle, as they fled their stepmother Ino on a magical ram with the Golden Fleece. Phrixus sits astride...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 1:47pm |
MH370 vanished a decade ago and search efforts stopped several years later. A U.S. company wants to try again. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday he would be "happy to reopen" the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 if "compelling" evidence emerged, opening the door to a renewed hunt a decade after the plane disappeared. "If there is compelling evidence that it needs to be reopened, we will certainly be happy to reopen it," he said when asked about the matter during a visit to Melbourne. His comments came as the families marked 10 years since the plane vanished in the Indian Ocean...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:01pm |
Apple fined almost $2 billion by EU for giving its music streaming service leg up over rivals' The European Union leveled its first antitrust penalty against Apple on Monday, fining the U.S. tech giant nearly $2 billion for breaking the bloc's competition laws by unfairly favoring its own music streaming service over those of competitors. Apple banned app developers from "fully informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services outside of the app," said the European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's executive arm and top antitrust enforcer. That is illegal under EU antitrust rules. Apple behaved this way for almost a decade, which meant many users paid "significantly higher prices for music streaming...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:05pm |
Spanish tourist camping with her husband is gang raped in India; 3 arrested as police search for more suspects Police personnel escort men accused for allegedly carrying out a brutal assault on a Spanish woman, to a district court in Dumka, in India's Jharkhand state on March 4, 2024. -/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Three Indian men have appeared in court after the gang rape of a Spanish tourist on a motorbike trip with her husband, with police hunting four other suspects, reports said Monday. The attack took place on Friday night in eastern India in Jharkhand state's Dumka district, where the couple were camping. A total of seven men are accused of carrying out the brutal assault. "We have formed a team to hunt the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:10pm |
1.3 tons of cocaine found hidden in frozen fish in Portugal: "Operation Squid" Authorities in Portugal found and seized more than 1.3 tons of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of frozen fish that was transported from Ecuador and set for distribution across Europe, the national police force announced on Monday. The smuggled cargo, which weighed about as much as a compact SUV, was discovered as part of a broader campaign to combat drug trafficking. The campaign, called Operation "Squid," is headed by a specialized unit at the Portuguese Judiciary Police. Their recent discovery led to the arrests of seven men from various countries, who are allegedly involved in an international drug trafficking network that authorities say is responsible for importing...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:27pm |
One of the world's most populated cities is nearly out of water as many go "days if not weeks" without it A woman fills a bucket with bottled water at an apartment unit in the Las Peñas neighborhood in Iztapalapa on February 27, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. TOYA SARNO JORDAN / GETTY IMAGES Mexico City is home to nearly 22 million people. But for months, the sprawling city has been suffering from diminishing water supplies — and now, one of the world's most populated cities is on the verge of a "day zero" where it will no longer have enough water to provide residents. Citing the Water Basin Organization of the Valley of Mexico, local outlet La Razón de México reported last week that officials fear this "day zero" — when the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:58pm |
Archaeologists in Panama find ancient tomb filled with gold treasure — and sacrificial victims Inside the grave at El Caño Archaeological Park, scientists discovered an array of gold treasures, PANAMA CULTURE MINSITRY Researchers have uncovered an ancient lord's tomb filled with gold treasure —and sacrificial victims— at an archaeological park in Panama, officials revealed on Friday. The tomb, estimated to be about 1,200 years old, marks the area where an elite chief was buried along with possibly dozens of people who died to accompany him to the "beyond," the nation's culture ministry said in a news release. Inside the grave at El Caño Archaeological Park, scientists discovered an array of...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 3:01pm |
Princess Kate spotted in public for first time since abdominal surgery Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, was spotted in public on Monday for the first time since she underwent abdominal surgery in mid-January, according to photos published by U.S. outlet TMZ. Princess Kate, 42, whose husband Prince William is heir to the British throne, has been recovering mainly at their home in Windsor, west of London, since leaving hospital on January 29. Photos published by TMZ showed Kate wearing sunglasses while being driven in a car. The celebrity news site said they were taken Monday near Windsor Castle. CBS News, like most U.K. media outlets, from tabloids such as the Daily Mail and The Sun to national broadcaster BBC and other...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 3:07pm |
What these red cows from Texas have to do with war and peace in the Middle East Red heifers, brought to the Israeli-occupied West Bank by Yitshak Mamo of Uvne Jerusalem, a group committed to seeing a new Jewish temple built in Jerusalem's Old City, are seen at his settlement in the West Bank. CBS NEWS When Hamas spokesman Abu Ubaida began a speech marking the 100th day of the war in Gaza, one confounding yet eye-opening proclamation escaped the headlines. Listing the motives for the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, he accused Jews of "bringing red cows" to the Holy Land. The cows he was talking about are red heifers, which now graze at a secure, undisclosed location in the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 4:38pm |
Millions of Americans overseas can vote — but few do. Here's how to vote as an American living abroad. As millions of Americans headed to the polls in 15 states for Super Tuesday 2024, there were around 2.8 million Americans living overseas who were also eligible to vote in U.S. elections, according to government data. But historically, only a tiny percentage of these eligible expatriates actually cast ballots. According to the Federal Voting Assistance Program, which helps U.S. expats vote, only 3.4% of eligible Americans overseas voted in the 2022 midterm elections. Americans living in the U.S. were over 18 times more likely to vote than those living abroad. Who are U.S. overseas voters? The FVAP says Americans living...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 06, 2024 12:34pm |
Could the Arctic be ice-free within a decade? What the latest science says An aerial view of the partially melting glaciers as a polar bear, one of the species most affected by climate change, walks on a glacier in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, on July 15, 2023. SEBNEM COSKUN/ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES The Arctic could be "ice-free" in just a few years, scientists have found. Here's what that means. The region, which sits at the northernmost point of the globe, is a unique ecosystem characterized by areas of permanent snow and ice. But, if the Earth continues to face damaging levels of emissions, the Arctic could see "summer days with practically no sea ice as early as the next couple of years," a new peer-reviewed study out of the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 06, 2024 12:45pm |
Australia man who allegedly zip tied young Indigenous children's hands charged with assault A screengrab from a video posted on social media on March 5, 2024, which cannot be independently verified by CBS News, purportedly shows a man at a property in Broome, Western Australia, who has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly restraining young children with zip ties. Police in Australia have charged a 45-year-old man with assault after a video clip went viral appearing to show him standing in front of young Indigenous children whom he'd restrained with zip ties. Western Australia Police Acting Assistant Commissioner Rod Wilde said police received a call Tuesday afternoon from a resident in the town of Broome, who...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 06, 2024 4:24pm |
A man got 217 COVID-19 vaccinations. Here's what happened. A 62-year-old man in Germany intentionally got 217 doses of COVID-19 vaccines within 29 months. The vaccinations occurred outside of a clinical study, and after hearing about the "hypervaccinated" man, medical researchers in Germany reached out to him to run tests. The researchers first learned about the man, who they say got the vaccines "deliberately and for private reasons," when a public prosecutor in Magdeburg, Germany, opened a fraud investigation, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal on Monday. The prosecutor confirmed 130 of the vaccinations and ultimately did not file criminal charges against the man. The researchers sent a proposal to the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 06, 2024 4:29pm |
Dinosaur-era fossils of sea lizard with "a demon's face and teeth like knives" found in Morocco Khinjaria acuta was around the length of an orca. ANDREY ATUCHIN/UNIVERSITY OF BATH Scientists have discovered the fossils of a new prehistoric species in Morocco — a bizarre-looking marine lizard considerably larger than a great white shark, which, they say, dominated the seas while dinosaurs roamed the earth. The gargantuan creature, dubbed Kinjaria acuta, is estimated to have measured about 25 feet long, according to the scientists who studied its remains. Its unusually-shaped skull alone was about three feet from end to end, making both the skull and body size roughly comparable to that of a contemporary orca. Nick...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 07, 2024 1:41pm |
Man walking his dog finds nearly intact dinosaur skeleton in France Damien Boschetto, left, and another researcher hold some of the dinosaur bones Boschetto found while walking his dog in Montouliers, France. DAMIEN BOSCHETTO A man walking his dog in France happened upon a prehistoric discovery: nearly intact dinosaur bones. Damien Boschetto, a paleontology enthusiast, was walking with his dog Muffin when he saw the bones poking out of cliff that was partially eroded in Montouliers, a town in southern France. Boschetto, a member of the Association of Culture, Archeology and Paleontology (ACAP), part of France's Cruzy Museum, told CBS News the skeletons were "a rare and exceptional discovery in France and Europe."...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 07, 2024 1:57pm |
Endangered red panda among 87 live animals seized from smugglers at Thailand airport A confiscated red panda is seen inside luggage at Suvarnabhumi Airport after authorities arrested Indian nationals who were allegedly trying to smuggle wildlife, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 7, 2024. THAI CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT/HANDOUT/REUTERS Thai customs officials have arrested six Indians for attempting to smuggle a red panda and 86 other animals out of the kingdom, including snakes, parrots and monitor lizards, officials said Wednesday. The illicit menagerie was discovered hidden in the suspects' checked luggage at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport as they tried to fly to Mumbai. Thailand is a major transit hub for smugglers in the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 07, 2024 2:16pm |
Gold ring found in Sweden about 500 years after "unlucky" person likely lost it The gold ring found by archaeologists. THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS Swedish archaeologists said they recently uncovered a trove of ancient relics, including a gold ring that was likely lost centuries ago. Two archaeological investigations have been ongoing in Kalmar, a coastal city in southwest Sweden, according to the Archaelogists, which is part of the government's National Historical Museums agency. The investigation has looked at the medieval city built on the same grounds. Researchers excavating the area have found around 50 medieval plots, about 10 streets and parts of an old city wall, the agency said. They've found major sites, including...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 08, 2024 4:17pm |
Great Barrier Reef undergoing mass coral bleaching event for 5th time in nearly a decade A school of fish swim through a break in the coral along the Great Barrier Reef on August 10, 2022, on Hastings Reef, Australia. MICHAEL ROBINSON CHAVEZ/THE WASHINGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAGES The Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest reef system that's "one of the richest and most complex natural ecosystems on Earth" – is once again undergoing a mass coral bleaching event. Officials said the event, the fifth occurrence in just under a decade, appears to be the result of heat stress after a record-breaking year for global temperatures. Officials with the Australian government-run Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority said Friday their...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, March 09, 2024 4:34pm |
A TV show cooking segment featured a chef frying fish. It ended up being a near-extinct species – and fishermen were furious. A Rutilus pigus, the scientific name for Frauennerfling DE AGOSTINI VIA GETTY IMAGES/DE AGOSTINI VIA GETTY IMAGES An Australian TV show featured a chef frying fish during a cooking segment last week – but that fish happened to be a near-extinct species. The broadcaster and chef have since issued an apology after fishermen condemned the segment. ORF, a public radio and TV broadcaster in Austria, apologized for cooking a Frauennerfling fish, according to AFP. The chef also said he was sorry and explained that he had "asked a friend to get him some fish" when he was asked to make a Lent-friendly...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, March 09, 2024 4:45pm |
New technology allows archaeologists to use particle physics to explore the past A three-dimensional model of a hidden burial chamber in Naples, Italy, that was made by researchers using particle physics. March 2024. CBS NEWS Beneath the honking horns and operatic yelling of Naples, the most blissfully chaotic city in Italy, archeologist Raffaella Bosso descends into the deafening silence of an underground maze, zigzagging back in time roughly 2,300 years. Before the Ancient Romans, it was the Ancient Greeks who colonized Naples, leaving behind traces of life, and death, inside ancient burial chambers, she says. She points a flashlight at a stone-relief tombstone that depicts the legs and feet of those buried...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 11, 2024 12:46pm |
First photo of Princess Kate since surgery released on Britain's Mother's Day, but questions swirl The first official photograph of Kate, the Princess of Wales, since she underwent abdominal surgery about two months ago was released Sunday. It showed Kate, or Catherine, as she is formally known, posing and smiling with she and her husband Prince William's three children, 10-year-old George, 8-year-old Charlotte and 5-year-old Louis. The image gave photography credit to William and was posted early Sunday morning on the official social media accounts belonging to the royal couple. However, several of the world's biggest news photo agencies, including The Associated Press, Reuters and AFP, later removed the photo from distribution to news...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 11, 2024 1:07pm |
Driver crashes car into Buckingham Palace gates, police in London say People walk past a set of boarded-up gates at Buckingham Palace in London on March 10, 2024, after a car crashed into them. JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES A man crashed his car into the gates of Buckingham Palace over the weekend, Metropolitan Police said on Sunday. The man, who was not publicly identified, crashed into the gates of the royal residence in central London around 2:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, officials said. He was taken to the hospital after the incident. Police said the man was charged with suspicion of criminal damage. Officials did not immediately release the man's name. "Enquiries are ongoing to establish the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 11, 2024 1:31pm |
Dozens hurt by "strong movement" on jetliner heading from Australia to New Zealand At least 50 people were injured Monday by what officials described as a "strong movement" on a Chilean plane traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand. LATAM Airlines said in a statement that there was "a technical event during the flight which caused a strong movement." It didn't elaborate on what happened. Passengers were met by paramedics when the flight touched down in Auckland. About 50 people were treated at the scene for mostly mild injuries, with 13 taken to a hospital, an ambulance spokesperson said. One patient was believed to be in serious condition. Passengers said a number of people were not wearing seatbelts...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 11, 2024 1:58pm |
Princess Kate admits photo editing, apologizes "for any confusion" as agencies drop image of her and her kids Catherine, the Princess of Wales, issued an apology on social media Monday for editing a photo of her family that was released to mark Mother's Day in the U.K. The photo, released by Kensington Palace on Sunday, has been taken down by a number of major global news agencies over manipulation of the image. "Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing," the princess, best known as Kate, said in a message shared on a Kensington Palace social media account on Monday. "I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 11, 2024 2:06pm |
Two pilots fall asleep mid-flight with more than 150 on board 36,000 feet in the air This image shows the flight path of flight BTK763 and the timeline of when both of its pilots fell asleep mid-air. INDONESIA'S NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMITTEE Two pilots of an Indonesian airline have come under fire after an incident report revealed they both fell asleep during a January flight with more than 150 people on board. The pilots were unreachable for roughly half an hour, waking to find that the plane had veered off course, the report said. The incident occurred on a roundtrip Batik Air Indonesia flight between Halu Oleo Airport in Kendari and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 11, 2024 2:14pm |
8 children, 1 adult die after eating sea turtle meat in Zanzibar, officials say Eight children and an adult died after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, while 78 other people were hospitalized, authorities said Saturday. Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy by Zanzibar's people even though it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning. The adult who died late Friday was the mother of one of the children who succumbed earlier, said the Mkoani District medical officer, Dr. Haji Bakari. He said the turtle meat was consumed Tuesday. Bakari told The Associated Press that laboratory tests had confirmed all the victims had eaten sea turtle meat. Authorities in...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 12, 2024 1:18pm |
Proposal would allow terminal patients in France to request help to die After months of deliberation and contemplation, President Emmanuel Macron announced at the weekend that he is backing a bill to introduce new "end-of-life" legislation in France for terminally ill patients. "The term we retained is that of 'helping to die' because it is simple and human," Macron said in an exclusive interview with two French newspapers. "There are cases we cannot humanly accept," he said, adding that this legislation would "look death in the face." Macron revealed that the bill would allow a terminally ill person to self-administer a lethal substance or, in the case where a patient was not physically capable of that, he or she could...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 12, 2024 1:24pm |
Climate change will make bananas more expensive. Here's why some experts say they should be already. A woman chooses bananas at a supermarket in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. HU XINGYU/XINHUA/GETTY Industry experts say the price of bananas globally is very likely to rise due to the impact of climate change — but some believe paying more for bananas now could mitigate those risks. Industry leaders and academics gathered this week in Rome for the World Banana Forum issued a warning over the impact climate change is having on production and supply chains on a global scale. But some also suggested that price hikes on grocery store shelves now could help prepare the countries where the fruit is...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 13, 2024 4:39pm |
2 detectives found safe after disappearing while investigating Mexico's 2014 case of missing students Relatives of 43 missing Ayotzinapa university students hold signs with images and the names of their missing loved ones, on the 9th anniversary of their disappearance, in front of the National Palace in Mexico City, Sept. 26, 2023. MARCO UGARTE / AP Two federal detectives have been found unharmed after they went missing in Mexico's Pacific coast state of Guerrero while investigating the disappearances of 43 students almost 10 years ago. Officials did not say Tuesday how the man and woman were found or whether they had been freed from captivity. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador mentioned their disappearances over...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 13, 2024 4:43pm |
Mysterious 10-foot-tall monolith that "looks like some sort of a UFO" pops up on Welsh hill A steel monolith mysteriously appeared on a Welsh hillside this week, stunning locals. CRAIG MUIR VIA STORYFUL As mystery surrounds Catherine, the Princess of Wales, it also abounds in the country named in her royal title. A massive steel monolith nearly the height of a semi truck has popped up in Wales, according to local reports – and nobody knows where it came from. WalesOnline reported on Tuesday that locals have come across the 10-foot-tall object on a hill in Hay-on-Wye, an area known worldwide for its books and bookshops. One local resident, Richard Haynes, told the outlet that he came across while out running on Hay Bluff, which he does regularly....more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 13, 2024 4:47pm |
Cat falls into vat of toxic chemicals and runs away, prompting warning in Japanese city Footprints believed to be from a cat that fell into a tank containing toxic hexavalent chromium at the plating factory in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture. NOMURA PLATING/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Locals in a city in western Japan have been told not to approach or touch a missing cat that fell into a vat of dangerous chemicals and then scampered off into the night. An employee at a metal plating plant in Fukuyama arrived for work on Monday morning to find feline paw prints leading away from the container, the firm said. Grainy security camera footage released by the company shows the cat fleeing from the factory, apparently unharmed. The...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 13, 2024 4:58pm |
Ancient statue unearthed during parking lot construction: "A complete mystery" Greg Crawley. BURGHLEY ESTATE A mysterious Roman statue was discovered at an England construction site, according to a news release from a British historical site. The news release was shared by the Burghley Estate, a centuries-old country house in the English countryside. The home displays art, sculptures and more, and has been used in productions like "The Crown" and the 2005 adaptation of "Pride & Prejudice." The Roman statue is now displayed in "pride of place" at the stately home, according to the news release. The statue depicts the marble head of an artistocratic Roman woman, according to the news release. Both...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 13, 2024 5:05pm |
Some big seabirds have eaten and pooped their way onto a Japanese holy island's most-wanted list A file file photo provided by Jun-ichi Tsuboi, of the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, shows a pair of great cormorants on their nest in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. COURTESY OF JUN-ICHI TSUBOI The "shrine island" of Miyajima is one of Japan's most iconic destinations. A quick ferry ride from downtown Hiroshima, the postcard-perfect locale is much-loved for its giant "floating" vermilion Shinto gate and sanctuary halls built over the water of Hiroshima Bay. With a resident population under 1,500, the tiny island and World Heritage Site received almost 5 million tourists last year alone. But one breed of visitor...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 14, 2024 4:01pm |
A kitchen was set on fire and left "full of smoke" – because of the family dog One U.K. family's home nearly went up in flames this week when their kitchen was set on fire and quickly filled with smoke. But the biggest surprise of the incident was the culprit – the family dog. England's Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said that when responders arrived at the scene, the family's kitchen was "full of smoke." Firefighters had to use hose reel jets to distinguish the flames, which they were able to do quickly, before ventilating the property. All damage was contained in the kitchen. "This morning we were called out to a kitchen fire which started after items were left on top of the hob," Watch Manager Rob Fossett said in a press...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 14, 2024 4:07pm |
Newly discovered giant turtle fossil named after Stephen King character Visualization of the newly discovered giant turtle Peltocephalus maturin. JÚLIA D'OLIVEIRA Researchers who found a giant freshwater turtle fossil discovered in Brazil have named it Peltocephalus maturin after a character in one of Stephen King's novels. The fossil was "among the largest freshwater turtles ever found," researchers said in the release of their findings on Wednesday in the British journal Biology Letters. "Only a handful of them have crossed the 150 cm threshold in the past," researchers said. Bone samples found by gold miners in the Taquaras quarry in Porto Velho, Brazil, were sent to the Center for Applied Isotope Studies...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 15, 2024 4:42pm |
50 killed in anti-sorcery rituals after being forced to drink "mysterious liquid," Angola officials say About 50 people have died in Angola after being forced to drink an herbal potion to prove they were not sorcerers, police and local officials said Thursday. The deaths occurred between January and February near the central town of Camacupa, according to Luzia Filemone, a local councilor. Police confirmed that 50 people had died. Speaking to Angola National Radio broadcaster, Filemone accused traditional healers of administering the deadly concoction. "More than 50 victims were forced to drink this mysterious liquid which, according to traditional healers, proves whether or not a person practices witchcraft," she...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 15, 2024 11:26pm |
AI expert says Princess Kate photo scandal shows our "sense of shared reality" being eroded The European Parliament passed the world's first comprehensive law regulating the use of artificial intelligence on Wednesday, as controversy swirled around an edited photo of Catherine, the Princess of Wales, that experts say illustrates how even the awareness of new AI technologies is affecting society. "The reaction to this image, if it were released before, pre-the big AI boom we've seen over the last few years, probably would be: 'This is a really bad job with editing or Photoshop,'" Henry Ajder, an expert on AI and deepfakes, told CBS News. "But because of the conversation about Kate Middleton being absent in the public eye and the kind of...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 15, 2024 11:45pm |
"Drinking bird" science class toy plays integral role in new clean energy idea, study shows Scientists are testing the efficacy of the "drinking bird" figurine as a generator. DEVICE Scientists in Hong Kong and China have proposed a creative way to generate renewable energy —using a classic "drinking bird" figurine that may feel like a throwback to high school physics class. They outlined their approach in a new study published Thursday in the online journal Device. With a "drinking bird" as a generator, the scientists said they were able to successfully harness energy created through the natural process of water evaporation and convert it into electricity. According to the study, this "drinking bird" system was ultimately able...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 15, 2024 11:50pm |
U.K. high court rules Australian computer scientist is not bitcoin founder "Satoshi Nakamoto" Britain's high court Thursday ruled Craig Wright (above) did not invent bitcoin. For eight years, Australian computer scientist has claimed he was the man behind "Satoshi Nakamoto," the pseudonym that masked the identity of the cryptocurrency's creator. LUCY NORTH/PA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? A ruling from Britain's high court Thursday has at least narrowed down who Satoshi is not. For eight years, Australian computer scientist Craig Wright has claimed that he was the man behind "Satoshi Nakamoto," the pseudonym that masked the identity of the creator of bitcoin. His claim was vehemently rejected by the Crypto Open...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 15, 2024 11:58pm |
First male top-tier professional soccer player to come out as gay proposes to partner on home pitch Josh Cavallo, the first openly gay male soccer player, proposed to his boyfriend on the field at his team's home stadium in Australia. MAYA THOMPSON/GETTY IMAGES Australian soccer player Josh Cavallo — the first top-tier male professional player in the sport to come out as gay — proposed to his partner on the field at his team's home stadium. Cavallo, a midfielder for Adelaide United, announced Wednesday on social media that he was engaged to his fiancé, Leighton Morrell, and thanked his A-League club for its "endless support" and for helping him pop the question on the field at Coopers Stadium in South Australia....more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, March 16, 2024 12:03am |
10 shipwrecks dating from 3000 BC to the World War II era found off the coast of Greece Researchers found 10 shipwrecks off the coast of Greece during a 4-year survey. GREEK MINISTRY OF CULTURE Researchers have discovered 10 shipwrecks, including one estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, off the coast of Greece, along with scattered ancient artifacts from around the globe. Using Homer's "Iliad" as a guide, an underwater archaeological team made the discoveries during a four-year survey off the coast of Kasos, a small island in the Aegean Sea, the Greek Ministry of Culture announced Wednesday. During the underwater missions, teams found the remains of 10 doomed ships, spanning thousands of years of history — with the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, March 16, 2024 12:08am |
See the heaviest blueberry ever recorded. It's nearly 70 times larger than average. A farm in Australia has grown the heaviest blueberry the world has ever seen. It's so big, in fact, that it could be used to play ping pong – assuming it could bounce, of course. Guinness World Records announced the "behemoth blueberry" on Friday, saying it weighed in at 20.4 grams, almost 70 times more than an average wild blueberry. The berry is 4.2 grams heavier than the previous record, Guinness said, and is 39.31 millimeters across, roughly the size of a ping pong ball. Farmers with the Costa Group, who provides fruit to Driscoll's and other companies, grew the blueberry over 12 months in Corindi, New South Wales, under their Variety...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, March 16, 2024 12:21am |
William calls Kate the "arty one" amid photo scandal, as he and Harry keep their distance at Princess Diana event William, the Prince of Wales, attends The Diana Legacy Awards at the Science Museum in London, March 14, 2024. GETTY Not even an event honoring the late Princess Diana could bring her estranged sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, back together this week. At the 25th annual Diana Legacy Awards, honoring young global change makers in London, the two brothers clearly kept their distance Thursday night — in both time, appearing hours apart, and in place, as they were half a world away from each other. William, the Prince of Wales, attended in person and celebrated the 20 winners, whom he lauded as prime examples of...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, March 16, 2024 12:27am |
Sewage seeps into California beach city from Mexico, upending residents' lives: "Akin to being trapped in a portable toilet" Flooding through Mexico's Tijuana River brings sewage into Imperial Beach, California, which has led to 700 days of beach closures. PREBYS FOUNDATION California resident Shannon Johnson lives a few blocks from Imperial Beach's turquoise water and waves of "perfect little curls" — but Johnson and her two young children haven't stepped foot on the sand in a year. "Every time we go by the beach they're asking, 'Is it going to be clean? When are they going to fix it?'" said Johnson, 45, a former activist with the Surfrider Foundation, who has been living in Imperial Beach, a small coastal city of...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 18, 2024 1:17pm |
Icelandic volcano erupts yet again, nearby town evacuated The skyline of Reykjavik is against the backdrop of orange-colored sky due to molten lava flowing out from a fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula north of the evacuated town of Grindavik, in western Iceland, on March 16, 2024. HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Icelandic police declared a state of emergency late Saturday as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth eruption to hit the area since December. A "volcanic eruption has started between stora Skogfell and Hagafell on the Reykjanes Peninsula," said a statement from the Icelandic Met Office. Live video images showed glowing lava and billowing smoke. Iceland's Department...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 18, 2024 2:27pm |
Abandoned slate mine in Wales now world's deepest hotel Guests descend underground in the Snowdonia, Wales, in a journey to reach the world's deepest hotel. March 2024. CBS NEWS The Welsh countryside offers stunning vistas, with rugged peaks framing sweeping landscapes. But from the Deep Sleep Hotel, you'll see none of that, but it's no less spectacular, and getting there is half the adventure. At check-in, guests receive a hard hat, head lamp, boots and a mountain guide. The journey — about 1,400 feet underground to the world's deepest hotel in the north Wales region of Snowdonia — takes nerve. Guests descend into dark caverns, navigate flooded tunnels, zip-line across a vast abyss and squeeze through some pretty...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 18, 2024 2:35pm |
Haiti's long history of crises, and its present unrest How could Haiti even get to the point that its capital, Port-au-Prince, is paralyzed by armed gangs? For at least part of the answer, take a look at its history. You may find it hard to believe. The island that Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic was visited by Columbus in 1492; he called it Hispaniola, claiming it for Spain. But Haiti eventually became a fabulously rich French colony, its plantations producing much of the world's coffee and sugar. In 1791, the enslaved Africans who worked those plantations revolted. What followed was a 13-year bloodbath. Then, on January 1, 1804, Haiti traded the French flag for its own. It became the first Black republic, and abolished...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 18, 2024 3:08pm |
The history of Irish emigration, and the pride of the Emerald Isle Conor Knighton's ancestors emigrated from Ireland. CBS NEWS The ruins of Dunamase Castle tower over County Laois in Ireland. It's been centuries since anyone lived here, but an American tour group has come to imagine what life might have been like when their ancestors called this land home. Visitor Reeda Taylor said, "To know that we've had relatives that probably rode horses out here? I mean, that's exciting. Jump those hedgerows, maybe lived in the castle. Who knows?" More than 30 million Americans claim Irish ancestry. Worldwide, more than 70 million people have Irish roots. And yet, the current population of Ireland is only around five million people. Most...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 18, 2024 3:15pm |
Russian woman kidnapped near U.S. border in Mexico is freed, officials say A Mexican army soldier guards the Tamaulipas State Prosecutor's headquarters in Matamoros, Mexico, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. STR / AP A Russian woman who was kidnapped in northeastern Mexico has been released, Russian embassy and Tamaulipas state officials said Sunday. The woman, whose identity has not been revealed, was released without paying the ransom kidnappers sought and was taken to a police station in Reynosa, Tamaulipas state, near the U.S. border, diplomats said on social media. She was rescued "in good health" late Saturday by a state anti-kidnapping unit, police said. They provided no details on how the rescue took place, who the captors...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 18, 2024 3:39pm |
Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon in Australia, leaving pilot and passengers "traumatized" A police officer walks past a trailer with a hot-air balloon basket on it after the discovery of a man's body at Yarra Bend Park in Melbourne, Monday, March 18, 2024. DIEGO FEDELE / AP A man fell to his death from a hot-air balloon Monday as it passed over suburban Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city. The hot-air balloon took off from Melbourne's northern suburbs early in the morning and was in the air for about 30 minutes before the man fell from the basket. His body was found in a residential area that Victoria state police closed off to traffic. The balloon landed safely many miles from where the man's body was...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 18, 2024 3:43pm |
Princess Kate sightings fail to quell speculation about her health after photo editing scandal British tabloids reported Sunday that Catherine, the Princess of Wales, was spotted in public for the first time since she disappeared more than two months ago for what Kensington Palace said was an unspecified abdominal surgery and recovery. The sightings, one of which was later portrayed by a grainy video clip, come amid ongoing controversy over Kate's well-being and whereabouts. The Sun tabloid newspaper said Kate was seen at a farm shop near her family's home in Windsor, west of London, on Saturday, quoting onlookers as saying she appeared "happy, relaxed and healthy." On Monday, the celebrity site TMZ posted a short video...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 19, 2024 12:08pm |
Woman walking with male companion dies after being chased down by bear in Slovakia Rescue crews discovered a woman's body beneath a ravine in central Slovakia on Friday. They believe she fell to her death while being chased by a brown bear. MOUNTAIN RESCUE SERVICE SLOVAKIA A woman from Belarus died in Slovakia Friday after being chased by a bear through dense forest and mountainous terrain, officials said. The 31-year-old was walking with a companion, identified as a 29-year-old man from Belarus, through a portion of the Low Tatras mountain range on Friday evening when they encountered the bear and each ran in opposite directions, according to the Slovakian Mountain Rescue Service. After the pair were...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 19, 2024 12:26pm |
Paris Olympics lifts intimacy ban for athletes and is stocking up on 300,000 condoms The intimacy ban that had been in place for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been lifted for the 2024 Paris Olympics, and the Olympic village, where the athletes stay during the event, will be stocked with 300,000 condoms, Laurent Michaud, director of the village, told Sky News. In an interview about the upcoming games, which will be held in the French capital from July 26 to Aug. 11, Michaud said they are preparing for 14,250 residents at the village and are aiming to have 300,000 condoms for the athletes. Rules on intimacy went into effect for the 2020 Olympics that were held in Tokyo, Japan in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help prevent the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 19, 2024 12:33pm |
When is the first day of spring in 2024? What to know about the vernal equinox Spring has almost sprung; The vernal equinox, the official start date for the season in the Northern Hemisphere, arrives today. The 2024 spring equinox will occur at exactly 11:06 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 19. But why does the day mark the start of spring and why only in the Northern Hemisphere? What is an equinox? There are only two equinoxes a year: vernal and autumnal. They happen when the sun is directly overhead at noon, creating nearly equal portions of day and night in a 24-hour period. The word equinox itself is derived from the Latin words aequus and nox, or equal night. It usually falls on March 19, 20, or 21. A spring...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 19, 2024 12:55pm |
Banksy has unveiled a new mural that many view as a message that "nature's struggling" A new Banksy painting is seen on the wall of a building in London, Monday, March 18, 2024. ALASTAIR GRANT / AP Elusive artist Banksy has unveiled a new mural in London that many are seeing as a message on environmental conservation. The mural is in North London's Finsbury Park, appearing behind a heavily pruned tree as the world welcomes the first day of spring. Behind the tree, Banksy painted a person seemingly spray painting green back onto the tree's limbs. The artist shared images of the artwork on their Instagram, claiming ownership. James Peak, who created the BBC Radio 4 series "The Banksy Story," told BBC News that the color of the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 20, 2024 2:20pm |
Ancient chariot grave found at construction site for Intel facility in Germany Archaeologists excavate the burial site of a man and two cattle. OLIVER DIETRICH / STATE OFFICE FOR HERITAGE MANAGEMENT AND ARCHEOLOGY SAXONY-ANHALT German archaeologists discovered a complex ancient burial ground, including a chariot grave, while excavating an industrial park where construction is set to begin on a new facility for Intel, the American chip manufacturing company. The site is near Magdeburg, about 100 miles west of Berlin, and plans to build two semiconductor plants on the land is meant to begin later this year. Archaeologists from the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt have been examining the area in the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 20, 2024 3:05pm |
U.S. drops from top 20 happiest countries list in 2024 World Happiness Report Unhappy news for Americans: The United States is no longer among the 20 happiest countries in the world, according to new data from Gallup and its partners. In the newly released 2024 World Happiness Report, the U.S. dropped out of the top 20 on the list for the first time in the report's 12-year history. The U.S. now ranks at No. 23, compared to No. 15 last year. The researchers say this is driven in part by a decline in how Americans under 30 feel about their lives. "In the US, happiness or subjective wellbeing has decreased in all age groups, but especially for young adults," Gallup managing director Ilana Ron Levey told CBS News in an...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 20, 2024 3:14pm |
U.K. food delivery driver who bit customer's thumb "clean" off over pizza dispute pleads guilty An English woman who was filling in for a friend as a delivery driver in the U.K. has reportedly pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm more than a year after a customer says she bit off his finger during a dispute. CBS News' partner BBC News reported that 35-year-old Jenniffer Rocha bit the customer's finger "clean" off in December 2022. According to the BBC, Rocha was acting as a "substitute" delivery driver for a friend through the Deliveroo service when the incident occurred, meaning she was performing the work under someone else's account. During her shift on December 14, 2022, 36-year-old Stephen Jenkinson of Aldershot ordered a pizza....more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 20, 2024 3:24pm |
U.K. food delivery driver who bit customer's thumb "clean" off over pizza dispute pleads guilty An English woman who was filling in for a friend as a delivery driver in the U.K. has reportedly pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm more than a year after a customer says she bit off his finger during a dispute. CBS News' partner BBC News reported that 35-year-old Jenniffer Rocha bit the customer's finger "clean" off in December 2022. According to the BBC, Rocha was acting as a "substitute" delivery driver for a friend through the Deliveroo service when the incident occurred, meaning she was performing the work under someone else's account. During her shift on December 14, 2022, 36-year-old Stephen Jenkinson of Aldershot ordered a pizza....more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 20, 2024 3:29pm |
Delta pilot gets 10 months in jail for showing up to flight drunk with half-empty bottle of Jägermeister A Delta pilot who showed up drunk to a flight has been sentenced to 10 months in jail by a Scottish court. Lawrence Russell Jr. pled guilty to reporting for duty as a pilot while exceeding the prescribed blood alcohol limit, according to a sentencing statement released by the Judiciary of Scotland. Such statements are released at a judge's discretion. Russell, an American citizen from Georgia, was scheduled to fly a Boeing 767 aircraft from Edinburgh International Airport to New York City's JFK International Airport in June 2023. He arrived at the airport at 9:15 a.m. local time, about 90 minutes before the flight was scheduled...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 21, 2024 11:49am |
There's so much electronic waste in the world it could span the equator – and it's still growing Demolished Agbogbloshie Scrapyard site, Accra, Ghana, February 8, 2023. An aerial photo shows horses foraging on a section of the now-demolished Agbogbloshie Scrapyard site — across from Old Fadama. Old Fadama and the now demolished Agbogbloshie Scrapyard site were separated by the Korle Lagoon. MUNTAKA CHASANT All those old wires, cords, tablets, phones and other electronics aren't just taking up space in drawers and closets – they're also extensively covering the planet. A United Nations report released Wednesday states the amount of electronic waste is rising substantially faster than those...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 21, 2024 12:01pm |
Wales' election of its first Black leader means no White man runs a U.K. government for the first time ever Vaughan Gething was elected as the new first minister of Wales on Wednesday, becoming the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. Gething was elected to lead the government by members of the Welsh parliament in Cardiff, four days after winning the contest to be leader of Wales' governing Labour Party. He secured 27 of 51 votes in the legislature, the Senedd, where Labour is the biggest party. Gething, the son of a Welsh father and a Zambian mother, said Wales is now "the first nation anywhere in Europe to be led by a Black person." "It is a matter of pride for a modern Wales, but also a daunting responsibility...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 21, 2024 12:09pm |
Government funding deal includes ban on U.S. aid to UNRWA, a key relief agency in Gaza, until 2025, sources say The deal on a massive appropriations bill reached between Congress and the White House will include a ban on all direct U.S. funding for the main humanitarian agency operating in Gaza, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, until March 2025, three sources with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed to CBS News. The White House did not mention the cut in aid when it voiced broad support Tuesday for the deal in principle reached with Congress, which President Biden pledged to sign immediately if passed. UNRWA, which provides education, healthcare and...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 21, 2024 12:15pm |
Australian man dies after being bitten by highly venomous snake while trying to remove it from child care center This photo taken on September 25, 2012 shows a deadly Australia eastern brown snake -- which has enough venom to kill 20 adults with a single bite -- in the Sydney suburb of Terrey Hills. WILLIAM WEST/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES An Australian man has died after being bitten by a highly venomous snake while trying to remove the serpent from a childcare center in an effort "to keep the children safe," local media and emergency services said Wednesday. Paramedics in the northeastern state of Queensland were called out Tuesday afternoon and found the man in critical condition. The man was believed to have been bitten by...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 21, 2024 12:23pm |
Plan to recover "holy grail" of shipwrecks holding billions of dollars in treasure is approved over 3 centuries after ship sank More than three centuries after the legendary San Jose galleon sank off the coast of Colombia while laden with gold, silver and emeralds, the nation has officially approved a plan to recover the wreck and its treasures, officials announced this week. Dubbed the "holy grail" of shipwrecks, the 316-year-old wreck has been controversial since it was discovered in 2015, because it is both an archaeological and economic treasure -- estimated to be worth billions of dollars. "For the first time in history, a model of comprehensive public management of the archaeological site and asset of cultural interest, protected by...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 21, 2024 12:35pm |
Metal detectorist looking for World War II relics instead finds medieval papal artifact Jacek Ukowski holding a fragment of the papal bull. MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF THE KAMIE? LAND A man using a metal detector to search for World War II relics found a medieval artifact in Poland, a local museum said. The Museum of the History of the Kamie? Land announced the "unbelievable" find on Tuesday. According to the museum's news release, a man identified as Jacek Ukowski found a piece of a "medieval leaded pope's bull." A papal bull is a type of public decree or charter issued by a pope during their reign. Many ancient papal bulls included a metal seal, which would have made it recognizable to a metal...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 21, 2024 4:13pm |
U.K. cracks down on synthetic opioid 10 times stronger than fentanyl causing overdoses in Europe Alex Krotulski, 32, associate director and forensic toxicologist, holds a nitazene powder sample at the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education, Oct. 20, 2023, in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. JOE LAMBERTI FOR THE WASHINGTON POST/GETTY As authorities clamp down on fentanyl distribution and the amount of heroin produced in Afghanistan decreases under the Taliban, criminal enterprises have turned to a deadly alternative. Some health agencies in Europe are reporting a rise in deaths and overdoses from a type of synthetic opioid that can reportedly be hundreds of times stronger than heroin and up to forty times stronger than...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 22, 2024 4:01pm |
Shopkeeper on a tiny Scottish island hatches a charitable solution to his chocolate Easter egg blunder Dan ap Dafydd, owner of the Sinclair General Stores on Scotland's remote Orkney Islands, poses for a photo with a few of the many, many chocolate Easter eggs he mistakenly ordered. COURTESY OF DAN AP DAFYDD It was a pretty routine order for Dan ap Dafydd. The shopkeeper on Scotland's remote Orkney Islands was just trying to get ahead of the looming Easter holiday rush by ordering chocolate eggs six months in advance. But when the order arrived, he faced a hare-raising dilemma. "I thought just 80 individual eggs were coming, but in reality I ordered 80 cases, and that was 720 eggs," ap Dafydd, owner of the Sinclair General Stores,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 22, 2024 4:06pm |
Laurent de Brunhoff, French cartoonist Laurent de Brunhoff presents his children's book La victoire de Babar, featuring Babar the Elephant, for the 60th anniversary of the famous character. His father, Jean de Burnhoff, created Babar in 1932. PASCAL LE SEGRETAIN/SYGMA VIA GETTY IMAGES "Babar" author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father's popular picture book series about an elephant-king and presided over its rise to a global, multimedia franchise, has died. He was 98. De Brunhoff, a Paris native who moved to the U.S. in the 1980s, died Friday at his home in Key West, Florida, after being in hospice care for two weeks, according to his widow, Phyllis Rose. Just...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 25, 2024 10:49am |
Construction site found at Pompeii reveals details of ancient building techniques – and politics A view of the room of an ancient domus during archaeological excavations in the ancient archeological site of Pompeii, Italy, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on March 25, 2024. PARCO ARCHEOLOGICO DI POMPEI/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS A construction site in Pompeii that was being worked on until the eruption of Vesuvius has been discovered, unlocking hidden details about the construction – and politics – in the ancient city. Archeologists excavating Pompeii, a city that was buried under lava in 79 AD, found a house that was under construction when the disaster happened, according to Italy's Ministry...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 26, 2024 1:33pm |
Millions in India are celebrating Holi. Here's what the Hindu festival of colors is all about. People take part in the celebrations to mark Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colors at Assi Ghat in Varanasi on March 25, 2024. NIHARIKA KULKARNI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Millions of Indians in parts of the country's north and central regions celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi on Monday. The festival of colors, as it's known as, marks the end of winter and the arrival of spring and is celebrated on the last full moon day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Falgun. The celebrations primarily involve families and friends smearing powdered colors on each others' faces and drenching each other in colored water, singing...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 26, 2024 1:48pm |
Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis highlights balancing act between celebrity and royals' private lives The announcement by Catherine, the Princess of Wales, of her cancer diagnosis and treatment has led to a reckoning about how members of the royal family are treated and covered in the media, and about how much privacy they can expect to enjoy as some of the world's most recognizable individuals. CBS News royal contributor and royal biographer Tina Brown said seeing Kate, as the princess is commonly known, deliver her news in the video announcement released Friday was "absolutely heartbreaking." "I mean, here was this brave, composed, you know, marvelously dignified young woman, talking about something that was deeply shocking...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 26, 2024 1:55pm |
Thousands pack narrow alleys in Cairo for Egypt's mega-Iftar People pack a crowded street in northern Cairo's Matareya neighborhood for an annual mega-Iftar on the 15th day of Ramadan, March 25, 2024, in Egypt. CBS NEWS/AHMED SHAWKAT The narrow streets and alleys of a working-class neighborhood in Egypt's capital hosted thousands of people Monday who came together to break their Ramadan fast at the longest dinner table in the country. It was the 10th time that northern Cairo's Matareya neighborhood had hosted the annual Iftar meal on the 15th day of Ramadan, and it was the biggest so far. Organizers said some 400 volunteers helped to line up about 700 tables along a handful of connected, and ornately decorated, streets and alleys and...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 27, 2024 2:22pm |
A man fired by a bank for taking a free detergent sample from a nearby store wins his battle in court The Tokyo District Court typically garners headlines for high-profile cases, parsing issues such as whether married couples should be allowed to use separate surnames, privacy battles over the "right to be forgotten," and gender discrimination in academia. But a bizarre lawsuit this month led the court into more prosaic territory. It could be dubbed the case of the Freebie-Lover vs. the Angry Store Owner. As chronicled in Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper, the saga began just before opening hours at a shopping mall in Nagano Prefecture. On his way to work, an unidentified bank branch assistant manager happened to spot a...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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