Bird flu returns to US poultry farm, raising fears of new outbreak

Bird flu returns to US poultry farm, raising fears of new outbreak

A group of 47,300 turkeys in Jerauld County, South Dakota, has been found to have the first case of avian flu in the United States since April. This was reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). To stop the virus from spreading, infected birds are killed. This could make it harder to get chicken…

Militants cross into Israel from Gaza after Israeli airstrikes kill Palestinian woman

Militants cross into Israel from Gaza after Israeli airstrikes kill Palestinian woman

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Saturday that several militants from Gaza have entered Israeli land. This comes just hours after a barrage of rockets killed one person and hurt at least three others. The terrorist Palestinian group Hamas said it was behind the rocket attack.President Muhammad Al-Deif of Hamas’ military said in a recorded…

Kevin McCarthy Contemplates Early Exit from House, Stirring Political Storms

Kevin McCarthy Contemplates Early Exit from House, Stirring Political Storms

People familiar with the situation say the ousted former speaker has made it clear that he plans to stay at least until the election for speaker before ending his time in the House. These people say that the ousted former speaker has made it clear that he wants to stay at least until the speakership…

Mexico: US Backtracks on Border Wall Plans

Mexico: US Backtracks on Border Wall Plans

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, president of Mexico, stated on Friday that the U.S. government does not want to construct new sections of wall along its frontier with Mexico and expressed skepticism that the planned construction would be carried out. “It’s pure publicity,” Lopez Obrador said at a routine morning press conference after the Biden administration…

Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins Nobel Peace Prize 2023

Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins Nobel Peace Prize 2023

Friday, the imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless advocacy for women’s rights, democracy, and against the death penalty. Mohammadi, 51, has maintained her activism despite multiple arrests by Iranian authorities and years spent in prison. The death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody prompted nationwide women-led…

Jon Fosse Wins Nobel Prize for Literature, Becoming First Norwegian Since 2003

Jon Fosse Wins Nobel Prize for Literature, Becoming First Norwegian Since 2003

Jon Fosse is a master of spare Nordic literature. He has written plays, stories, and children’s books. On Thursday, he won the Nobel Prize in literature for works that “give voice to the unsayable.” The head of the Nobel literature committee, Anders Olsson, said that Fosse’s work is based “in the language and nature of…

SpaceX Launches 22 Starlink Satellites: Getting Closer to Global Coverage

SpaceX Launches 22 Starlink Satellites: Getting Closer to Global Coverage

Early this morning (Oct. 5), SpaceX sent 22 more of its Starlink internet satellites into orbit. This was the company’s 70th trip into orbit this year. The Starlink spaceship took off tonight at 1:36 a.m. EDT (5:36 a.m. GMT) on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket was supposed…

Metro Bank’s Share Price Crashes: Is the Bank’s Consumer-Friendly Image in Peril?

Metro Bank’s Share Price Crashes: Is the Bank’s Consumer-Friendly Image in Peril?

Metro Bank’s stock dropped 25% this morning as the City processed the lender’s latest setback: a request to raise £600 million to shore up its finances. When the company launched in the United Kingdom in 2010, it pledged to alter the face of banking by introducing new consumer-friendly branches. It worked at first, until an…