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Bengal tiger, cougars, a lynx and bobcats dead as disease spreads rapidly among US poultry flocks and dairy herdsTwenty big cats, including a Bengal tiger, four cougars, a lynx and four bobcats, have died after contracting bird flu at an animal sanctuary in Shelton, Washington.The big cat deaths come as bird flu, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, has spread rapidly through poultry flocks and dairy herds in the US, infected and killed domestic cats, and caused a severe illness in a person in Louisiana. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/25/twenty-big-cats-die-bird-flu Author : Edward Helmore Publish date : 2024-12-25 19:21:59 Copyright

Police watchdog investigating shooting in residential area in Worcestershire on Christmas EvePolice fired Tasers during a stand-off with a knife-wielding man in Worcestershire before a firearms officer shot and killed him, the police watchdog said.Officers were called by West Midlands ambulance service to an address in Redditch at about 2pm on Christmas Eve after concerns were raised for the safety of a 39-year-old man with a knife. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/25/police-officers-fired-tasers-at-knifeman-before-fatal-gunshot Author : Nadeem Badshah and PA Media Publish date : 2024-12-25 18:42:08 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Donations, not restricted by campaign finance laws, come as industries seek favor with incoming administrationUS business leaders are spending big on Donald Trump’s second inaugural fund, which is predicted to exceed even the record-setting $107m raised in 2017.The donations, which are not restricted by campaign finance laws, come as industries and business leaders seek to curry favor with the incoming administration after the president-elect decisively won a second, non-consecutive term in November. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/25/us-business-leaders-trump-inaugural-fund Author : Edward Helmore Publish date : 2024-12-25 18:07:10 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Odds of winning jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, compared with 1 in 24 for any Mega Millions prize, and tickets cost $2The Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $1bn after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve. That means the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing is $1.15bn, potentially the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history.“We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15bn jackpot,” Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions