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As bird flu spread continues, why the recent jump to pigs raises worries

By Global News | Katie Dangerfield | 11/19/2024 12:14 PM

Bird flu has spread far and wide, infecting a range of species like chickens, skunks, cows, foxes and polar bears. But it's the pigs that have experts on high alert. ... Read full Story

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Ukraine fired 6 US-made longer-range missiles into Russia, Moscow says

By Global News | Globalnews Digital | 11/19/2024 9:50 AM

The alleged developments marked a worrying new escalation in the conflict that has repeatedly ratcheted up international tensions. ... Read full Story

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U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein says end of Israel-Hezbollah war “within our grasp”

By United Press International, Inc. | | 11/19/2024 9:45 AM

U.S. envoy Amos Hoschtein said Tuesday "a real opportunity" to end the Israel-Hezbollah conflict is "now within our grasp," but both parties need to make the decision. ... Read full Story

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Moscow says its Bryansk region attacked with U.S.-made long-range missiles

By United Press International, Inc. | | 11/19/2024 9:44 AM

Moscow said Tuesday that Ukraine had attacked Russian soil for the first time with U.S.-supplied ATACMS long-range missiles, a day after U.S. President Joe Biden reportedly gave his permission for the weapons to be used. ... Read full Story

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Baltic undersea cables severed, and Finland, Germany suspect sabotage

By Global News | Globalnews Digital | 11/19/2024 9:28 AM

The foreign ministries of Finland and Germany said that the damage raised suspicion of sabotage. ... Read full Story

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As Ukraine war hits 1,000 days, uncertainty for what lies ahead

By Global News | Sean Boynton | 11/19/2024 9:13 AM

After 1,000 days of death and destruction with no end in sight, consensus is growing that the war will end through peace talks, but what that looks like remains to be seen. ... Read full Story

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German officials suspect sabotage in damage of Baltic Sea communication cables

By United Press International, Inc. | | 11/19/2024 9:01 AM

German officials said on Tuesday they believe the damage to two underwater fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea was an act of sabotage, but they could not speculate beyond that. ... Read full Story

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Putin signs new nuclear doctrine after U.S. missile decision for Ukraine

By Global News | Globalnews Digital | 11/19/2024 7:34 AM

Putin’s endorsement of the new nuclear deterrent policy comes on the 1,000th day after he sent troops into Ukraine, on Feb. 24, 2022. ... Read full Story

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Several hospitalized as man drives SUV into crowd at Chinese elementary school

By United Press International, Inc. | | 11/19/2024 6:22 AM

Several people were hospitalized Tuesday after an SUV was driven into parents and children as they arrived for class at an elementary school in the city of Changde in China's southern Hunan Province. ... Read full Story

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North Korea looks to boost economic cooperation with Russia alongside growing military ties

By United Press International, Inc. | | 11/19/2024 3:40 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with the leader of a Russian delegation in Pyongyang and called for deepening trade, economic and scientific ties between the two countries, state media reported Tuesday. ... Read full Story

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Hong Kong court sentences 45 pro-democracy leaders in mass trial

By United Press International, Inc. | | 11/19/2024 12:06 AM

A Hong Kong court sentenced 45 pro-democracy advocates in a mass trial on Tuesday, marking the largest case yet brought under the city's draconian National Security Law. ... Read full Story

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Boeing to lay off over 2,500 U.S. workers as part of sweeping cuts

By Global News | Globalnews Digital | 11/18/2024 6:46 PM

Nearly 2,200 layoff notices went to workers in Washington and another 220 in South Carolina, the two states where Boeing builds commercial airliners. ... Read full Story

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India’s capital sees air pollution hit 50 times the safe limit

By Global News | Globalnews Digital | 11/18/2024 4:07 PM

The deadly haze covered monuments and high-rise buildings in the capital of New Delhi, with visibility so low that airlines warned of delays. ... Read full Story

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Fresh Israeli air strike hits different neighborhood in Beirut

By United Press International, Inc. | | 11/18/2024 3:15 PM

A new densely populated neighborhood in Beirut was hit by an Israeli air strike Monday evening, killing five people and wounding 24, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. ... Read full Story

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Acclaimed Russian ballet dancer dead after fall from 5th-floor balcony

By Global News | Michelle Butterfield | 11/18/2024 2:17 PM

The death is being investigated by federal authorities but "the preliminary cause" has been ruled an accident. ... Read full Story

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Air pollution in India's capital of Delhi is now at 'extreme' and 'toxic' level

By United Press International, Inc. | | 11/18/2024 1:45 PM

India's capital city of Delhi has virtually shut down as air pollution hit "severe plus" levels, according to Indian government officials in its pollution control authority. ... Read full Story

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Treasury sanctions 2 West Bank entities over violence

By United Press International, Inc. | | 11/18/2024 1:44 PM

The Treasury Department on Monday sanctioned an Israeli WestBank settlement development organization and its subsidiary for its alleged connections with violence in the region, mostly against Palestinians that threaten i ... Read full Story

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Masked burglars break into Windsor Castle estate, steal 2 vehicles

By Global News | Michelle Butterfield | 11/18/2024 12:04 PM

The incident took place more than a month ago, on October 13, but it wasn't reported until the British tabloids got wind of the story. ... Read full Story

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Minnesota Jury selection begins for 2 men after migrant Indian family freeze to death at border

By United Press International, Inc. | | 11/18/2024 11:56 AM

The trial of two men charged with attempting to smuggle a migrant family from India who froze to death at the U.S.-Canada border has gotten underway. ... Read full Story

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1st U.S. case of severe mpox strain confirmed in traveller: health officials

By Global News | Globalnews Digital | 11/18/2024 10:43 AM

Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo. ... Read full Story

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Clams use fiber optics to channel sunlight to symbiotic algae

by Science News | Nov 19 2024

art

Concentric Forms Escape the Confines of the Ceramic Vessel in Matthew Chambers’s Sculptures

by Colossal | Nov 20 2024

auto

Honda Takes First Step Toward Making Its Own Solid-State Batteries

by Car and Drive | Nov 20 2024

finance

Why Nvidia investors are missing the forest for the trees

by MarketWatch.com | Nov 20 2024

food

Distillery of Modern Art is launching Bourbon and Rye whiskeys

by THE MANUAL | Nov 20 2024

game

Western Digital PS5 SSDs On Sale For Great Prices At Amazon For Black Friday

by GameSpot | Nov 20 2024

knowledge

Here’s What It Means When a Red Flag Is Up on a Mailbox

by Reader's Digest | Nov 20 2024

long_island

One of the nation’s first Spirit Christmas shops opens on Long Island

by greaterlongisland.com | Nov 20 2024

opinion

Weaponizing of DOJ was a hatchet job against the American people – and the new Trump admin must restore trust

by New York Post | Nov 20 2024

real_estate

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade just bought a chic beach house on Long Island — and, no, not in the Hamptons

by NY Post | Nov 20 2024

religion

What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

by Christian Post | Oct 20 2024

science

Gene Expression Shifts as Shrews Shrink and Regrow Their Brains

by The Scientist | Nov 20 2024

sports

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

by ESPN Inc. | Aug 14 2024

wellness

6 Things to Know About the Shingles Vaccine

by Self.com | Nov 19 2024

world

Grassroots group brightens holidays for Ukrainian families in B.C.’s Okanagan

by Global News | Nov 20 2024

Word of the Day

snivel

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 20, 2024 is:

snivel • \SNIV-ul\ • verb

To snivel is to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner. The word snivel may also be used to mean "to run at the nose," "to snuffle," or "to cry or whine with snuffling."

// She was unmoved by the millionaires sniveling about their financial problems.

// My partner sniveled into the phone, describing the frustrations of the day.

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Examples:

"At first, he ran a highway stop with video gambling. 'To sit and do nothing for 10 to 12 hours drove me nuts,' he [Frank Nicolette] said. That's when he found art. 'I started making little faces, and they were selling so fast, I'll put pants and shirts on these guys,' he said, referring to his hand-carved sculptures. 'Then (people) whined and sniveled and wanted bears, and so I started carving some bears.'" — Benjamin Simon, The Post & Courier (Charleston, South Carolina), 5 Oct. 2024

Did you know?

There's never been anything pretty about sniveling. Snivel, which originally meant simply "to have a runny nose," has an Old English ancestor whose probable form was snyflan. Its lineage includes some other charming words of yore: an Old English word for mucus, snofl; the Middle Dutch word for a head cold, snof; the Old Norse word for snout, which is snoppa; and nan, a Greek verb meaning "to flow." Nowadays, we mostly use snivel as we have since the 1600s: when self-pitying whining is afoot, whether or not such sniveling is accompanied by unchecked nasal flow.

As bird flu spread continues, why the recent jump to pigs raises worries

Ukraine fired 6 US-made longer-range missiles into Russia, Moscow says

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein says end of Israel-Hezbollah war “within our grasp”

Moscow says its Bryansk region attacked with U.S.-made long-range missiles

Baltic undersea cables severed, and Finland, Germany suspect sabotage

As Ukraine war hits 1,000 days, uncertainty for what lies ahead

German officials suspect sabotage in damage of Baltic Sea communication cables

Putin signs new nuclear doctrine after U.S. missile decision for Ukraine

Several hospitalized as man drives SUV into crowd at Chinese elementary school

North Korea looks to boost economic cooperation with Russia alongside growing military ties

Hong Kong court sentences 45 pro-democracy leaders in mass trial

Boeing to lay off over 2,500 U.S. workers as part of sweeping cuts

India’s capital sees air pollution hit 50 times the safe limit

Fresh Israeli air strike hits different neighborhood in Beirut

Acclaimed Russian ballet dancer dead after fall from 5th-floor balcony

Air pollution in India's capital of Delhi is now at 'extreme' and 'toxic' level

Treasury sanctions 2 West Bank entities over violence

Masked burglars break into Windsor Castle estate, steal 2 vehicles

Minnesota Jury selection begins for 2 men after migrant Indian family freeze to death at border

1st U.S. case of severe mpox strain confirmed in traveller: health officials

United Nations

Google Earth

Clams use fiber optics to channel sunlight to symbiotic algae

Concentric Forms Escape the Confines of the Ceramic Vessel in Matthew Chambers’s Sculptures

Honda Takes First Step Toward Making Its Own Solid-State Batteries

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Distillery of Modern Art is launching Bourbon and Rye whiskeys

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One of the nation’s first Spirit Christmas shops opens on Long Island

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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade just bought a chic beach house on Long Island — and, no, not in the Hamptons

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