Bird Flu Strikes Rats, Pet Cats and Egg Supplies
Avian influenza continues to fuel egg shortages. Plus, a delayed CDC study on household cats reveals concerning human exposure routes…
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade seals new 10-year broadcasting rights deal
Macy’s signed a new 10-year broadcasting rights deal with a popular network for its Thanksgiving Day parade special…
Possible human remains found at landfill where searchers are looking for slain First Nations women
Potential human remains have been found at the Prairie Green landfill, according to experts on site, the province of Manitoba said in a news release Wednesday…
Map Shows Where Gender Identity Is Civil Right as Iowa Votes to End It
If the bill is signed into law, Iowa would become the first U.S. state to roll back protections for a recognized class under its civil rights statutes.
Amazon’s next-gen Alexa gets AI upgrade
Online retail behemoth Amazon on Wednesday announced a new version of its Alexa voice assistant that is powered by generative artificial intelligence, giving the device more human-like qualities. Panos Panay, senior vice president of devices and services at Amazon, said that Alexa Plus opens a new age for voice devices…
Electrochemical Field Crucial in Dementia Precursors | Mirage News
Protein accumulations do important work in the human body, but something can go wrong and proliferate in those aggregates, resulting in neurodegeneration and diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. One such assembly, amyloid beta peptide, is synonymous with dementia, but researchers were not certain how these peptide assemblies “break bad” and what really causes them
Human Remains Located In Otira, Identified | Mirage News
A bone located in the Otira area last year has been identified as belonging to a person who is believed to have gone missing in 2020. On 18 January 2024, a member of the public contacted Police after finding a bone in the Otira area. The bone has since been examined by a Pathologist, Anthropologist
US, Ukraine to sign minerals deal, but security issues unsettled
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will sign a deal giving the United States substantial rights to Kyiv’s lucrative rare earth minerals and to compensate Washington for weapons sent to Ukraine to fight Russia’s three-year war of aggression. Trump, at the first Cabinet meeting of his new presidential…
American TikToker Exposes Israel’s Torture of Palestinian Detainees
The American TikToker and anti-war activist, Guy Christensen, has spoken out against Israel’s torture of Palestinian detainees in prisons. In a video on his TikTok account, known as YourFavoriteGuy, he highlighted the ongoing abuse in the Sde Teiman detainment camp, criticizing the inhumane treatment of Palestinians…