London —When Londoner Chelsea Battle first met her cavapoo Peanut, it was love at first sight. “He’s my son,” she told CBS News, calling her bond with her dog “one of the most important relationships in my life.” Chelsea adopted Peanut during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think it’s really important to understand that dogs have different personalities, …
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President Biden participated in a star-studded fundraiser with former Democratic Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton on Thursday in New York City in an event expected to raise more than $25 million for the president’s re-election campaign. Thursday’s New York City fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall was hosted by actress Mindy Kaling and featured performances by several musical guests …
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Earlier this week, Rev. Greg Lewis, an assistant pastor at St. Gabriel’s Church of God In Christ in Milwaukee, physically carried one of his parishioners to the polls inside the city’s Midtown early voting center to cast a ballot in Wisconsin’s upcoming Democratic primary. Supported by crutches and the pastor himself, the disabled man was one of many residents Lewis …
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Astronomers have discovered powerful “twisted” magnetic fields spiraling around the black hole that sits at the center of the Milky Way, the European Southern Observatory said Wednesday. A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) for the first time showed in polarized light a ring of magnetic fields surrounding the Sagittarius A* black hole. The fields are similar to …
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If you’re dealing with mounting credit card debt, you may be looking for ways to pay it off quickly. After all, today’s high interest rate environment means your minimum payments are likely higher now than they have been in the past. But it’s important to understand that when you make the minimum payments, most of your payment goes toward interest …
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Australia’s grassland earless dragon is no bigger than a pinkie when it emerges from its shell, but the little lizard faces an enormous challenge in the years ahead: avoiding extinction. As recently as 2019, scientists in Canberra counted hundreds of grassland earless dragons in the wild. This year, they found 11. In other areas of the country, the lizard has …
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Your favorite wines may soon cease to exist. Some of the world’s traditional wine regions, from Europe to Southern California, are at risk of almost completely disappearing within decades, researchers found, as the conditions necessary to produce their grapes grow more unfruitful due to climate change. As humans continue to burn fossil fuels, the planet is getting warmer. And those …
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Vinícius Júnior broke down in tears on Monday while talking about the racist insults that he has been subjected to in Spain, saying that he is losing his desire to keep playing because of what he has been going through. Vinícius spoke freely about his struggles fighting against racism on the eve of the “One Skin” friendly game between Spain …
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The collapse ofBaltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday after being struck by a cargo ship has raised questions about who owns and manages the ship, as well as on the potential impact on one the busiest ports in the U.S. Called the Dali, the 948-foot vessel that hit the bridge is managed by Synergy Marine Group, a Singapore-based company …
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BALTIMORE — Witnesses could not believe their eyes early Tuesday morning, looking at where the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge once spanned the Patapsco River. The spancollapsed into the water belowovernight. A water search for six missing workers turned into a recovery effort Tuesday night. A large container ship struck a column of the bridge around 1:30 a.m., fire department …
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