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Dairy farmer Brent Pollard's cows stand in their pen at a cattle farm in Rockford, Illinois, U.S., April 9, 2024.

USDA confirms cow-to-cow transmission a factor in bird flu spread

Tom Polansek |Updated 4 minutes ago |2 min read

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week that cow-to-cow transmission is a factor in the spread of bird flu in dairy herds, but it still does not know exactly how the virus is being moved around.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Nicole Shanahan greet people as she becomes the vice presidential candidate of Kennedy, in Oakland, California., U.S., March 26, 2024.

RFK Jr running mate injects needed cash in independent's campaign

Stephanie Kelly |Updated 25 minutes ago |3 min read

By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) - The role Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, will play in his White House bid is coming into focus, as the wealthy lawyer injects millions of dollars into their independent campaign and amplifies ...

Jewish worshippers arrive at the Ghriba synagogue, during an annual pilgrimage in Djerba, Tunisia May 18, 2022.

Organisers of Jewish pilgrimage in Tunisia cancel annual celebrations over Gaza

Reuters |Updated 34 minutes ago |1 min read

TUNIS (Reuters) - An annual Jewish pilgrimage to Tunisia's Djerba‮ ‬synagogue and celebration has been cancelled due to the war in Gaza, the head of the organising committee, Perez Trabelsi, told Reuters on Friday. Trabelsi added that the ...

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Person covered in flames outside NY courthouse where Trump trial underway, says CNN

Reuters |Updated 4 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - A person was covered in flames outside the New York city courthouse where former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is underway, CNN reported on Friday. (Writing by Susan Heavey, editing by David Ljunggren)

Volker Turk United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights addresses the Human Rights Council on his report on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, February 29, 2024.

UN rights chief urges states to act on slavery reparations

Emma Farge |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief called for countries to take concrete steps on reparations for people of African descent at a U.N. meeting on Friday, adding his voice to calls for justice for slavery ...

A view of mud and rocks and a tree stump near the Oldman Reservoir, which according to local news media is at its lowest point in 30 years, near Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada March 15, 2024.

Alberta municipalities, farmers agree to cut water use as drought persists

Nia Williams |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Municipalities and irrigation districts in the western Canadian province of Alberta have agreed to use less water this summer to combat a severe ongoing drought, the provincial government said on Friday. Environment ...

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Butler Hall Capital urges Vanda to engage in sales discussions

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Butler Hall Capital said on Friday it is urging Vanda Pharmaceuticals to form an independent special committee to engage with Future Pak over its takeover offer and run a full sales process. On April 17, Vanda ...

Harkirat Singh, 32, allegedly threatened to shoot his roommate.

N.S. apartment dispute boils over into gun threats: 'I should shoot you'

Chris Lambie · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 57 minutes ago |3 min read Premium content

A dispute over people moving out of a Dartmouth apartment boiled over into violence this past winter involving a Sikh man allegedly threatening to shoot his roommate. Sehajpal Singh was living at an Alfred Street apartment with Harkirat Singh when ...

Lobster fishing boats make their way into the Falls Point Wharf in Woods Harbour after a day on the fishing grounds. Kathy Johnson

A multimillion-dollar question: Should the lobster carapace size be increased in southwestern Nova Scotia?

Kathy Johnson |Updated 4 minutes ago |9 min read Premium content

Lobster licence holders in Atlantic Canada’s Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) have a lot to consider when it comes to whether or not they follow suit with their American counterparts and increase the minimum lobster carapace size effective Jan. 1, ...

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Three California police officers charged in 2021 death of man in custody

Reuters |Updated 3 minutes ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - California prosecutors announced involuntary manslaughter charges against three police officers for the 2021 death of a man in their custody, reversing the outcome of a previous investigation that had cleared the officers. The ...

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