• Pink pigeon rescued from Corby could have been cruelly released at gender reveal party

    A pigeon covered in pink dye could have been the victim of a gender reveal party, according to one of the people who tried to save it. The bird, which was found in distress in Corby having been attacked by a cat, died after it was taken to Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital in Kibworth. But now bosses at the sanctuary say they fear it was dyed pink as part of a social media fad to release birds at parties that reveal the gender of an unborn child. The pigeon was severely malnourished and...

  • Vail Pass, Loveland Pass closed Tuesday morning for safety concerns

    Wet snow piled up in Summit County Tuesday, April 16, prompting road closures across the area. U.S. Highway 6 over Loveland Pass is closed in both directions as of 7:30 a.m., forcing more traffic through

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    Star Wars Jedi: Survivor hits EA Play, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and PC Game Pass this week

    EA is finally adding the grand Star Wars adventure Jedi: Survivor to its EA Play basic subscription program. This also means Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members are also gaining access.

  • Speaker Mike Johnson faces huge test to pass $95 BILLION in aid to Israel and Ukraine after White House called on GOP to pass bill NOW to get cash to U.S. allies

    After Iran's strikes on Israel, Speaker Mike Johnson is facing pressure to pass a foreign aid deal to support the embattled country. Senators passed a $95 billion foreign aid package that includes money for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific in February. The deal also includes billions for Ukraine, which many in the GOP don't support. Johnson is also facing the threat of removal from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene if he moves forward with the Senate's bill

  • Olympians blank Owls

    Hermione Robinson threw a five-hit shutout Thursday to lead Columbus East to a 2-0 Hoosier Hills Conference softball win against Seymour. Continue reading at The Republic News.

  • Summer 2024 U-PASS

    Dear UIC students, faculty and staff: The Summer 2024 CTA […]

  • Have we passed peak electric car?

    Electric cars have not become better or cheaper fast enough, and without rapid improvements the market will run out of road, says Paul Ormerod This week I got rid of my electric car. As a car, it was a pleasure to drive. I also enjoyed the fact that it disconcerted at least some of my []

  • Weather Drawing: Pink paradise

    Attention teachers: Don't forget to submit your students' weather drawing to the Brainerd Dispatch, P.O. Box 974, Brainerd, MN, 56401.

  • Dave McCarty Passes Away

    Former major league first baseman/outfielder Dave McCarty has passed away

  • Is Harold Halibut on Game Pass?

    This peculiar claymation game would fit well on Microsoft's service.

  • Senate passes bill that could ban TikTok

    A bill that could ban TikTok is now all but certain to become law. The Senate approved a measure that requires ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban, in a vote of 79 - 18. The “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” will next head to President Joe Biden, who has said he would sign the bill into law. While it’s far from the first effort to force a ban or divestment of the social media app, the bill managed to draw far more support than previous attempts. The...

  • There Is So Much For The Market To "Pass"/"Over" Right Now

    There Is So Much For The Market To "Pass"/"Over" Right Now By Michael Every of Rabobank "Pass"/"Over" There is so much for markets to try to pass over right over: and they are certainly doing so. Niall Ferguson warns us again about an escalating global Cold War 2 using Tolkien as an analogy – real Tolkien, not the insult that was The Rings of Power season 1. Markets gave that talk of a bifurcating, antagonistic, inflationary world a pass - like everyone did with The Rings of...