It is a bloody trail: Avian flu has killed 15 million domestic birds and led to the culling of an unprecedented 193 million more since October 2021. The rampant virus has jumped from Europe and Asia to North America — spreading shortly afterwards to bird populations in South and Central America. And it is no longer restricted to birds. In the United States, the list of wild mammals either killed by or culled over avian influenza outbreaks is growing: grizzly bears in Nebraska and Montana, a red fox in Montana, six skunks and raccoons in Oregon, a Kodiak bear in…
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It appears Kevin Love‘s tenure with the Cleveland Cavaliers is coming to an end after eight seasons. The Cavaliers and Love are reportedly finalizing a contract buyout, according to Shams Charania and Jason Lloyd of The Athletic. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The 34-year-old power forward/centre is in the final season of a four-year contract he signed with the Cavaliers in 2018. He is averaging 8.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists over 41 games during the 2022-23 season. A five-time all-star, Love was traded to the Cavaliers from the Timberwolves in a blockbuster deal in August 2014…
Five people have been killed and 100 are missing after the storm battered the North Island, home to most of the population.An overwhelmed New Zealand has said it is open to offers of international assistance as it battles with the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, which caused widespread flooding and landslides in the country’s north and cut off some towns. Five people have been confirmed dead after four days of strong winds and torrential rain. Authorities say 100 are missing and 10,500 more have been displaced. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on Thursday warned New Zealanders recovery would take time, with power…
Analysts, legal experts and human rights groups condemn the move, which they say violates international law.Nicaragua has stripped 94 political opponents of their citizenship, including prominent writers, activists and journalists. The 94 people were “traitors” and would have their properties confiscated, Appeals Court Justice Ernesto Rodríguez Mejía said in a statement on Wednesday. He claimed those on the list – among them rights activist Vilma Núñez, former Sandinista rebel commander Luis Carrión and journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro – were guilty of “spreading false news” and “conspiracy to undermine national integrity”. Most of those named fled Nicaragua when President Daniel Ortega…
DENVER — Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving was ruled out Wednesday night against the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets due to tightness in his lower back. It’s the last game for the Mavericks before the All-Star break. Mavericks coach Jason Kidd didn’t elaborate pregame what happened with Irving, only saying that, “It happens. Could have been from a fall in that game the other night.” Kidd thought Irving would participate in the All-Star Game this weekend in Salt Lake City. The Mavericks acquired Irving as part of a trade with Brooklyn on Feb. 6. Irving averaged 28.3 points in his first…
United States actress Raquel Welch — whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini for the film One Million Years BC propelled her to international sex symbol status throughout the 1960s and ’70s — has died. She was 82. Welch passed away early on Wednesday after a brief illness, according to her agent, Stephen LaManna of the talent agency Innovative Artists. Welch’s breakthrough came in the 1966’s campy prehistoric flick One Million Years BC, despite having a total of three lines. Clad in a brown doeskin bikini, she successfully evaded pterodactyls but not the notice of the public.…
Cameron Norrie is through to the quarter-finals of the Argentina Open after beating wildcard Facundo Diaz Acosta in a nervy three-set battle. The British No 1 required three hours to record a 4-6 7-5 7-6 win at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club and fought back valiantly in the third-set tiebreaker. Both players struggled to land first serves in the opening set, with Norrie double-faulting on the first point of his opening service game before managing to hold.Acosta and Norrie serve four double faults between them in the first four games, but the Argentine gained the upper hand, firing five…
Jandaris, Syria – The earthquakes that struck northwestern Syria and southern Turkey caused severe damage, not only to residential buildings but to the economic sector as well. With many commercial and industrial facilities reduced to rubble, northwest Syria has witnessed visible stagnation in its commercial sector, along with a steep increase in prices for basic goods. The situation was exacerbated by a halt to the transport of goods across the Bab al-Hawa border crossing, the main economic outlet for the region, in the first days after the earthquake. Mahmoud Joulaq, a bakery supervisor in Jandaris, told Al Jazeera on Wednesday…
The B.C. Lions are bringing back Canadian linebacker Jordan Herdman-Reed for a second stint with the CFL club. The Lions announced the signing of the Winnipeg native on Wednesday. The six-foot, 235-pound Herdman-Reed spent the past two seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, where he recorded seven total tackles (six special teams, one defensive) in 17 games. The Lions selected Herdman-Reed in the seventh round (60th overall) of the 2017 CFL draft. He played in 53 games over three seasons with the Lions. His most productive campaign came in 2018, when he registered 56 defensive tackles, 17 special teams stops and…
Electric car giant Tesla will, for the first time, make some of its charging stations available to all US electric vehicles by the end of next year, under a new plan announced on Wednesday by the White House. The plan will make at least 7,500 chargers from Tesla’s Supercharger and Destination Charger network available to non-Tesla EVs by the end of 2024, the White House said. The plan to open the nation’s largest and most reliable charging network to all drivers is a potential game-changer in promoting EV use, a key component of President Joe Biden’s goal to fight climate…