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When Trump began deploying troops to US cities, Janessa Goldbeck’s Vet Voice Foundation was ready – now they’re preparing for what may be nextWhatever the worst case scenario, Janessa Goldbeck has probably imagined it. In 2023 the US Marine veteran consulted on a documentary that war-gamed a presidential candidate staging a military coup. Last year she advised local leaders on the hypothetical of troops being deployed to their streets for […]

Surgeon leading xenotransplantation trial aimed at solving shortage of human organs says edits can lessen risk of rejectionA leading surgeon behind a clinical trial of transplanting pig kidneys into living humans has said they could one day be superior to those from human donors.Dr Robert Montgomery, the director of NYU Langone’s Transplant Institute, said the first transplant of the trial had already been carried out, with another expected to take […]

Poll released by group as people gather for traditional Boxing Day hunts finds 76% of voters believe Labour prioritises urban issues over rural onesKeir Starmer’s government has been told it has “alienated rural people” as traditional Boxing Day hunts gathered across the UK ahead of plans to ban trail hunting.The warning came from the Countryside Alliance pressure group, which released a poll suggesting 65% of voters think the Labour administration […]

Temperatures plunge below -50C in the Yukon, while swaths of US experience springlike weatherNorthern Canada has been gripped by an intense and prolonged cold spell, with temperatures hovering between -20C and -40C for weeks. On Tuesday, Braeburn in the Yukon recorded -55.7C, its coldest December temperature since 1975.Meanwhile, Mayo and Dawson endured 16 consecutive nights below -40C, with Mayo plunging to -50.4C on Monday. Whitehorse also recorded 10 nights when […]

Three countries go to the polls on December 28, and observers say there is a chance for protest, even violence.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

The judge has yet to deliver the complete verdict, but Najib has been found guilty of abuse of power, money laundering.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

PIA has been sold for $482m to a consortium led by finance mogul Arif Habib. But the military gets a piece, too. Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Imran Ahmed of Center for Countering Digital Hate files complaint against senior Trump alliesA US judge has blocked US authorities from detaining or deporting a British anti-disinformation campaigner who is among five European nationals targeted by the Trump administration because of moves to push back against hate speech and misinformation.Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), filed a complaint on Thursday against senior Trump […]