Texas floods: at least 69 people dead, officials say, as Trump declares major disaster
Hundreds of rescuers searching for those missing in devastating floods including girls from Camp Mystic, a Christian youth campTexas continues grim flood recoveryOfficials have said waters in some parts of Texas are starting to recede to where they were before the storm.The Guadalupe River near Kerrville – which surged by more than 20 feet within 90 minutes during the downpour — is, according to CNN, back down to just a foot or two higher than its level before the flood. Continue reading...
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Lion’s owners arrested after woman and children injured in attack in Pakistan
Footage shows animal leaping over wall in Lahore before attack that left victims with face and arm injuriesThe owners of a pet lion that escaped from a farmhouse and injured a woman and her two children have been arrested in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, authorities said on Sunday.The arrest came after dramatic video footage emerged showing the lion leaping over a wall before attacking the victims in a residential area. Continue reading...
Can Australia Pull Off Barring Children From Social Media?
A law that restricts social media use to people 16 and over goes into effect in December, but much about it remains unclear or undecided.
Akash, India win second Test against England at Edgbaston
Akash Deep took six wickets in the second innings as India levelled their five-match Test series against England 1-1.
Texas floods reveal limitations of disaster forecasting under climate crisis
Texas’s ‘flash flood alley’ could bring even more floods in near future as Trump cuts compound with warming climateThe ongoing challenges of forecasting extreme weather during the era of the climate crisis have been brought to the fore again amid catastrophic flash flooding in the “hill country” region of Texas.As of early Sunday, hundreds of rescuers are searching for at least 12 people still missing as rains taper off outside of San Antonio and Austin. Hundreds of people have already been pulled from floodwaters that have killed nearly 70 people so far, many of them children at a summer camp along the banks of the Guadalupe River. Continue reading...
Parents in Britain to be granted bereavement leave after miscarriage
Mothers and partners will gain the legal right if they lose a baby before 24 weeks, in Labour workers’ rights reformParents in Britain will be granted the right to bereavement leave after suffering a miscarriage as part of Labour’s changes to workers’ rights, it has been confirmed.In a change to the law made via amendments to the employment rights bill, mothers and their partners will be given the legal right to at least one week’s bereavement leave if they have suffered a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks’ gestation. Continue reading...
Netanyahu Heads to Washington as Trump Pushes for Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is set to meet with President Trump on Monday as attention has turned from Iran to a cease-fire for Gaza.
Government faces battle over Send overhaul as campaigners voice fears
MPs and parents worry shake-up may abolish vital education, health and care plans that SEN children rely onDowning Street is facing another bruising battle following last week’s humiliating retreat on welfare reforms, as MPs, campaigners and parents voice concern at its overhaul of special needs education for children in England.A letter to the Guardian, signed by dozens of special needs and disability charities and campaigners – including the broadcaster Chris Packham, actor Sally Phillips and Jane Asher, actor and president of the National Autistic Society – says parents fear the reforms may restrict or abolish the vital education, health and care plans (EHCPs) that more than 600,000 children and young people rely on for individual support. Continue reading...
Antarctica Faces Tense Future as U.S. Science Budget Shrinks
The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by other world powers may alter the environment.
Israel now faces adversaries that it cannot defeat
Once a master of narrative warfare, Israel is now losing to smartphones, social media, and the digital archive.