In a world rife with disputes and divisions, there will be one emotion likely to unite…
Month: December 2020
One photograph a day, whatever the weather – in pictures
Storm surge damage, Lake Michigan, US, 13 January 2020 We begin at the start the year…
Country diary: defiant flowers raise a stink on woodland floor
At the far end of the quarry, workers in spindleberry hi-vis use a pile-driving rig to…
How Covid has plunged Asia’s captive elephants into fresh crisis
It has been a tough year for many, and for the elephants at Elefanjoy sanctuary in…
Walmart apologizes to Hawley after calling him a sore loser
Sen. Josh Hawley speaks on Dec. 16, 2020. | Greg Nash/Pool via AP Sen. Josh Hawley…
McConnell and GOP reject House’s $2,000 stimulus checks
Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans finished off any imminent chance of approving $2,000 stimulus checks on…
Pelosi to seat Republican in contested Iowa race
Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed Wednesday that she plans to seat the GOP winner of a contested…
‘We don’t sleep when it’s raining’: the mental health impact of flooding
Research show flood victims in UK nine times more likely to experience long-term mental health issues…
How Congress and coronavirus could quash Trump’s Electoral College gambit
President Donald Trump’s last-gasp bid to overturn his 2020 election defeat appears doomed on Jan. 6,…