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Advancing animal welfare is key to preventing next pandemic

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:54 GMT

It has been more than three years since the European Commission presented the Farm to Fork Strategy in the framework of its flagship European Green Deal. The much-lauded commitment to revise and expand the scope of the EU’s animal welfare legislation was integral to the Commission’s plan to achieve a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system.True enough, the world looks very different since President von der Leyen had her ‘man on the moon moment’. No-one could have predicted that a new coronavirus would rip through the fabric of global society, nor that Russia would invade Ukraine with all of its far-reaching consequences. Yet the need, which von der Leyen identified, to “reconcile the economy with our planet, to reconcile the way we produce and consume with our planet” has not changed. Indeed, it is more urgent than ever to, among other things, achieve a more sustainable food system.Improving the welfare of farm animals is fundamental to making our food syst...

3 things we learned about the Chicago Bears, including Tyson Bagent’s preparation and Cody Whitehair’s reboot efforts

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:54 GMT

The Chicago Bears figure to be without quarterback Justin Fields this weekend — and perhaps beyond — clearing the stage for undrafted rookie Tyson Bagent to make his first NFL start against the Las Vegas Raiders at Soldier Field.The Bears held their usual Wednesday afternoon practice in Lake Forest and have optimism they can find a winning formula for Sunday’s game. Here are three things we learned Wednesday at Halas Hall.1. Bagent is eager to take the next big test in his football career.When the rookie quarterback was needed for emergency duty in the second half of last weekend’s 19-13 home loss to the Minnesota Vikings, he urged his coaches not to simplify the offense or change their mentality based on his inexperience.“I just told them, ‘I know you guys have a lot of faith in me. But I want to let you know I know the whole call sheet so don’t be afraid to do your thing and call your plays. Don’t hinder the offense just beca...

Driver of stolen vehicle taken into custody after high-speed chase

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:54 GMT

A chase that began in San Bernardino ended in Montebello Wednesday evening, after the driver of a stolen vehicle led authorities on a high-speed pursuit for more than an hour.The driver, who is believed to have stolen the vehicle in El Monte, was clocked at speeds of more than 100 mph while on several SoCal freeways before exiting the westbound 60 Freeway at Atlantic Boulevard and taking surface streets into the East Los Angeles area with several CHP units in chase.  At one point, the driver entered the parking lot of a Target, driving at high speeds in the narrow rows of cars, nearly colliding with a vehicle near the exit. Just after 8 p.m., the vehicle came to a stop in a residential neighborhood in Monterey Park near the intersection of Fulton Avenue and Fernfield Drive. A vehicle involved in a pursuit stops in a residential neighborhood in Monterey Park on Oct. 18, 2023.Video from Sky5 showed a man in the road waving down the fleeing driver just prior to them stopping. It's...

Pedestrian struck following multi-vehicle crash in Scarborough

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:54 GMT

Toronto police said a pedestrian was struck by a car following a multi-vehicle crash in Scarborough late on Wednesday. Officers arrived on scene at around 11:15 p.m. in the Midland Avenue and Kingston Road area for reports of a crash.Police confirmed a two-vehicle crash had occurred and that one of the cars struck a pedestrian. The severity of the victim’s injuries wasn’t immediately clear.Toronto Fire officials are at the scene assisting with the investigation. Police noted that westbound Kingston Road at Midland Avenue is blocked, and delays are expected in the area.COLLISION:Midland Ave & Kingston Rd11:16 pm– police o/s– 2 vehicle collision– one of the vehicles struck a pedestrian– @Toronto_Fire o/s– unknown injuries– W/B Kingston Rd @ Midland Ave is blocked– expect delays in the area#GO2425032^sc— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) October 19, 2023

Driver of stolen vehicle flees after collision on northbound DVP

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:54 GMT

Toronto police are searching for a suspect driver who collided with another vehicle while travelling northbound on the Don Valley Parkway and fled on foot.Officers said the two-vehicle crash happened at around 11 p.m. on Wednesday on the northbound portion of the DVP near York Mills Road and Highway 401 in North York.The driver of a stolen vehicle collided with another car and fled the scene on foot. Police said the other driver remained and is cooperating with the investigation.NB Don Valley Pkwy approaching HWY 401 – two left lanes are blocked because of a crash #NBDVP. pic.twitter.com/JyrAF5v5dV— CityNews Toronto Traffic & Weather (@citynews680) October 19, 2023It’s unclear if there are any injuries.Currently, two lanes are blocked on the DVP, and delays are expected.

Russian, North Korean foreign ministers meet amid Western suspicions about weapons transfers

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:54 GMT

The foreign ministers of Russia and North Korea met Thursday in Pyongyang for talks expected to focus on how to boost their military ties, days after the United States accused the North of sending fresh shipments of munitions to Russia to support its war efforts in Ukraine.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov flew to Pyongyang on Wednesday for a two-day trip. During a reception speech later in the day, Lavrov said he thanked North Korea for its strong support for Russia’s war on Ukraine.The focus of outside attention to Lavrov’s visit is whether the two countries would provide any hints of how they would solidify their security cooperation or announce the timing for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s promised trip to Pyongyang to reciprocate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s visit to Russia’s Far East last month.During his travel to Russia, Kim met Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia’s most important domestic space launch center, and inspected other key Russian weapons-makin...

Failed referendum on Indigenous rights sets back Australian government plans to become a republic

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:54 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s failed referendum on the Indigenous Voice has set back the government’s plans to cut the nation’s constitutional ties to Britain’s King Charles III, a minister said Thursday. Australians last week overwhelmingly rejected the referendum that would have enshrined in the constitution an Indigenous advisory body to Parliament. The loss reduced the chances of another referendum soon to make the country a republic with an Australian president as head of state instead of the British monarch, Assistant Minister for the Republic Matt Thistlethwaite said.“In my view, it’s not off, but it does certainly make it a lot harder,” Thistlethwaite told Sky News Australia.“Australians are reluctant to look at further referendums in the short term,” he added.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the Voice referendum a top priority for his center-left Labor Party government’s first three-year term when it was elected last year.Albanese placed Thistlethwaite in charg...

Extremely rare brain cyst prevents outflow of spinal fluid from your brain

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:54 GMT

Doctors told a 68-year-old woman her brain was one in a million and while the finding was anything but welcome, she knows the experts who identified her colloid cyst likely save her life.From a visit one day to the operation room the next, Northwestern Medicine Neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Magill discovered the a cyst on Leslie Fenton Pera's brain that most people have about one in a million chance of getting."I trained at one of the biggest neurosurgery programs in the country, and I think in training and in practice you see them about once a year," Dr. Magill said.The cyst is called a colloid cyst, the distinctive anomaly likely formed at birth."This is basically a fluid-filled structure like a balloon that’s effectively obstructing the outflow of your spinal fluid from your brain," Northwestern Medicine Neuroradiologist Dr. Alexander Korutz said.While the cyst grew, it put pressure on Pera's brain, on top of significant motor and cognitive deficits."She wasn’t keeping up, she wasn’t ...

Chick-fil-A releases cookbook featuring recipes for some discontinued items

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:54 GMT

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- Chick-fil-A has released its first-ever cookbook that features 26 recipes, including a few for classic menu items that have been discontinued. The company said in a press release that it developed the free digital cookbook to raise awareness about food security and "the importance of reducing food waste."Home cooks can find recipes for easy breakfasts, side dishes, dinners, and desserts, as well as instructions on how to make fan-favorite former menu items like coleslaw and chicken salad. Washington Twp. Chick-fil-A reopens after renovations The book, titled "Extra Helpings": Inspiring Stories and Imaginative Recipes from Chick-fil-A Shared Table," also features heartwarming stories from members of the Chick-fil-A Shared Table food donation program. "Our goal for 'Extra Helpings' is not only to inspire individuals to reimagine their extra food into new, delicious recipes but also spark conversations about the important issues of food insecurity and food was...

One dead in northeast Austin vehicle-pedestrian crash

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:54 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person is dead after a vehicle-pedestrian crash in northeast Austin Wednesday, Austin-Travis County EMS said on social media.Shortly before 8 p.m., medics and the Austin Fire Department responded to 12100 N MoPac Expressway service road southbound for a report of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian.One person was pronounced dead on the scene, medics said.No other information was available Wednesday, and the crash remained under investigation.