An industrial city at the centre of the rare earth minerals trade feeding global gadget desire has become so polluted it’s spawned a vast sludge filled five-mile-wide toxic lake. Day and night pipes pump dirty waste into the unnatural poisonous soup surrounding the dystopian mines and steel works of Boatou, a settlement in central northern China. More than two million […]

Elijah McClain’s mother left the courtroom in tears Friday after prosecutors showed video footage of the 23-year-old Black man pinned down by police officers during a fatal 2019 confrontation, which rose to prominence during nationwide protests over racial discrimination and excessive force in policing. Aurora police officer Randy Roedema, 41, and former officer Jason Rosenblatt, 34, are on trial for […]

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COVID patients exhale high levels of virus the first eight days A new virus has been found in the Mariana Trench, and scientists are keeping a close eye on further research to keep apprised of further pandemic fears.  Gizmodo is reporting that the virus, known solely as vB_HmeY_H4907, was found 8,900 meters below the surface of the ocean.  This virus […]

A 10-year-old girl and 13-year-old boy were reported missing today by Colorado Springs police. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation issued a Missing Indigenous Person Alert for Raelicia Franceschi, 10, and Nelson Franceschi, 13. Raelicia Franceschi is described as 4 feet, 5 inches tall, 85 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes and is wearing glasses. Nelson Franceschi is described as […]

UK weather: Maps show increased storm risk in coming days The UK is mere days away from “t-shirt weather”, with the thermometer dial set to shift from the early to mid 20s in early October. That’s according to a meteorologist who laid bare the chances of an Indian summer to Express.co.uk as the month of September draws to an end. […]

By MADDIE BURAKOFF (AP Science Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Fall is in the air — officially. The equinox arrives on Saturday, marking the start of the fall season for the Northern Hemisphere. But what does that actually mean? Here’s what to know about how we split up the year using the Earth’s orbit. WHAT IS THE EQUINOX? As the […]

Satellite images suggest we might be inching towards World War Three as Russia, China and the US all appear to be expanding nuclear test sites. Experts fear the developments could mean the world's superpowers are planning to test nuclear weapons for the first time since 1996, when the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty banned underground nuclear testing. Pictures obtained by […]

Russia: Fuel tank ablaze at facility in Sochi A saboteur attack on a Russian airbase was likely the result of a remote detonation, according to an expert. Ukrainian Military Intelligence reported that unidentified saboteurs blew up two Russian planes and one helicopter on September 18 at a prominent base just outside of Moscow used to store “doomsday” nuclear planes. Aviation […]

An elderly woman found herself confused and alone in a stranger's bed after hospital staff took her to the wrong home. Joyce Wright, 83, had been discharged incorrectly from Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, Lincolnshire, following a hip operation and was taken to the wrong home, 40 miles away from her Sleaford home. Her accidental transit was due to a hospital […]