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Road kill 'now fair game'
Drivers in the US state of Washington are now legally allowed to harvest and eat roadkill. Introduced last week, the new law restricts drivers to deer and elk and they are not allowed to euthanize animals they injure with their cars. The state has also issued a series of guidelines about what is safe to eat, saying that "more than anything, your nose will tell you" whether you can chow down or not.
Viewers can't get their fill of 'stray cats eating'
South Korea's latest online craze is a livestream of stray cats eating food. Cats Meok Bang, which attracts audiences of more than 110,000 people, features up to 17 animals tucking into food left out for them by 35-year-old former web designer Koo Eun-je. Livestreamed eating is a popular pastime in South Korea, with the young men and women featured receiving messages and gifts of cash from their viewers.
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The ‘ravenous’ demand for Cornish mineralsUnder the Radar Growing need for critical minerals to power tech has intensified ‘appetite’ for lithium, which could be a ‘huge boon’ for local economy
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Why are election experts taking Trump’s midterm threats seriously?IN THE SPOTLIGHT As the president muses about polling place deployments and a centralized electoral system aimed at one-party control, lawmakers are taking this administration at its word
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‘Restaurateurs have become millionaires’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Epstein files topple law CEO, roil UK governmentSpeed Read Peter Mandelson, Britain’s former ambassador to the US, is caught up in the scandal
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Iran and US prepare to meet after skirmishesSpeed Read The incident comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East
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Israel retrieves final hostage’s body from GazaSpeed Read The 24-year-old police officer was killed during the initial Hamas attack
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China’s Xi targets top general in growing purgeSpeed Read Zhang Youxia is being investigated over ‘grave violations’ of the law
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Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
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Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
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US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
