Brown trout are becoming addicted to the drug methamphetamine when it accumulates in their waterways, according to a behavioural ecologist. His research team put 40 of the fish in a tank of water containing levels of the illegal drug that have been found in freshwater rivers, and left them there for a period of eight weeks. When transferred to a clean tank, the trout suffered withdrawal symptoms.
Boy becomes youngest grandmaster
A 12-year-old boy from New Jersey has become the youngest grandmaster in chess history. Abhimanyu Mishra broke Sergey Karjakin’s record at the age of 12 years, four months and 25 days. To become a grandmaster, a player must achieve three grandmaster norms - an award given for a high level of performance - as well as achieving an 2500 Elo rating from the governing body.
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Angry note chides mum for showing ‘ass’
A mother says she has been left confused by a handwritten note tucked under her car windscreen wiper telling her to “shut your blinds when walking naked!” Alex Taylor, from Essex, insists that she never walked around naked visible from the windows, says the note told her: “My kids do not and would not want to see your ass out on the show.” She added: “It’s the most bizarre thing that’s ever happened to me, I can’t get my head round it.”
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Democrats push for ICE accountabilityFeature U.S. citizens shot and violently detained by immigration agents testify at Capitol Hill hearing
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The price of sporting gloryFeature The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics kicked off this week. Will Italy regret playing host?
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Fulton County: A dress rehearsal for election theft?Feature Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is Trump's de facto ‘voter fraud’ czar
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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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Mexico’s vape ban has led to a cartel-controlled black marketUnder the Radar Cartels have expanded their power over the sale of illicit tobacco
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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
