Australians will have some of the best views of the “super blood moon” this week, but passengers on a one-time flight departing from Sydney had an even better one. The Australian airline Qantas operated a three-hour flight on Wednesday (Tuesday
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Why MIQ is still a risk to transtasman bubble
Every 100,000 travellers passing through quarantine in Australia and New Zealand has come with an average six “failures” – and experts warn that risk may increase as the Covid-19 pandemic burns on. In a new analysis, Otago University researchers found
Another Unlikely Pandemic Shortage: Boba Tea
The popular drink’s main ingredient, tapioca pearls, could soon be in short supply because of delays in unloading cargo ships from Asia. One boba distributor said supplies weren’t expected to return to normal until summer.Credit…Kelsey McClellan for The New York
Opinion | Speak Softly, and Carry a Big Agenda
If you dial down the conflict, you can dial up the policy. By Ezra Klein Opinion Columnist American politics feels quieter with Joe Biden in the White House. The president’s Twitter feed hasn’t gone dark, but it’s gone dull. Biden
Some electricity restored in Texas, but water woes grow – The Denver Post
AUSTIN, Texas — Power was restored to more homes and businesses Thursday in states hit by a deadly blast of winter that overwhelmed the electrical grid and left millions shivering in the cold this week. But the crisis was far
COVID-19: Israel urges world to follow its rapid vaccine rollout, but Palestinians are left waiting
Israel’s health minister has urged countries simply to “get out there” if they want to replicate his country’s vaccination success. Speaking to Sky News, Yuli Edelstein said that expert logistics, early procurement, close co-operation with the manufacturer and Israeli innovation
Police officers who traveled to Washington are being investigated for connection to the Capitol melee.
Police departments across the country have suspended officers or referred them to internal reviews for attending the events on Jan. 6 in Washington that devolved into an assault on the U.S. Capitol. The commanding officers or officials involved in the
Biden introduces his climate team, says there’s “no time to waste”
WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday rolled out an environmental team that he hopes will steer America toward greater action to curb climate change and protect the nation’s air and water. “We literally have no time to waste,”
Colorado urges Supreme Court to uphold presidential election
The state of Colorado urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject a longshot lawsuit, supported by President Donald Trump and two Colorado congressmen, that would overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. A brief filed by Colorado
Colorado Amendment B: Repeal the Gallagher Amendment
Amendment B would repeal the Gallagher Amendment, which was passed by Colorado voters in 1982 and ties residential property tax rates to commercial property tax rates. The existing amendment categorizes all properties as either residential or commercial and mandates that