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The Los Angeles mountain lion known as P-22 —or the “Hollywood Cat” — was captured Monday for a health checkup after signs of possible distress, wildlife officials said.P-22, whose home range is in Griffith Park, was sedated with tranquilizer darts in the nearby Los Feliz neighborhood, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and National Park Service said in a joint statement.The mountain lion is believed to be around 12 years old, which is “a remarkably old cat in the wild,” the state wildlife department said last week when it announced plans to bring him in.The animal is believed to…

Many pupils are being told to stay home again on Tuesday as frigid conditions make it impossible for students and teachers to travel in safely Many schools across the country will close their doors again today as arctic weather conditions continue to sweep the country. More snow is forecast on Tuesday, with fog and ice threatening chaos on the roads and forcing many local councils to keep pupils away for another day. The Met Office is predicting treacherous conditions for the rest of the week and warns it will be a “cold and icy start to the day” on Tuesday…

Marion Hubert received an alarming message from her power provider this summer warning of a doubling in bills for her apartment near Paris. But the company also offered a solution — she could avoid the dramatic rise in costs by switching to state-controlled former monopoly EDF. Moves by some of France’s smaller distributors to ditch clients come as soaring wholesale electricity prices across Europe raise fears of a growing wave of insolvencies among power suppliers from Britain to Germany. Companies that roped in customers with bargain offers are now struggling to cover their wholesale purchase costs, stretching their business models…

The Edmonton Oilers didn’t muster much offence in a 2-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Monday night. The teams traded power-play goals in the first period. Wild forward Matt Boldy knifed a deflection past Oilers netminder Stuart Skinner.Only 1:25 later, Zach Hyman swept a rebound by Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury for his tenth goal of the season. Hyman’s goal withstood a coach’s challenge for goalie interference by the Wild. In the second, Wild defenceman Matt Dumba beat Skinner glove side, but the goal was erased when the Oilers successfully challenged for offside on the zone entry.The Wild kept coming…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the murder of two Queensland Police officers after a shootout in Wieambilla which killed six people. Watch Live on SkyNews.com.au.Matthew Arnold, 26, and Rachel McCrow, 29, along with two colleagues were sent to a property in Wieambilla, about four hours north-west of Brisbane, on Monday about 4:30pm in relation to a New South Wales missing person’s case.The police officers were ambushed as they made their way up the driveway and came under fire from two heavily armed offenders, reportedly dressed in camouflage.Two other constables who arrived at the scene with Matthew and Rachel miraculously survived…

The Royal Canadian Air Force says two military officers have been handed reprimands and minor suspensions of pay for failing to enforce the military’s orders on preventing and addressing sexual misconduct. The charges and disciplinary actions stem from an informal meeting known as a “call sign review board” on June 22 at one of Canada’s two main fighter jet bases, 4 Wing Cold Lake in Alberta.Former fighter pilots have described such review boards as informal meetings after major training exercises or operations in which pilots assign nicknames, or call signs, to newer members over drinks.The Air Force says that during…

HONG KONG: Arrivals in Hong Kong from Wednesday (Dec 14) will no longer receive an “amber” code barring them from some venues, Chief Executive John Lee said, while dropping use of a government-mandated COVID-19 mobile application. The news of a further loosening of COVID-19 curbs in the global financial hub, which has trailed most of the world in easing them, is set to boost resumption of travel and business, as the code had limited access to bars and restaurants. The government’s move to scrap its mobility-tracking app governing access to restaurants and venues such as gyms, clubs and salons, comes…

Kathy Griffin, Prince Harry, Armie Hammer. Shutterstock (3) Yikes! Kathy Griffin is not impressed by how Prince Harry and Meghan Markle met — and even compared the royal to controversial actor Armie Hammer. “They met on freaking Instagram. Prince Harry was just flipping through Instagram, looking for a hot brunette like every other guy in L.A.,” Griffin, 62, quipped via Instagram video on Sunday, December 11. “I’m disappointed. I thought this was going to be a great love story. … Prince Harry’s like Armie freaking Hammer. What if Prince Harry’s the new House of Hammer?” The Call Me By Your Name actor, 36,…

New York State health officials acknowledged that a network of Brooklyn hospitals whose computer systems crashed last month — causing chaos for patients and staffers — had been subjected to a cyber hack attack. “The New York State Department of Health is aware of an incident and is working with One Brooklyn Network to ensure patient safety,” state Health Department spokesman Jeffrey Hammond said late Monday. “As there is an ongoing investigation, we cannot comment further.” One Brooklyn Health oversees Brookdale, Interfaith and Kingsbrook Jewish hospitals — so-called “safety net” facilities because they serve among the poorest and neediest patients…

It’s a huge bombshell with stunning revelations. Or is it? With the so-called “Twitter Files,” Elon Musk is openly engaged in a game of information warfare, one that is shining a spotlight on the fragmented and partisan state of the modern day media landscape. Led by Fox News, the right-wing media machine is treating the ongoing series of stories as if they were the next Pentagon Papers, breathlessly hyping each new batch of documents as earth-shattering scoops that illuminate horrific abuses of power by woke Twitter overlords of yesteryear. In that distorted universe, Musk is being hailed a hero at…