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Two French Bulldogs were stolen from a pregnant woman in Los Angeles, California, on Friday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.The dogs were stolen at gunpoint in Studio City by a man who police remain on the search for. Police are also still searching for the dogs.The incident occurred at around 10 a.m. Friday in the 4100 block of Kraft Avenue, the LAPD’s North Hollywood Division said, according to FOX 11.GEORGIA SHEEPDOG FIGHTS OFF, KILLS 8 COYOTES AFTER PACK ATTACKS HIS SHEEP Police said a woman who is nine months pregnant was walking the dogs when an armed man…

The UK is set for a bitterly cold weekend with more than 10 inches of snow a possibility while the Met Office is warning of ice and fog as temperatures reportedly may drop below -15C Brits are set for heavy snow with more than 10 inches possibly falling and temperatures dipping to -15C with people warned of ice and freezing fog. The Met Office has yellow warnings for snow and ice in place for much of Scotland on Saturday as well as ice in Northern Ireland and Wales along with north and western England. The warnings spread on Sunday to…

The third installment of the “Twitter Files” released Friday, showing the company’s internal communications around the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot and what led up to the decision to ban then-President Donald Trump from the platform.They also showed how Twitter coordinated with the FBI for the censorship of individuals and how executives governed the platform with an iron fist: barring user engagement for tweets they did not like, or presumed to be false.”It’s even worse than we thought,” Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, tweeted Friday evening.The worries by conservatives that they were victims of blacklists, suspensions, and shadowbanning were all true, the…

A New bushfire detection system has been implemented in Australia, the first of its kind in the country.The arrival of the artificial intelligence technology has come as summer heatwaves have already started.Northern Australia Fire Danger levels will reach Catastrophic this weekend. Source: Sky News

The Edmonton Oilers finally beat the Minnesota Wild, scoring a 5-2 win Friday night at Rogers Place. The Wild had won the previous seven meetings between the two teams.“I thought tonight everybody was going, and we played a pretty solid 60 minutes overall,” Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said after the game. “Obviously (Stuart Skinner) made some big saves and was solid in (the net) there for us, but I thought overall it was one of our best 60-minute performances.”“We played a very good hockey game today — a very good first period,” Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft said.“We had good…

Wyoming led the nation in allowing women the right to vote on this day in history, Dec. 10, 1869.The then-western territory was the first in American history to approve women’s suffrage after Wyoming legislators passed and signed a bill into law.Yet according to History.com, part of the decision was stirred by interest in free publicity — and other “unsavory” motives.ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, WYOMING TERRITORY FORMED, PROVED GLOBAL LEADER OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGESome men recognized the importance of women during the settlement of the frontier, but others believed that voting for women’s suffrage would strengthen conservative voting blocks, History.com reports.In…

Rishi Sunak confronted a growing wave of industrial unrest facing the UK with tough new proposals for anti-strike laws, but will they work? We explore how the prime minister is handling the challenges of the winter ahead and whether we’re any closer to a “Sunakism”. Plus, we discuss the Edinburgh Reforms of financial services and whether they will boost growth and help the City of London flourish after Brexit. Presented by Sebastian Payne, with chief UK political columnist Robert Shrimsley, deputy opinion editor Miranda Green, political editor George Parker and business editor Dan Thomas. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Howie…

When Citigroup chief executive Jane Fraser was asked earlier this week what risks she was most concerned about, market liquidity topped her list. The Bank for International Settlements is worried about “fragility” in the market for mortgage-backed securities. And volatility has soared in US Treasury markets this autumn due to poor liquidity.With the world poised to plunge into recession, stresses are to be expected. But there is growing evidence that the post-crisis reforms, while aimed at shoring up financial stability may have, in important areas, simply traded counterparty risk for liquidity risk.Back in the 2008 crisis, much of the contagion…

SHANGHAI: Chinese authorities said they were cracking down on price gouging of medical supplies and drugs, and seeking to ensure they flow smoothly as fears grow of a massive COVID-19 outbreak after the nationwide dismantling of strict restrictions. China announced 10 measures on Wednesday (Dec 7) that loosened key parts of President Xi Jinping’s signature zero-COVID policy, in a dramatic pivot toward economic reopening. But concerns are increasing of a spike in infections as people scramble for cough medicines, flu drugs and masks. A working group under the State Council, China’s cabinet, issued a notice late on Friday, urging local…

SHANGHAI: China said on Saturday (Dec 10) it would stop checking truck drivers and ship crew transporting goods domestically for COVID-19, removing a key bottleneck from its supply chain network as a dismantling of the country’s zero-COVID policy gathers speed. The country this week made a dramatic pivot toward economic reopening, loosening key parts of the COVID-19 policy in a shift that has been welcomed by a weary public but also is now stoking concerns that infections could spike and cause further disruptions. With Beijing requiring less testing and letting those with mild to no symptoms quarantine at home, the…