This 22-Foot Turkey Roosts in a Region of Roadside Giants
The most celebrated resident of Frazee, Minn., is 22 feet tall and is known to his friends simply as Big Tom. He lives alone just off Highway 10, past the…
India’s Exam Leaks Underline the Nation’s Bigger Problem
India has been rocked by multiple scandals involving leaked exams this year, and the country’s government has scrambled to contain the fallout each time. The distress caused by the leaks…
In high-wage Germany, VW’s labour costs outstrip the competition | Reuters News Agency
Business & Finance 20 November 2024, 11:48 am 1 minute By Reuters News Agency As Volkswagen and unions gear up for the next round of talks over wages and plant…
The 50 Others Accused in France’s Pelicot Rape Trial
The last of 50 men to be cross-examined in the rape of a drugged and naked Gisèle Pelicot stood before the judges in a white sweater and jeans. Philippe Leleu:…
EU Nears Finish Line on Trade Deal With South American Bloc in an Effort to Deal Blow to China | naked capitalism
The French at least are making their opposition to the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal abundantly clear, and for once French President and World Economic Forum lackey Emmanuel Macron is listening.…
What Is Russia’s Oreshnik Ballistic Missile?
The dust has settled in Dnipro, Ukraine, where investigators are analyzing the wreckage at a weapons factory struck by a new Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile last week. But the debate…
A Stray Dog Climbed an Egyptian Pyramid. Along Came a Paraglider.
They say that every dog has its day, and for Apollo, a young stray who roams the Giza necropolis in Greater Cairo, that day was Oct. 14. Just after sunrise,…
Why a Pasture-Raised Thanksgiving Turkey Costs $95
The turkeys at Troll Bridge Farm are pasture-raised, and Lisa Skillman, who runs the farm with her husband and four of their six children, said she works hard to keep…
China’s Police Are Preying on Small Firms in Search of Cash
In April 2023, police officers from a city in southern Guangdong Province traveled 600 miles north to Wuhan, detained 25 employees of a social media company and coerced its finance…
As Russia Advances in Ukraine, a Cop Has to Flee City After City
The belongings of Volodymyr Nikulin, a Ukrainian police officer stationed near the country’s eastern front line, boil down to this: a shrapnel-riddled car, a small sack stuffed with sweaters and…