Packets containing mystery seeds that have been reaching various states have now been seen in North Texas, according to a report. About 200 residents claim to have received the packages, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said, according to FOX 4 of Dallas. The emails are believed to have originated in …
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China’s probe of Mars photographs Earth en route to the Red Planet
Beijing (AFP) – China’s first Mars probe has transmitted a photo of Earth and the Moon as it heads toward its destination, the country’s space agency said on Tuesday. The image, which shows the two celestial bodies as small croissants in the empty darkness of space, was taken 1.2 million …
Read More »European stocks rise, but investors cautious ahead of Fed meeting
LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks rose slightly on Wednesday after mixed earnings reports, but the resurgence of COVID-19 cases kept investors cautious as they awaited news from the US Federal Reserve. FILE PHOTO: People pass the offices of the London Stock Exchange Group in the city of London, Great Britain, …
Read More »Israel says it foiled a Hezbollah raid on Lebanon’s border
JERUSALEM – The Israeli army said on Monday it had thwarted a raid by a Hezbollah “terrorist squad” in a contested area along its northern border with Lebanon, resulting in an exchange of fire that capped days of mounting tension there. An Israeli army spokesman said a small squadron armed …
Read More »Dozens of House Republicans are suddenly sweating from losing their seats.
Internal Democratic polls in recent weeks have shown tight careers in the once solid Republican Party seats in Indiana, Texas, Michigan, Ohio, and Montana that President Donald Trump brought to hand in 2016, data suggesting that the battlefield is straying in a dangerous direction for the Republican Party. “Republicans were …
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