5 things to know for Oct. 13: Hostage release, Government shutdown, CDC firings, Severe weather, SpaceX launch

Many states today are observing Indigenous Peoples’ Day rather than Columbus Day, reflecting a growing movement to honor Native heritage instead of the Italian explorer. It’s also a federal holiday, ...
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The Study of Sri Lanka’s Endemic Biota

Nations Trust WNPS Monthly Lecturenthly Lecture A Malacologist’s View Thursday, 16th October, 6 pm, Jasmine Hall, BMICH Sri Lanka’s incredibly diverse land-snail fauna is dominated by endemic species.

People Share The Food That People Associate With Their Country That Doesn’t Really Make Sense (63 Posts)

While it’s easy to imagine Parisians living on a steady diet of wine and croissants, or Bostonians downing their doughnuts ...

Two years later, top Tories who lost jobs in Greenbelt scandal still haven’t been interviewed by RCMP

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officials were tight-lipped when contacted about the second anniversary of launching their ...

In Jilly Super land, almost all sex was ‘fun, fun, fun’

As the former editor of the ‘Erotic Review’, Rowan Pelling explains why Jilly Cooper’s champagne-fuelled, hedonistic spirit ...