New Yorkers won’t have to be concerned about the price of the dog in the store display starting in 2024. On Thursday, Senate Bill S1130/Assembly Bill A4283 were both signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul of New York. The law forbids the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in retail pet stores. The goal of the proposal is to stop so-called “puppy mill” breeders who abuse their animals... 

On Wednesday, Dec. 14, the Romanian government approved a sizeable military equipment purchase within Phase I of the country’s “Light Tactical Armored Vehicles – ATBTU” armament program. “The approved specific procedure is aimed at awarding a multi-year contract for the supply of 1,059 ATBTUs in nine configurations — one basic variant and eight derivative types, necessary for the armament... 

U.S. military officials this week admitted that there is a chance that extraterrestrial life exists on planet Earth. Anticipation has swirled for over two years after numerous releases and declassifications from military officials regarding unidentified aerial phenomena (UFOs) spotted by U.S. military observers over the course of decades. At a roundtable on Friday, Pentagon officials indicated... 

A tiny delivery robot took a passerby by surprise by ‘politely thanking’ him for his help after it got stuck on an icy pavement. This week a passerby spotted a Starship food-delivery robot struggling to find a way up the large and icy curb in Cambridge. Graham Smith from Cherry Hinton in Cambridge, immediately came to the bot’s aid in Chequers Close on Tuesday. He said: ‘I... 

An Afghan who gang-raped a 14-year-old girl was granted police protection due to concerns for his safety after another teen girl was murdered by a migrant in the same village in Germany this month, according to reports. Authorities say they are worried about “possible public discontent” regarding ‘refugees’ following the unprovoked stabbing of two teen girls near an asylum... 

Romania, angered by Austria’s decision last week to single-handedly veto the country’s accession to the border-control-free Schengen Area of the European Union, has recalled its ambassador to Vienna, Emil Hurezeanu. Romania has also called on Romanian nationals to boycott Austrian holiday resorts during the winter ski season. Last Thursday, only one of three Schengen hopefuls, Croatia, was admitted... 

The Department of Defense has analyzed ‘hundreds’ of UFO reports from its service members since last year, some of objects flying in ways they don’t yet understand, and some in space and underwater, officials revealed. The head of the government’s UFO office Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick and the Under Secretary of Defense Ronald Moultrie made the revelations in a Pentagon briefing to... 

Internal corporate documents published to media outlets claim that Twitter has maintained “constant and pervasive” communications with the FBI and other US intelligence services for a number of years. The documents seem to demonstrate a coordinated government effort to banish anything classified as “misinformation.” The sixth installment of the “Twitter Files,”... 

Britain is in the midst of a major healthcare crisis as months-long delays in cancer treatment have become increasingly commonplace, leading to higher mortality, the National Health Service (NHS) has warned. On Wednesday, several British media outlets cited recent NHS figures, which showed that nearly 40% of all cancer patients urgently referred by their GP in October had to wait two months before... 

Pope Francis has urged Christians to spend less on Christmas this year and to send whatever they save to the people in Ukraine. Speaking to the crowds gathered for his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, the Pope said: “Brothers and sisters, I tell you, there is so much suffering in Ukraine, so much, so much” “I would like to draw some attention to the coming Christmas, even the parties”... 

The parents of a baby boy named Alex from Washington state are speaking out following a horrifying experience with Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital in Spokane. Born on January 3rd, baby Alex had trouble breathing and was soon diagnosed with tracheoesophageal fistula and Double Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV). In order to receive the care he needed, Alex was life-flighted from Richland, Washington... 

Sam Brinton, a former senior official and LGBTQ activist, has now been detained by police in connection with the alleged thefts of women’s apparel. Sam Brinton, who served as the United States’ nuclear fuel disposal agency’s deputy director, was let go on Monday. Brinton, a prominent transgender and LGBTQ activist, is suspected of taking luggage stuffed with women’s apparel... 

The facts date back to Saturday, December 10 around 10 p.m., rue des Lauriers-Roses in Montpellier. Since then, the defendant, a Moroccan in an irregular situation, has been sentenced to eighteen months in prison with a warrant of committal. What was the surprise of this 36-year-old Montpellier resident returning from an evening with his daughter and his wife, this Saturday, December 10 around 10... 

New research published in the journal JAMA Neurology links the consumption of ultra-processed food to brain degradation. Those who consume at least 20 percent of their daily calories as food the way nature did not intend have a substantially higher risk of suffering cognitive decline or developing dementia, the study found. Things like pizza, hot dogs, cookies, pastries, cakes, candy, and ice cream... 

One of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims has claimed that he did make sex tapes of his wealthy friends – and not only has she seen them, she’s made copies. And Sarah Ransome’s newly released deposition has rekindled allegations that top attorney Alan Dershowitz was involved in the abuse of underage girls. Ransome claimed in the deposition taken as part of a lawsuit that Virginia Giuffre...