NBC Washington, by Clint Schemmer: Many Virginia farmers may not realize it, but a new tick-borne disease is threatening their cattle and dairy animals, livestock experts say. A hemoprotozoa, a single-celled microorganism, is infecting herds in at least 21 Virginia…

End Time Headlines: America faces a growing risk of a crippling national freight rail strike in two weeks. The rank-and-file members of the nation’s largest rail union, which represents the industry’s conductors, rejected a tentative labor deal with freight railroads,…

Express, by Emma Crabtree: The earthquake measured a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter scale which is classified as a major event and can cause damage to buildings which may collapse. With a quake of such magnitude, the effects may…

NY Post: A powerful earthquake killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia’s main island on Monday. Terrified residents fled into the street, some covered in blood and debris. Many of the dead were public-school students who had…

Yahoo News, by Lauren Leffer: More than 500 households in the rural Arizona desert are set to be without running water starting January, 1 2023, as first reported by NBC News. The homes, located in Rio Verde Foothills—an affluent, unincorporated…

CNS News, by Lauren Shank: The U.S. Senate decided on Nov. 16 to move forward and vote on the Respect for Marriage Act, and then passed the measure (53-23) on Nov. 17 with 12 Republicans voting in favor. Conservatives, however,…

Reclaim The Net, by Didi Rankovic: A class action lawsuit has been filed against the US state of Massachusetts for what the plaintiffs claim is a case of covert mass surveillance carried out via “Covid spyware” installed on over one…

The Washington Stand, by Ben Johnson: One of the most legendary soccer players of his time received a jail sentence and a fine for posting “transphobic” social media messages citing the Bible’s creation account. “God created Adam and Eve,” wrote…

The Hindu: U.S. President Joe Biden told the COP27 summit on Friday that the world needs to “step up” to cut carbon emissions in the hope of bringing global warming under control. “Every nation needs to step up. At this…

News.com.au, by Jamie Seidel: Japan is worried. A close neighbour is talking tough. It wants control over Tokyo’s southernmost islands, shipping lanes and oil reserves. Now that talk is relentlessly marching towards action. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last weekend pledged…

The Sun, by Ashley Armstrong: HSBC says it will pay for staff to have sex change treatments. Bosses want trans and non-binary employees to “be their true authentic self”. The bank’s UK Pride team sent an internal memo this week…

Billboard, by Stephen Daw: Racers, start your engines — and may the best world leader win! In a new trailer for the forthcoming inaugural season of Canada’s Drag Race: Canada Vs. The World, fans of the franchise got a sneak…