Council urged to scrap 'rat tax'
A councillor has put forward an amendment to a recent review of pest control charges.
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Taliban deputy urges leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure says the group's leader should scrap education bans on Afghan women and girlsABC News - 2d -
Rats get taste for drugs in Houston police evidence room
Police department officials lament ‘systemic problem’ and say rats ‘enjoying’ 400,000lbs of marijuana in storage. Houston has found itself with a problem after drug-eating rats invaded the city’s ...The Guardian - 4d -
Drug-eating rats invade Houston police evidence room
The rodents are enjoying marijuana at the Houston Police Department that has been sitting in evidence for years.CBS News - 4d -
'Drug-addicted rats' infesting Houston police evidence room
"Drug-addicted rats" are eating narcotics seized and stored by Houston police, prompting a change in how long the police department is required to store the evidence, officials said.NBC News - 5d -
FDA Bans Red Dye 3 in Foods, Linking It to Cancer in Rats
Consumer and food safety groups have long urged the agency to revoke the use of this dye and others. The F.D.A. says studies have shown that it causes cancer in rats, but not in humans.The New York Times - 5d -
Gingrich urges Trump, GOP to pass tax cuts in 'one big, beautiful bill'
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) encouraged President-elect Trump and Republicans to pass tax cuts as part of a single wide-ranging reconciliation bill, arguing that the GOP’s narrow House ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
‘Dispiriting’: factchecker reacts to Meta’s move to scrap role
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LA council member: 'Absolute miracle' no fatalities reported
Los Angeles Councilwoman Traci Park said it is an “absolute miracle” no fatalities have been reported as fires blaze through parts of Los Angeles. “This fire moved very, very quickly,” Park said in ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
India rescuers race to save men stuck in flooded 'rat-hole' mine
Nine men were trapped on Monday morning after water flooded the narrow hole manually dug to extract coal.BBC News - Jan. 7
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At least 66 dead as fire engulfs Turkish ski hotel
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Six Palestinians killed as Israeli forces launch major operation in Jenin
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Trump's Jan. 6 pardons include violent offenders
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Ukraine Detains Commanders Amid Setbacks on the Front
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