Just as an art gallery would protect its collection of fine and rare paintings, the National…
Month: November 2020
So you want to set up a low-traffic neighbourhood? Here’s where to start
How do I get started? For all the attention low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) are getting, they are…
Country diary: the farming year begins with a bang for the ewes
The new farming year started with a bang on Guy Fawkes night after we loosed seven…
Sasse, Romney pan Trump campaign’s tactics in contesting election
Sen. Ben Sasse was one of the first GOP senators to recognize Biden as the president-elect.…
Dems eye ways to fight back against GOP procedural ‘game’
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and her deputies are facing pressure to alter or do…
Biden to meet with Pelosi, Schumer on Friday
President-elect Joe Biden has talked to only a handful of Republicans, like Sen. Susan Collins of…
Schumer hints at movement on Covid relief
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s remarks come as Senate and House leadership staff are meeting on…
DeLauro battles Wasserman Schultz over Appropriations chair
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) looks on as Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) speaks at a 2016…
Danish Covid mink variant ‘very likely extinct’, but controversial cull continues
The Covid-19 mink variant that led to a cull of all mink in Denmark and the…
Blue whale sightings off South Georgia raise hopes of recovery
When the Antarctic blue whale – the largest and loudest animal on the planet – was…