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"And in maritime news, the Coast Guard is on the scene today after an apparent collision between two lighthouses."

Just recently, I've been told about news stories from the US and Canada that hadn't made it to the BBC so I wasn't aware of them. It made me think what other news from other countries am I missing out on - both nationally and more locally.

One of the recent big news stories in the UK that might not have made it to international news was the trial of the two men accused of cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree - BBC article here.

More locally, there's been a row at Lancashire County Council over the new flag policy that the newly elected Reform UK council want to bring in. They want to limit the flags flown at council buildings to national and military ones, rather than ones for 'political causes', i.e. the Pride flag - article here

What major news stories has there been where you are - either nationally or locally? And what is your preferred reputable source of news?

Current Mood: curious
Current Location: Lancashire
Current Music: War Pigs - Black Sabbath

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Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.

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Posted by Frank

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Posted by Frank

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Posted by Frank

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Watch on Vimeo

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Maybe encouraging the publication of null results isn't enough--maybe we need a journal devoted to publishing results the study authors find personally annoying.

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This is almost as bad as the time I signed up for a purely partisan fishing expedition.

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Posted by Matthew Inman

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/squirrel_filming?no_popup=1

A comic about an old couple recording a video of a squirrel and a cat.

View on my website

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https://xkcd.com/3115/

'Tin pest' makes more sense to me. Tin just doesn't want to be locked down in a shape like that. I get it. But why would any metal want to grow hair??

https://xkcd.com/3115/

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Posted by Frank

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Sunday Secrets began 20 years ago. This week I did not receive enough postcards to share back. Free your secrets today.

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Posted by deb

https://smittenkitchen.com/2025/07/focaccia-with-zucchini-and-potatoes/

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I didn’t mean to get so carried away making focaccia over the last few months, but don’t I always say that? As if I forget how easily I get consumed with a very specific idea for what a recipe should be and cannot let it go, even when it’s past time to move on. As if it was someone else who made blueberry muffins 25 times one summer until she found what she was looking for. Thus, perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised but I still am: I’ve made an obscene amount of focaccia this spring and summer trying to find the recipe I’ll want to use forever. Here are five things I learned along the way:

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