Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie will quit her role as a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) but will remain a humanitarian activist, the United Nations said on Friday. Jolie, who has been on more than 60 field assignments during her 21 years with UNHCR, said she wanted to keep working with refugees outside of the global body. "I will continue to do … [Read more...] about Angelina Jolie leaving the United Nations Refugee Agency after more than 20 years of service.
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According To A New Study, People Who Talk To Their Pets Are Much Smarter Than Those Who Don’t
Every time one of my dogs does something completely normal and definitely not surprising, I usually say, "Who's a good boy?" You see, even though I am aware that my animals understand or pay attention to less than one percent of what I say, I simply can't help but talk to them. Of course, I am aware that I am not alone in wanting to communicate with my animals; the vast … [Read more...] about According To A New Study, People Who Talk To Their Pets Are Much Smarter Than Those Who Don’t
More Than 125 Wild Bison Escape Nebraska’s Slaughterhouse
Following the escape of more than 100 bison from a feedlot in southern Nebraska, neighbors jumped into pickup trucks, horses, and four-wheelers to try to apprehend the fleeing animals. "We had everything," Phelps County Sheriff Gene Samuelson said of the effort to apprehend the escapees who broke through a fence and escaped Valley View Feeders in Overton, Nebraska, some 150 … [Read more...] about More Than 125 Wild Bison Escape Nebraska’s Slaughterhouse
A Dogs Cry More Than You Do When You’re Reunited
Is it possible they could love you more?! ❤️ Trigger warning: You might weep reading this (but in a good way). Dog parents will already be able to attest to the great affinity they have with their animals, but it appears that this emotional bond may go deeper than previously believed. When a dog is reunited with its pet parent, tears frequently build up in their eyes, … [Read more...] about A Dogs Cry More Than You Do When You’re Reunited
Was 1976 Really That Much Hotter Than 2022, or Is That Just Climate Denialism?
People have taken to social media to decry the current circumstances, but the world really is on fire. The weather is really hot, in case you hadn't noticed. In addition to being extremely hot, the current heatwave sweeping over Europe is shattering past records and replicating forecasts of the disastrous repercussions of climate change, except that it is occurring 30 years … [Read more...] about Was 1976 Really That Much Hotter Than 2022, or Is That Just Climate Denialism?