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Military horses injured galloping across London making progress, army says

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 4 days ago - 21:58

Quaker and Vida, who were among the animals who got loose, were hurt when they collided with vehicles but have now had surgery

The two military horses who sustained injuries after colliding with vehicles in London are making progress after surgery, the British army has said.

Quaker, a Cavalry black, and a grey horse called Vida were seen galloping through the streets of the capital after being frightened by builders moving rubble last Wednesday. The pair bolted while they were on an extended exercise in Belgravia with five other horses and six soldiers from the Household Cavalry.

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Utah cat found safe in California after sneaking into Amazon return box

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 4 days ago - 15:00

Galena survived six days of travel with no food or water before being discovered in relatively good shape by Amazon employee

In the famous Schrödinger’s cat hypothesis, a cat in a box is both alive and dead until someone looks inside – and in the case of one mischievous cat from Utah discovered inside an Amazon return package, it was very much alive.

The cat, Galena, survived being shipped all the way from Lehi, Utah, across the US to California after sneaking into the package. Galena, six, an indoor-only cat, traveled more than 500 miles in a 3-by-3ft shipping container, according to NBC .

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Kristi Noem dogged by poor polling amid fallout from tale of killing puppy

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 5 days ago - 06:00

Public disapproval mounts for South Dakota governor and vice-presidential hopeful whose book contains gruesome account

Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor and Republican vice-presidential hopeful, saw polling numbers plummet after the Guardian revealed that she writes in a new book about the day she shot dead a hunting dog and an un-castrated goat, a revelation that ignited a political storm .

Announcing what it called its “Noem Puppy Murder Poll Findings”, New River Strategies, a Democratic firm, said 81% of Americans disapproved of Noem’s decision to shoot Cricket, a 14-month-old wire-haired pointer who Noem says ruined a pheasant hunt and killed a neighbour’s chickens, thereby earning a trip to a gravel pit to die.

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Did five frightened horses bolting through London really mean the end was neigh? | Michael Hogan

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 6 days ago - 16:00

It says a lot about our turbulent times that we’ve started seeking omens in random events

Woah there, cried the nation. Easy, boy. This week’s most arresting visuals came on Wednesday morning when runaway horses brought central London to a standstill. Five working animals from the Household Cavalry, based at Hyde Park barracks, were on exercise when they were spooked by noises from a building site and dramatically broke loose.

The equine escapees caused chaos bolting through the capital, colliding with vehicles and startling pedestrians. They galloped for six miles, making it as far as Limehouse in the East End. Four people were taken to hospital . Two horses were left in serious condition. The footage was mesmerising, the images indelible. It elicited a giddy mix of fear and excitement, reminiscent of when a bird flies through an open window.

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Briton, 64, in critical care after ‘unusual’ shark attack on Tobago

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 6 days ago - 08:41

Man is being treated for injuries to arm, leg and stomach after attack in shallow waters

A British man is in intensive care after an “unusual” shark attack on the Caribbean island of Tobago.

The 64-year-old man is receiving critical care after the bull shark attack left him with injuries to his left arm, left leg and stomach, Tobago’s Division of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation said.

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Egg labels, egg-splained: from cage-free to free-range, how to eat ethically and economically

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 7 days ago - 13:00

Egg cartons are labeled with all sorts of descriptors, making grocery shopping a confusing experience. Experts tell us what these labels mean and how to shop

Shopping for eggs at the grocery store can be a confusing experience. Cartons are labeled with all kinds of descriptors – natural, organic, cage-free, free-range – and some cost more at checkout. But what do they actually mean, and for ethically minded consumers, are they actually worth the money?

Protein-packed eggs are linked to relatively low carbon emissions compared with other land-based animal protein sources, but not all eggs are created equal when it comes to the environment, health or animal welfare, experts say.

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Digested week: Trump’s McDonald’s bill is big, but its prices have ballooned | Emma Brockes

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 7 days ago - 10:27

‘Coastal elites’ feel the pinch of fast-food price hikes too. Plus: Liz Truss bars Guardian journalists from book launch. Lol

Donald Trump’s appearance in criminal court on Monday has raised many questions, constitutional and otherwise, but on the evidence of the first day I find myself most curious about the former president’s McDonald’s order. During jury selection last week, the Daily Mail reported on a $700 (£560) McDonald’s order put in by Trump staffers that included 27 orders of fries, 27 quarter pounders, a bunch of nuggets and no drinks. A McDonald’s employee complained anonymously that they didn’t leave a tip – in line with everyone who eats at McDonald’s – but still.

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Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 7 days ago - 09:09

South Dakota governor includes bloody tale in campaign volume – and admits ‘a better politician … wouldn’t tell the story here’

In 1952, as a Republican candidate for vice-president, Richard Nixon famously stirred criticism by admitting receiving a dog, Checkers , as a political gift.

In 2012, as the Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney was pilloried for tying a dog, Seamus, to the roof of the family car for a cross-country trip.

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Week in wildlife – in pictures: a lazy leopard, a moonwalking elephant and hitchhiking ducklings

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 7 days ago - 07:00

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world