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Nevada ranchers demanded rapid removal of excess wild horses; on October 29, an appeals court ruled against them, saying officials can weigh humane treatment and practical limits without setting a fixed timetable

Wild horses (Representative image) Nevada ranchers who wanted federal officials to remove excess wild horses more quickly have lost their appeal. On October 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of the U.S. Department of the Interior and other federal officials, holding that the Bureau…

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A Canadian publisher once had 25 million Facebook followers and submitted more than 500,000 ads before Meta shut down its pages in 2020; a US appeals court has now upheld dismissal of its conversion claim

Representative Image (AI-generated) Losing access to a social media account can mean losing years of work, an established audience and an important source of business. That was the situation faced by a Canadian online publisher whose Facebook pages once attracted around 25 million followers. The company had submitted more than 500,000 advertisements to Meta over…

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Assault on 4-yr-old, Pocso cuffs on man | Kolkata News

Kolkata: A 40-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting his four-year-old neighbour on a terrace at Duttapukur in North 24-Parganas. The child fell seriously ill following the incident and was admitted to hospital. The arrest triggered widespread protests in the locality, with residents demanding exemplary punishment for the accused.Police said the accused,…

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Ministers meet for single-ticket travel plans | Kolkata News

State transport minister Arjun Singh State urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul State transport minister Arjun Singh State urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul State transport minister Arjun Singh Kolkata: State urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul has outlined a vision to modernise the city’s public transportation system, proposing…

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10 lakh turnout target, 4,000 cops, 200 CCTV: Delhi braces for INDIA bloc’s anti-CEC rally at Ramlila Maidan | India News

Preparations underway at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan for the INDIA bloc’s anti-CEC rally NEW DELHI: Delhi is gearing up for INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, with opposition parties expecting a turnout of up to 10 lakh people and police deploying more than 4,000 personnel to manage security and crowds.The rally is being organised…

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Washington’s Ruby City once had more than 1,000 residents during a silver rush; today the historic townsite lies among the state’s forested hills | World News

PC: Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Once a thriving silver-mining settlement with more than 1,000 residents, Ruby City was at the centre of Washington’s mining boom in the late 19th century. Prospectors, investors and businesses flocked to the town as silver discoveries fuelled hopes of prosperity. However, declining silver prices, limited mineral deposits and…

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JU VC seeks EC meet nod, writes to govt | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Jadavpur University vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee has written to the higher education department seeking permission to hold an executive council meeting to decide on the university’s convocation, including the chief guest and conferring the honoris causa. JU holds its annual convocation on Dec 24. This is the second time Bhattacharjee has written to the department…

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From Mallikarjun Kharge’s lawn, 250 opposition MPs ‘impeach’ CEC Gyanesh Kumar | India News

INDIA bloc functionaries take part in the proceedings during the ‘public impeachment’ programme against CEC Gyanesh Kumar at the residence of Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi Saturday NEW DELHI: With Rahul Gandhi terming “public impeachment” and Sunday’s Ramlila Maidan rally a “dangerous political weapon” targeting Modi-Shah-Gyanesh, the INDIA bloc, in a symbolic move, Saturday passed…

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