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Dutch festival draws thousands of redheads in celebration of ginger locks
Facebook Tweet Email Link Tilburg, Netherlands Associated Press — The southern Dutch city of Tilburg is seeing more color than usual this weekend, as thousands of redheads from all over the world gather in the Netherlands for a once-a-year festival to celebrate their flaming locks. The 2025 edition of the Redhead Days festival includes music, food trucks and workshops tailored …
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Read More »Thousands of redheads celebrate their strands at Dutch festival
TILBURG, Netherlands (AP) — The southern Dutch city of Tilburg is seeing more color than usual this weekend, as thousands of redheads from all over the world gather in the Netherlands for a once-a-year festival to celebrate their flaming locks. The 2025 edition of the Redhead Days festival includes music, food trucks and workshops tailored to particular needs of redheads, …
Read More »Civilians indicted for their role in 2021 fuel spill that sickened thousands at Pearl Harbor
HONOLULU (AP) — A grand jury has indicted two civilian workers on charges they caused the Navy to provide the Hawaii Department of Health with false information about jet fuel that spilled from a Pearl Harbor storage facility before it later seeped into drinking water and sickened 6,000 people over Thanksgiving in 2021. The indictments are the first to result …
Read More »Thousands of bumblebee catfish captured climbing waterfall in never-before-seen footage
Never-before-seen footage has captured thousands of catfish climbing a waterfall in southern Brazil — the first detailed observation of the species migrating. Bumblebee catfish (Rhyacoglanis paranesis) get their name from the black spots on their orange bodies and their tiny size, with the fish reaching just 3.5 inches (89.2 millimeters) in length. The small jumping fish were filmed scaling slippery …
Read More »Common over-the-counter painkillers ‘quietly fuelling’ terrifying condition, study reveals – thousands of deaths every year
By ZOE HARDY, HEALTH REPORTER Published: 11:58, 26 August 2025 | Updated: 12:05, 26 August 2025 Taking common painkillers together could be fueling antibiotic resistance, amid concerns over deaths, experts warned today. Ibuprofen and paracetamol—known as acetaminophen and often sold under the brand name Tylenol in the US—are widely used to treat aches and pains and reduce fevers. But Australian …
Read More »New Trump design chief aims to improve thousands of US government websites – Reuters
New Trump design chief aims to improve thousands of US government websites Reuters IMPROVING OUR NATION THROUGH BETTER DESIGN The White House (.gov) Trump’s new chief design officer aims to make federal websites ‘satisfying’ The Washington Post Trump directs agencies to make public-facing services ‘beautiful and efficient’ Federal News Network Scoop: Trump seeks “Apple Store-like experience” for government websites Axios Source link
Read More »Wildfire in California wine country forces thousands to evacuate : NPR
A firefighting helicopter drops water onto the Pickett Fire as it burns in the hills near a vineyard on Aug. 21, 2025 in Calistoga, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Evacuation orders are in effect as wildfires blaze across the West, including in California’s scenic Napa County. The Pickett Fire, which has burned nearly 4,690 …
Read More »Elon Musk’s X Agrees to Settlements With Thousands of Former Employees – The New York Times
Elon Musk’s X Agrees to Settlements With Thousands of Former Employees The New York Times Elon Musk and X reach tentative settlement with laid-off Twitter staff The Guardian Elon Musk’s X strikes tentative agreement to settle $500 million lawsuit over Twitter firings CNN Musk set to pay $500 million to 6,000 workers fired without severance after his Twitter takeover Yahoo News Canada Elon Musk …
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