Who knew one of Australia’s most passionate Swfties was an Oscar-nominated actress ..read more

Farmers in tractors clashed with police in Brussels on Monday, February 26, the same day the European Union’s agriculture ministers gathered for a meeting in the Belgian city. Footage recorded by Pieter Clepp shows a tractor dismantling a police barricade. Other footage showed police firing water cannons at tractors and hay being dumped on roads. Farmers across Europe have been protesting against what they see as onerous EU reforms and unfair prices, and against imports from non-EU countries. Credit: Pieter Cleppe via Storyful ..read more

Parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba received heavy snow as a winter storm hit Canada on Monday, February 26. Footage taken by X user @Clearski shows near-whiteout conditions on Highway 45 as she traveled toward Russell on Monday. A snowfall warning was in effect for Russell, where Environment Canada predicted up to 20 cm (7.8 inches) of snow accumulation and wind gusts up to 60 km/h (37 mph). CBC reported several schools in Manitoba were closed Monday due to hazardous road conditions. Wind chills of -30 Celsius were in the forecast for Monday night, according to Environment Canada, with “even c ..read more

South Sydney playmaker Cody Walker is set for a Las Vegas blockbuster after passing a secret fitness test in San Diego ..read more

The Saint Louis Zoo introduced its newest Sichuan takin – a Chinese animal related to goats and muskox – to the public on February 13, sharing adorable footage of the baby sticking close to her mom. Named Cornelia, the baby was born on January 28, marking the first takin birth at the Missouri zoo since 2016. This footage shows baby Cornelia following close behind her mother, Dawn, in the Red Rocks habitat of the zoo. Sichuan takins are native to western China’s bamboo forests. The species’ wild population is decreasing and facing a high risk of extinction, according to the Saint Louis Zoo. Cre ..read more

Firefighters in southern Louisiana battled “multiple out-of-control” wildland fires as dry conditions affected the region on Saturday, February 24. Officials said crews with the Ward 6 Fire Protection District responded to several wildfires on Saturday, including a woods fire exacerbated by wind near Alton Pierce Road and Highway 389 that grew to 225 acres before containment later in the afternoon. No structures were lost a result of that fire, officials said. “We are asking the community members to please refrain from burning the next few days,” the Ward 6 Fire Protection District wrote on Fa ..read more

The Illinois Restaurant Association's ProStart Invitational returns for its 24th annual event this Saturday in Des Plaines. High School students will be evaluated on their cooking and management skills ..read more

PINT’s season is over, but the club’s heartache won’t end there after a minute of complete madness in the NTFL elimination final ..read more

The nephew of former AFL coach and one of the strongest forces behind finding a cure for Motor Neurone Disease, Neale Daniher, will tackle nearly 650km in the Apple Isle to support the cause — with help from two Australian cycling greats ..read more

Political Commentator Shemeka Michelle says she is “so sick of” Republican Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley. Ms Michelle’s comments come as the vote for the South Carolina Republican Primary closes. The Political Commentator said people are “really believing" that Trump is on the way back. “We’re all watching it because we are so sick of Nikki Haley,” she said. “Nikki is like a roach ..read more