With the iOS 14 update in September, the tech giant added a new feature similar to what was already in effect for Mac computers with built in webcams. If you’re unfamiliar, on a Macbook, a green light next to the webcam will come on if the camera is in use. Now something similar will happen on your phone, with the green dot appearing in the corner. An orange dot indicates that the microphone is being used....
A new study published in Sage Journal showed that as fertility rates decline globally, some individuals are choosing to adopt pets rather than raise children. “With basics taken care of, people can focus on higher-order psychological needs like feelings of achievement and a sense of purpose,” Shelly Volsche, the author of the study, wrote. “The scene is set for people to actively choose to focus on pets instead of children....
The U.K.’s Staffordshire Police said a boy, 8, and girl, 6, and a woman had been attacked by a dog in the town of Cannock, about 20 miles northwest of Birmingham, on Saturday afternoon. A police statement shared later that day said police were called to Brook Vale at about 12:40 p.m. after they received reports three people had been bitten by a dog. The statement continued: “An 8-year-old boy has received serious facial injuries and a 6-year-old girl has an arm injury....
After being alerted to a report of an abandoned dog, police attended the location and made the heartbreaking discovery. “Two of our officers rescued an abandoned puppy left for dead inside a pillowcase and thrown over a fence into a vacant lot. It happened about a month ago near 39th Street and Earll. These officers are two of many who happened to carry dog food with them, and gave the pup a much needed meal,” wrote Phoenix Police in a social media post....
Unfortunately, on this occasion, Banks the dog was left at home and, if the video shared to TikTok by bonnieandbanks is anything to go by, he was far from happy about it. The clip can be watched here. In the clip, which has been viewed 3 million times, Banks’s owner, Bonnie, can be heard behind the camera repeatedly trying to get her canine companion’s attention. But Banks, who is sitting on the couch close to her, ignores the calls, preferring to instead stare off into the distance....
Zeus, a 9-year-old pit bull mix, was said to be too large to fly on a commercial airplane. He instead embarked on an epic volunteer-driven road trip to reunite with his family in time for Christmas. Zeus was reported to have completed the journey home on December 12 and is expected to ring in Christmas and the New Year with his family. The trip home was provided by Many Paws Volunteer Transport....
On Saturday, June 25, Hawkins County Rescue Squad’s Multi-Jurisdictional Rope Rescue Team received a request for help after a report that a dog had fallen into the sinkhole. The incident occurred on Horton Ford Road in Kyles Ford, Hancock County. Representatives from Hawkins County Rescue Squad and Goshen Valley Volunteer Fire Department arrived at the incident to find the sinkhole in a woodland area and around 30 feet deep. Killer was trapped at the end of the hole with no way to get out by himself....
Mackenzie McClintock, public information officer for the South Walton Fire District, told Newsweek that her department received a mutual aid emergency call on Wednesday from neighboring Walton County Fire Rescue about a medium-to large-sized dog that was stuck in a hole. The owner of the dog was not at the scene at the time. South Walton Fire District’s Technical Rescue Team is certified in rescues including confined spaces, vehicle extrication, trench rescue and collapsible space....
Owning a dog can be extremely difficult for some people, which is why people’s hearts can burst with joy when a pooch finds its forever home. In a viral video shared on TikTok, which can be seen here, user harveytherescue - named after the titular dog - explained the pooch had struggled to find a permanent home in the past. It is unsurprising that videos involving dogs go viral online as millions of Americans own pets....
The dog, called Oscar, began by liking three songs and three songs only: “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber, “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer and “Bitter Sweet Symphony” by The Verve. Despite all being hits, the songs don’t appear to have that much in common. Oscar sings along loudly to the three pieces, leaving his puzzled owner asking TikTok exactly what it is about them that he likes. “So my dog has decided that there are three songs that make him want to sing,” she said....
In the video, posted by user keeperofthecan, her two dogs can be seen “celebrating” her return by jumping on the sofa and doing “tippy taps.” The post has over 14,500 upvotes. One user commented: “That’s forever in puppy time,” to which the poster replied: “It might as well be! It’s really rare for them to have the house with no humans in it, and everyone was gone, so I’m sure that made them a bit unsure....
The attack happened in October in White Lake Township, Michigan, during which the boy, Hunter Heater, suffered “massive lacerations and wounds” that were inches from main arteries, according to a GoFundMe page set up to help raise money for the family’s medical costs. The dogs left 75 bites all over his body, closely missing both his jugular vein and windpipe. Fortunately, the boy received prompt medical attention and was rushed to the hospital by paramedics....
No matter how the weekend standoff ended, the botched assault was yet another glaring example of Russian brutality and incompetence in its dealings with Chechen separatists. The rebels succeeded in staging a replay of the savage battle for their Parliament building in Grozny last January. That was a case study in Russian military disarray, as artillery was brought up to pound the rebel stronghold into a smoking ruin. But this time, Russian blood was flowing not in Chechnya but in a Russian town 90 miles away, with most of the wounds apparently inflicted by Russian troops....
In December 2018, Trump signed the First Step Act (FSA), a criminal justice reform law, as a way to help get nonviolent inmates on a path to early release, reduce federal prison sentences for eligible inmates and get inmates involved in programs that reduce recidivism. Inmates eligible for release will be placed in programs supervised by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). They can be sent to either Residential Reentry Centers (RRC) or to home confinement, according to the DOJ press release....
Flores told reporters Sunday that Miami is aiming to win now. “This game means a lot to me. I wouldn’t disrespect the game with that. We’re not. We’re going to try to win every game,” Flores said when asked if the Dolphins were tanking. Flores won four Super Bowls as a member of the Patriots’ coaching staff and left his post as the teams’ defensive coordinator following 2018. He’s confident his new team is capable of being successful this season....
The Dolphins are set to face the Bills on Saturday night in a game that could feature several feet of snow and be played in temperatures in the low 30s and 20s Fahrenheit in Western New York. Miami has tried to prepare for the game as best it can. It turned up the air conditioning in the practice facility, with NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe describing the temperature as feeling like it was in the 50s or 60s....
An unnamed member of the Miami defense told Omar Kelly of the Sun Sentinel that Tagovailoa “can’t make every throw” at the NFL level. Per the defender, that is going to make it very hard for the Dolphins to be competitive in the AFC. “He’s only going to take us so far," the player said. “I’m wasting my career here if that’s what we’re doing.” DECOURCY: Fortune flips in Patrick Mahomes’ favor...
Today, the Dolphins envy their in-state rivals' stability and professionalism. MORE: I ncognito speaks out for first time | Martin’s text in context | Ex-Bucs rip Schiano They even envy their record after Monday night, too. The Bucs got a sloppy 22-19 win over the Dolphins for their first win of 2013. The Dolphins made a loud, albeit nauseating, show of togetherness last week as the hazing/bullying scandal spread — but they still took the Raymond James Stadium field without two offensive line starters, the eyes of the storm, guard Richie Incognito and tackle Jonathan Martin....
Bill Ballard was surfing at Wallagoot Beach, on the New South Wales coast, on September 25 when he noticed that the dolphins—which were feeding on a swarm of salmon in the area—began acting differently than usual, The Courier reported. Ballard had encountered dolphins in the area before, so he was well versed in their usual behavior. “It’s hard to describe, but they kept coming up to the surface to look at me and also began swimming back and forward, coming closer and trying to push me towards the shore,” he told the Australian newspaper....
You can take your pick of what Dombrowski might have found funny: — That he had to answer questions about something every club in baseball tries to do. — That the media were taking this so seriously, with even Boston columnists authoring breathless takes about a lack of integrity and the possibilty of firings. — That the Yankees breached baseball etiquette by informing the media of the shenanigans. Yes, it turns out there’s a certain etiquette to telling a rival you know he’s cheating: Keep it behind closed doors and man to man....
