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Room with a seal view: Dutch hotel gets unusual guest

Room with a seal view: Dutch hotel gets unusual guest

The seal found by a woman in her room at a Dutch hotel on February 5, 2025. — Facebook/Stichting Dierenwelzijn Zeeland THE HAGUE: A guest at a seaside Dutch hotel got more than she bargained for when she opened her room to find a large grey seal kipping on the floor. Startled staff called an animal association in Vlissingen, southern …

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Race to beat Trump tariffs sends US imports soaring

Race to beat Trump tariffs sends US imports soaring

Natalie Sherman Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images US imports hit their highest on record in December as businesses responded to the threat of tariffs made by President Donald Trump by racing to secure foreign-made toys, mobile phones and computers. The value of goods brought into the US jumped 4% from November to $293.1bn, the highest since records began in …

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The Physics That Keeps a Crowd From Becoming a Stampede

The Physics That Keeps a Crowd From Becoming a Stampede

Every July, at the opening ceremony of the San Fermín festival signaling the imminent start of the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, more than 5,000 people cram into the city’s central plaza. The crowd starts the morning dressed in white. By noon, much of their clothing has been dyed pink by the free-flowing sangria. Participants in the event …

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