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Carroll College professor of biology Grant Hokit drags a white cloth through brush outside of Condon, Mont., looking for ticks. Hokit surveys for ticks statewide for the Montana health department. Aaron Bolton hide caption toggle caption Aaron Bolton CONDON, Mont. — Biologist Grant Hokit has come to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon to look for ticks. A hiking path crosses the expanse of long grasses and berry bushes. As Hokit walks the path, he carries a handmade tool made out of plastic pipes taped together that hold a large rectangle of white flannel cloth. He jokes that…

Berlin-based Austrian filmmaker Ivette Löcker (Night Shifts, Ties That Bind) likes to go deep on human relationships and connections.“My previous films have very often dealt with relationships, different kinds of relationships,” she tells THR on the sidelines of the 31st edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival, where her latest documentary, Our Time Will Come (Unsere Zeit wird kommen), screens in the feature documentary competition program. “And I was very much interested in this kind of interracial relationship, because I think it’s getting more and more common. As members of the white majority, we have to get used to and get to know more…

A Copa Sudamericana match in Buenos Aires was abandoned after violent clashes between fans, with some being stripped and beaten and one in a life-threatening condition after falling from the top tier of a stand.Universidad de Chile say that 19 of their fans are in hospital after Wednesday’s last-16 second leg at Argentine side Independiente.The club added that 97 Chileans have been arrested, although local media have reported that figure is more than 300.Two fans were stabbed while one is having surgery after their fall from a height at the Estadio Libertadores de America, in the Avellaneda area of the…

There’s a grain of truth to worries over the “bag tag scam,” but it might a small grainThere’s a travel scam warning going around the internet right now: You should keep your baggage tags on your bags until you get home, then shred them, because scammers are using luggage tags to file fraudulent claims for missing baggage with the airline. But should you worry about this?Where Did the ‘Bag Tag Scam’ Originate?The scam seems to originate from a Reddit thread in which a poster claiming to be a baggage claims manager at Delta encouraged passengers to wait until they get home…

A cow’s tooth from a jawbone deliberately placed beside the entrance to Stonehenge at the Neolithic monument’s very beginning in 2995 to 2900BC could offer tantalising new evidence about how the stones were transported about 125 miles from Wales to Salisbury Plain.Analysis of the third molar tooth showed the animal began life in Wales, adding weight to a theory that cows were used as beasts of burden in hauling the enormous stones across the country.Since the jawbone was discovered a century ago historians have been intrigued about why it was placed there and where it had come from.Researchers from the…

Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have been sued by passengers who claim they were charged extra for a window seat but found themselves sitting next to a blank wall.The lawsuits, filed separately against the US carriers, seek millions of dollars in damages for more than a million customers of each airline.They said the companies do not flag that the seats are windowless during the booking process, even when charging a premium for them.United declined to comment as it was an ongoing legal matter. The BBC has contacted Delta for comment.The lawsuits, which are similarly worded, seek refunds of extra…

Israel has called up 60,000 reservists to back its plan to seize Gaza City, where fighting continues. Meanwhile, mediators push for a truce, but Israel has yet to respond to Hamas’s latest ceasefire proposal, leaving public opinion divided and puzzled. FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky has more from Jerusalem.

Rich CiminiAug 20, 2025, 08:01 PM ETCloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Trying to bolster one of their weakest positions, the New York Jets acquired defensive tackles Harrison Phillips and Jowon Briggs in separate trades Wednesday.The Jets traded two sixth-round picks (2026 and 2027) and a 2027…

Size matters when shopping for a new laptop. A 13 or 14-inch laptop might be too small, while a 16-inch device could be way too big. Fifteen-inch laptops offer a nice in-between; one that is not too big or small, but just right. What’s great is they’re available across a wide range of categories, from budget laptops to graphic design machines. The MacBook Air M4 is a solid, lightweight option. If you’re short on cash, the Acer Aspire Go 15 comes highly recommended.I’m familiar with a lot of 15-inch laptops, so to save you the trouble, I’ve compiled a list…

More than 750 current and former federal health employees on Wednesday accused the health and human services (HHS) secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, of fueling harassment and violence directed at government healthcare staff.In a letter sent to Kennedy and members of Congress, the group accuses RFK Jr of contributing to “the harassment and violence experienced by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staff”, citing decisions such as removing members from a CDC vaccine advisory panel, questioning the safety of the measles vaccine, and firing key CDC staff as actions that sow distrust in federal medical professionals.The group says Kennedy’s…