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Rainstorm Triggers 'Catastrophic' Meerkat Tunnel Collapse at UK Wildlife Park, Leaving Just One Survivor

A sudden rainstorm in Leicestershire caused a catastrophic meerkat tunnel collapse at Tropical Birdland, killing nearly all the meerkats and leaving only one survivor. The park mourns the loss.

International Business Times UK · Aug 24

‘The biggest, baddest, saltiest chick you would ever see’: why no one sang the blues like Big Mama Thornton

Gay, fearless and utterly unique, Thornton had a hit with Hound Dog before Elvis – but was then fleeced and forgotten. One hundred years after her birth, a new documentary sets the record straight

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10

Brazil presidential elections: far-right Bolsonaro supporters go on the offensive

As incumbent Jair Bolsonaro faces off a challenge from left-wing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (known as “Lula”) in Brazil’s October 2 elections, a group of determined Bolsonaro supporters is mobilising for action, convinced that a communist threat hangs over their country and fiercely defending the sitting president.

France 24 · Sep 25, 2022