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Lolling tongues and resting snarl face: The World's Ugliest Dog contest in pictures

The 50th edition of the American competition saw a six-year-old pug named Jinny Lu take home the top prize.

Euronews · Aug 17

In California primary, an electoral disaster is looming for Democrats

Two months before a crucial primary in one of the most liberal states in the US, Democrats are facing a self-made political catastrophe. Too many candidates for governor are fragmenting the party's electorate and could make a Republican the successor of Gavin Newsom.

Euronews · Apr 1

Where are the LA fires still burning, and why are they so destructive?

The wildfires raging through Los Angeles are the most destructive and likely the deadliest in the county’s history.

Al Jazeera · Jan 14, 2025

California escaped deadly wildfires this summer. The danger isn’t over yet

An unusually wet winter tamped down conditions so far in 2023, but experts say the state can’t afford to rely on luck

The Guardian - US · Sep 3, 2023

Canada mourns deaths of firefighters as wildfires ravage millions of acres

Deaths of two crew days apart prompts reckoning over mounting economic and human toll of fires that have charred Canada’s forests

The Guardian - US · Jul 17, 2023

Proud Boys fined over $1 million for ‘hateful and overtly racist’ attack on Black church

Compensation will be used to repair sign and increase security at the church amid ‘ongoing threats’

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2023

9 photos of the most beautiful World’s Ugliest Dog Contest 2023 competitors

These dogs are so cute!

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 26, 2023

Meet Scooter, the winner of this year's World's Ugliest Dog contest

A Chinese Crested pooch born with backward hind legs — a rescue once destined for death — has been crowned the "World's Ugliest Dog."

WEKU · Jun 26, 2023

Pride across the US: celebration and defiance in the face of threats

LGBTQ+ people and their allies celebrated throughout the nation, even as the number of hate incidents has increased

The Guardian - US · Jun 25, 2023

The World’s Ugliest Dog Has Been Crowned & I Would Risk It All Just To Pat That Scrawny Head

All hail Scooter!

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 25, 2023