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3+ min ago (413+ words) The internet is going gaga for gay sheep of late. Or, more precisely, the wool from gay sheep. In the U.S. and Europe, sheep are raised primarily for their meat, called "lamb" when it comes from animals slaughtered under 12 months. Farmers usually shear meat lambs prior to slaughter, while sheep from wool breeds are culled for "mutton" when their hair begins to turn brittle at around the age of 6." The other rams become what are called wethers. They are typically castrated a few weeks after birth to prevent unlicensed pregnancies, because they tend to be more docile than intact rams, and because of the alleged superiority of their meat. Regardless, castration, not breeding, is the typical ram destiny. Such interventions in the sex lives of animals are so intrusive and ubiquitous that the laws criminalizing animal cruelty and human sexual abuse…...

4+ min ago (720+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 783 The father of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the last slain Israeli hostage still held in the Gaza Strip, said Thursday that he fears his son will never be returned. "We pray of course that he will not be another Ron Arad or [Hadar] Goldin," Itzik Gvili told Kan news. "That we don't drag it out for many more years." Goldin, an IDF soldier who was killed in 2014 and whose body was held in Gaza for over a decade, was returned to Israel this month. Arad, an Israeli Air Force navigator who was captured in Lebanon in 1988 after ejecting from his aircraft, has been missing ever since. Police Master Sgt. Gvili was killed battling Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Alumim on October 7, 2023, and his body was abducted to Gaza. Gvili is one of two slain hostages who remain…...

9+ min ago (973+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 783 Sharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel Dor Raviv spent much of his childhood on yachts, sailing and traveling around the world with his family. Yarden Gross was born into a family that ran a business taking visitors on tourist boats around the Sea of Galilee in the north of Israel. The two founders met and became friends during their military service in the Israeli Navy. Raviv served as a maritime navigation instructor and worked on a project for unmanned vessels, and Gross was a course instructor. The two naval tech experts founded Orca AI in 2018, aiming to use artificial intelligence to make the high seas safer. Their autonomous maritime navigation platform aims to steer ships clear of various threats, from fellow seafarers to missiles or bridges, securing an increasingly crowded and…...

11+ min ago (143+ words) This go-around, the Knicks are 11-6 following Wednesday's win over the Hornets " also with a light part of the schedule behind them. So there are reasons for Knicks fans to express gratitude today as they gather at the table, and there are reasons to silently worry. You probably forgot, but a year ago, the Knicks started 5-6. They took a deep breath, benefitted from a much easier December schedule and were 24-10 by New Year's Day. This go-around, the Knicks are 11-6 following Wednesday's win over the Hornets " also with a light part of the schedule behind them. So there are reasons for Knicks fans to express gratitude today as they gather at the table, and there are reasons to silently worry. Here, we got through both emotions by listing at least five of each:...

16+ min ago (691+ words) As the senior social media manager for all things shopping at the New York Post, it's my job to keep on top of all the viral trends and test out the hype. In addition to researching the best Black Friday deals from big box favorites like Walmart and Wayfair, our Post Wanted team has also tested many small-batch Ballerina Farm products and can honestly say we thoroughly enjoyed them all. Channeling our Trad-Wife one locally sourced loaf at a time. The ingredients used for each and every consumer good are intentionally and carefully selected, which shines through in taste and how it makes us feel before, during and especially after we eat. Our vice president of commerce, Jacqueline Goldstein, tried the Build Your Own Box of fully frozen foods lightning fast, grilled the tomahawk the next day, and had this…...

21+ min ago (1064+ words) "I don't have the answers, honestly, I don't. It's just unacceptable," Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones told Irish broadcaster RTE on Wednesday night. "I'm past being angry inside. I'm at the point now where I just don't have the words." It was a commendable display of honesty from Jones and a telling insight about the turmoil currently enveloping Liverpool. Arne Slot, presumably, shared those same feelings after watching his team getting trounced 4-1 at home by PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League. Statistics seldom tell the whole story, but in Liverpool's case they go a long way to paint a bleak picture. Wednesday's night defeat was the Reds' ninth in their last 12 games in all competitions, their worst run of form since the 1953-54 season, which was also when they last lost three consecutive games by a margin of three goals. In his…...

26+ min ago (1741+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 783 Under Keir Starmer's Labour government, the United Kingdom "no longer has a seat at the table" on key decisions about the future of the Middle East, the top foreign affairs official in Britain's opposition says. "It's not even at the front door, let alone the table," Priti Patel, Britain's shadow foreign secretary, told The Times of Israel from the Knesset in Jerusalem this week. Though Starmer attended US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace summit in Sharm El-Sheikh last month, London has not been a central player in mediating between Israel and Hamas or crafting Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza. Starmer was among the world leaders Trump singled out for praise during the Sharm summit. The UK "has chosen to abdicate responsibility and not be a player," charged Patel, a former home secretary and secretary of state…...

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