8 d. ago Sean Duffy wants to bring ‘civility’ to air travel so why is he doing pull

Transport infrastructure in the US is a hot mess – and the guy in charge thinks ‘wellness spaces’ are gonna solve the problemSean “Dog” Duffy is a legend in the lumberjack world: a three-time world champion in the 90-ft lumberjack speed climb who is renowned for his prowess in mounting and rolling big bits of wood. Not just a lumberjack, Duffy also made waves on late-90s reality TV shows The Real World: Boston and Road Rules: All Stars. And now Duffy is parlaying his experience on Road Rules into his role as US transportation secretary.Duffy has got a lot on his big lumberjack hands: transport infrastructure in the US is, to use the technical term, a hot mess. More than a third of the country’s bridges need major repair work or replacement. There has been little historical investment in railways and the country lags behind the rest of the industrialized world when it comes to high-speed trains. Meanwhile, there’s a chronic air-traffic-controller shortage, which was exacerbated by th...

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8 d. ago Sean Duffy wants ‘civility’ in air travel so why is he doing pull

Transport infrastructure in the US is a hot mess – and the guy in charge thinks ‘wellness spaces’ are going to solve the problemSean “Dog” Duffy is a legend in the lumberjack world: a three-time world champion in the 90ft lumberjack speed climb who is renowned for his prowess in mounting and rolling big bits of wood. Not just a lumberjack, Duffy also made waves on late-90s reality TV shows The Real World: Boston and Road Rules: All Stars. And now Duffy is parlaying his experience on Road Rules into his role as US transportation secretary.Duffy has got a lot on his big lumberjack hands: transport infrastructure in the US is, to use the technical term, a hot mess. More than a third of the country’s bridges need major repair work or replacement. There has been little historical investment in railways and the country lags behind the rest of the industrialized world when it comes to high-speed trains. Meanwhile, there’s a chronic air-traffic-controller shortage, which was exacerbated by ...

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8 d. ago I’m a dog expert – here’s the exact amount of time it’s safe to leave your pooch home alone

A NEW survey of over 5,000 dog owners has revealed that an astonishing 97 per cent think of their dogs as being part of the family and nearly half consider them as their best friend. Meanwhile, almost half of Scots - 49 per cent - went even further and described their pooch as being like...

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2 w. ago Nashville or Iceland? Why not visit both with an extended stopover ticket from Icelandair?

From music and hot dogs to having a foot-stompin good time, Nashville and Reykjavik are closer than you think

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2 w. ago Nashville or Iceland? With an extended stopover ticket from Icelandair you can discover both

From music and hot dogs to having a foot-stompin good time, Nashville and Reykjavik are closer than you think

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2 w. ago 'I'm a dog trainer and I'd never recommend five breeds for first

A dog behaviour expert with more than 30 years of experience has shared his top tips for first-time dog owners, and unveiled a list of five breeds he'd urge them to avoid

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3 w. ago Major UK theme park allowing guests to bring their dogs in for the first time ever

Pooches will be allowed to trot around on selected dates from the end of November.

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3 w. ago Vet sentenced to jail time after refusing to give dog back to homeless owner

The dog was euthanized in July because of health problems in old age

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3 w. ago Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system

Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’Boris Johnson took four days off from official government business during a key period in the UK’s Covid preparation when the NHS was bracing to be “overwhelmed” by the virus.Official disclosure for the period in February 2020 – described by the Covid inquiry as a “lost month” in the country’s crisis response – reveal Johnson enjoyed an extended break during the half-term holidays at Chevening, a governmental estate in Kent, where he spent time walking his dog and taking motorcycle rides. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Australia v England: hosts chasing 205 to win Ashes first Test on day two – live

Hosts closing on target after another wild day in Perth Ashes top 100 players | Get The Spin newsletter | Mail Rob43rd over: Australia 131-9 (Lyon 4, Doggett 6) And on it goes for Doggett. Another clunky drive, this time through mid on, gets him back for a second run. Fourth ball of the over he finally gets a reprieve, a single to cover. Atkinson bumps Lyon but the ball sails way over his head.42nd over: Australia 128-9 (Lyon 4, Doggett 3) Lyon single first ball puts Doggett back on strike. Ohh, dropped catch! In at short leg, Pope under the mitre, and the ball reaches his fingertips but goes down rather than up. Mark Wood keeps peppering Doggett, who by the end of the over has faced every delivery so far today but two. The sixth ball he decides he’s had enough and aims a big drive, inside edges it, gets a run to fine leg, and keeps the strike. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Watch moment pet DOG is spotted in wild Scotland vs Denmark celebrations as fans go crazy after Kenny McLean’s goal

EVERY man, woman and DOG was going barking mad as the full-time whistle was drowned out by the roars around Hampden last night. And not just figuratively — a real-life pooch was spotted right in the middle of the wild celebrations at a Glasgow bar as Kenny McLean somehow topped the night off with his...

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