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It s something rideshare driver Stephen Levine is counting on to make some money.
Levine took nine months off the road during the pandemic because he was afraid of being too close to strangers. And with most people at home anyway, there wasn t much to be made. The money was awful, said Levine, who says he contracted COVID-19 from a passenger at the very beginning of the pandemic. When there s no business, it s just not worth it.
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Flanders Fields, Belgium, 1915: Poppies, the hue of human blood, blow in the gentle breeze. The scarlet blooms decorate thousands of Allied soldier graves. Graves of mud transfused with the blood of fallen brothers.
1,043 American soldiers perished in Belgium during World War I, 368 of whom are interred at Flanders Field American Cemetery. Today, Memorial Day, we remember their courage and the courage of all American veterans by revisiting the story of the vermilion poppies of Flanders Fields.
Flanders Fields is the name for WWI battlefields on the border of northern Belgium and France. The Battle of Passchendaele and the Second Battle of Ypres are well-known battles that took place on Flanders Fields.
Image source: Garda Síochána Western Region
Animal cruelty investigations are underway following the discovery of a donkey in a distressed state in a field on the Longford/Cavan border, according to An Garda Síochána.
Gardaí were alerted to a donkey who had been abandoned in a field at Tullygullion, Kilcogy, Co. Cavan, last Tuesday evening (February 2).
In a statement on the matter, Gardaí based in the western division said: “When rescued, the animal was unable to walk on its hooves because they had grown so long and were curling up.
The donkey was left in this field without the permission of the landowner, and enquiries are continuing in an effort to establish ownership of the donkey.
Gardaí in Granard investigation animal cruelty case after donkey discovered in distressed state
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Gardaí are investigating an incident of animal cruelty after a donkey was discovered in a distressed state in a field in on the Longford/Cavan border.
On the evening of February 2, 2021 Gardaí were alerted to a donkey who had been abandoned in a field at Tullygullion, Kilcogy, Co Cavan.
When rescued, the animal was unable to walk on its hooves because they had grown so long and were curling up.
The donkey was left in this field without the permission of the landowner, and enquiries are continuing in an effort to establish ownership of the donkey.