The Daily Populous

More than 40 hours after Hamas launched its unprecedented incursion out of Gaza, Israeli forces were still battling with militants holed up in several locations.

The Israeli military estimated 1,000 Hamas fighters took part in Saturday’s initial incursion.

Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building after it was struck by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City. »

WASHINGTON — The office of Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said he isn’t backing down on his monthslong blockade on hundreds of military promotions, even amid Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel, a close U.S ally.

Tuberville’s blockade has put a hold on at least 300 military nominees, including top officers who would command forces in the Middle East.

The Senate last month used that tactic to confirm its first military nominees in months — Air Force Gen. Charles Q. »

It sounds like the plot of a Disney movie: a mountain lion prevented from finding a mate because he’s trapped by L.A. freeways becomes famous and inspires the construction of the world’s largest wildlife overpass.

The idea of a wildlife overpass was garnering interest, but funding it was another issue.

Some 300,000 to 400,000 cars a day will pass underneath the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Overpass when it opens in two years. »

At least 1,000 birds died from colliding into a single building in Chicago on Thursday, 5 October, as they migrated south to their wintering grounds.

He noted that the true extent of affected birds will unravel over a couple of days as people continue to pick up birds around downtown Chicago.

Birds dying in large numbers in a small geographic area tends to occur during peak migration periods in spring and fall. »