Wild horses (Representative image) Nevada ranchers who wanted federal officials to remove excess wild horses more quickly have lost their appeal. On October 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of the U.S. Department of the Interior and other federal officials, holding that the Bureau…

Representative Image (AI-generated) Losing access to a social media account can mean losing years of work, an established audience and an important source of business. That was the situation faced by a Canadian online publisher whose Facebook pages once attracted around 25 million followers. The company had submitted more than 500,000 advertisements to Meta over…

PC: Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Once a thriving silver-mining settlement with more than 1,000 residents, Ruby City was at the centre of Washington’s mining boom in the late 19th century. Prospectors, investors and businesses flocked to the town as silver discoveries fuelled hopes of prosperity. However, declining silver prices, limited mineral deposits and…