Why an Alaska island is using peanut butter and black lights to find a rat that might not exist

The purported sighting caused a stir on St. Paul Island, a birding haven sometimes called the "Galapagos of the North" for its diversity of life. That's because stowaway rats can quickly populate and overrun remote islands, devastating bird populations.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/alaska-island-rat-sighting-1.7331296?cmp=rss

Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza as heavy rains flood camps for displaced Palestinians

Two strikes by Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians, including four children, in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, medics said, as heavy rains flooded displaced residents' tent encampments.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-weather-flooding-tent-encampments-1.7331061?cmp=rss

Israeli military launches fresh strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon

The Israeli military launched its most widespread wave of airstrikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah, simultaneously targeting Lebanon's south, eastern Bekaa Valley and northern region near Syria in nearly a year of conflict.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-hezbollah-lebanon-1.7331037?cmp=rss