Hi,

India did NOT set another record yesterday. That's a good thing, I guess. They barely missed it, though.

Now, they're having to set up makeshift pyres to burn the dead bodies.

As said here yesterday, the US and some other countries have pledged support. But they need more than that, of course.

They need real help. NOW.

In other news, a brawl broke out at Miami International Airport, when two groups of hopeful passengers got into a brawl over standby seats.

The House introduced a bill to make the child tax credit stimulus permanent.

And this, among others (get the full skinny here):

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Beavers!

Rascally beavers took down internet service for about 900 customers in a remote Canadian community this weekend after gnawing through crucial fiber cables, the Candian Broadcasting Corporation reported Sunday. The outage, which has since been resolved, also affected 60 cable TV customers and disrupted local cell phone service, according to a statement from the area’s provider, Telus.

Tumbler Ridge, a tiny municipality in northeastern British Columbia with a population of about 2,000 people, lost service for roughly 36 hours in what Telus described as a “uniquely Canadian disruption!”

“Beavers have chewed through our fibre cable at multiple points, causing extensive damage,” said Telus spokesperson Liz Sauvé in an email to Gizmodo. “Our team located a nearby dam, and it appears the beavers dug underground alongside the creek to reach our cable, which is buried about three feet underground and protected by a 4.5-inch thick conduit. The beavers first chewed through the conduit before chewing through the cable in multiple locations.”

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Make it a great day!

Bill

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