‘Tis the season for CO poisoning?
As the cold forces us indoors, Hennepin Healthcare officials are sounding the alarm on carbon monoxide poisoning, according to KARE 11. “Carbon monoxide, which is odorless, colorless and tasteless, can build up quickly in enclosed spaces and, if not treated promptly, can cause serious damage to the heart and brain or even be fatal.” Hennepin Healthcare reports 12 cases in November, “a number doctors describe as unusually high for this point in the cold-weather season.” Don’t miss the tips on how to reduce your risk of carbon monoxide poisoning at the end of the article.
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/health/hennepin-healthcare-sees-spike-in-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/89-4c01aaf2-8127-4701-ade1-3f0608b37089

Rising levels of hate forcing women out of Swedish public life, says equality agency
Country seen as champion of equal rights faces reckoning after senior politician says she felt compelled to quit
Miranda Bryant in Stockholm
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/01/harassment-and-hate-forcing-women-out-of-swedish-politics

Cooking with gas gets more expensive as Americans face rising prices into 2026
Trump promised to cut consumers’ energy costs within his first year in office but gas price is up 4% on average
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/01/gas-energy-prices

Airbus averts further travel disruption by fixing most jets hit by software glitch
French manufacturer had to ground thousands of planes at weekend but fewer than 100 now need update
Lauren Almeida
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/01/airbus-averts-further-travel-disruption-by-fixing-most-jets-hit-by-software-glitch

Long-lost Rubens painting sells for $2.7m at auction
Auctioneer found the Flemish artist’s masterpiece – depicting a crucified Christ – in a Paris mansion as he was preparing for the property to be sold
Agence France-Presse
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/dec/01/long-lost-rubens-painting-sells-for-27m-at-auction

Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US
Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels
Oliver Milman
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/30/balcony-solar-power-states-laws

From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers
Exclusive: Hardship grant applications to the Royal Literary Fund, including unseen letters by Doris Lessing and a note from James Joyce saying that he ‘gets nothing in the way of royalties’, show authors at their most vulnerable
Ella Creamer
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/28/from-dylan-thomas-shopping-list-to-a-note-from-sylvia-plaths-doctor-newly-uncovered-case-files-reveal-the-hidden-lives-of-famous-writers

‘A large amount of weirdness’: The long, strange success of the Grateful Dead
Greg McKevitt
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20251127-the-long-strange-success-of-the-grateful-dead

Over 120,000 home cameras hacked in South Korea for ‘sexploitation’ footage
Gavin Butler
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj01q6p7ndlo

Greek sheep and goat cull raises fears of feta cheese shortage
Kostas Koukoumakas
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgex9d0212xo