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Disney's earliest Mickey Mouse enters the public domain: Steamboat Willie made cinema history in 1928 and can now be used and watched for free after copyright expired

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 1, 2024
With the unveiling of photographs from a cinema classic starring Mickey and Minnie Mouse, cartoonists and Disney fans can celebrate New Year. Today, copyrights for Steamboat Willie have expired, and footage from 1928's short film are now available in the US public domain. Steamboat Willie can now be legally distributed, tested, and more as a result of the date's postponement. Although this seems to be a long-awaited time in entertainment, it may lead to media ventures that might 'become a political lightning rod in pop culture.'

Hundreds of migrants being hospitalized after falling from border wall

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 9, 2023
Since attempting to scale the wall, hospitals along the US-Mexico border have seen an increase in the number of migrants suffering serious injuries, including broken limbs and skull fractures.

During the first weekend, the AOC climate change documentary FLOPS made the most money, grossing just $80 per theater

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 13, 2022
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and climate campaigners defending the Green New Deal flopped in it first weekend, grossing just $9,667. According to ticket receipt reports published by Box Office Mojo, it came out at an average of $80 per theater for the movie 'To the End'. In the film's trailer, Ocasio-Cortez says combating climate change is "the moonshot of our generation."

To reduce the danger of African swine fever, the government has clamped down on pork imported from Europe

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 31, 2022
To shield the country's pig industry from African swine fever, the government is clamping down on people bringing pork into the country. The meat industry welcomed the change, which will begin from Thursday and stop people from bringing more than 2 kilograms (4.4lb) of pork or pork products from Europe that have not been raised to EU commercial requirements. African swine fever poses no threat to human health, according to officials, but pigs and wild boars are particularly susceptible. It has been spreading in mainland Europe in recent months, leading to the deaths of thousands of pigs and causing disruption in the meat trade, and could have a 'damaging effect' on the British industry, according to the government.

Since the closing of a major production plant, fears of a new CO2 crisis would lead to food shortages

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 25, 2022
Another carbon dioxide crisis is looming after a large manufacturer announced a shock shutdown as a result of rising energy prices. The company, which was given a £30 million state bailout last year, now supplies roughly 41% of the country's CO2. The gas is used for everything from humane slaughter of chickens and pigs to pouring fizz in soft drinks and making fresh food packaging.