Seattle suburb OKs camping ban it may not be able to enforce
The Mercer Island City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to prevent people from staying outside or in their cars overnight, The Seattle Times reported. Mercer Island is an island community directly east of Seattle with a population of about 25,000. AdThere are no homeless shelters on Mercer Island, so officers will direct people to facilities elsewhere. But if thereโs no shelter space available, Mercer Island says it canโt enforce the ordinance because of a federal ruling. โI donโt want Mercer Island to become an overflow for Seattleโs problems,โ resident Tom Jacobs said.
Prince William, David Attenborough launch 'Earthshot' award
In this undated photo provided by Kensington Palace on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, Britain's Prince William, right and Naturalist Sir David Attenborough disicuss the Earthshot Prize at Kensington Palace, in London. Prince William has launched the most prestigious global environment prize in history to tackle climate issues. William, who has been immersed in environmental issues all his life, said the same resources used to tackle the coronavirus pandemic should be devoted to saving the natural world. โItโs a matter of great urgency now.โWilliam also spoke about how his seven-year-old son, Prince George, is getting concerned about what's going on in the world. He said his son was left so saddened by an Attenborough documentary about extinction that he told his father โI donโt want to watch this anymore."