Getty Images Google unveiled its new Pixel 9 handsets last month Happy new smartphone season to all who celebrate. It’s that time of year again, when the tech giants pull out all the stops to persuade you to upgrade your gadgets. Recently we’ve seen Google launch the latest Pixel 9 handsets, followed by Apple unveiling … Read more
Lesley Clarke Richard Still’s cornea and kidneys were donated after he suffered a brain haemorrhage Families are increasingly turning down requests to donate a relative’s organs, sometimes because their loved one’s wishes were unknown. With the transplant waiting list at a 10-year high, the NHS is urging people to talk about what they would want. … Read more
It is not a season-ending injury, and it will not require surgery or any other procedure. That is the upside for the Rams and injured receiver Cooper Kupp based on coach Sean McVay’s comments Wednesday. On a day the Rams placed safety John Johnson III and offensive lineman Jonah Jackson on the team’s seemingly never-ending … Read more
CNN — For years, Alli Nansolo grappled with whether to cut his son’s dreadlocks or not. Although it is not a legal requirement in Malawi, an unwritten policy enforced across government schools meant his son was being denied admission because of his hair. Nansolo’s could not pay for private education for his son Ishmael from … Read more
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes questions from reporters after announcing that the Central Bank has lowered interest rates by half a point, its first cut since 2020. Source link
In my book (Cultivating Garden Style, Timber Press 2014), I dubbed a garden-style “Earthy Contemporary”. I made up the name, so if you’ve heard of it, you know its origin. I illustrated my breakdown of this garden style with images from a contemporary garden designed by the California landscape design firm Zeterre. The Cypress Ridge … Read more
Expect to read rants from Seattle-based Lorene Edwards Forkner starting next week. A longtime garden writer, Lorene was the first woman to edit Pacific Horticulture, a quarterly magazine focused on West Coast gardens. She also owned and operated a small specialty nursery at one time and gave design advice to gardeners looking to tame their … Read more
WASHINGTON — Hackers are demanding $6 million in bitcoin from the operator of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for documents they stole during a cyberattack last month and posted on the dark web this week, an airport official said Wednesday. The Port of Seattle, which owns and runs the airport, has decided not to pay, the … Read more
Some X users in Brazil have said they can once again access the social media website, the BBC has learned. This comes after the platform, formerly known as Twitter, was banned in the country on 30 August. The change was made possible after the company, which is owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, moved their … Read more
Soy milk could have great heart health benefits, according to a new study. Research from the University of Toronto found that drinking soy milk can help lower blood pressure and blood lipids, which are risk factors for heart disease. The study, which was published in BMC Medicine and funded by the Soy Nutrition Institute Global … Read more