For decades in a former garden, my bird-watching consisted of standing on my deck and pointing the trusty binocs at the bird houses in the wooded valley below. I can’t tell you what birds actually filled them – I’m that bad at bird recognition – but anyway, my favorites were the flying squirrels that lived … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya — NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Facebook ’s parent company Meta on Friday lost its appeal in a Kenyan labor court that ruled the company could be sued in Kenya over the mass sacking of content moderators. The court had earlier ruled that Kenyan courts had jurisdiction over the matter, but Meta challenged the … Read more
Getty Images Climeworks’ Icelandic plant captures CO2 direct from the atmosphere It could be a scene from science fiction. Towering over dark, mossy lava fields are stacks of noisy machines the size of shipping containers, domes, and zig-zagging silver pipes. Found 30km (19 miles) southwest of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik, this is the world’s largest direct … Read more
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a digestive condition that can cause substantial discomfort in those who have it. Medical professionals use the common symptoms associated with the disease as a driving factor in diagnosis and can help patients formulate a plan that prevents IBS from negatively impacting their quality of life. While there is no … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jaguars season is back and our News4JAX sports staff is back with its predictions as well. Each week, we’ll unveil our predictions for the week’s game. Jacksonville travels to Buffalo in Week 3 for Monday Night Football. Kyle Ashley Season record: 0-2. Well, I really don’t want to do it, but I … Read more
An armored vehicle is seen in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Region, Ukraine on May 13. Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images Ukraine’s northern region of Kharkiv is enduring “heavy fighting” as Russian troops pushed on with ground and air offensives on Wednesday, Ukraine’s army said. “Heavy fighting is ongoing,” said General Serhii Melnyk, Commander of the Kharkiv city defense forces. … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Edward Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, joins ‘Closing Bell’ to discuss warning signs of a melt-up, the markets’ response to Wednesday’s rate cut, and more. Source link
Neville Trickett and his wife Sharon are people who, upon discovering, I became instantly fascinated with. I first read about them on one of my favorite blogs, sfgirlbybay (more than 15 years ago). It helps that they have traveled widely, that they live in Dargle, Kwazulu-Natal South Africa, Neville works in fashion and writes a … Read more
Jack Schultz, News-Herald photo. There are few families in American horticulture with four generations of successful nursery crops. There are even fewer nursery legends with a story so well remembered as that of Jack Schultz, the 88-year-old Schultz family patriarch and founder of Springbrook Gardens, wholesale perennials growers, in Mentor, Ohio. Jack’s dad, Elmer, started … Read more
The federal government is suing some big pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price of insulin soar for diabetic patients. Three companies that process about 80% of prescriptions in the United States — Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx — have engaged in anticompetitive practices that spur … Read more