CNN — For years, the people in the villages around Chingola in Zambia endured frequent health challenges and dead fish floating around in their water source, but that was just the beginning of their nightmare. In 2006, their once-clear river water suddenly turned a vivid blue, tainted by waste from the copper mine owned by … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Loretta Mester, former Cleveland Fed president and CNBC contributor, joins ‘Money Movers’ to discuss what Fed officials think about market speculation for the rate decisions, what Mester expects for the rest of the year, and much more. Source link
Again, blame it on this long, drawn-out, cold and snowy winter but I am really digging into certain groups of plants and wanting to add more and more of them to the garden. One genus that we already have in abundance at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is Epimedium (commonly known as Horny Goat Weed, bishops … Read more
Entrance to the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum in the National Arboretum in November of 2021. The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum opened in 1976 with a gift of 53 priceless bonsai trees from Japan to commemorate the U.S. Bicentennial. Some bonsai were several hundred years old and one had even survived the bombing of … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Homebuilder stocks are having a banner year, outpacing the broader market on a wave of optimism that mortgage rates will fall and help juice home sales into 2025. The S&P Composite 1500 Homebuilding Index, which includes 16 stocks, including homebuilders Lennar, D.R. Horton, KB Home and PulteGroup, is up about 29% so … Read more
Suw Charman-Anderson Suw Charman-Anderson warns that the annual event she organises may have to end Groups supporting women in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) fields are struggling to survive as corporations’ shrinking budgets, and cultural changes, see diversity strategies take a back seat. Ada Lovelace Day – a global annual celebration of women working … Read more
PA Media There will be no extra NHS funding without reform, Sir Keir Starmer says, as he promised to draw up a new 10-year plan for the health service. The pledge came after a damning report warned the NHS in England was in a “critical condition”. The prime minister said the new plan, expected to … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – High school football season is back. That means our football predictions are back, too. News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will reveal his picks for the week each Thursday. All game times are Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated. Last week: 34-5 (.872). Season: 125-26 (.828). Week 5 predictions Thursday, Sept. 19 Menendez … Read more
Johannesburg, South Africa CNN — The US ambassador to South Africa on Thursday accused the South African government of delivering arms and ammunition to a sanctioned Russian cargo vessel late last year, local media said. “Among the things we noted was the docking of the cargo ship in Simon’s Town naval base between the 6th … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Andrew Wilson, EA CEO, joins ‘Money Movers’ to discuss the investor reaction following the company’s investor day, what got the most attention from the company’s investor day, and much more. Source link