Month: July 2023
New Zealand becomes first country to ban single-use produce bags at grocery stores
The nation has banned the bags that typically hold vegetables and fruit. Recyclable, biodegradable or plant-based plastic bag are also included in the ban. (Image credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images)
Read MoreHow to stay cool and safe during a heat wave
Scorching heat across the U.S. already has caused more than a dozen deaths in Texas alone and led to mounting misery from the Pacific Northwest to the South. And the official end of summer is still months away.
Read MoreSee rainfall totals from around the Chicago area after widespread, intense flooding – NBC Chicago
See rainfall totals from around the Chicago area after widespread, intense flooding NBC Chicago Chicago River flooding concerns, flash flooding closes expressways CBS Chicago Heavy rains flood Chicago: 110 million under extreme weather alerts Axios Chicago Flooding 2023: West Side residents cleaning up
Read MoreSee rainfall totals from around the Chicago area after widespread, intense flooding – NBC Chicago
See rainfall totals from around the Chicago area after widespread, intense flooding NBC Chicago RECORD RAINFALL: Chicago River floods onto Riverwalk ABC 7 Chicago Heavy rains flood Chicago: 110 million under extreme weather alerts Axios FOX 32 Chicago staff scrambles when rain floods
Read MoreSee rainfall totals from around the Chicago area after widespread, intense flooding – NBC Chicago
See rainfall totals from around the Chicago area after widespread, intense flooding NBC Chicago RECORD RAINFALL: Chicago River floods onto Riverwalk ABC 7 Chicago Heavy rains flood Chicago: 110 million under extreme weather alerts Axios CTA, Metra resume train services after high standing
Read MoreKing of the Netherlands formally apologizes for country’s role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolition
King Willem-Alexander said, “I ask forgiveness for the clear failure to act in the face of this crime against humanity.” Slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch colonies in the Caribbean on July 1, 1863. Most enslaved laborers were
Read MoreWhat Killing Affirmative Action Means for the American Workplace
There is good reason Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson worked into her much-talked about dissent in the cases where the majority killed race-based affirmative action, her sense that education saves lives. So, I write this with no hyperbole
Read MoreFourth of July Travel: Why Your Flight Cancelation or Delay Is Inevitable
This Independence Day weekend is likely to be the busiest travel weekend on record. And it could get messy for fliers.
Read MoreBen Gvir said mulling general who called Gaza operation a ‘religious war’ as top cop
Ofer Winter also reportedly floated as possible candidate to head new national guard force the far-right minister is seeking to establish under his control
Read MoreDonald Trump’s Former Press Secretary Claims She Had an Astonishing Firsthand View of How He Handled Classified Documents With Mar-a-Lago Guests – Yahoo Entertainment
Donald Trump’s Former Press Secretary Claims She Had an Astonishing Firsthand View of How He Handled Classified Documents With Mar-a-Lago Guests Yahoo Entertainment
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