If you’ve been thumbing through a gardening catalog or shopping at a nursery, you’ve likely noticed two names assigned to each plant, a common name and a botanical name, the latter of which might read like a sort of pretentious, unpronounceable gibberish. That’s botanical Latin, and its purpose is to… Read More
Former CBS News anchor had brain disease CTE
Irv Cross was a man of faith and devout fan of football who could no longer in his final years attend Bible study or watch NFL games with friends. The degenerative brain disease that festered inside the former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback turned CBS News sports analyst had triggered depression, mood… Read More
Hate your signature? Get a new one… for a price
Doctors, lawyers, celebrities: There’s a new cosmetic surgery, of sorts, that has snared them all. By that, we mean handing over money to hire a calligrapher for a fresh take on writing one’s own name in cursive. With a pen or another writing implement. On paper. A corner of TikTok,… Read More
It’s moon o’clock! Lunar time zones coming
With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone. This week, the agency said space organizations around the world are considering how best to keep time on the moon. The idea came up during a meeting in… Read More
Actor Tom Sizemore’s family “deciding end of life matters”
More than a week after Tom Sizemore suffered a brain aneurysm, a representative says the actor’s family is “now deciding end of life matters.” “Today, doctors informed his family that there is no further hope and have recommended end of life decision,” Sizemore’s manager Charles Lago said in a statement… Read More
Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked by “insane woman”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-G.A., said she was attacked at a restaurant in Washington, D.C. by an “insane woman” and her son… and that they seemed like normal people “until they turned into demons.” “I was attacked in a restaurant tonight by an insane women and screamed at by her… Read More
Donald Trump rages at Fox News when he heard…
Former President Donald Trump is done with Fox News — and he’s urging his supporters to cut ties with the network, too, after a revelation from Fox Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch said under oath some Fox News commentators endorsed false allegations that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and… Read More
Chicago’s Dem mayor ousted by voters?
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is fighting for reelection Tuesday after a tumultuous four years in office and a bruising campaign threaten to make her the city’s first one-term mayor in decades. Lightfoot in 2019 became the first Black woman and first openly gay mayor of the third-largest U.S. city, and… Read More
No more elephants in zoos, experts warn
Mabu saunters across a grassy field and raises his long, gray trunk to wrangle food from a hole carved inside a large boulder, captivating the attention of a girl propped up on her father’s shoulders. At this zoo in a central California farming community, the 32-year-old African elephant is key… Read More
Tainted eyedrops blinded patients, warn experts
The patients’ eyes were painfully inflamed. They could sense light but could see almost nothing else. A doctor called one case the worst eye infection he’d ever seen. It was the beginning of a national outbreak caused by an extremely worrisome bacteria — one that some say heralds an era… Read More
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