U.S. regulators on Tuesday banned swimming with Hawaii’s spinner dolphins to protect the nocturnal animals from people seeking close encounters with the playful species. Swimming with dolphins is a popular tourist activity in Hawaii. Several companies offer tours that take swimmers to areas frequented by dolphins with the aim of… Read More
Ivory-billed woodpecker declared extinct, along with 22 other species
Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government on Wednesday declared them extinct. It’s a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal, but government scientists say they’ve exhausted to… Read More
Report: Mitt Romney joins Democrats
Sen. Mitt Romney (R–Utah) is slippery. He’s changed his mind during his 27-year political career, and he remains difficult to pigeonhole. Now, Romney’s just done something truly surprising — even for him. He’s jumped onboard with Colorado’s Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. Literally. The two took a boat trip to investigate… Read More
Free Britney! Spears may get freedom soon
Judge Brenda Penny has been the calm eye of the storm surrounding Britney Spears and the conservatorship that controls her life. Now all eyes are on her. The Los Angeles Superior Court Judge has thus far been able to act more as a caretaker than a dictator in the case,… Read More
Housing market so hot, burned house going for almost $400K
A home in Massachusetts seriously damaged by fire has been listed on the market with an asking price of $399,000. WBZ-TV reported Monday that the listing for the home in Melrose, a suburb of Boston, is evidence of how hot the housing market is. New Formula Starts Relieving Pain On… Read More
Country artist Alan Jackson reveals nerve condition affecting his balance
Country superstar Alan Jackson revealed in an interview Tuesday that he has a degenerative nerve condition that affects his balance but he intends to keep performing. Jackson, 62, said in an interview aired on NBC’s “Today” show that he was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease a decade ago. He said it… Read More
Greta Thunberg mocks Biden in bizarre speech
Milan’s Youth4climate summit has drawn activists, international policymakers, and other figures interested in tackling global warming. However, the environmental activist Greta Thunberg criticized the discussions at the summit. She dismissed the politicians’ speeches as glib blathering. “There is no Planet B. There is no Planet Blah,” she said in a… Read More
Disney World opened 50 years ago; these workers never left
Applying to be one of the first workers at Walt Disney World, high school graduate George Kalogridis made a split-second decision that set the course for his life: he picked a room where prospective hotel workers were being hired. Chuck Milam got a tip about a job opening from a… Read More
Manchin, Sinema to meet with Biden to try trimming $3.5T
Two key Democratic senators are expected to meet Tuesday with President Joe Biden at the White House as the party works to narrow his $3.5 trillion legislative package and momentum builds to close the deal with centrist and progressive lawmakers. Sens. Joe Manchin D-W.Va., and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., are… Read More
Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision
In their first public testimony since the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, top Pentagon leaders will face sharp questions in Congress about the chaotic pullout and the Taliban’s rapid takeover of the country. Republicans in particular have intensified their attacks on President Joe Biden’s decision to pull all troops… Read More
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