This will be the first season in history that Germany will be unable to produce ice wine, a UN report found most men and women hold biases against females, the coronavirus continues to take its toll on the global economy, the U.S. and Taliban… Continue Reading “Newsworthy – march 6th, 2020”
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The Marshall Islands is in danger from rising sea levels and radioactive waste, drug resistant germs are more of a public health issue than previously thought, Instagram to remove “likes” feature. These, and more, are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
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Last week (Nov 3rd), we changed our clocks to mark the return to standard time from daylight saving time. But what is DST and why was it implemented? Tune in to learn about the history, pros, and cons of daylight saving time.
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Russian engineers have developed impact-proof concrete, Apple wants to help California’s housing and affordability crisis, climate change is affecting centuries old French wineries. These, and more, are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
Category: Current Events, Journal, NewsworthyTags: air pollution, animal testing, apple, army, bay area, brain, business, california, canada, cannabis, cell phone, cellular, college, college boards, concrete, conservation, conservationists, current events, depression, drinking water, drug, east, east germany, economics, education, engineers, environment, equity funds, exercise, fcc, firefighters, france, germany, government, health, housing, illegal trafficking, impact, india, investors, japan, lead, longevity, merger, microsoft, mobile, money market, news, news update, Newsworthy, obesity, oil, opec, politics, president trump, productivity, ptsd, rehab, running, russia, san francisco, sat, saudi arabia, science, smog, society, sprint, stocks, sugar, suicide, teachers, tmobile, toxicity, vineyards, visual, west germany, wine, winery
The number of flying insects in Germany are dramatically falling, higher rates of obesity and an aging population are leading to surging deaths from heart failure in the U.S., businesses are offering higher pay and hiring less. These, and more, are the newsworthy stories… Continue Reading “Newsworthy – Nov 1st, 2019”
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The consequences of breeding chickens to grow rapidly, minimalist phones are growing in popularity, FAA grounding Boeing’s 737 MAX fleet, the U.S. Navy is under cyber-siege, and rural American law enforcement unwilling to enforce new gun control measures. These are just a few of… Continue Reading “Newsworthy – Mar 15th, 2019”
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The FDA cracks down on flavored e-cigarettes, President Trump endorses bipartisan criminal-justice reform, U.S. national defense at risk, the elderly will outnumber the young by 2034, and rich New Yorkers are purchasing hiking trips for their dogs. Here are the top newsworthy items from… Continue Reading “Newsworthy – Nov 16th, 2018”
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It is 1944 and the Allies are preparing for the invasion of Europe. In the occupied town of Sainte-Cecile, the French Resistance is preparing to blow up the chateau that now houses the crucial telephone exchange connecting the French telephone system to that of… Continue Reading “Book Review: Jackdaws”
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This week’s Book Review takes a look at Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson, won the 2013 Costa Book Awards (Novel) and was shortlisted for the 2013 Orange Prize for Fiction and It was also selected as one of the 10 Best Books… Continue Reading “Book Review: Life After Life”
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