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Does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have too much power and influence? It's a question the foundation's CEO Mark Suzman raised in its annual letter released earlier this week that outlines the organization's priorities and announces its budget for the coming year. With $8.3 billion to give away in 2023, the Gates Foundation is [...]
DETROIT (AP) — The fastest Corvette ever made comes out later this year, and it’s not powered soley by a howling V8. The E-Ray is a gas-electric hybrid, the first all-wheel-drive version of Chevrolet’s storied sports car with the front wheels running on an electric motor and the traditional 6.2-liter V8 powering the back. Aimed [...]
A new study from the Institute for Population Research at The Ohio State University found that although young Americans still want to have the same number of children as previous generations, they may be having a harder time meeting that goal. According to a survey within the study, women born between 1995 and 1999 wanted [...]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After tidal surges and high winds from the remnants of a rare typhoon caused extensive damage to homes along Alaska's western coast in September, the federal government stepped in to help residents — largely Alaska Natives — repair property damage. Residents who opened Federal Emergency Management Agency paperwork expecting to find [...]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On a good day, the sun shines in California’s capital city — and elms, pines, oaks and hundreds of other tree varieties fill Sacramento’s parks and line streets, fortifying the city’s reputation as the “City of Trees.” On a bad one, however, violent winds knock some of the trees down, causing damage [...]
It was all over the fashion runways. Women's Wear Daily raved about Armani dresses in this material. Harper's Bazaar called it one of 2022's biggest trends. At Britain's film awards, celebrities partied in Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren and Gucci versions. It's even found its way down to casual wear, in jeans, T-shirts and slouchy overshirts. [...]
NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — A beach town that is defying New Jersey's order not to shore up its eroding sand dunes is suing the state for $21 million. That's how much North Wildwood says it spent over the past decade on trucking sand in as part of an ultimately futile effort to hold back the [...]
Ahead of the Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration Thursday, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a slate of individuals and organizations, including Turner Construction Co. and the Economic and Community Development Institute, to be honored at the 38th annual event. The construction company and institute, both based in Columbus, will be recognized for a [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California beachfront property that was taken from a black couple through eminent domain a century ago and returned to their heirs last year will be sold back to Los Angeles County for nearly $20 million, officials said. The heirs' decision to sell what was once known as Bruce's Beach was [...]
Forty-seven. That's how many days of child care Kathryn Anne Edwards' 3-year-old son has missed in the past year. RSV, COVID-19 and two bouts of the dreaded preschool scourge of hand, foot and mouth disease struck one after another. The illnesses were so disruptive that the labor economist quit her full-time job at the Rand [...]