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PORTLAND, Maine — The government has denied a request from a group of environmental organizations to immediately apply proposed ship-speed restrictions in an effort to save a vanishing species of whale. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is considering new rules designed to stop large ships from colliding with North Atlantic right whales. The whales [...]
BOSTON (AP) — The speed with which five Memphis police officers were fired following the traffic stop of a man who later died in a hospital is unusual, but could become more common, according to those studying police and criminal justice issues. The five Memphis Police Department officers were fired late last week, less than [...]
At first glance, Nina Edwards Anker’s sconces and chandeliers look like ancient scrolls of parchment, or sheets of buttery toffee, wrapped around LED bulbs. Come closer — or just ask the New York-based designer/architect — and you’ll find they’re actually made of algae. She came up with the idea while working on a doctoral research [...]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Environmental and fishing groups said this week there is "no evidence" that site preparation work for offshore wind farms in New Jersey and New York is responsible for a spate of whale deaths in the two states. Many of New Jersey's leading environmental groups held a press conference on the Atlantic [...]
Celebrities wept in court. Coaches lost their jobs. Elite universities saw their reputations stained and nearly four years later, the mastermind of the Varsity Blues scheme was sentenced this month to more than three years in prison. There's little belief, however, that the college bribery scandal has stirred significant change in the admissions landscape. Some [...]
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 [...]