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Egg prices are at near-historic highs in many parts of the world as the spring holidays approach, reflecting a market scrambled by disease, high demand and growing costs for farmers. It's the second year in a row, consumers have faced sticker shock ahead of Easter and Passover, both occasions in which eggs play prominent roles. [...]
A recent study from the Pew Research Center reveals less than half (45 percent) of adults aged 18 to 34 considered themselves financially independent from their parents. A quick scan of the current economy helps explain why. There’s a shortage of affordable housing, especially for first-time buyers. The average student loan debt is measured in [...]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Next month’s total solar eclipse promises to be a scientific bonanza, thanks to new spacecraft and telescopes — and cosmic chance. The moon will be extra close to Earth, providing a long and intense period of darkness, and the sun should be more active with the potential for dramatic bursts [...]
Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change, a new study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank found. Looking at monthly price tags of food and other goods, temperatures and other climate factors in 121 nations since 1996, researchers calculate that “weather and climate shocks” will cause [...]
NEW YORK — Sweet Easter baskets will likely come at a bitter cost this year for consumers as the price of cocoa climbs to record highs. Cocoa futures have surged this year, roughly doubling since the start of 2024. Rising temperatures and weather conditions have stressed and damaged crops in West Africa, which produces more [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials said last week they will review how airlines protect personal information about their passengers and whether they are making money by sharing that information with other parties. The U.S. Department of Transportation said its review will focus on the 10 biggest U.S. airlines and cover their collection, handling and use [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Garden centers enjoyed a pandemic boom, particularly with millennials, as people looked for outdoor activities during lockdowns. Now the question is, will those wannabe green thumbs stick with the habit? In 2022, 80 percent of households took part in lawn and gardening activities, a five-year high, according to the National Gardening [...]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The ocean and beaches have always been a part of Atlantic City's identity: From salt water taffy to Miss America bathing beauties to the name of the place itself, the city has been marketed as a place to have fun by the sea. Yet there is a little too much Atlantic [...]
When Mike O'Neil opened his bicycle repair shop in Muncie, Ind., the Cardinal Greenway trail just outside its window stretched only two miles south of the shop. Today, it extends 33 miles beyond that, but the ultimate vision is far grander. O'Neil hopes the trail born from eastern Indiana's old railroad tracks will eventually become [...]
RENO, Nev. — President Joe Biden's administration has conditionally agreed to loan more than $2 billion to the company building a controversial lithium mine in Nevada with the largest known U.S. deposit of the metal critical to making batteries for electric vehicles key to his renewable energy agenda. The U.S Energy Department agreed to provide [...]