US home sales rebound slightly in February U.S. home sales picked up slightly in February but remain sluggish due to tight inventories, affordability problems and nasty winter weather. More
UN Says Eating Insects Will Solve World Hunger, Global Warming, Pollution, and Create Jobs The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now. Edible insects are being promoted as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock. According to the U.N., they come with appetizing side benefits: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and livestock pollution, creating jobs in developing countries and feeding the millions of hungry people in the world. More
Dollar rises above 100 yen for 1st time in 4 years The dollar has risen above 100 yen for the first time in more than four years as currency traders persist in selling the Japanese currency in reaction to Tokyo's aggressive credit-easing moves. More
Whole Foods mixes up chicken, vegan salads Whole Foods Market Inc. said Thursday that labels on a chicken salad and those on a vegan version of the salad were reversed at some of its cold food bars in the Northeast. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
Cost of living: if you can’t afford as much fresh produce, are canned veggies or frozen fruit just as good? Canned vegetables and fruit similarly often offer a cheaper alternative to fresh produce. They’re also very convenient to have on hand. The canning process is the preservation technique, so there’s no ... 05/27/2024 - 9:09 am | View Link
U.S. durable goods see third straight month of gains in a potential sign slump may be ending The numbers: Orders for durable goods rose 0.7% in April, marking the third straight monthly gain, the Commerce Department said Friday. Economists had forecast a 0.5% fall in orders for durable goods ... 05/24/2024 - 1:57 am | View Link
With analysts seeing a likely US recession, here are 4 recession proof stocks to consider At the beginning of 2024, Citigroup chief US economist predicted in a CNBC interview that the USA would enter a recession in the middle of the year. With June around the corner, we round up our top 5 ... 05/21/2024 - 8:32 am | View Link
This Is How Long Your Canned Goods Actually Last A pantry full of canned goods will come in handy when you're whipping up a quick meal. But it's safe to say that many cans probably linger a little too long in your cupboard. Maybe you're making pasta ... 05/12/2024 - 11:54 am | View Link
Enlarge / Is this an aspirational image for mass shooters? (credit: Activision)
The families of multiple victims of the 2022 mass shooting at Uvalde's Robb Elementary School are suing Activision in a California civil court, alleging that the company's Call of Duty games act as a "training camp for mass shooters."
The lawsuit (as obtained by Polygon) compares Activision's Call of Duty marketing to the cigarette industry's use of now-barred spokescartoon Joe Camel, putting the gaming company "in the wildly lucrative business of training adolescents to become gunmen." The Call of Duty games "are chewing up alienated teenage boys and spitting out mass shooters," the lawsuit alleges, and in Uvalde, the games "knowingly exposed the Shooter to the weapon, conditioned him to see it as the solution to his problems, and trained him how to use it."
Meta platforms is also a party to the lawsuit for "explicit, aggressive marketing" of firearms to minors via Instagram.
Enlarge / Processed image of Venus captured by the Akatsuki spacecraft.
(credit: JAXA/ISAS/DARTS/Kevin M. Gill)
JAXA, the Japanese space agency, confirmed Wednesday that it has lost communication with its Akatsuki spacecraft in orbit around Venus.
In its update, the space agency said it failed to establish communications in late April after the spacecraft had difficulty maintaining its attitude.
A field of sand dunes in the Martian springtime. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona)
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The adventure no one needs this summer is having their car run out of gas — or battery charge for hybrid and electric vehicles. As the state adds more charging stations strategically placed along scenic byways, electric vehicle drivers have more chances to see Colorado scenery.
As of February, 65% of the Centennial State’s historic and scenic byways are “electrified.”
The Colorado Department of Transportation’s Scenic & Historic Byway Commission announced that 17 of Colorado’s 26 byways have electric charging stations within 100 miles.
EnviroSpark started recruiting as soon as the Supercharger team dissolved.
Hours after former Tesla employees started sharing the news that Elon Musk had laid off the company’s Supercharger team, a smaller EV charging company started to reach out to them.
Enlarge / The Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro and the Unistellar Odyssey Pro. (credit: Tim Stevens)
It's been 300 years since Galileo and Isaac Newton started fiddling around with lenses and parabolic mirrors to get a better look at the heavens. But if you look at many of the best amateur telescopes today, you'd be forgiven for thinking they haven't progressed much since.
Though components have certainly improved, the basic combination of mirrors and lenses is more or less the same.