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Insurance crisis exposes shocking natural disaster reality
When the Eaton Fire consumed Fox’s Restaurant in Altadena, owner Paul Rosenbluh hoped his insurance would provide a straightforward path to recovery. But like many small business owners across America, he’s discovering that navigating post-disaster insurance …
Good Morning, News: President-Elect Trump Sentencing Nothingburgers, Oregon Firefighters Head to ...
by Suzette Smith If you appreciate the Mercury's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. Good Morning, Portland: A deluge of cold rain…
Shettima to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday departed Abuja to represent Nigeria at the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum scheduled for Davos, Switzerland. “While in Davos, the Vice President will hold bilateral meetings with other leaders as well a…
Biden administration extends temporary status for more than 200,000 from El Salvador for 18 months
The Department of Homeland Security says more than 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived more than two decades in the United States can remain in the country another 18 months, marking one of the Biden administration's final acts on immigration policy.
What We’re Up Against: The Challenge of Fighting for Women’s Rights in 2025
As we enter 2025 at what seems to be a heyday of impunity for human rights abuses worldwide, autocratic leaders worldwide are taking note. In countries rich and poor, these leaders are flexing their muscles by curtailing our rights—to speak our minds, control…
Mystery of summer-killing volcano solved
A climactic mystery about a year that gave summer a deadly pass may have been solved. Using new ice core techniques, scientists have concluded that the dark, chilly year of 1831 was due to the massive eruption of a volcano north of Japan.Continue ReadingCateg…
Super Bowl Halftime Show Is Recruiting Workers for Less Pay Than Fast-Food Servers
A job listing for the Super Bowl LIX halftime show offers $12 per hour — part of a long pattern of host-city residents getting the short shrift. The post Super Bowl Halftime Show Is Recruiting Workers for Less Pay Than Fast-Food Servers appeared first on The …
Federal Reserve Withdraws from Global Climate Coalition
In a move that has sent shockwaves through climate advocacy circles, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced its withdrawal from the NGFS—a coalition of central banks established in 2017 to address climate-related risks in financial systems. Citing its limited sta…
Columbia County Federal With Charm-Filled Interior, Barn Asks $1.9 Million
In Columbia County, an extensive landscape of 67 acres ranges from secluded woods to rolling lawns and includes a 19th century brick main house filled with lovingly cared for period details and enough outbuildings to hold guests and a multitude of hobbies. W…
French Navy Atlantique 2s Make Rare Visit to Indonesia as Charles de Gaulle CSG Participates in H...
The two Atlantique 2s will take part in the La Perouse 2025 exercise in the Indonesian archipelago together with the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and its Carrier Strike Group, which is currently sailing in the area as part of the Clemenceau 25 deploymen…
RFK Jr's nomination hits roadblock over financial disclosures: report
Incoming President Donald Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is still awaiting a date for his confirmation hearings following a delay over his finances.The Washington Post reported Sunday that the Office of Governm…Sanitization Robots Market to Hit Valuation of US$ 6,937.14 Billion By 2033 | Semi-Autonomous Rob...
High-traffic medical settings, hotels, and corporate campuses increasingly deploy specialized disinfecting bots. Continuous AI-driven enhancements boost efficiency while durable hardware coatings ensure reliability. Growing multi-robot management and advanced…
How Observing Street Photographers Can Sharpen Your Eye
Street photography forces you to think and react differently compared to travel or landscape photography. While the latter might involve waiting for a perfect scene to unfold, street photography demands quick reflexes and an ability to anticipate moments befo…
Justices meet to fill out 2024-25 docket
The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. When the justices meet for their next regularly scheduled conference today, they will discuss…
Oil Disaster Averted After Sabotaged Tanker Is Salvaged
An oil tanker attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, raising fears of an environmental catastrophe, has been successfully salvaged, security firm Ambrey confirmed on Friday. The Sounion, laden with one million barrels of crude oil, posed a signific…The Last Question is the Most Important Question
Senator Tim Sheehy emphasized rebuilding America’s shipbuilding industry as vital to countering China’s growing naval power during Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing. This past week, the U.S. Senator from Montana, Senator Tim Sheehy, asked the very last, but…California couple fined $165,000 for damaging rare Central Coast flower habitat
California couple fined $165,000 for damaging rare Central Coast flower habitat..... San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow announced on Wednesday that his office had settled an environmental enforcement action against the couple, who agreed to pay …Mark Carney: The Wrongest Man at the Wrongest Time Ever
Mark Carney’s bid for Canadian leadership pits a climate-activist banker against a political and economic tide increasingly rejecting the very ideals he champions. The politicization of business and capital markets has many fathers. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, …Trump ramps up threats to gain control of Greenland and Panama Canal (Liberal fear mongering alert)
President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his desire for the US to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, calling both critical to American national security. Asked if he would rule out using military or economic force in order to take over the autonomous …VDH weighs in on the LA fires: “It's something like a DEI Green New Deal hydrogen bomb
“It was a total systems collapse from the idea of not spending money on irrigation, storage, water, fire prevention and forest management, a viable insurance industry, a DEI hierarchy, you put it all together and it's something like a DEI Green New Deal hydro…"We have to come together for each other," Hundreds protest in Madison for 'People's March' (WI)
Hundreds marched downtown Madison in preparation for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday. The event is described as "freedoms against relentless attack on our communities." According to the People's March's website the march was in support o…
Show HN: Freeact – A Lightweight Library for Code-Action Based Agents
Hello! We just released freeact (https://github.com/gradion-ai/freeact), a lightweight agent library that empowers language models to act as autonomous agents through executable code actions.By enabling agents to express their actions directly in code rather …
Boost your vision health with the right diet
The importance of nutrition in maintaining good vision has become increasingly clear in recent years. Although many focus on lifestyle factors such as screen time or environmental stressors, research highlights the critical role diet plays in preserving eye h…
MIT Study Reveals How Households Can Escape Energy Poverty
Energy poverty is a major problem around the world, affecting families in the richest countries as well as the poorest ones. Volatile and rising energy prices are hurting families’ bottom lines and even causing many to fall below the poverty line in diverse e…
