Advance Auto Parts is closing hundreds of stores in an effort to turn its business around

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Advance Auto Parts is closing more than 500 stores and shedding another 200 independent locations as part of its efforts to revive its struggling business. North Carolina-based Advance Auto said Thursday that it would be reducing its U.S. footprint as part of a “strategic plan to improve business…

Summer Harvests – Rainfall and Mosquitoes

According to the Farmer’s Almanac and AccuWeather, Summer 2020 will bring the Mid-Atlantic above average rainfall and lots of humidity (and a few heatwaves in July/August so brace yourself for a ‘sizzle and drizzle’ summer). The abundant rainfall will be good for gardens and other outdoor projects. All that free-falling water could mean good things…

Thanks to Michigan State for finding out which annual varieties are best for pollinators

The ‘Accent Coral’ Impatiens was found to support the most pollinators of any Impatiens. Need a statistic to convince you of the need to nudge customers toward more beneficial annuals? “Among all flowering plants sold at garden centers in the United States every year, more than half are annual flowers, totaling nearly $2 billion in…

Robert Irwin reveals the one thing he is looking for in a future partner

Robert Irwin is one of Australia’s most eligible bachelors and there is one thing he is looking for in a future partner.  The Wildlife Warrior revealed he is single while speaking with the Today show at Australia Zoo. Leading a public life, Irwin says he wants any future romances to start authentically. Watch the video…

UN climate talks ‘no longer fit for purpose’ say experts

getty Recent deadly floods in Valencia, Spain, were made worse by climate change, scientists say The United Nations’ COP climate talks are “no longer fit for purpose” and need an urgent overhaul, key experts including a former UN secretary general and former UN climate chief have said. In a letter to the UN, senior figures…

Charley Hull is fresh off a win and tied for the lead on LPGA. Nelly Korda is 2 behind

BELLEAIR, Fla. – Charley Hull, fresh off her first victory in more than two years, didn’t lose her form from Saudi Arabia to Florida in opening with a 6-under 64 on Thursday to share the lead with Jiwon Jeon after the first round of The Annika. Nelly Korda hasn’t lost much from being out of…

Europe’s flying taxi dreams falter as cash runs short

Volocopter The VoloCity made demonstration flights in Paris over the summer One of the innovations at this year’s Paris Olympics was supposed to be an electric flying taxi service. Germany’s Volocopter promised its electric-powered, two-seater aircraft, the VoloCity, would be ferrying passengers around the city. It never happened. Instead the company ran demonstration flights. While…

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