What Can I Recycle? | The New Yorker

Just in the time that it takes you to read this sentence, Americans will generate a hundred and ten tons of refuse, including twenty-nine thousand fast-food sandwich wrappers, a thousand beach umbrellas, eight thousand two hundred plastic takeout containers, a hundred and fifty faux-leather jackets, and twenty-five hundred more sandwich wrappers. That’s a lot! The…

Trump will create ‘interesting challenges’ for Federal Reserve, says Columbia’s Frederic Mishkin

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Frederic Mishkin, Columbia University economics professor and former Fed governor, joins CNBC’s ‘Closing Bell’ to discuss expectations for next week’s economic data, reactions to the Fed’s decision to cut rates by a quarter point, and more. 06:25 Fri, Nov 8 20243:49 PM…

Scientists identify secret ingredient in Leonardo da Vinci paintings

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  “Old Masters” such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Rembrandt may have used proteins, especially egg yolk, in their oil paintings, according to a new study. Trace quantities of protein…

Ohtani, Lindor and Marte are finalists for NL MVP. Judge, Witt and Soto contend for AL honor

NEW YORK – Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for his first National League MVP award after winning the AL honor twice, joined among the top three in NL voting by New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte. New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is a finalist…

Julie Bowen of ‘Modern Family’ gets real about chronic dry eye diagnosis

Itchy, red, irritated eyes could be a symptom of many things, but chronic dry eye is a common culprit. Dry eye is a condition that occurs when the eyes do not produce enough quality tears, leading to burning, stinging and general ocular discomfort, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Julie Bowen, best known for…

Mark Zuckerberg not liable in lawsuits over social media harm to children

A federal judge said Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable in 25 lawsuits accusing his company of addicting children to social media. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, Calif., rejected accusations on Thursday that Zuckerberg directed Meta’s efforts to conceal from children the serious mental health risks of using Facebook and Instagram. The plaintiffs…

Indonesia’s new leader calls for collaboration with China before heading to the US

BEIJING — BEIJING (AP) — Indonesia’s new leader called for collaboration rather than confrontation with China after the signing of $10 billion in new deals at a business forum on Sunday in the Chinese capital before heading to the U.S. President Prabowo Subianto told the forum that his country wants to be part of China’s…

Wild Bee Lab’s Much-Needed Photos and Bee-Plant Observations

I recently visited the Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, not far from me in the Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge.  What looks like a military bunker houses a project of great interest to entomologists, ecologists and nature-loving professionals and amateurs. It’s led by Sam Droege (rhymes with “hoagie”), a wildlife biologist with the Eastern Ecological…

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