Sustainability

The US is bad at recycling. Making businesses pay could boost the rate to 75% in some states, a study found

Four states - California, Colorado, Maine, and Oregon - have enacted extended producer responsibility laws. At least 11 others have either introduced legislation or plan to do...
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More beauty brands are ditching plastic packaging - and consumers are buying in

9 hours ago | Business Insider

Seventy-two percent of consumers say sustainability is important to them when making a purchase. lechatnoir/Getty Images In the US, the volume of plastic waste hit 44 million...
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Brandon Cronenberg's Daddy Issues

14 hours ago | The New Republic

Buy a ticket to Infinity Pool and you'll see: a convertible Cadillac careening full speed into an old man; Alexander Skarsgård stroked to completion; someone waterboarding...
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Markets rally on dovish Powell remarks as he thinks 'the disinflationary process has started'

19 hours ago | Fortune

Even as stocks and bonds rallied, Powell's hawk stirred: "We will need substantially more evidence to be confident that inflation is on a long, sustained downward path."
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Heat' center Orlando Robinson out with thumb fracture; Victor Oladipo doubtful vs. Knicks

1 day ago | Boston Herald | 2 articles

The Miami Heat announced Wednesday that Orlando Robinson has a fractured right thumb, with the undrafted rookie center expected to miss several weeks. Robinson played 10:41 in...
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Drone maker offers to sell 2 Reapers to Ukraine for $1

1 day ago | Politico | 2 articles

California-based drone maker General Atomics has offered to send two Reaper drones to Ukraine for $1 and is waiting for the U.S. government's approval, the company's CEO...
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Fed lifts rate by quarter-point and signals more hikes ahead

1 day ago | Boston Herald | 7 articles

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve extended its fight against high inflation, raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point, its eighth hike since March. The central bank also...
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Heat center Orlando Robinson out with thumb fracture, depth scarce behind Bam Adebayo

1 day ago | Boston Herald | 2 articles

The Miami Heat announced Wednesday that Orlando Robinson has a fractured right thumb. The team did not immediately indicate when the injury was sustained, but the undrafted...
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Rest In Power: Scenes From Tyre Nichols' Funeral In Memphis

1 day ago | News One

The funeral for Tyre Nichols was held in Memphis on Wednesday afternoon, more than three weeks after he died from injuries sustained during a brutally violent arrest. Not only...
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Fashion Weeks are Unsustainable. Can Strict Rules Fix That?

1 day ago | NY Times

Organizers of Copenhagen Fashion Week have created sustainability requirements for participating designers with the goal of setting a new industry standard.
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Pro Bowl Games Skills Showdown: AFC takes early lead behind Derek Carr's...

The AFC will carry a lead into Sunday's finale Read more ...

Biden, Black caucus agree on path forward on police reform

"This is going to require all of us, including Republicans, to get across the finish line," says chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Read more ...

Parents say 'school choice' doesn't include kids with special needs

The Tollaris told KCCI that they were devastated to see Gov. Reynolds' 'school choice' plan signed into law last month because it leaves out kids like Natalia. Read more ...

Chinese Spy Balloon Over U.S. Sparks Wave of Backlash for Biden

"President Trump would have never tolerated this," Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said while demanding that Biden shoot down the balloon "immediately." Read more ...

Biden expected to announce $500M for Philadelphia water upgrades, lead...

Funding is coming from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, American Rescue Plan and annual appropriations, according to the official. Read more ...

GOP right to kick 9/11-downplaying Ilhan Omar off Foreign Affairs

Omar has the right to believe anything she likes. Her constituents have the right to keep sending her to Congress. And the House majority has the right to refuse her seats on... Read more ...

Jets' season-ticket renewals increase despite price hike

Offseason optimism around the Jets is high, and that has been reflected in the early returns on their season-ticket sales. Read more ...

Driver mows down biking doctor before stabbing him to death on Pacific Coast...

"As of right now we currently don't truly understand the why... as far as motivation and any type of relationship." Read more ...

Not even rule analysts can make sense of NFL's mindless review system

What happened? Why does football no longer resemble football? Who did this to it? Why? Read more ...

Lebioda leads on a day of ever-changing conditions at Pebble

Hank Lebioda knows as well as anyone about change, and not just the Pebble Beach weather. He's the leader after the opening round at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Lebioda had... Read more ...