How Three Black Women Hope to Change the Home Appraisal Industry
The home appraisal industry is overwhelmingly white, male and aging: the Bureau of Labor Statistics says that of the 75,000 appraisers in the United States, 97 percent are white, and…
California hit with one final round of storms
There are signs that the weather in California could finally start to improve this week.
Siamak Namazi: American jailed in Iran begins hunger strike
Siamak Namazi tells President Biden he is protesting against the failure of the US to bring him home.
Brendan Fraser: The Whale star emotional as he collects Critics Choice Award
“If you – like a guy like Charlie, who I played in this movie – in any way struggle with obesity, or you just feel like you’re in a dark…
Lab-grown alternatives aim to cut palm oil dependence
“You get so much more oil per hectare [from oil palms] than any other oil crop,” says Chris Chuck, professor of bioprocess engineering at the University of Bath. “Oil palms…
Mega Millions: Won the lottery? Here’s why you may need a therapist
A financial adviser on how the winner of the $1.5bn Mega Millions jackpot could spend their fortune wisely.
Can humanity’s new giant leap into space succeed?
Space is a vital part of our everyday lives. We depend on satellites for weather forecasts, communications, bank transactions, not to mention valuable surveillance tools for nation states. And it’s…
German General Tells US Generals to Lose the Ukraine War as Soon as Possible to Prevent Losing the Empire in Europe | naked capitalism
Yves here. On the one hand, retired Erich Vad, German general/former military adviser to Angela Merkel, speaking out against how the West is going about the Ukraine war is a…
Skipped Showers, Paper Plates: An Arizona Suburb’s Water Is Cut Off
RIO VERDE, Ariz. — Joe McCue thought he had found a desert paradise when he bought one of the new stucco houses sprouting in the granite foothills of Rio Verde,…
China’s Latest Source of Unrest: Unpaid ‘Zero Covid’ Workers
After China’s abrupt reversal of “zero Covid” restrictions, the nation’s vast machinery of virus surveillance and testing collapsed, even as infections and deaths surged. Now, the authorities face another problem:…