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UK news
www.independent.co.uk
1 month ago
UK news

Government's rural 4G programme behind schedule, report warns

Government's 4G rural connectivity extension behind schedule
Shared Rural Network faces challenges in meeting coverage targets and costs
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Smartphone camera lens technology to be used in skin cancer diagnoses

Tens of thousands of skin cancer patients could be diagnosed faster thanks to new smartphone camera lens which can take detailed images of moles or skin lesions.The camera lens is the size of a 50 pence piece and can attach to a smartphone to take high resolution pictures of suspect moles, spots or other skin problems.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Most deprived areas being left in broadband slow lane, says LGA

Deprived areas of England have less access to the fastest broadband despite relying more heavily on internet usage, a new report has found.The Local Government Association is calling for a digital exclusion minister to be appointed, in order to come up with a new strategy to close a gap which it said has left some areas in the broadband slow lane.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Starmer tells Big Tech the free ride is over' in speech on crime and policing

Sir Keir Starmer has told the Big Tech industry a Labour government would find ways to make them accountable if their platforms were used to spread online hate and misogyny.Outlining the party's crime and policing agenda, the Labour leader also promised to reverse the collapse in the proportion of crime solved and halve levels of violence against women and girls within a decade, if he wins power at the next general election.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Starmer pledges to transform medical research ahead of Edinburgh visit

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sir Keir Starmer has said transforming medical research will be key to boosting Scotland's economy ahead of a visit north of the border.The Labour leader will visit the medical research hub in Edinburgh's BioQuarter on Thursday.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

GPs dealing with more patients despite falling numbers, research suggests

GPs are having to deal with more patients while their own numbers dwindle, new research has suggested.Between 2016 and 2022, the number of fully qualified GPs working across England fell from 29,320 to 27,372, while the number of registered patients grew from 58,083,265 to 62,225,886, according to the House of Commons Library.
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Public health
Axios
1 month ago
Public health

Mapped: States with the biggest share of adults with medical debt

About 1 in 12 U.S. adults have unpaid medical bills of at least $250
People in the South and rural areas report the greatest burden of medical debt.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Public health

How Health Insurance Works in China, and How It's Changing

Almost everyone in China has had at least some health insurance since new policies were introduced a decade ago.Now China has begun pursuing a second wave of changes.The new policies, which have triggered protests in several big cities like Wuhan, are aimed at covering deficits in local employee health insurance plans and reducing inequality between cities and rural areas.
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Digital life
www.fastcompany.com
1 month ago
Digital life

AT&T wants to kill landlines. Here's what it means for places with bad cell service

Landline phones are still important for many elderly and rural communities, despite their declining popularity.
AT&T has applied for a waiver to stop servicing traditional landline phones running on copper-based phone lines in California.
Axios
4 months ago
Digital life

Latinos have the least smartphone access in states with big rural areas

Latinos in states with large rural areas have the highest percentage of households without smartphones.
Smartphones are essential for obtaining information, emergency services, and economic stability.
New Mexico and Arkansas have the highest percentage of Latinos without internet access.
moreDigital life
Los Angeles Times
3 months ago
Los Angeles

California will mandate electric school buses. But rural districts say they don't work

California is requiring all newly purchased or leased school buses to be zero-emission by 2035, but rural schools say the current electric bus technology is not practical for their routes and terrain.
School districts in California are concerned about the range and reliability of electric buses in rural areas with limited charging infrastructure.
agriculture
www.france24.com
3 months ago
France politics

France passes law to protect farmers against 'abusive' lawsuits from former city dwellers

French parliament passes law to protect farmers from complaints about noise or stench from agricultural activities.
The law aims to stop 'abusive' lawsuits from former city dwellers who bought houses in the countryside.
SFGATE
9 months ago
SF real estate

What Is the Standard Down Payment on a House?

Getty Images "Down payment": Ask most people what is an acceptable down payment on a house, and nine times out 10, they'll tell you it's 20% of a home's selling price.So you do the math, and realize you'd have to put down $50,000 on a $250,000 house!How will you ever scrounge together that much cash?
www.housingwire.com
9 months ago
Real estate

Freddie Mac rolls out affordable housing program for Native Americans

Freddie Mac announced on Wednesday a new affordable housing program, HeritageOne, that is intended to boost homeownership rates in Native American communities.The program aims to provide affordable financing options for single-family properties on tribal lands found in rural areas of the nation.The goal is to widen homeownership access in these communities.
www.cbc.ca
9 months ago
Toronto

Ford government considers change to housing plan amid pressure from farmers | CBC News

Under pressure from farmers, Premier Doug Ford's government is considering backing off from proposals that would allow more housing to be built on Ontario's dwindling farmland, CBC News has learned.Leaders of a range of farming and agricultural groups met with senior government officials last week to raise their concerns about proposed changes to provincial land-use policy that Ford and his ministers have said will spur new home construction.
www.cbc.ca
10 months ago
Toronto

Farmers push back against Ontario bill that would put more homes on prime farmland | CBC News

Farmers in Ontario are rallying to fight a government bill that would loosen the rules around farmland protection in the province, a move farmers say would result in more homes being built on prime agricultural land and could also threaten the very fabric of rural life.Bill 97 or the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act is aimed at drastically reshaping development rules to address housing affordability and supply in the province.
Reuters
1 year ago
UX design

Why California is still in drought despite heavy rain and snow

Climate change
Despite recent storms, the golden state is still in a long-term dry spell.Snow blanketed California the last weekend of February, only weeks after it was pummeled by torrential rains.But these historic storms barely made a dent in a daily reality for most Californians - a years-long, expansive drought.
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Education
WSJ
3 months ago
Education

Opinion | Teachers Unions Spend Big on GOP State Lawmakers

Ten Republican-led states have passed universal school choice since 2021
Republican lawmakers who are teachers-union allies may need to be defeated in primary elections for school choice to pass
Opponents of school choice argue that rural areas have few private options, but universal school choice would create new private options and improve public education through competition.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Education

Founder of Afghan girls' school project arrested in Kabul

The founder of a project that campaigned for girls' education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul, his brother and the UN have said.The Taliban government last year barred girls from attending secondary school, making Afghanistan the only country in the world where there is a ban on education.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Education

Texas educators share school voucher concerns with lawmakers

AUSTIN, Texas Members of the Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) shared their concerns over school vouchers with lawmakers on Tuesday at the Texas State Capitol.Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced that he will be traveling around the state to make his case for school vouchers also referred to as school choice especially in rural areas.
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www.scientificamerican.com
4 months ago
Health

Why COVID Vaccines for Young Children Have Been Hard to Get

Limited access to pediatric COVID vaccines in rural areas is causing difficulties for parents trying to vaccinate their children.
Young children without access to vaccines are at higher risk for COVID complications and hospital admissions.
Challenges with the transition from government-supplied vaccines to commercial market purchases are contributing to the problem.
www.scientificamerican.com
4 months ago
Health

Why COVID Vaccines for Young Children Have Been Hard to Get

Limited access to pediatric COVID vaccines in rural areas is causing difficulties for parents trying to vaccinate their children.
Young children without access to vaccines are at higher risk for COVID complications and hospital admissions.
Challenges with the transition from government-supplied vaccines to commercial market purchases are contributing to the problem.
www.scientificamerican.com
4 months ago
Health

Why COVID Vaccines for Young Children Have Been Hard to Get

Limited access to pediatric COVID vaccines in rural areas is causing difficulties for parents trying to vaccinate their children.
Young children without access to vaccines are at higher risk for COVID complications and hospital admissions.
Challenges with the transition from government-supplied vaccines to commercial market purchases are contributing to the problem.
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Health

With few MDs practicing in rural areas, a different type of doctor is filling the gap

Osteopathic physician Kevin de Regnier of Winterset, Iowa, checks Chris Bourne, who came in for an adjustment of his anxiety medication on May 9, 2023.Tony Leys/KFF Health News WINTERSET, Iowa For 35 years, this town's residents have brought all manner of illnesses, aches, and worries to Kevin de Regnier's storefront clinic on the courthouse square and he loves them for it.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
Health

How the nursing shortage may lead to gaps in sexual assault care

Missoula, Montana KFF Health News Jacqueline Towarnicki got a text as she finished her day shift at a local clinic.She had a new case, a patient covered in bruises who couldn't remember how the injuries got there.Towarnicki's breath caught, a familiar feeling after four years of working night shifts as a sexual assault nurse examiner in this northwestern Montana city.
Independent.ie
10 months ago
Health

Warning to public to be alert for tick bites over summer months

To mark Tick Awareness Day, the HPSC has issued some practical advice on how to be tick aware, as bites can cause Lyme disease.Specialist in public health medicine Dr Paul McKeown said ticks are more numerous and more active in the summer months."People are more likely to spend time outdoors in the spring and summer months.
London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 months ago
Cryptocurrency

The unique landscape of Bitcoin Prairie: A comprehensive guide

Bitcoin Prairie refers to rural areas becoming hubs for Bitcoin mining and cryptocurrency activities.
Bitcoin Prairie challenges conventional notions of where and how cryptocurrency thrives.
It highlights the decentralized nature of technology and offers a unique perspective on the intersection of technology, rural economies, and the environment.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
Berlin

Germany marks 70th anniversary of uprising against Communist dictatorship in east

Germany's parliament on Friday commemorated the 70th anniversary of a popular uprising in the Communist east that was brutally crushed by its Soviet-backed dictatorship.Worsening economic conditions and political repression in East Germany had prompted months of protests, starting in rural areas, that culminated in a call on June 16, 1953, for a general strike.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams: who might win their seats?

After a series of dramatic resignations by Conservative MPs first the former culture secretary Nadine Dorries, then the former prime minister Boris Johnson and finally the Johnson loyalist Nigel Adams Rishi Sunak faces three imminent byelections in England.At a time when the prime minister is trying to prove that he has steadied the ship, Conservative HQ is likely to see them as sapping time and attention.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Health

US Covid emergency status ends as officials plan new phase of managing' virus

Thursday marked the end of Covid-19's public health emergency status in the US, concluding more than three years of free access to testing, vaccines, virtual accommodations and treatment for the majority of Americans.The end of the emergency designation comes just weeks after the World Health Organization declared an end to the global health emergency.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
Health

Getting prescription meds via telehealth might change soon. Here's how to prepare

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple.Sign up for CNN's Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being.For three years now, the expansion of telehealth has made care more accessible for many people, especially those in rural areas.Patients have been able to receive prescriptions from providers without seeing them in person.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

Many firefighters who responded to Ohio train derailment didn't have the needed training, equipment

Many of the first responders who helped fight the fire that erupted after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month were ill-equipped and untrained to fight the massive chemical blaze that some now call the hell fire.In testimony Wednesday before the US Senate's Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, lawmakers heard about myriad issues that snarled the response and that put firefighters who rushed to the scene at greater immediate risk and may raise risks to their health throughout their lives.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Lawmakers and union tell Norfolk Southern CEO that railroads' voluntary safety plans aren't enough

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw returns to Capitol Hill Wednesday facing pressure to support rail safety legislation proposed in the wake of his railroad's massive toxic spill from a February 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.Although Shaw's prepared testimony released in advance of the hearing promises to take steps to improve rail safety it uses the term safety more than two dozen times he stops short of endorsing the legislation in its entirely.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Environment

Number of city dwellers lacking safe water to double by 2050

The number of people lacking access to safe drinking water in cities around the world will double by 2050, research has found, amid warnings of an imminent water crisis that is likely to spiral out of control.Nearly 1 billion people in cities around the world face water scarcity today and the number is likely to reach between 1.7 billion and 2.4 billion within the next three decades, according to the UN World Water Development Report, published on Tuesday ahead of a vital UN summit.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
London

You can rely on public transport in London, but not out here in the sticks | Letters

Stuart Jeffries' recognition that he shares the privilege of Londoners when it comes to public transport (I ditched my car and improved my fitness, sleep and bank balance, 7 June) reminds us that this is a massive component of regional inequality that challenges the levelling-up waffle.I gave up the car in November 2022, and I too am privileged but in a completely different way.
www.newsshopper.co.uk
11 months ago
London

London buses face major change as Arriva makes announcement

London bus branch Arriva has shared that they will welcome 50 new zero-emission electric vehicles in 2023.(Image: Canva) London buses are set to undergo a major change as Arriva London makes an announcement on the future of their vehicles.As they've shared that they plan to welcome 50 new zero-emission electric vehicles into operation this year.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

1,600 miles, 0 crashes: Three-year test run of driverless cars in south-east London concludes

A three-year trial of driverless cars in south-east London has proved they can operate safely in an inner city environment, researchers have said.Nissan said there had been zero crashes in 1,600 miles of testing around Woolwich town centre but admitted autonomous vehicles may still be years away from going on sale.
www.politico.com
9 months ago
US Elections

The conservative Supreme Court might have paved the way for Dems to take the House

It may also leave other Republicans on defense in states they control across the South, though it's not clear whether that litigation will be complete in time for the 2024 elections in states other than Alabama.New maps could help deliver the House back to Democrats, particularly if the party also performs strongly in the 2024 elections from the presidential race and down the ballot.
Dezeen
9 months ago
Design

2m26 references traditional food carts in all-in-one ramen restaurant

Kyoto-based architecture and design studio 2m26 has created a compact, movable restaurant from locally-sourced Hinoki cypress timber.2m26 designed the cart to accommodate both chef and cooking equipment as well as up to four diners, with the aim of using it in rural areas in Japan as a unique dining experience.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Straw Bale House is a straw-and-timber duplex in the German countryside

Atelier Kaiser Shen has used straw bale-construction to create an interlocking semi-detached house in the village of Pfaffenhofen, Germany.Appropriately named Straw Bale House, the dwelling near Heilbronn uses the material as insulation to improve the building's thermal performance.Clad in silver fir wood with a steeply pitched roof, the building subtly adopts both the grain and the roof shape of its village setting.
Dezeen
11 months ago
Design

Ten key projects by RIBA Royal Gold Medal-winner Yasmeen Lari

Following the news that Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari has won this year's Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal, we've rounded up 10 of her most notable projects.The medal was awarded to Lari, Pakistan's first qualified female architect, in recognition of her humanitarian work since retiring in 2000.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Deploy creates water tanks for victims of Turkey-Syria earthquake

Royal College of Art graduates Paul Mendieta and Beren Kayalı have designed a water tank called Deploy, which has been donated to people in Turkey who have been devastated by the recent earthquake.Deploy is a 256-kilogram structure that can be assembled and inflated on-site and is ready to be used within 48 hours.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Solar-powered Water Purifier is a completely sustainable way to get clean water - Yanko Design

While the world is three-fourths covered with water, not all of it is drinkable.Those who live in cities and even in some rural areas have the luxury of access to purified water, but a lot of people could be miles away from the nearest natural well.Humans need water to survive, however, and people in remote parts of the world are forced to drink unclean, bacteria-laden water just to live, only to get sick from the same.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
World politics

A Religious School That's Also a Public School

Religious conservatives often lament they have been on the losing end of recent social trends, and they're not entirely wrong about that.Same-sex marriage has become legal nationwide.Church attendance is down.About 30 percent of Americans identify as having no religion.But there are also several ways in which organized religion has been on a political winning streak.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

On Their Own: Isolation, and Resignation, in Villages Devastated by Quake

In a small cemetery toward the end of a dirt road that winds between snowy mountains in rural southern Turkey, a dozen new graves slant partway up the mountainside.Pine fronds and olive branches have been laid on top.At the head of each grave stands a cinder block tied with a scarf, a small tribute: purple, red, flowered.
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Bridget West: I was wrong about Taylor Swift

When I told my fellow serious music-loving friends that I was taking my girls to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert at Soldier Field, they sent their condolences and mocked me.My girls love Swift, and I initially made the decision to go for them.Pop music is not my genre, so I never gave Swift's music a chance.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Letters: Improve access to the cherry blossoms at Jackson Park by reopening bridge

Thank you for the front-page story about the Jackson Park cherry trees ( "Failure to bloom," May 1).Our family has been the landlord for the purple martin towers there for nearly 20 years, and we have enjoyed watching the trees' progress and the pleasure they bring to visitors.The Clarence Darrow Memorial Bridge, which connects the banks of the Columbia Basin where the trees are planted, has been fenced off for 10 years now.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Capt. 'Sully' Sullenberger: Safety in the skies is paramount. Don't cheapen pilot training and experience.

In backrooms and dark corners, airline lobbyists, particularly the Regional Airline Association, are scurrying all over Washington, still trying to undo all the hard work that has been done to make air travel the safest form of transportation in human history.They're doing this for the usual reasons.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Mental health

Suburbia doesn't have to steal your soul just ask Barbara and Tom of The Good Life | Sonia Sodha

prisoned characters in The Stepford Wives to the booze-fuelled antics of The Simpsons, the suburbs are often seen as a black hole of conformity and complacency.
Key Takeaways:
1. Suburbia does not have to be a place of conformity and complacency – Barbara and Tom from the television show, The Good Life, present an alternative that celebrates self-sufficiency and independence.
2. By looking to the example of Barbara and Tom
www.cbc.ca
9 months ago
Toronto

PC MPP speaks out as Ontario town's ER closes, but some question why action not taken sooner | CBC News

An emergency room in Minden, Ont., that residents had hoped to save was shuttered at midnight and the MPP who represents the area is now calling for an urgent care clinic there instead.On Thursday, the large blue "H" was covered by plywood and the word "emergency" was removed from the sign on the hospital at the site, approximately 195 kilometres north of Toronto.
www.cbc.ca
10 months ago
Toronto

Looking to gather around a fire pit this weekend? Don't go to Haliburton County, authorities warn | CBC News

Cottagers and campers hoping to spend the May long weekend around a camp fire should steer clear of Haliburton County, which has banned all fires until at least next week.On Wednesday, all four fire chiefs of the county imposed a total fire ban that Algonquin Highlands Fire Chief Mike French says is part of an effort to protect local resources and the environment.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
World politics

After a Hard-Right Turn, Alberta's Conservatives Retain Power

Voters in Alberta, the oil-rich western province that is a bastion of conservatism in Canada, kept its conservative government in power on Monday but substantially reduced the number of seats it holds in the legislature, data from Canada's national broadcaster indicated.The result, while a win for conservatives, is likely to be seen as a rebuff of the politics of Danielle Smith, the hard-right leader of the United Conservative Party who has been Alberta's premier for seven months.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

How to protect your homes from ice and snow

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Met Office forecast for snow across the UK and icy weather both pose a challenge over potential damage to homes.The Met Office has already issued a yellow warning for snow and ice, with more areas in the Midlands, much of Wales and the southeast, including London, under alert for snow on Tuesday morning as Arctic air sweeps across the country.
Streetsblog USA
10 months ago
San Francisco

Talking Headways Podcast: Competing with Car Ownership

This week we're joined by the head of Zipcar, Angelo Adams!We talk about how Zipcar gets parking spaces, how they find customers, the benefits of car sharing and how the company's biggest competitor is car ownership.If you prefer to read all about it, click here for the unedited transcript.An edited transcript is below the player:
Jeff Wood: What geography works best for Zipcar?
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Kentucky GOP voters choose a challenger for Gov. Andy Beshear

Kentucky voters on Tuesday will settle the most important Republican primary of 2023, as they choose their candidate to take on Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in November.State Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a former aide to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump and is vying to become the state's first Black governor, is widely viewed as the frontrunner.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US politics

Alabama Discriminated Against Black Residents Over Sewage, Justice Dept. Says

The Justice Department said it had reached an interim agreement with the health departments of Alabama and one of its rural counties over practices found to discriminate against generations of Black residents.Under the agreement announced Thursday, the Alabama Department of Public Health and the Lowndes County Health Department said they would improve wastewater infrastructure, measure the health risks associated with raw sewage exposure, and stop penalizing residents who cannot afford adequate treatment systems.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

NY governor signs two bills aimed at ensuring access to abortion medication and over-the counter contraceptives

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday signed two bills into law aimed at increasing access to medication abortion and over-the-counter contraceptives for New Yorkers.The bills, which passed the New York state legislature earlier this year, will make the difference between an unwanted pregnancy and a future where they can decide what they want to do, the Democratic governor said Tuesday.
Independent.ie
10 months ago
Health

Warning to public to be alert for tick bites over summer months

To mark Tick Awareness Day, the HPSC has issued some practical advice on how to be tick aware, as bites can cause Lyme disease.Specialist in public health medicine Dr Paul McKeown said ticks are more numerous and more active in the summer months."People are more likely to spend time outdoors in the spring and summer months.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
France news

No croaks: French police intervene in neighbours' frog row

A culture war has broken out in a small village in the Savoie region of the northern Alps where three large frogs are threatened with being silenced.In the latest example of a conflict of rights between town and country, nature and neighbour, 92-year-old Colette Ferry opened her door in the small village of Frontenex population about 1,800 to two gendarmes recently who said they would be taking away three amphibians that had taken up residence in her garden pond.
Fox News
10 months ago
Marketing

Anheuser-Busch blames 'third party ad agency' for Dylan Mulvaney partnership, cuts ties amid marketing shakeup

Bud Light's parent company Anheuser-Busch is reportedly blaming a "third-party ad agency" for the brand's partnership with Dylan Mulvaney that prompted nationwide boycotts and cost them roughly $5 billion in losses.In an attempt to distance from the deepening backlash, Anheuser-Busch has reportedly told U.S. beer distributors that it cut ties with the "third-party ad agency" responsible for the Mulvaney collaboration in an effort to make amends with vendors weary over the brand's tarnished reputation, according to a source cited by the New York Post.
@LeftySlayer608 @benj4peace @ShuForCongress Hope PBS is sufficient
Here's CNN
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

Texas woman almost dies because she couldn't get an abortion

Another woman has come forward with the harrowing details of how the Supreme Court's decision four months ago to overturn Roe v. Wade put her life in danger.CNN has told the stories of several women  including one from Houston, one from central Texas and one from Cleveland  and what they had to do to obtain medically necessary abortions.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

Texas woman almost dies because she couldn't get an abortion

Another woman has come forward with the harrowing details of how the Supreme Court's decision four months ago to overturn Roe v. Wade put her life in danger.CNN has told the stories of several women  including one from Houston, one from central Texas and one from Cleveland  and what they had to do to obtain medically necessary abortions.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

How to Police Gerrymanders? Some Judges Say the Courts Can't.

WASHINGTON Courts decide vexing legal matters and interpret opaque Constitutional language all the time, from defining pornography and judging whether a search or seizure is unreasonable to determining how speedy a speedy trial must be.And then there is the issue that some judges increasingly say is beyond their abilities to adjudicate.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Health

Her job is to care for survivors of sexual assault. Why aren't there more like her?

After a patient leaves, Jacqueline Towarnicki prepares the examination room in case she gets a call that someone else needs to see a sexual assault nurse examiner.Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News Jacqueline Towarnicki got a text as she finished her day shift at a local clinic in Missoula, Montana.She had a new case, a patient covered in bruises who couldn't remember how the injuries got there.
www.winemag.com
10 months ago
Wine

The Whimsical World of Fungi-Foraging Winemakers

It's bud break in the vineyards and the winemakers are out in the forests.They're not here for grapes growing wild, or for early intel on the season ahead.They're here for something else, something entirely delicious.They are hunting wild edible mushrooms, and especially morels.Shane Moore, winemaker at Oregon's Gran Moraine, has been foraging mushrooms since childhood.
www.thelocal.fr
10 months ago
Wine

Foreign-born chefs bringing new flavours to French fine dining

Each year millions of tourists visit France with hopes of enjoying a wine-filled holiday, and as well as drinking it; many people enjoy seeing how it is made.Luckily, the country has several wine-growing regions and thousands of vineyards, many of which offer tours foreign clientele represent almost half (42 percent) of those visiting French vineyards.
www.thelocal.fr
11 months ago
Wine

9 tips for enjoying a French vineyard tour (and wine tasting)

Each year millions of tourists visit France with hopes of enjoying a wine-filled holiday, and as well as drinking it; many people enjoy seeing how it is made.Luckily, the country has several wine-growing regions and thousands of vineyards, many of which offer tours foreign clientele represent almost half (42 percent) of those visiting French vineyards.
GSMArena.com
11 months ago
Mobile UX

Verizon will expand its C-band 5G network to more rural areas this year

At its quarterly earnings call earlier today, Verizon announced plans to extend its C-band 5G coverage to more rural and suburban areas by the end of this year.While it's unclear which specific markets should expect to see a C-band upgrade, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg did note that so far, C-band 5G coverage has been rolled out to 70 out of 406 available markets.
Truthout
11 months ago
Left-wing politics

Missouri GOP Seeks to Eliminate All Funding for Public Libraries in State Budget

Missouri Republicans' proposal may violate the state constitution.Kilito Chan / Moment / Getty Images Missouri's Republican-led House of Representatives has given initial approval to a state budget that would strip libraries of state funding in what appears to be retaliation for a lawsuit filed by librarians seeking to overturn a law expanding book bans in schools.
HousingWire
11 months ago
Real estate

ICBA, affiliates urge CFPB to improve construction loan disclosures

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and 42 affiliated state banking associations are calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to approve language that allows community banks to test out different consumer construction and construction-to-permanent loan disclosures, which the group describes as "a core offering of community banks in many local communities."
HousingWire
1 year ago
Real estate

HUD highlights support for expanding high-speed internet access

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday released a new guidebook that highlights support for the expansion of high-speed broadband internet service to public housing authorities, multifamily owners and operators, and Native American tribal communities in urban and rural areas.
www.thelocal.it
1 year ago
Cooking

OPINION: Why claims Italian cuisine is a modern invention' have angered Italy

British newspaper The Financial Times caused outrage in Italy over the weekend with a widely-shared article containing claims that certain Italian dishes were not really traditional but were in fact invented in the middle of the 20th century.The article centred on an interview with Italian food historian, author, and professor at the University of Parma Alberto Grandi, who has dedicated his career to debunking the myths around Italian food.
www.thelocal.it
1 year ago
Cooking

Four myths about traditional' Italian food you can stop believing

British newspaper The Financial Times caused outrage in Italy over the weekend with a widely-shared article containing claims that certain Italian dishes were not really traditional but were in fact invented in the middle of the 20th century.The article centred on an interview with Italian food historian, author, and professor at the University of Parma Alberto Grandi, who has dedicated his career to debunking the myths around Italian food.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Pratt opens new research facility at Brooklyn Navy Yard * Brooklyn Paper

The renowned Pratt Institute recently opened a massive research facility at the Brooklyn Navy Yard - joining the other tech-forward businesses and education facilities to set-up shop at the industrial complex.With over 20,000 square-feet of space, the new site will give space for students and faculty access to fabrication labs and areas dedicated to exploring the studies of robotics, information visualization, sustainability, community development, environmental sensing, design incubation in rural areas, digital archeology and various other accelerators.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Goldman intros bill requiring national 14-day early voting period to combat voter suppression | amNewYork

A new House bill unveiled on Thursday by Congress Member Dan Goldman (D-Manhattan/Brooklyn) seeks to make voting easier by requiring a 14-day early voting period nationally and making polling locations more accessible.The legislation, named the "Early Voting Act," would establish a national minimum 14-day early voting period, which would include weekends, and require polling sites to stay open for at least 10 hours a day during each day of early voting.
www.thelocal.fr
1 year ago
France politics

La Belle Vie: Air-conditioning, French insults and the best places to visit in spring

La Belle Vie is our regular look at the real culture of France from language to cuisine, manners to films.This newsletter is published weekly and you can receive it directly to your inbox, by going to your newsletter preferences in My account.Living in or spending a significant amount of time another country as a foreigner is a unique experience.
KQED
1 year ago
Science

Fewer Than 10% of Levees in the Greater Bay Area Have a Federal Risk Rating | KQED

The California Department of Water Resources proactively tracks levee incidents within the Central Valley as part of its state flood control plan but doesn't for those outside it.Still, the state has sent assistance to both Salinas and Pajaro."We need to have coordinated work to improve our fundamental understanding gaps, to develop practice-ready tools to be able to better capture this evolving risk," said Vahedifard.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Morning, News: Allergy Season's Upon Us, Author Michelle Zauner's Portland Stop, and Will Oregon Pump Its Own Gas?

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!Good morning, Portland!It's Tuesday, March 21, and as of yesterday it's officially spring!
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Morning, News: An Arrest Warrant for Putin, Trump Is Back on Youtube, and France Riots to Protect Pensions

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!Good Morning, Portland: We're looking at some nice ass weather this weekend.
The Kansas City Star
1 year ago
Remote teams

Counties where the most people work from home in Missouri

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, every task that could adapt to a remote activity did-fitness classes, happy hours, even doctor's visits-and, crucially, the workday.But plenty stayed in-person, partly depending on the task or job.A Pew Research Center survey conducted in October 2020 found that 71% of people who could do their jobs remotely were working remotely.
FlowingData
1 year ago
Business intelligence

Maps of home heating in the United States

For The Washington Post, John Muyskens, Shannon Osaka, and Naema Ahmed mapped the main ways that Americans heat their homes:

Thanks to a combination of local climates, electricity prices and historical accident, America's home heating system, like the country's politics, is deeply divided.In the South, thanks to government funding from almost a century ago and mild climates, many rely on electricity to stay warm.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

How to protect your homes from ice and snow

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Met Office forecast for snow across the UK and icy weather both pose a challenge over potential damage to homes.The Met Office has already issued a yellow warning for snow and ice, with more areas in the Midlands, much of Wales and the southeast, including London, under alert for snow on Tuesday morning as Arctic air sweeps across the country.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

How to protect your homes from ice and snow

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Met Office forecast for snow across the UK and icy weather both pose a challenge over potential damage to homes.The Met Office has already issued a yellow warning for snow and ice, with more areas in the Midlands, much of Wales and the southeast, including London, under alert for snow on Tuesday morning as Arctic air sweeps across the country.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

How to protect your homes from ice and snow

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Met Office forecast for snow across the UK and icy weather both pose a challenge over potential damage to homes.The Met Office has already issued a yellow warning for snow and ice, with more areas in the Midlands, much of Wales and the southeast, including London, under alert for snow on Tuesday morning as Arctic air sweeps across the country.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

How to protect your homes from ice and snow

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Met Office forecast for snow across the UK and icy weather both pose a challenge over potential damage to homes.The Met Office has already issued a yellow warning for snow and ice, with more areas in the Midlands, much of Wales and the southeast, including London, under alert for snow on Tuesday morning as Arctic air sweeps across the country.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

How to protect your homes from ice and snow

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Met Office forecast for snow across the UK and icy weather both pose a challenge over potential damage to homes.The Met Office has already issued a yellow warning for snow and ice, with more areas in the Midlands, much of Wales and the southeast, including London, under alert for snow on Tuesday morning as Arctic air sweeps across the country.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Ice risk in parts of UK as temperatures to plummet to minus 10C overnight

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Ice could cause hazards in parts of the UK where heavy snow brought treacherous conditions on Friday as temperatures are set to plummet as low as minus 10C overnight.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

A 1,600-Year-Old Coffin May Shed Light on Roman Britain

LONDON British archaeologists have uncovered an ancient coffin in a 1,600-year-old cemetery in northern England, a discovery, they said, that could shed light on the end of Roman Britain and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.Discovered during an archaeological dig in Leeds, the lead-lined coffin contained the remains of an aristocratic woman who most likely lived in the fourth century.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine ally Kallas fights for re-election in Estonia vote

Estonia is holding a general election on Sunday that will determine whether it can sustain its high level of support for Ukraine.rime Minister Kaja Kallas, 45, has emerged in the past year of war as one of Europe's most outspoken supporters of Ukraine.She is seeking a second term, with her standing enhanced by her international appeals to impose sanctions on Moscow.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

On the House: Is Down Payment Assistance Available to First-Time Homebuyers?

Getty Images / Realtor.comWho doesn't love free money-especially when it can help you to afford your first home?Saving up for a down payment on your first home isn't fun.About a quarter of first-time buyers rated coming up with that money as one of the most difficult steps of the homebuying process, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

UFOs over Boston? Not quite.

A trail of lights in Boston's sky Monday night had some people on high alert for a hostile alien takeover.But those were no UFOs.Instead, the bright lights are believed to be visible Starlink Satellites, launched early Sunday morning as part of Elon Musk's SpaceX program to provide internet service to rural areas.
time.com
1 year ago
Coronavirus

China's Purported World-Beating Drop in Covid Deaths Revives Concerns About Data Accuracy

China is posting the steepest drop in Covid deaths among more than 20 places hit hardest by omicron, reviving questions about its virus data and the true impact of the reopening wave as Beijing works to move on from the pandemic.After meticulously tracking cases for most of the pandemic, China abruptly abandoned its signature zero-tolerance policy at the end of 2022, halting mass testing, quarantines and lockdowns, and narrowing its definition of what constitutes a Covid death.
www.cnn.com
8 years ago
Health

Appalachia's hepatitis C infection rates soar

Hepatitis C infection rates triple in central Appalachia, CDC says The rates in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia were highest among young people, report says An increase in the abuse of injectable drugs has caused hepatitis C infection rates to more than triple in four Appalachian states, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

'El Juicio (The Trial)' details the 1976-'83 Argentine dictatorship's reign of terror

Standing beneath the birch and flowering jacaranda trees at what used to be ESMA (the acronym in Spanish for the Navy School of Mechanics) it's not easy to picture the horrors that took place at this sprawling urban campus in Buenos Aires.In the 1970s and '80s, ESMA was a clandestine detention center for a right-wing military regime brutally engaged in eliminating dissent through criminal practices that were exposed in gruesome detail in trial testimony two years after the end of the Argentine dictatorship.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

People warned they could be without power for 48 hours due to Storm Otto

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Some people have been warned they could be without power for more than 48 hours after Storm Otto swept across the country, leading to travel disruption and school closures.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Homes face 48 hours without power after Storm Otto hits UK

Homes could be left without power into the weekend after Storm Otto swept across northern parts of the UK.Gusts of 75-80mph were recorded across parts of northern Scotland on Friday, while trains and flights were cancelled and roads blocked by overturned lorries in northern England.More than 40,000 properties were left without power in Scotland, with around 16,000 still cut off as of 4.30pm on Friday.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Storm Otto: Thousands of homes without power as food vans dispatched

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Thousands of homes could be without power over the weekend as food vans were dispatched to the worst-hit areas in the wake of Storm Otto.A yellow warning for snow and ice was in place for central parts of Scotland until 9am on Saturday, while the Met Office expected the heaviest rainfall by 7am to be around Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend County Borough in south Wales between four and eight millimetres.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

More than 1,000 homes still without power as Storm Otto moves away from UK

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails More than one thousand homes which lost power during Storm Otto had still not been reconnected to the grid late on Saturday afternoon.The Met Office said the storm has well and truly cleared but around 1,300 homes in Aberdeenshire remain without power.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Books

Public Libraries, and Profiling Paul Harding

At a time when public libraries and librarians are facing budget headwinds and sometimes intense political scrutiny for the roles they play in their communities, the Times photo editor Erica Ackerberg last fall dispatched photographers to seven libraries in cities, suburbs and rural areas across the country to document what daily life in those public institutions really looks like in today's world.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Concern as UK minister confirms beef could be imported from Mexico

Mexican beef could hit UK supermarket shelves as the farming minister confirmed that the high-carbon meat could be imported under a new trade deal.Mark Spencer told journalists at the National Farmers' Union (NFU) conference in Birmingham that the deal could pave the way for meat from the Latin American country, declaring: We have to be fair to everyone; we can't say we will sell milk to you but we won't buy your beef.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Wellness

Biden Proposal Would Ban Online Prescribing of Certain Drugs

The Biden administration on Friday proposed tighter limits on the online prescription of some medications, including the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug Adderall and highly addictive opioids such as oxycodone, a partial reversal of policy changes made during the coronavirus pandemic.The new regulations, which would require health care providers to have at least one in-person visit with patients before prescribing or refilling certain drugs, would take effect after the public health emergency for Covid ends on May 11, the Drug Enforcement Administration said in a statement.
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