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☆ Vladmir Putin gifts lion and bears to North Korean zoo
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Russia transferred more than 70 animals, including an African lion and two brown bears, to a zoo in the North Korean capital Pyongyang from Moscow’s zoo, the Russian government said on Wednesday. The animals were “a gift from (Russian President) Vladimir Putin to the Korean people,” the government said. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a welcoming ceremony in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024. A bird is unloaded in a wooden crate upon arrival in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. Pyongyang and Moscow have forged closer ties since Putin visited the country in June and concluded a treaty with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Alexander Kozlov, Kozlov, Putin, Kim Organizations: North, Getty, Pyongyang Central Zoo, Moscow Zoo, Russian Natural Resources Ministry, AFP, Russia Locations: Russia, Korean, Pyongyang, Moscow’s, Russian, Moscow

☆ Thanksgiving meals are expected to be cheaper in 2024 as turkey prices drop
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

And when it comes to Thanksgiving food, it seems Americans are getting relief on their grocery bills this year following a few years of escalating costs. The national average cost for a 16-pound turkey is down 6% from 2023, according to the Farm Bureau. Overall turkey prices have decreased about 4% in the past year, according to the consumer price index. Farmers raised about 205 million turkeys in 2024, down 6% from 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The aggregate impact has been lower turkey prices.

Persons: Robin Wenzel, Bernt Nelson, Nelson, Monty Rakusen, That's, —, Robin Wenzel Wells, Wenzel Organizations: American Farm Bureau Federation, Farm Bureau, Deloitte, Finance, Food Institute, Farm, Farmers, U.S . Department of Agriculture, Digitalvision, Getty, Food, USDA Locations: Wells, Turkey, U.S, Ukraine

☆ 132 hamsters reportedly escaped in the hold of a plane, grounding it for days
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementAn Airbus A321neo operated by TAP Portugal was grounded to locate 132 escaped hamsters on board. Escaped hamsters can pose safety risks as they can chew through electrical cables and wires. An Airbus A321neo was grounded for several days to track down dozens of hamsters on board, Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã reported. The report said 132 hamsters escaped from their cages in the cargo hold of the plane, which was operated by Portuguese flag carrier TAP Air Portugal — leaving ground maintenance teams trying to track them down. In a similar incident in 2017, a cargo plane was grounded due to escaped hamsters, Newsweek reported.

Persons: Correio Organizations: Airbus, TAP Portugal, Portuguese, TAP Air Portugal —, TJR, TAP Air Portugal, Ponta Delgada, Business, Newsweek Locations: Lisbon, Ponta, Azores, Portuguese

☆ California child tests positive for bird flu with no known exposure to infected animals
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

California health officials on Tuesday reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild symptoms. A bird flu test on the child four days after the positive result came back negative. Bird flu has been spreading rampantly in poultry since 2022 in the worst such outbreak the U.S. has ever experienced. California represents the largest share of human bird flu cases in the U.S. so far, with 27 confirmed, not counting the child in Alameda County. In Canada, health officials reported the country's first human case of bird flu last week, in a teenager hospitalized and in critical condition.

Persons: It's, farmworkers, Tomás Aragón Organizations: San Francisco Bay Area, California Department of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control, Health Locations: California, Alameda County, San Francisco Bay, U.S, Oregon, Alameda County . Washington, Colorado, Canada

☆ Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins children’s peace prize
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Nila Ibrahimi won the International Children’s Peace Prize on Tuesday, an award that has recognized luminaries including climate activist Greta Thunberg and girls’ education campaigner Malala Yousafzai. Afghan women prepare almonds at a factory on the outskirts of Aybak in Samangan Province on September 9, 2024. She co-founded “Her Story,” which encourages Afghan girls to share their stories, spotlighting the voices of those still in Afghanistan. Teenage girls and women are not allowed to study or work and can only leave the house with a male relative. “Human rights are protected in Afghanistan and no one is discriminated,” said spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat Fitrat.

Persons: Nila Ibrahimi, Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai, Ibrahimi, ”, Canada Ibrahimi, ” Ibrahimi, Richard Bennett, ” Bennett, Afghanistan’s, Hamdullah Fitrat Organizations: CNN, Getty, Foundation, Geneva, Human Rights, United Nations, UN, Women, Taliban Locations: ”, Afghanistan, Kabul, Aybak, Samangan Province, AFP, Canada, Pakistan, Germany, Australia, Netherlands

☆ CDC confirms Oregon’s first human case of bird flu
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed highly pathogenic form of bird flu in a person in Oregon. All the cases were farm workers who had known contact with infected animals, except for one person in Missouri. Last month, the H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country. The CDC has instructed that farm workers who have been exposed to animals with bird flu should be tested even if they do not have symptoms. Since 2022, the virus has wiped out more than 100 million poultry birds in the nation’s worst-ever bird flu outbreak.

Organizations: Disease Control, CDC, Health Locations: Oregon, U.S, Missouri

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Persons: I’ve, I’ll, Siri, It’s, TikTok Organizations: Black, NBC, Target, Walmart, Home, Alexa, Garmin, Amazon, beechwood, Wellness, Facebook, Twitter Locations: REI, Samsonite, grippy

☆ Pentagon received hundreds of new UAP reports, but says no evidence of extraterrestrial activity
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Of those, 485 UAP reports occurred within that reporting period, and another 272 occurred between 2021 and 2022 but hadn't been included in previous annual UAP reports. Overall, the AARO has received 1,652 UAP reports total as of Oct. 24, 2024. “It is important to underscore that, to date, AARO has discovered no evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology,” the report said. Of the UAP reports, 81 originated from U.S. military operating areas. Of the new reports, 392 were from the Federal Aviation Administration and make up all of the FAA’s UAP reports since 2021.

Persons: UAPs, hadn't, ”, AARO, Jon Kosloski, ” Kosloski, ” Luis Elizondo, ” Elizondo, Robert Garcia, Garcia, Tim Gallaudet, “, Jon T, Kosloski, it’ll, “ AARO Organizations: Pentagon, Defense, Defense Department, National Intelligence, UAP, U.S . Navy, Ocean, Consulting, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Congress, U.S, Cape Canaveral , Florida

☆ Pentagon received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Oren Liebermann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Pentagon has received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings, including “several particularly interesting cases,” according to the director of the office that investigates these reports, but reiterated it found no evidence of alien activity. The Pentagon, working with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and other government agencies, has received a total of 1,652 reports to date, according to the newly released annual report, including 757 new reports between May 2023 and June 2024. The topic of UAPs has garnered tremendous public attention, fueled in part by its inextricable link to UFO sightings and conspiracy theories about the US government hiding evidence of aliens. “It is also important to underscore that, to date, AARO has discovered no verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity, or technology,” said Kosloski. None of these closed cases were the result of foreign adversaries or a breakthrough in advanced technologies, AARO said in their report.

Persons: ”, Jon Kosloski, UAPs, AARO, Kosloski, ” Kosloski Organizations: CNN, Pentagon, National Intelligence

☆ The small details in an interview that could cost you a job offer
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Career experts spoke to BI about the small details in an interview that could cost you a dream role. Some job seekers report applying to hundreds of jobs before landing an interview. AdvertisementJulia Toothacre and Jerry Lee at career consulting firm Wonsulting, spoke to Business Insider about the tiny details things that could cost you a job offer. Lee, who previously worked at Google, said he would usually smile at the receptionist and chat a little before every interview. "If you don't have anything, that is a signal to them that you're not necessarily taking the interview seriously."

Persons: —, Julia Toothacre, Jerry Lee, Wonsulting, Lee, Toothacre, she's, it's, I've Organizations: BI, Service, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Google

☆ Fossil finding uncovers large ‘terror bird’ in Colombia
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The fossil leg bone of an extinct terror bird that was found in Colombia's Tatacoa Desert is shown. While some terror bird fossils have been found in Florida and Texas, the specimen from La Venta is believed to be the northernmost terror bird from South America documented by scientists. Placing terror birds in La Venta “is one step closer to understanding how terror birds finally got to North America,” Degrange said. A map shows the countries in North America and South America (in gray) where terror bird fossils have been found. “We know that probably one of the drivers that led terror birds to get larger and larger was the competition between species of terror birds — but why that big?” he said.

Persons: ”, Federico Javier Degrange, Degrange, phorusrhacids, “, ” Degrange, Karen Moreno, Moreno, ” Moreno, —, Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, National University of Córdoba, Museo, Apex, National Monuments Council, Austral University of Chile’s Institute of Earth Sciences, Scientific Locations: Colombia, La, Palaeontology, Argentina, South America, what’s, Brazil, Venta, Florida, Texas, La Venta, North America, Chile

☆ Trump's tariff plan: Why he's pushing for them, and how they might end up raising prices
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President Trump has said he plans to install a blanket tariff of 10% to 20% on all imports, with additional tariffs of 60% to 100% on goods brought in from China. In the September Presidential debate, Trump characterized the plan as a way to extract money from rival nations. Economists, however, tend to agree that such a plan would would have the effect of raising prices on everyday goods. How tariffs workSimply put, a tariff is a tax on imports, though not one paid by the exporting country. Trump has floated the idea that a tariff policy could eventually replace U.S. federal income tax altogether, a convention that the nonpartisan Peterson Institute for International Economics called "literally impossible."

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Howard Gleckman Organizations: Republican, Palm Beach Convention, U.S ., Urban, Brookings Tax Policy Center, CNBC, Tax Foundation, Peterson Institute for International Locations: Palm Beach, West Palm Beach , Florida, China, U.S

☆ Nepal’s historic, tranquil forest retreat on the outskirts of Kathmandu
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Just a 25-minute drive east from the city center is Gokarna Forest Resort, a five-star luxury retreat and golf course embedded within 470 acres of protected sanctuary jungle, sheltering a rich array of wildlife. Though a golf course had been present since 1999, the development saw it blossom into the undulating 6,755 yard, 18-hole setup that sits as the crown jewel of the resort today. “The uniqueness of the golf course is what really inspires me, and I have been to at least 200 or 250 golf courses around the world. It is commonplace to glimpse as many as 400 spotted and barking deer bounding across the course’s fairways on any given day, Acharya says. “That is a big challenge for the golf course and for me to maintain, because they run on the greens,” he said.

Persons: Deepak Acharya, Acharya, ” Acharya, “, Gokarna, ”, greenkeepers, Kushe, Gokarneshwor, Prakash Mathema, Taleju Organizations: CNN, Beach, Leopards, Getty, Jagannath, Chandragiri Locations: Nepal, Kathmandu, tranquillity, Gokarna, AFP, ”, Everest

☆ More wealthy travelers are going on luxury safaris — some for more than $2,500 a day
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some luxury travel agencies and tour operators say they've seen an uptick in travelers booking luxury safaris. She's not alone — as of late, a growing number of travelers have been itching to go on a luxurious African safari, too. Micato SafarisLuxury tour operator Abercrombie and Kent's African safaris have always been among its best-selling vacations, the company told BI in an email. AdvertisementSome luxury travel agencies are noticing it, tooLuxury travel agency Indagare told BI in an email that safari bookings are "trending upward. AdvertisementWith such prices, some travelers might consider luxury safaris a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Persons: —, Sophie Serrano, Serrano, " Serrano, She's, Abercrombie, buffalos —, Dennis Pinto, Safaris, Micato, Pinto, Richard Waite, Oprah, Ellen DeGeneres, — Singita, Singita, Melissa Krueger, Indagare, Scott Dunn, Julie Durso, Jackie Roth, Sophie Serrano Misty Belles, Take Serrano, Isabella John Organizations: Service, Micato's, Scott Dunn Private, Nomad, Kruger Locations: Zanzibar, Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Tanzania's, Botswana, South, Umlani's

— A Washington state man who pleaded guilty to killing at least 118 eagles as part of a wildlife trafficking ring that operated on a Native American Reservation in Montana faces sentencing Thursday before a federal judge. The trafficking ring sold eagle feathers and parts on a black market that exploits high demand among tribal members who use them in powwows and other ceremonies. The defendant and others killed at least 107 hawks and as many as 3,600 birds overall, prosecutors said. It’s illegal to buy or sell eagle feathers or other parts. Branson made between $180,000 and $360,000 from 2009 to 2021 selling bald and golden eagle parts illegally, court records said.

Persons: Travis John Branson of, Judge Dana Christensen, Branson, Andrew Nelson, Nelson, they’re, ”, “, Simon Paul, Paul Organizations: Attorney’s, U.S, U.S . West, U.S . Fish, Wildlife Service Locations: Mont, —, Washington, American, Montana, powwows, Travis John Branson of Cusick, Missoula, Nelson, Kalispell, Midwest, St, Ignatius , Montana, Canada, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arizona

☆ Angry mynah bird photobombs highway traffic camera
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ellie Yuen | Ellie Yuen Is An Intern On Nbc News S Asia Desk. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

An angry-looking mynah bird has become a viral video star after landing directly in front of a highway traffic camera in New Zealand. The black-and-yellow tropical bird stares curiously into the camera overlooking a section of road near Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, its beak open as it appears to squawk loudly. Mynah birds, which have the ability to mimic human speech and are often kept as pets, are native to Asia. “A mynah annoyance like this can make the roads a bit tricky to see,” the agency said. “Thankfully the mynah didn’t stick around long and our bird’s eye view of the road was soon restored.”

Persons: squawk, ”, “ Organizations: Facebook, New Zealand Transport Agency, New Zealand Locations: New Zealand, Auckland , New, Asia, New

☆ Bird flu was detected in a pig, and it could be a tipping point threatening more human transmission
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A pig has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu in a backyard farm in Oregon. The H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in Oregon, the first instance of a swine infection in the US, officials announced on Wednesday. Pigs get both bird flu viruses and human flu viruses, making them a genetic mixing bowl where H5N1 could gain genetic mutations that help it spread between humans. AdvertisementWhy pig infection could be a tipping pointPigs play host to both bird flu viruses and human flu viruses. Inside a pig, the H5N1 bird flu virus could pick up genetic mutations that help it adapt to better infect human bodies.

Persons: —, Stacey Schultz, Cherry, Jude Children's, Jeremy Farrar, Diego Vara, Florian Krammer, Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz, Schultz, Richard Webby, Jude, Robert Giroux Organizations: Service, St, Jude Children's Research, World Health Organization, Reuters, US Department of Agriculture, USDA, Icahn, of Medicine, STAT, CDC, AP, WHO Locations: Oregon, South America, Sao Jose, Norte, Brazil, New York, St, New York City

☆ Eagle feathers play a sacred role in powwows. Poachers are exploiting the high demand
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Golden eagle feet recovered by law enforcement officers from a Washington state man's vehicle. He said illegal shootings were “absolutely wrong” but sympathized with tribal members who don’t want to wait years for eagle parts. Around his waist was a decorative piece strung with eagle feathers, and he carried a short wooden stick carved into a bald eagle head, a single feather hanging from it. Online posts from people selling eagle feathers illegally are relatively easy to find on internet marketplaces. Most dead eagles, parts and feathers received by tribal members come from the wildlife service’s National Eagle Repository.

Persons: —, AP Perry Lilley, they’re, it’s, That’s, ”, Ed Grace, “, Kenneth Deputee, Bill Voelker, ’, Grace, ” Grace, Voelker, Lilley Organizations: Montana Indian, U.S, Attorney, District of, AP, Fish, Wildlife Service, Prosecutors, U.S . West, Eagles Locations: Mont, —, poisonings, Montana, Washington, U.S, District of Montana, Nakota, Colorado, powwows, Billings, Crow, Kootenai, Dakota, Iowa , Montana , Nebraska, Wyoming, U.S ., Oklahoma, Denver

☆ H5N1 bird flu identified in pig for first time in United States
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jamie Gumbrecht | Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a pig in the United States for the first time, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. The USDA and Oregon veterinary officials are investigating bird flu cases in a backyard farming operation that had a mix of poultry and livestock, including pigs, the agency said. After H5N1 was identified in other animals on the farm, five swine were euthanized for testing; two tested negative, and results are still pending for two others. Some previous flu infections in pigs have allowed influenza viruses to change rapidly and develop new capabilities. Across the United States, more than two dozen people have tested positive for H5N1 flu this year, and nearly all of them have reported exposure to infected dairy cows or chickens, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Persons: Michael Osterholm, ”, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Osterholm, it’s, Scott Weese, “, Weese Organizations: CNN, US Department of Agriculture, Plant Health, Service, US Centers for Disease Control, Infectious Disease, University of Minnesota, CNN Health, University of Guelph Locations: United States, Oregon, Mexico, Ontario

☆ More than 1 in 3 tree species are at risk of going extinct, new analysis shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The world’s trees are in critical danger, with a staggering number of tree species teetering on the brink of extinction, according to a new global analysis released Monday. The decade-long project found that more than one in three tree species are threatened with extinction, underscoring the scale of the crisis facing our planet’s ecosystems. Kadir van Lohuizen/NOOR/Redux/FILEThe highest portion of threatened trees is found on islands like Fiji, Cuba and Madagascar. The Red List is considered the most comprehensive global source for threatened species and extinction information. Being listed as a threatened species means that the species faces the risk of extinction, sending a serious warning sign that calls on governments and organizations to take urgent conservation efforts to prevent a species’ extinction.

Persons: ” Grethel Aguilar, ” Aguilar, Kadir van Lohuizen, Aguilar Organizations: CNN, International Union for Conservation, IUCN Locations: Cali , Colombia, Colombia, Fiji, Cuba, Madagascar, South America

☆ I'm an entrepreneur and father who brings my son to work events. Blending family and work is how I find balance.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Peter Lewis, a tech and finance executive, travels yearly between two countries with his family. Lewis involves his son in work events, turning challenges into entrepreneurship lessons. "We're a traveling family," Lewis told Business Insider. "I've learned to find meaning in how our work and family lives intersect," Lewis said. If you work in Big Tech or finance and would like to share your work-life balance story, email Tess Martinelli at tmartinelli@businessinsider.com.

Persons: Peter Lewis, Lewis, —, he's, Lewis —, it's, Tacoma , Washington —, I've, Tess Martinelli Organizations: Service, Business, He's, Big Tech Locations: Wichita , Kansas, Santiago , Chile, South America, Tacoma , Washington, Oregon, Big, tmartinelli

☆ Elon Musk’s dozens of meetings with presidents, prime ministers and political candidates show his growing political influence
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Clare Duffy | Way Mullery | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Over the past three years, Elon Musk has met dozens of times with presidents, prime ministers, lawmakers, government officials and political candidates from around the world. Other meetings, such as a recent conversation with Argentine President Javier Milei, the world only glimpses through the billionaire’s social media posts. Recently, Musk’s political activism has begun to have a tangible impact on his companies: Brands pulled their advertisements from X, tanking its value. CNN’s analysis also suggests that Musk has, in particular, worked to develop influence among a set of right-leaning world leaders, including Modi, Bolsonaro, Milei and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Now, as he campaigns for Trump, Musk may be setting himself up for his most prominent political role yet: a position in a possible future Trump White House.

Persons: Elon Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu, Javier Milei, Musk, Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, ”, Ron DeSantis, Robert F, Kennedy, Jr, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “ He’s, he’s, James Lewis, it’s, Tesla, “, ” Lewis, “ They’re, Jair, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Li Qiang, Emmanuel Macron, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Narendra Modi, William Klepper, you’ve, ” Musk, Modi, Giorgia Meloni, India’s Modi Organizations: New, New York CNN, Argentine, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Putin, Gov, Trump, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Indian, Columbia Business School, Brands, SpaceX, Italian, Elon, Trump White House, Department of Government Locations: New York, Israel, South Africa, United States, Brazil, Nuevo Leon, Shanghai, China, Turkish, California, Italy, India, Argentina, ”

The bird flu virus hasn’t yet spread from person to person, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, releasing findings from a monthslong probe into a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1. The patient, who tested positive for bird flu in August, had no known contact with dairy cows or poultry. One blood test on a household member of the patient who became ill suggested the person did have H5 antibodies. The bird flu outbreak in dairy cows has infected 333 herds across 14 states so far. “This is a fast-moving situation.”California, which has reported the largest number of bird flu cases, 15, has also asked for federal help, the CDC said.

Persons: Demetre Daskalakis, we’ve, ” Daskalakis, “, ”, Nirav Shah, ” Shah, Erica Pan, ” Pan Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, National Center, CDC, California Department, Public Health’s, Infectious Diseases Locations: Missouri, U.S, West, Washington, ” California, Colorado , Michigan, Texas

☆ Julia Hawkins, a record-setting centenarian runner, dies at 108. Here are her 5 longevity tips.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Julia Hawkins, a centenarian runner, died at 108 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. AdvertisementJulia Hawkins, a record-setting centenarian runner who picked up the sport after she turned 100, died on Tuesday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Here are her five tips for living a long life. Stay activeHawkins credits her long life and good health to an active lifestyle. Even before she picked up running, Hawkins was already competing in the Senior Olympics as a cyclist, she said.

Persons: Julia Hawkins, Hawkins, —, It's, Guideposts, I've, Brit Huckabay, I'm, they're, Fabrizio Villatoro, Murray Hawkins Organizations: Service, Louisiana Senior Olympic Games, New York Times, Olympics, National Senior Games, Washington Post, Louisiana State University, Times, Harvard Locations: Baton Rouge , Louisiana

☆ Waikato, New Zealand fire: Firefighters battle huge blaze tearing through wetland home to threatened species
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The fire began burning in the Waikato wetland on October 21, 2024. Fire and Emergency New ZealandThe blaze poses a major risk to the wetland ecosystem, an important habitat that’s found in few other places, experts say. But even before the blaze, the Waikato wetland, like many other unique habitats in New Zealand, was at risk due to environmental degradation and the climate crisis. But when these carbon sinks come under threat, that stored carbon can be released back into the environment. As the fire burns it’s too soon to assess the extent of its damage or impact on the ecosystem, Jones told RNZ.

Persons: ”, Mark Tinworth, Niwha Jones, isn’t, ” Jones, Jones, RNZ, FENZ’s Tinworth Organizations: CNN, Department of, Radio New Zealand, bittern, Department of Conservation Locations: New Zealand, Waikato, Auckland, Zealand, Māori

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