Tag: CNN

Rescuers Search for Survivors Two Days after 7.7 Quake Kills more than 1,700 in Myanmar and Thailand

Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors more than two days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, toppling buildings as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok and sending tremors through nearby Chinese provinces. As CNN reports, at least 1,700 people are now confirmed dead in Myanmar after what was the largest earthquake to hit the […]

Can Pets Boost Your Brain Power?

Any pet lover knows that the answer to that question is a resounding, “OF COURSE!”  Well, as CNN reports, a new study has confirmed what we’ve known all along: having a long-term pet companion may delay memory loss and other kinds of cognitive decline. Pet ownership was especially beneficial for working verbal memory, such as […]

Trump Administration Directs Federal Health Agencies to Halt Communications

Amid a deluge of executive actions during only his first week in office, the Trump administration has directed federal health agencies to halt all external communications, such as regular scientific reports, updates to websites and health advisories, according to sources within the agencies. As CNN reports, the initial orders were delivered Tuesday to staff at […]

Fashion Icons Anna Wintour and Ralph Lauren Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is America’s highest civilian honor. This year, fashion devotees definitely tuned in for the most recent awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom as President Joe Biden recognized two titans of the American Fashion industry. CNN reports that Vogue editor Anna Wintour and American fashion designer Ralph Lauren were two of the awardees of the […]

FDA Issues an Urgent Salmonella Warning for Costco Eggs

Interior Costco with shoppers

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed its highest warning on thousands of eggs distributed to Costco locations in five states last month, saying there’s a “reasonable possibility” that eating them could result in “serious adverse health consequences or death.” The eggs are potentially linked to salmonella exposure. As CNN reports, the affected product […]

TGI Friday’s Just Joined the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Club

In May, Red Lobster filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy after a tumultuous few years. Buca Di Beppo followed suit this summer. Now, TGI Fridays is heading down the same path. As Delish reports, TGI Fridays filed for bankruptcy protection over the weekend. The restaurant chain said that struggles following the Covid-19 pandemic were the “primary driver of our financial […]

Hurricanes Helene & Milton showed why Net-Zero Communities might need to be the Wave of the Future

Nestled between Sarasota Bay and the southwestern part of Tampa Bay in Florida, the developers of the new Hunters Point community, Pearl Homes, billed the property as the first “net-zero” single-family home development in the US, meaning residents produce more energy from solar panels than they need, with the excess energy either being stored or sold back to […]

This year’s World Egg Day Celebration is Marred by Bird Flu Hiking Prices and a deadly Salmonella Outbreak

Farm fresh brown eggs

Since 1996 World Egg Day has been celebrated every year on the second Friday in October. This year, on October 11, countries throughout the world will join together to celebrate the egg in a variety of different ways. This year’s theme, ‘United by eggs’ emphasizes how eggs can help to connect people from diverse backgrounds, […]

Scientists looked deep beneath the “Doomsday” Glacier. Here’s What They Found – and What it Means.

Scientists using ice-breaking ships and underwater robots have found the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting at an accelerating rate and could be on an irreversible path to collapse, spelling catastrophe for global sea level rise. As CNN reports, since 2018, a team of scientists forming the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, has been studying Thwaites — often […]

Scientists Say they Know what Caused a 2023 Landslide that Triggered a 650-foot Mega-Tsunami in Greenland

It started with a melting glacier that set off a huge landslide, which triggered a 650-foot high mega-tsunami in Greenland last September. Then came something inexplicable: a mysterious vibration that shook the planet for nine days. Over the past year, dozens of scientists across the world have been trying to figure out what this signal was. Now, […]