SUE REID: Thiyepo is among hundreds of Botswanans who have been injured by elephants as growing numbers mean they increasingly come into conflict with humans.
Many consumers today are familiar with inflation in the context of paying more for things like groceries, gas and entertainment. But inflation has long been a persistent economic factor that’s pretty much unavoidable. The primary difference is that inflation is typically more subtle than it’s been in recent years, driving living costs up slowly but […]
Researchers in the past have observed how animals react to a total solar eclipse, but how would it affect plants?
With the solar eclipse less than two weeks away, energy providers are gearing up for limited sunlight in the middle of the day.
With many of former President Trump’s tax cuts due to expire next year, taxpayers may be wondering if there’s anything they should be doing now to prepare.
With many of former President Trump’s tax cuts due to expire next year, taxpayers may be wondering if there’s anything they should be doing now to prepare.
The phrase “members only” is not taken lightly at Costco. In recent years, the wholesaler has made multiple efforts to ice out freeloaders who try to mooch off friends’ memberships. Now, Costco is turning its sights on keeping non-members out of its beloved food courts, allowing only those who pay an annual membership fee to enjoy the classic $1.50 hot dog combo. To be clear, it is widely known that Costco’s food court has always been intended only for its members, but depending on the...
The only good thing to be said about President Joe Biden‘s boondoggle of a 2025 budget proposal is that so long as House Republicans do not continue to immolate their own razor-thin majority, it will never become law. Biden boasts he would inflate the fiscal 2025 deficit to $1.8 trillion. He says he would increase […]
Ever since the announcement of the Brexit result, the pound has never been the same. It wasn't just the instant drop off in its value
Superintendent Tommy Byler presented a report to the Vermilion Parish School Board regarding the impact of the new charter school in the north Vermilion area on public schools. Byler informed the board members that around 600 students are expected to move from the public school system to the charter school. The construction of Vermilion Charter Academy, a kindergarten through eighth-grade school with a capacity of 900 students, is currently being built on Hwy. 92, located to the west of Maurice....
A new study suggests that the agriculture industry's battle with rising global temperatures could drive food prices even higher.
The first lunar eclipse of 2024, which will also be a full moon, is set to happen on Monday, March 25 at 3:12 a.m. CDT. There are three types of lunar eclipses: Total, partial, and penumbral. Penumbral eclipses, like the one on March 25, have a subtle visual effect. They occur when the moon moves through the penumbra, the faint outer part of Earth’s shadow, per NASA. Even if it's hardly visible, penumbral lunar eclipses have astrological significance. They symbolize moments of growth, mostly...