From Atlantis to Noah, humans have always been fascinated by stories of sunken lands. But what do modern losses, such as Pett Level in Sussex and Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana, say about our climate-change predicament?When writer Gareth E Rees stands on the muddy foreshore at Pett Level in East Sussex, his mind turns to the Mesolithic peoples who hunted, lit fires and dreamed their very human dreams on the lands now subsumed by the steel grey swell of the English Channel.It’s low tide at...
Tennessee plant is currently the only Volkswagen plant globally without union representation, according to the UAW Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, filed a petition to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) on Monday after a supermajority of workers at the plant signed union authorization cards.It is the first union election filing for the union since it launched a massive campaign aimed at organizing 150,000 workers at non-unionized auto plants in the US in the wake of securing...
Until now, you had to go to a Lego store to design and build your own minifigure. Now, there is an online Minifigure Factory. You can configure your brick-built doppelganger with different heads, hairstyles/hats, and accessories. There is a decent variety of heads to choose from, and the site says more are coming soon. — Read the rest
A smaller political party in the UK is getting attention as polling gauges the mood of voters ahead of a general election that could happen this year. It’s not a new party, but if it gains enough traction, it could become a true alternative for Britain’s conservatives.
While all of the Northland will start the day seeing snowflakes, Minnesota stays as snow through the afternoon while it switches to rain in Wisconsin.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., twice described Israel last week as a “pariah” among the world’s nations. “Israel cannot survive if it becomes a Read More
Only one in 20 Australian businesses are ready to deploy and leverage AI despite research suggesting almost all jobs will be affected, a report says. The crucial lack of understanding about generative artificial intelligence comes as workers already embracing such tools save about 5.3 hours a week in tackling mundane tasks, the fourth RMIT Online […]
Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Tuesday that the US and Russia "can only defeat terrorism together" but that Washington stopped cooperation on the issue. &quo
MoneyGeek analyzed economic growth and prosperity indicators for 211 small U.S. cities to find where residents are financially thriving.
Freelancers have to be vigilant to keep track of where their money goes, whether it’s to cover daily necessities, saving for retirement or other expenses.
Zimbabwe and the US are in war of words over Harare's expulsion of American