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The place where dead eagles are given a new life
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhat happens to America’s dead eagles? The eagle is America’s national bird but when these revered creatures die, who takes care to ensure they end up in the right hands? Warning: This story contains images of dead and dissected eagles Few symbols are as potent as the …
Call for debate on ‘place of technology’ in schools
With more than half of Irish students never having sat a computer-based assessment before the OECD’s latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests, students here received a “significantly and substantially” lower score on the use of digital technology in class compared to other countries. Principals surveyed identified access to tech support, a lack of …
MALL FLIGHT: Stores placed on lockdown after fights break out at Carolina Place Mall
0 Stores placed on lockdown after fights break out at Carolina Place Mall PINEVILLE, N.C. – Pineville police said they responded to fights outside the Carolina Place Mall on Black Friday that placed stores on lockdown. Officers told Channel 9 that two groups of people got into a fight at the mall just before 4 p.m. …
Breaking his record, local valley runner shatters his record coming in first place in the Two Cities Marathon
FRESNO, California (KSEE/KGPE) – The Two Cities Marathon kicked off today bringing in a wide variety of runners. Some running for a good cause and others, trying to break their previous record. CJ Albertson is a local marathon runner. He said last year he got first place in the marathon and this year he wanted …
England stuns New Zealand to book its place in the Rugby World Cup final
From the very first whistle, those in white proved too strong, too fast and too skillful as the All Blacks wilted under 80 minutes of intense, brutal England pressure. It was the first time England had ever beaten New Zealand in a World Cup match, ending the All Blacks’ record 18-match winning streak in the …
Earthworms’ place on Earth mapped
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Earthworms are the engineers of the soil, bringing benefits to farmers The first global atlas of earthworms has been compiled, based on surveys at 7,000 sites in 56 countries. The findings will help protect the hundreds of different earthworm species found on all continents except Antarctica. Climate change might …
Stephen Jackson Defends LeBron James, ‘He’s Coming from a Good Place’
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com “This is not the time to try to crucify LeBron’s character. We all know who LeBron is.” That’s ex-NBA player Stephen Jackson going to bat for his pal, LeBron James … telling TMZ Sports Bron ain’t the kowtowing sellout some people are making him out to be. Look, Jackson admits …
Powell says it’s the Fed’s job to keep the economy in a ‘good place’ for ‘as long as possible’
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, DC on July 31, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell described the U.S. economy on Friday as being solid, noting the central bank must do what it can …
‘The Good Place’ and What We Owe to Each Other in Health Care
Hello and happy Friday, readers! The fourth and final season of The Good Place premiered on NBC last night. The show, one of my recent favorites, has a not-so-classical sitcom premise. (It behooves me to say right now—SPOILERS AHEAD, so run away if you plan to watch the show unencumbered by the knowledge of what …
Fresh wave of climate strikes takes place around the world | Environment
Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are taking place in the latest wave of climate strikes to demand urgent action on the escalating ecological emergency. Last week, millions walked out of schools and workplaces, uniting across timezones, cultures and generations in the biggest climate protests in history before a special UN conference in …