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Compromise reached to save Adult Residential Facility, which mayor and Health Department had moved to gut
The 55-bed Adult Residential Facility — which had been willfully kept largely empty for months, prior to the mayor and Department of Public Health in August sparking a firestorm by proposing to essentially do away with it — will be preserved. “We are feeling relieved. We are feeling empowered,” said Connie Truong a city activity …
Could cricket and worm burgers help save the planet?
Insects are increasingly being promoted as an alternative protein source which produces lower greenhouse gas emissions than meat. But could consumers really stomach burgers made from bugs? One family blind taste-tested four burgers – a traditional veggie burger, a soya burger, a hi-tech meat substitute and a burger made from mealworms. What was their verdict? …
New Technology Could Save Multiple Bank Accounts From Skimming Devices – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Some North Texans are on edge when it comes to gas pump skimming devices, but a newly invented piece of technology called a skimming wand could help protect millions of people’s bank accounts. Across the DFW metroplex, police are finding credit card skimmers stealing people’s private information. UNT’s Cyber Forensics Lab …
How innovations in fishing technology could save the North Atlantic right whale — WHYY
Brian Sharp is trying to save the whales. He heads a team responsible for helping marine mammals in trouble at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in southeastern Massachusetts, which is known as a hotspot of these creatures in crisis. As the experts, they’re team is often called to cases all over the world. …
Lightfoot proposes merger of technology, fleet management departments to save about $1 million
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced plans on Wednesday to merge the city’s Innovation and Technology and Fleet and Facility departments, a move she says could save the city about $1 million. The merger, which would go into effect in 2020 if the City Council approves, was announced Wednesday in a news release from the mayor’s office. …
‘Giant bird table’ at Rhossili, Gower helps save species
With a warning hundreds of wildlife species are at risk in Wales, one Gower farm is helping conservationists turn things around. The National Trust has transformed fields at Rhossili into more bee and bird-friendly habitats. The number of bumble bees has already jumped from 2,000 to 250,000 in two years. It comes as the State …
Republican ex-lawmaker tells colleagues to ditch Trump and ‘save their souls’
House Democrats intensify push for impeachment Reaction from Matt Bennett, senior vice president and co-founder of Third Way and former deputy assistant to President Clinton, and Trent Duffy, partner at HDMK and former deputy press secretary to President George W. Bush. Former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, in an op-ed published in The Washington Post titled “Fellow Republicans, there’s …
Amazon fires: The volunteer firefighters battling to save Brazil’s rainforest
Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil – the most intense blazes for almost a decade. One group of nature lovers has taken matters into its own hands. When the volunteer firefighters of Alter do Chão learn of a fire in their area, they head there armed with rudimentary equipment. Often they …
David Attenborough: Save Sussex’s magical kelp forests
Sir David Attenborough is supporting a campaign to help save an important marine habitat. Kelp forests of the West Sussex coast are one of the most biodiverse environments on the planet, but they have been damaged by changing fishing habits and sediment being dumped on the seafloor. The kelp is also important in reducing the …
Missouri governor signs bill to save car tax break
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri tax break for trading-in multiple vehicles will continue now Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill preserving it. Parson signed the bill Wednesday. He had called a special legislative session earlier this month to save the tax break, which allows people and businesses to get a discounted sales …
