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E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it
05/02/2024 10:09pm • HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Dam Chan Nguyen saves dead and dying computers. When he first started working two decades ago in Nhat Tao market, Ho Chi Minh City’s biggest informal recycling market, he usually salvaged computers with bulky monitors and heavy processors. Now he works mostly wit
Alabama lawmakers approve legislation to ensure President Biden is on the November ballot
05/02/2024 09:54pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials on Thursday approved legislation to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state’s November ballot, mirroring accommodations the state made four years ago for then-President Donald Trump. The House of Representatives voted 93-0 for the legislation
Un orangután es visto curando sus heridas con una planta medicinal por primera vez en el mundo
05/02/2024 09:37pm • (CNN) -- Científicos que trabajan en Indonesia observaron a un orangután tratando intencionalmente una herida en su cara con una planta medicinal. Es la primera vez que se documenta este comportamiento.Rakus, un orangután macho de Sumatra, trató una herida en su cara masticando hojas de una plan
Time is on their side: Rolling Stones rock New Orleans Jazz Fest after 2 previous tries
05/02/2024 09:26pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is usually akin to a 14-ring musical circus — a variety of musical acts playing simultaneously on stages spread throughout the sprawling infield and grandstand of a historic horse racing track. That changed Thursday afternoon, when
Medicaid expansion effort collapses in Republican-led Mississippi Legislature
05/02/2024 09:19pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Medicaid expansion efforts fizzled and died Thursday in Republican-led Mississippi because top lawmakers could not agree on a final proposal to send to the House and Senate. This was the first year that expansion has received serious legislative discussion in Mississippi, whi
Japan's Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI
05/02/2024 09:17pm • PARIS (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI on Thursday, adding to global efforts on governance for the rapidly advancing technology. Kishida made the announcement in a speech at the Paris-based Organization for Ec
Send us Patriots: Ukraine's battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks
05/02/2024 09:14pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At a Ukrainian power plant repeatedly hit by Russian aerial attacks, equipment department chief Oleh has a one-word answer when asked what Ukraine’s battered energy industry needs most: “Patriot.” Ukrainian energy workers are struggling to repair the damage from intensif
Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
05/02/2024 09:11pm • PARIS (AP) — French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge water storage basin meant to help clean up the River Seine, set to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons. Sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra praised Paris
Los tres cuerpos hallados en Baja California serían de los turistas desaparecidos
05/02/2024 08:37pm • CIUDAD DE MÉXICO — Los tres cuerpos que fueron recuperados en una zona de Baja California probablemente son los de los dos australianos y un estadounidense que desaparecieron el pasado fin de semana durante un viaje para acampar y surfear, informó el sábado la fiscalía estatal. Aunque todav
The Latest | Hamas will send a delegation to Cairo to keep up cease-fire talks
05/02/2024 08:33pm • Hamas said Thursday it will send a delegation to Cairo as soon as possible to keep working on cease-fire talks, in response to Egypt's latest proposal. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said he spoke to Egypt’s intelligence chief and “stressed the positive spirit of the movement in studying the cease-
Are people in DC undervaluing their time compared to other Americans?
05/02/2024 08:25pm • If time really was money, we'd all be rich — almost rich enough to buy a home in D.C. even. Alas, maybe we value our time less than what it's really worth — "we" meaning most Americans. WTOP asked a very unscientific sample group of people walking through downtown D.C. how much their time is
Global Citizen NOW urges investment in Sub-Saharan Africa and youth outreach
05/02/2024 08:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — This week's Global Citizen NOW conference featured appeals for long-term investments in the African continent's fast-growing youth population and increased outreach to young changemakers worldwide, as the international advocacy organization seeks to drive resources toward antipover
Berkshire Hathaway board feels sure Greg Abel is the man to eventually replace Warren Buffett
05/02/2024 08:06pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Everyone knows Warren Buffett 's successor won't be able to match the legendary investor, but Berkshire Hathaway 's board remains confident Greg Abel is the right guy to one day lead the conglomerate into the future. Longtime Berkshire board member Ron Olson told investors gath
Do Ice Baths Work for Recovery?
05/02/2024 08:00pm • You've probably seen athletes or other fitness trendsetters on social media taking an ice bath or tried one yourself to reap the benefits of the potential health benefits, including faster recovery, increased metabolism and reduced stress. "People want to try (an ice bath) usually for three reasons:
Robert Kiyosaki's Track Record on Predicting Stock Market Crashes
05/02/2024 08:00pm • Robert Kiyosaki is a popular figure in the world of personal finance. Kiyosaki is the author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," a book he self-published back in 1997 that went on to spend more than six years on the New York Times bestseller list. In the book, Kiyosaki argues that it's extremely difficult to bu
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