Google Meet is stealing Zoom’s trick to easily unmute
As Google carries out the needlessly complex process of combining both the Meet and Duo apps, now it’s throwing a feature copied from Zoom in the mix. In an update on the Google Workspace blog, the company announced that Google Meet…
Alabama chicken farm quarantined, 48,000 birds killed after highly pathogenic avian flu
Nearly 48,000 birds were killed at a north Alabama chicken farm after state agriculture officials confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian flu there.The commercial pullet farm in Marshall County has been quarantined after…
Here’s the Average Social Security Retired Worker, Disabled Worker, and Survivor Benefit
For most retirees, Social Security provides more than just a check each month. The money seniors receive serves as a financial foundation that helps many of the program's beneficiaries make ends meet.
Considering how important Social…
Construction to Begin on Pump Track at Quidi Vidi Lake
Construction of a pump track at Quidi Vidi Lake is slated to begin this week.
The city describes a pump track as a “progressive circuit” where riders use an up and down pumping motion to propel…
The Last String of Russian Greatness Is About to Snap
Russia likes to think of itself as a superpower, but there aren’t that many things it’s actually world-class in. The list today mostly comes down to oil and gas, sports, and classical music. That first is looking shaky, with the…
SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down With Scientific Cargo for Analysis
By NASA
August 21, 2022The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship carrying over 5,800 pounds of new science experiments and crew supplies, pictured from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Freedom crew ship, approaches the International Space Station…
Woman Is Accused of Fatally Poisoning Boyfriend With Antifreeze for Inheritance
A North Dakota woman has been accused of fatally poisoning her boyfriend with antifreeze in what the authorities say may have been a plot to claim part of his $30 million inheritance.The woman, Ina Thea Kenoyer, 47, of Minot, N.D., was…
Europe stocks climb as rally continues into December; mining stocks up 3.4% on China data
9 Mins AgoU.S. stocks open slightly lowerHere's how the major indexes opened on Friday:— Pia Singh2 Hours AgoEuro zone manufacturing activity continues declineEuro zone manufacturing continued to weaken in November, though some bright…
Asian shares slide on Wall Street drop that ended last week
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Monday after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. The plunge in early trading in Asia paralleled the drop on Wall…
Perspective | Ukrainian farms feed Europe and China. Russia wants to end that.
Comment on this storyCommentDestroy a seed, erase a future.On May 16, 2022, tens of thousands of rare seed samples were destroyed in the Russian shelling of Kharkiv’s Yuriev Institute, which houses Ukraine’s National Gene Bank.The Yuriev…