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June 06, 2025 Rite Aid store closures update: Latest list includes doomed locations in California, Washington, and Oregon BY Jennifer Mattson The list of Rite Aid store closures continues to grow. As the drugstore chain prepares to sell off its remaining assets in the wake of filing for bankruptcy a second time, the total number of … Continue reading Rite Aid store closures update: Latest list includes doomed locations in California, Washington, and Oregon
June 04, 2025 How this new technology could change the way we mine copper BY Liz Dennett Mining isn’t known for innovation. For more than a century, we’ve extracted copper using the same process: dig, crush, grind, leach, repeat. Meanwhile, demand has exploded, fueled by EVs, AI infrastructure, and the energy transition. That mismatch has created … Continue reading How this new technology could change the way we mine copper
August 07, 2024 This is the latest device New York City is using for emergency messaging “Tech geek” Mayor Adams has also deployed drones on beaches for shark monitoring. BY Associated Press Gone is the bullhorn. Instead, New York City emergency management officials have turned high-tech, using drones to warn residents about potential threatening weather. With … Continue reading This is the latest device New York City is using for emergency messaging
June 10, 2024 Cities crackdown on food delivery companies over driver complaints Officials in Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C., have started cracking down on food delivery companies by issuing warning letters, seizing illegally registered or driven vehicles, and launching special street patrols to enforce speed limits. BY Associated Press A soaring demand for food delivered … Continue reading Cities crackdown on food delivery companies over driver complaints
May 04, 2024 The federal government can help cities help immigrants. Here’s how Large cities such as New York, Miami, Denver, and Boston are struggling to house new arrivals and meet their basic needs. BY The Conversation Immigration has become a defining issue in the 2024 elections and a major challenge in many U.S. cities. Over … Continue reading The federal government can help cities help immigrants. Here’s how
April 26, 2024 Driving to Manhattan? Congestion pricing means you may need to pay $15 starting June 30 Under the so-called congestion pricing plan, the $15 fee will apply to most drivers who enter Manhattan south of 60th Street during daytime hours. BY Associated Press The start date for the so-called congestion pricing—the $15 toll most … Continue reading Driving to Manhattan? Congestion pricing means you may need to pay $15 starting June 30
April 19, 2024 Notorious Superfund town in Montana blames BNSF Railway for asbestos-related deaths The railroad corporation claims it was not aware of the hazards of asbestos. BY Associated Press BNSF Railway attorneys are expected to argue before jurors Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former … Continue reading Notorious Superfund town in Montana blames BNSF Railway for asbestos-related deaths
By Javeria Khalid September 23, 2023 Iqra Anwar, a resident of Lahore, the second largest city of Pakistan is a frequent thrift shopper. Though her favorite brands—American fast-fashion staples like H&M, Zara, and Victoria’s Secret—don’t have outposts in the city, she still manages to buy their preloved versions at dirt cheap prices by thrifting. … Continue reading These entrepreneurs in Pakistan are moving the country’s massive secondhand clothes market online
By Yasmin Gagne March 18, 2023 You’re not hallucinating. Ozempic is everywhere. The diabetes medication, which can also be used for long-term weight management, has become a near-overnight sensation, moving from hushed Hollywood diet aid to the mainstream. Ozempic is now on the cover of magazines, the lips of comedians, and in TV … Continue reading Ads for weight-loss drug Ozempic are now blanketing New York City subways
By Alex Nurse, Alessia Calafiore, and Richard J. Dunning—The Conversation February 23, 2023 Conspiracy theories aren’t a new thing, and for as long as they’ve been around they’ve ranged from the benign to the absurd. From the six moon landings being faked to the Earth being flat, to our ruling class being lizards, we’ve … Continue reading Why the 15-minute city is fueling a ludicrous conspiracy theory
