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Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest

Danish lawmakers have agreed on a deal to plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest and natural habitats in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage over the next two decades

World - ABC News - 13 hours ago

Falcons convert Bucs fumble into a touchdown

Missing their top two receivers, the Buccaneers ran the first two plays.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27

Lessons from a heat pump convert

If the UK is to meet its climate targets, one in 10 homes will need to phase out their gas boiler by 2030. But only 250,000 have transitioned so far. It’s an admittedly complex journey, but worth ...

Business - Financial Times - November 1

The Key to Boosting Sales: Identifying and Converting Non-Customers

Not everyone is a customer. And you need to examine the types of non-customers you have to understand why.

Business - Inc. - October 26

Hidden in plain sight: a converted stable in Italy

A 250-year-old animal stable nestled in an Italian mountain village is now a family home – with a see-if-you-can-spot-it mirrored loo. Sheer Alpine mountains and forested valleys are both neighbour ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

The Mangrove Snake Is a Tree-dwelling Hunter

World - Yahoo News - October 23

Dollar Tree CEO Steps Down

The discount retailer is searching for a new chief executive after Rick Dreiling stepped down from the company’s top role, citing health challenges.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 4

Child killed by falling tree branch

Emergency services were called to Banstead, Surrey, just after 16:00 BST on Saturday.

What Giuliani Is Losing: The Co-op. The Yankees Swag. The Convertible.

The trappings of Rudolph W. Giuliani’s New York life are slipping away to pay $148 million to two election workers who sued for defamation.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

Trump converts voters in deep-blue California – was it all about the economy?

President-elect took eight counties that went for Biden, and economic discontent appears to have been a key driver. Donald Trump on 5 November expanded his coalition across the United States, and ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Third of world's tree species slide towards extinction, say scientists

Scientists have revealed that more than a third of tree species are facing extinction.

Saquon Barkley pulls off wild backward hurdle to stun Jaguars, convert first down

Saquon Barkley is unbelievable.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 3

Hawaii sets rules to stop spread of tree-killing coconut rhinoceros beetles

Agriculture board approves regulations, including ban on moving infested soil between islands, to thwart pests. Hawaii is doubling down in its fight against invasive coconut rhinoceros beetles, ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Developers begin cutting trees in a Tokyo park that environmentalists want to protect

Tree-cutting has begun in the Jingu Gaien park district of central Tokyo, a flashpoint for more than a year between environmentalists and real estate interests

World - ABC News - October 28

One-Third of World’s Trees Face Extinction Risk, Report at COP16 Says

They play an essential role in supporting life on Earth, but many species are in decline, researchers found.

World - The New York Times - October 28

More than a third of all trees species at risk of extinction

The International Union for Conservation of Nature found more than one in three tree species worldwide faces extinction.

Ancient oak named after a band is UK Tree of the Year

The Skipinnish Oak in Lochaber is at least 400 years old.

Nearly 40 percent of world's trees face extinction, new assessment finds

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced at least 40 percent of tree species around the world are at risk of extinction, according to a Thursday release from the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

‘Cloud-milking’: the zero-energy technique keeping young trees alive

The project that began in the Canary Islands mimics the way leaves capture water droplets from fog in order to produce water. They call it cloud milking, a zero-energy technique to extract water ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

In Mexico, Archaeologists Spot a Maya City Behind a Wall of Trees

A city with temple pyramids not far from the road and a site with a Maya complex built alongside a sinkhole lend to evidence that the Maya civilization was even more sprawling than known.

World - The New York Times - November 4

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrives in New York City

The iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has arrived in New York City, signaling the start of the holiday season in the Big Apple.

Pope Francis Wants to Save the Environment. He Can Start With a Tree.

Environmentalists have called on the pope to halt the chopping down of a tree destined for St. Peter’s Square this Christmas, but the town providing the tree says it was doomed anyway.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Activists plant trees in Mali but residents strip them for firewood. They say there's no choice

Activists are planting trees in an effort to protect disappearing forests in Mali, but residents are cutting and selling firewood from them to survive

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

'One Tree Hill' star Bethany Joy Lenz has finally come to terms with her cult past

In denial no longer, 'One Tree Hill' star Bethany Joy Lenz wrote 'Dinner for Vampires,' her memoir about her cult past

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 22

30 films and countless Christmas trees: Alison Sweeney reflects on being one of Hallmark's MVPs

The actor talks about becoming a mainstay on Hallmark and 'This Time Each Year,' premiering Thursday, her 30th film for the channel.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 24

Dollar Tree’s CEO steps down. An analyst says the move comes at a ‘difficult time.’

Dollar Tree Inc. on Monday said that Rick Dreiling has stepped down as chief executive of the discount retailer due to health reasons.

Business - MarketWatch - November 5

Man randomly stabs teenage girl in Dollar Tree as she stood with her mother: Police

A 31-year-old Massachusetts man has been arrested after a “random and unprovoked” stabbing attack on a teenage girl as she stood with her mother at a Dollar Tree store.

Campaigners in Italy urge pope to stop ‘sacrifice’ of 200-year-old tree for Xmas

Twenty-nine-metre tall fir destined to be chopped down and transported to St Peter’s Square in the Vatican. Environmental campaigners in Italy’s northern Trentino province have started a campaign ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Lighting of Vienna town hall Christmas tree marks start of Yuletide season in Austrian capital

A flip of the switch, some oohs and ahhs from a crowd of onlookers, and a giant decorated Christmas tree went up in lights on Vienna’s town hall square as the Yuletide season got rolling in ...

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

"One Tree Hill" actor Paul Teal dies at 35 after cancer battle

Paul Teal's fiancée and fellow "One Tree Hill" actors shared tribute posts memorializing him.

Entertainment - CBS News - 4 hours ago

MicroStrategy buys $2 billion in bitcoin in 10 days. Is there $42 billion to go?

Shares of MicroStrategy Inc. entered record territory Monday for the first time in 24 years, as the self-proclaimed largest corporate holder of bitcoin continued to ride the postelection frenzy in ...

Business - MarketWatch - November 11

Billions of levelling-up cash in limbo

Towns and cities call on the Labour government to deliver the funds promised for vital regeneration.

Mass deportation could cost billions

Bankrolling mass deportation would be costly. It would also require a lot more manpower.

The hidden billions Argentines hold in undeclared savings

Decades of distrust of the country’s currency has resulted in a ‘dollars under the mattress’ culture

World - Financial Times - October 23

Why Meta and Snap are spending billions on AR glasses

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Snap CEO Evan Spiegel are betting big that augmented-reality glasses will replace the smartphone.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Paris aid conference mobilizes €1 billion for Lebanon

World - Yahoo News - October 24

Waymo Raises $5.6 Billion From Outside Investors

Alphabet’s driverless car unit now has vehicles operating in San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles.

Business - The New York Times - October 28

Biden announces $3 billion investment in U.S. ports

President Biden announced a $3 billion investment to reinvigorate ports across the U.S. Mr. Biden spoke from the Port of Baltimore, not far from the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

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