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Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards

Front yards transformed to tiny crop farms in Los Angeles provide vegetables to dozens of families and use a fraction of the water needed by grass.

World - The New York Times - 10 hours ago

Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards

Front yards transformed to tiny crop farms in Los Angeles provide vegetables to dozens of families and use a fraction of the water needed by grass.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 hours ago

The Apple Keyboard Is Bad. Upgrade to the Nuio Flow Instead

Upgrade your Apple MacBook setup with Nuio's new expensive, ergonomic, fully wireless split keyboard.

Tech - Wired - October 18

Lawmaker dies after plunging into swimming pool on lawn mower

Kentucky state Sen. Johnnie Turner was known for his staunch support for the coal industry and other causes in his Appalachian district.

Kentucky politician dies after lawn mower, swimming pool accident

Kentucky state Sen. Johnnie Turner died after suffering an injury when he plunged into an empty swimming pool while aboard a lawn mower. He was 76.

Musk has parked his Tesla on the White House lawn

The opinionated billionaire is not on the ballot, but he has turned the US election into an effective pulpit

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Protesters in Spain told tourists to 'go home.' Instead more arrived.

Tourist arrivals to Spain increased following anti-tourism protests earlier this year. But organizers against mass tourism say the fight is far from over.

Business - CNBC - October 14

Why is the House caving to tech lobbyists instead of protecting children?

By ensuring the Kids Online Safety Act remains focused on design regulation and safety, tech companies would be held responsible for the harm they have done. Only then will parents finally get the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Russians accused of crimes offered choice - go to war instead of court

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Russians accused of crimes offered choice - go to war instead of court

A former Olympic athlete has been told if he fights in Ukraine a criminal case against him will be frozen.

Bruce Eric Kaplan just wanted to make his dream TV show. He ended up with a book instead

Bruce Eric Kaplan has turned his struggles getting a dream TV project off the ground during the pandemic into a comic primer about Hollywood called 'They Went Another Way'

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 22

Elon Musk’s pro-Trump Pac pouring millions into Facebook ads instead of X

America Pac is targeting users interested in the Boy Scouts of America, Kelsey Grammer, Kid Rock and Joe Rogan. Elon Musk’s Pac is spending far more on ads on Facebook and YouTube than on X, Musk’s ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Why (and How) You Can Watch the Dodgers-Yankees World Series From the Inside Out, Rather Than the Outside In

I talked with FOX Sports EVP Michael Davies about how technology enhances storytelling–and why technology should support rather than drive your business.

Business - Inc. - October 24

Investing legend Jim Rogers expects an ‘extremely bad’ recession. Why he’s buying silver instead of gold.

The U.S. economy is getting closer to suffering an “extremely bad” recession — one that’ll lead investors to seek out more gold and silver, Jim Rogers told MarketWatch during a Zoom interview this ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

Instead of closing in on 28th title, Yankees on verge of getting swept at World Series for 4th time

Instead of closing in on title No. 28, the New York Yankees are on the verge of getting swept in the World Series for just the fourth time

Sports - ABC News - October 29

October jobs report was a ‘head fake.’ Look at these numbers instead before Election Day.

A jobs report skewed by hurricanes and a strike at Boeing landed on voters’ radar with less than a week until Election Day, scrambling the picture of the U.S. economy as Kamala Harris and Donald ...

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

After his arrest for Facebook posts, a Cambodian reporter says he will become a farmer instead

It’s tough being a reporter in Cambodia, whose government frowns on independent journalism that questions authority

World - ABC News - 13 hours ago

I’m 70 and started taking Social Security. My adviser said forget about Roth conversions — take a cruise instead. Is that crazy?

“I was quite surprised to hear this approach. Have others gotten this kind of financial advice?”

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

How much food is Israel letting into northern Gaza?

Israel has been accused of deliberately withholding food aid from people in northern Gaza.

How chef Andrew Black is building a food empire

Chef Andrew Black is creating a food empire in Oklahoma City. The James Beard Award-winning chef and cookbook author recently opened his fourth restaurant in the historic Skirvin Hotel. Michelle ...

How Convenience Stores Are Changing the Food Game

The days of cold hot dogs and stale chips are vanishing as convenience stores look to expand their food offerings.

Business - Inc. - October 20

California leads the way on regulation of food additives

Food companies exploit a loophole in the FDA’s rules that let them self-determine an additive’s safety, yielding obvious conflicts of interest.

Politics - The Hill - October 22

A look at food-related illnesses at restaurants over the years

Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are pretty rare for well known restaurant chains, but they do happen

Health - ABC News - October 23

Group rescues food that would otherwise go to waste

The Washington, D.C.-based World Bank is helping with the transfer of a crucial currency, health food, ensuring it goes to people in need instead of in a landfill. Natalie Brand explains.

Woolworths Cuts Expectations for Australian Food Earnings

Australian grocer Woolworths expects fiscal first-half earnings in its key Australian food division to be below previous expectations, as customers continue to be price conscious when facing cost ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 29

Hidden sugars in Asia’s baby food spark concerns

The BBC takes a closer look at the products more and more parents are turning to for their children.

UK farmers forced to cut food production to stay viable, warns NFU

Terrible harvest and falling subsidies force businesses to embrace greener alternatives, says Tom Bradshaw

World - Financial Times - October 14

Founder of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn to Retire After 50 Years

In 1973, Joe Holtz helped start the Park Slope Food Co-op, a Brooklyn institution that is equally loved and ridiculed. Will it survive his retirement?

Top stories - The New York Times - October 14

Half of low-paid Londoners use a food bank, survey finds

A survey finds 23% of London’s lowest-paid workers go to a food bank once a week and 28% once a year.

Turbulence on Air Canada flight sends food flying around the cabin

Air Canada says nobody was hurt, but "moderate turbulence" on one of its flights from Vancouver to Singapore did make a mess of a passenger mealtime.

World - CBS News - October 15

Kroger, Trader Joe's foods are part of BrucePac meat recall for listeria

BrucePac recalled nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products used in popular products at Trader Joe's, Kroger and more.

Turbulence on Air Canada flight sends food and drinks flying in the cabin

World - Yahoo News - October 15

‘Access to food is not the problem’: new orca study deepens mystery behind endangerment

True cause of why southern resident killer whales are on brink of extinction becomes murkier as conservationists warn of marine noise and ship traffic. Last month, the ailing southern resident ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Water Crises Threaten the World’s Food Supply, Studies Show

Food production is concentrated in too few countries, many of which face water shortages, the researchers said.

World - The New York Times - October 16

Sacramento Kings introduce new food for 2024-25 season

The Sacramento Kings introduced a range of new food options and a "Kings Kocktail" for the 2024-25 season at the Golden 1 Center. The food options include a cajun chicken sandwich, beef dip, "light ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

UN warns it will run out of food for northern Gaza in week and a half

World Food Programme sounds alarm after US told Israel dire humanitarian conditions could put its military aid at risk

Business - Financial Times - October 17

Half of all global food threatened by growing water crisis, report says

The world has a worsening water crisis, and half of all food production will be at risk of failure by the middle of this century.

Easing Food Prices Aren't Enough for Pinched Shoppers, Nestlé Says

Nestlé lowered its sales expectations for the second time this year as the food giant offers greater discounts to lure back shoppers deterred by rising prices in recent years.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 17

Rising food inflation clouds the good news on headline rates

Let them eat CPI

World - Financial Times - October 18

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