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1 Love Is Blind S8: Pods & Sober High Thoughts w/ Courtney Revolution & Meg 1:06:00
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Happy Valentine’s Day! You know what that means: We have a brand new season of Love Is Blind to devour. Courtney Revolution (The Circle) joins host Chris Burns to delight in all of the pod romances and love triangles. Plus, Meg joins the podcast to debrief the Madison-Mason-Meg love triangle. Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/WeHaveTheReceipts Text us at (929) 487-3621 DM Chris @FatCarrieBradshaw on Instagram Follow We Have The Receipts wherever you listen, so you never miss an episode. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.…
Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?
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Most of the world’s raw materials and everyday goods that are moved over long distances—from T-shirts to televisions, cellphones to hospital beds—are packed in large metal boxes the size of tractor-trailers and stacked on ships. A trade group says some 250 million containers cross the oceans every year—but not everything arrives as planned. More than 20,000 shipping containers have tumbled overboard in the last decade and a half. Their varied contents have washed onto shorelines, poisoned fisheries, and animal habitats, and added to swirling ocean trash vortexes. Most containers eventually sink to the seafloor and are never retrieved. Scientists and environmental advocates say more should be done to track losses and prevent container spills. “Just because it may seem 'out of sight, out of mind,’ doesn’t mean there aren’t vast environmental consequences,” said marine biologist Andrew DeVogelaere of California’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The long-term impact of adding on average more than a thousand containers each year to the world’s oceans—by the most conservative estimates—remains unknown. “The first thing that happens is they land and crush everything underneath them,” said DeVogelaere, who studied the sunken container. By changing the flow of water and sediment, the container completely changes the micro-ecosystem around it—impacting seafloor species that scientists are still discovering. Labels showed the container came from the Med Taipei, which had lost two dozen boxes in rough seas on a journey between San Francisco and Los Angeles. In 2006, the ship owners and operators reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay $3.25 million for estimated damages to the marine environment. It’s not just environmentalists who worry. Some lost containers float for days before sinking—endangering boats of all sizes, from commercial vessels to recreational sailboats. The sporting body World Sailing has reported at least eight instances in which crews had to abandon boats because of collisions with what were believed to be containers. In 2016, sailor Thomas Ruyant was 42 days into a race around the world when his sailboat’s hull split from a sudden crash with what appeared to be a floating container. This article was provided by The Associated Press.
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Most of the world’s raw materials and everyday goods that are moved over long distances—from T-shirts to televisions, cellphones to hospital beds—are packed in large metal boxes the size of tractor-trailers and stacked on ships. A trade group says some 250 million containers cross the oceans every year—but not everything arrives as planned. More than 20,000 shipping containers have tumbled overboard in the last decade and a half. Their varied contents have washed onto shorelines, poisoned fisheries, and animal habitats, and added to swirling ocean trash vortexes. Most containers eventually sink to the seafloor and are never retrieved. Scientists and environmental advocates say more should be done to track losses and prevent container spills. “Just because it may seem 'out of sight, out of mind,’ doesn’t mean there aren’t vast environmental consequences,” said marine biologist Andrew DeVogelaere of California’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The long-term impact of adding on average more than a thousand containers each year to the world’s oceans—by the most conservative estimates—remains unknown. “The first thing that happens is they land and crush everything underneath them,” said DeVogelaere, who studied the sunken container. By changing the flow of water and sediment, the container completely changes the micro-ecosystem around it—impacting seafloor species that scientists are still discovering. Labels showed the container came from the Med Taipei, which had lost two dozen boxes in rough seas on a journey between San Francisco and Los Angeles. In 2006, the ship owners and operators reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay $3.25 million for estimated damages to the marine environment. It’s not just environmentalists who worry. Some lost containers float for days before sinking—endangering boats of all sizes, from commercial vessels to recreational sailboats. The sporting body World Sailing has reported at least eight instances in which crews had to abandon boats because of collisions with what were believed to be containers. In 2016, sailor Thomas Ruyant was 42 days into a race around the world when his sailboat’s hull split from a sudden crash with what appeared to be a floating container. This article was provided by The Associated Press.
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1 Paradox Museum Miami takes guests through a 21st-century funhouse of mind-boggling illusions 2:26
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Art gallery, science exhibition, and 21st-century funhouse, Paradox Museum Miami takes guests on a tour through optical illusions and other enigmas geared for the age of Instagram. The 11,000 square-foot (1,000 square-meter) museum, housed in Miami’s trendy Wynwood arts and entertainment district, features more than 70 exhibits that challenge the imagination, executive director Samantha Impellizeri said. “It ebbs and flows between periods of highly tactile and interactive exhibit pieces and fully immersive photo opportunities where you yourself become the paradox and walk away with some really fun and unique social media content," Impellizeri said. Paradox Museum has more than a dozen locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. “Each paradox is uniquely tied to its community,” Impellizeri said. “So as you walk throughout the experience, you’ll notice different themes and art installations that directly reflect not only Miami but the Wynwood community specifically." Many of the exhibits at Paradox Museum harken back to old carnival funhouses, like the mirror maze, the spinning tunnel and the upside-down room. The difference is that Paradox Museum explains the math and science behind each illusion. “We’re a top field trip destination for pre-K all the way up through college students,” Impellizeri said. “We have a full curriculum of educational activities to do before, during and after the visit to expand upon that educational scope.” Like any museum, Paradox Museum plans to update its exhibits to keep visitors coming back. “We’re not going to be the same space in a year to three years from now," Impellizeri said. "We’ll be engaging with new technology and layering additional discoveries on top of it.” Paradox Museum is part of a large trend of immersive art experiences opening all over the world this past decade. “Immersive experiences around the world are increasing in popularity and popping up more and more,” Impellizeri said. ”And it’s exciting to see that this trend of interactive and immersive experiences taking off that allows guests to become part of the art, part of the installation itself." This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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1 UK’s biggest water company seeks court approval for emergency funding to prevent nationalization 2:09
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Thames Water, which serves 16 million customers in and around London, is seeking court approval for up to 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) of emergency funding to prevent the cash-strapped company from falling into government administration. The High Court in London began a four-day hearing on the financing package, with Thames Water facing off against smaller creditors who complain that the deal is too expensive and favors bigger investors. Creditors holding about 90% of the company’s debt have already backed the deal. Without the funding, Thames Water will run out of money in March, which could force the government to temporarily nationalize the company. Both the government and Thames Water say water will continue flowing to customers regardless of what happens. Thames Water, which has about 17 billion pounds ($20.9 billion) of debt and has been repeatedly cited for illegal sewage spills, is at the center of a nationwide backlash over rising water bills as Britain seeks to modernize its water and sewage systems to cope with climate change and a growing population. The company has been the focus of criticism from consumers and politicians who say Thames Water created its own problems by paying overly generous dividends to investors and high salaries to executives while failing to invest in pipelines, pumps and reservoirs. Company executives say the fault lies with regulators, who kept bills too low for too long, starving the company of the cash it needed to fund improvements. Ofwat, which regulates water companies in England and Wales, in December approved a 35% increase in Thames Water’s consumer charges over the next five years. The company argued that bills needed to rise by 53% in order to finance needed projects and provide the financial returns necessary to attract investors. The company had until Feb. 18 to appeal the decision. This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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1 Global tech stocks rattled by DeepSeek a new Chinese AI chatbot 2:29
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Huge U.S. technology companies that soared amid an artificial intelligence frenzy last year are getting pummeled after a little-talked-about Chinese startup demonstrated a chatbot that it says rivals versions from OpenAI and Google, and for a fraction of the cost. An AI company called DeepSeek said it has developed a large language model that can compete with U.S. giants. It’s a new kind of chatbot that rivals some of the leading models from Google, OpenAI and Anthropic. DeepSeek seemed to come out of nowhere, barely noticed in tech circles until mid-January. But experts say it's not entirely a surprise. "It was clear that they were one of the leading shops in China, but is a very small outfit that basically achieved some remarkable AI capabilities. And also another thing that's remarkable about it is that they did so with very much less resources than some of the big tech firms. And so that's why it's caused a big of an upset because people thought that it wouldn't really be possible to build such a good AI unless you were big tech. And so it has changed people's perception on the industry a little bit," says Carsten Jung, Head of Macroeconomics and AI at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). DeepSeek’s app had already hit the top of Apple’s App Store chart, and analysts said such a feat would be particularly impressive, given how the U.S. government has restricted Chinese access to top AI chips. Skepticism, though, remains about how much DeepSeek’s announcement will ultimately shake the AI supply chain, from the chip makers making semiconductors to the utilities hoping to electrify vast data centers running those chips. "AI is becoming cheaper. It is becoming better. And progress is continuing to increase… But DeepSeek definitely is now in the game and people will use it, but not for everything," says Jung. DeepSeek’s disruption also rocked AI-related stocks worldwide. In Amsterdam, Dutch chipmaking equipment company ASML slid 7%. In Tokyo, Japan’s Softbank Group Corp. lost 8.3% to pull closer to where it was before leaping on an announcement trumpeted by the White House that it was joining a partnership to invest up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure. This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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1 Big Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it’s not fair 2:26
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Looking for a quick fix for their fast-growing electricity diets, tech giants are increasingly looking to strike deals with power plant owners to plug in directly, avoiding a long and expensive process of hooking into a fraying electric grid that serves everyone else. It's raising questions over whether diverting power to higher-paying customers will leave enough for others and whether it's fair to excuse big power users from paying for the grid. Federal regulators are trying to figure out what to do about it, and quickly. Front and center is the data center that Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary, Amazon Web Services (AWS), is building next to the Susquehanna nuclear plant in eastern Pennsylvania. The arrangement between the plant's owners and AWS is the first such to come before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). For now, FERC has rejected a deal that could eventually send 960 megawatts—about 40% of the plant's capacity—to the data center. That's enough to power more than a half-million homes. Big Tech also wants to stand up their centers fast. But tech's voracious appetite for energy comes at a time when the power supply is already strained by efforts to shift away from planet-warming fossil fuels. Plugging directly into a power plant would take years off their development timelines. The profit potential is one that other nuclear plant operators, in particular, are embracing after years of financial distress and frustration with how they are paid in the broader electricity markets. Many say they have been forced to compete in some markets against a flood of cheap natural gas as well as state-subsidized solar and wind energy. Power plant owners also say the arrangement benefits the wider public, by bypassing the costly buildout of long power lines and leaving more transmission capacity on the grid for everyone else. Susquehanna’s owners say the data center won't be on the grid and shouldn't have to pay to maintain it. But critics contend that the power plant itself is benefiting from taxpayer subsidies and ratepayer-subsidized services, and shouldn't be able to strike deals with private customers that could increase costs for others. This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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1 Australian Open champion Madison Keys credits therapy with helping her off a tennis court and on 2:05
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The first person Madison Keys sent a message to after winning the Australian Open for her first Grand Slam title was her mother. "Because," a smiling Keys said, "of course, you have to text Mom first." One of the others the 29-year-old American quickly reached out to was her therapist. Keys credits their conversations over the past 1 1/2 years with helping her in life, generally—understanding herself, discovering what truly matters—but also on a tennis court, whether it comes to accepting that nerves will arrive during a match or deciding she would be okay with never winning a major trophy. Keys said during an interview with The Associated Press that she and her therapist "talked a lot" during this trip overseas, including after a narrow victory over qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the second round. "I called her and said that I was kind of just dealing with some things. And we were able to talk," Keys said. "And then we kind of just continued to text since then." They speak weekly or every other week during the season when possible. "There's also the reality of: Sometimes, I'm like, 'Hey, I need to talk mid-tournament,'" Keys explained. "Sometimes it's even just being able to go back and forth (with) someone that can just kind of provide some support." Keys said she first tried speaking with a sports psychologist when she was around 18 or 19, then tried working with others. "Never really found anyone that I quite connected with and clicked with," she said. "And then, I finally kind of pivoted and went with my current therapist." "The stigma around therapy, in general, not just in sports, I think, is slowly starting to go away. I think that everyone should be in therapy, no matter what. I think it helps," Keys said. "No matter what's going on in your life, you're going to have moments where things are tough, and you need someone to talk to. I think it's very important." This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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1 Dubai’s ceaseless boom is putting strains on its residents 2:31
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Skyscraper-studded Dubai has been on a hot streak for the last five years—and some residents are starting to feel burned. The city-state has seen record-breaking real estate transactions as more and more people come to live there, and its state-owned airline Emirates is booking record earnings. But all that growth comes with strains for the city's population. Traffic feels worse than ever on Dubai’s roads. The price of housing continues to spike even with new real estate projects being announced almost daily. Caught in the middle are both its Emirati citizens and the vast population of foreigners who power its economy—sparking rare public expressions of concern. Under Dubai's current plans, the city aims to have 5.8 million residents by 2040, adding more than half its current estimated population in just 15 years. Since 1980, its population has already soared from around 255,000 to around 3.8 million. Real estate lit the fire in Dubai's growth in 2002 when the desert sheikdom began allowing foreigners to own property. After sharp falls during both the 2008-2009 financial crisis and Dubai's brief coronavirus lockdown, prices have been soaring. Traffic has only intensified with Dubai's new arrivals. For Dubai's autocratic government, overseen by ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, possible solutions to the grinding traffic have ranged from the practical to the fanciful. The government in recent months has repeatedly encouraged companies to allow more remote work options, including in a report released in November that also suggested staggered and flexible working hours. Dubai's road toll system, known as Salik, added gates to charge drivers more and instituted surge pricing at the end of January. Dubai's Metro will also grow beyond its broadly north-south routes in a nearly $5 billion expansion. “In the coming years, residents of Dubai will be able to move around by walking, cycling, its extensive network of roads and bridges, the Metro and its new lines, water taxis, or flying taxis on specific air routes,” Sheikh Mohammed said on X in December. But for now, Dubai keeps attracting more people and more cars—and the traffic jams only get longer. This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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1 Pug Paradise: South African couple create sanctuary for hundreds of pugs 2:12
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A pug rescue center in South Africa has taken in more than 2,500 pugs since opening in 2008, with more pugs needing assistance in the last few years. Pug Rescue is home to over 200 pugs and also has two foster homes in Johannesburg and Cape Town. “So currently we have 208 pugs in our care. They're not all at the rescue center, we do have some foster homes in Johannesburg, and then we also have foster homes in Cape Town. So there are more and more pugs needing assistance in these past few years because we have a major exit of people that are immigrating to various countries. At one stage there was a ban on flying any flat-faced dogs, and right now it is very, very expensive to get your animals overseas. And a lot of the overseas countries also don't allow animals when you rent a property,” says Cheryl Gaw, who works as a pug rescuer after her retirement. There are a number of reasons why pugs find themselves without a home. Gaw says some pugs were rescued from neighbors who had been neglecting them or from owners who were no longer able to afford the expenses of having a pug. Mduduzi Nkonzo, director and senior caregiver at Pug Rescue, explains that some people don’t realize the challenges of raising the pugs and the long-term complications they can come with. “I think the biggest problem with people they don't realize how pugs need veterinary care. They are quite expensive to look after pugs. But people they don't realize that they see cuteness on the pugs and then they just rush to get a pug and then they can't manage to look after the pug because they really have high vet bills, if I can say. Because they've got problems with eyes, they've got problems of backs, they've got problems of ear infections, so it's quite really difficult. They are nice animals, but they are expensive to look after,” he says. The Pug Rescue is reliant on donations and fundraising as this support comes from their followers on social media including international donors. This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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1 Coke jumps on a nostalgic trend with new Coca-Cola Orange Cream flavor 2:10
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A year after the launch of the short-lived Coca-Cola Spiced, Coke added another new flavor to its lineup. Coca-Cola Orange Cream went on sale on February 10 in the U.S. and Canada. It is sold in regular and zero-sugar varieties. Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. said that it developed the soda, which mixes cola with orange and vanilla flavors, in response to growing consumer demand for the comforting, nostalgic flavor. Orange cream—first introduced with the Creamsicle ice cream bar in 1937—has enjoyed a recent renaissance. Olipop, a prebiotic soda, introduced an orange cream flavor in 2021. Carvel reintroduced its Orange Dreamy Creamy ice cream last year for the first time since 1972. Wendy's also debuted an Orange Dreamsicle Frosty last spring. Coca-Cola has been experimenting with new flavors to help keep customers engaged with its signature product. In 2022, it launched Coca-Cola Creations, a series of limited-edition Coke flavors in colorful cans and bottles. Coke added hints of coconut, strawberry, and even Oreos to the drinks. The company introduced raspberry-flavored Coca-Cola Spiced last February 2024, saying the offering would be a permanent addition to its lineup. But the company abruptly pulled Coca-Cola Spiced off the market in September, saying it would be replaced with a new flavor this year. Coke said Coca-Cola Orange Cream won’t be a permanent flavor but would remain on sale at least through the first quarter of 2026. In an interview last year, Coca-Cola’s North American marketing chief, Shakir Moin, said it used to take the company at least a year to develop a new product. But it’s trying to move more quickly. “Consumers are moving faster. The market is moving forward faster. We’ve got to be faster than the speed of the market,” he said. This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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1 Starbucks’s policy change flushes out a debate over public restroom access 2:21
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Starbucks's decision to restrict its restrooms to paying customers has flushed out a wider problem: a patchwork of restroom policies that has left Americans confused and divided over who gets to use the loo and when. Rules about restroom access in restaurants vary by state, city and county. New York requires restroom access for customers at food establishments with 20 or more seats. California requires larger restaurants to provide restrooms for customers and guests, but only if they were built after 1984. In Chicago, restaurants don't need to have restrooms for customers unless they serve liquor. "It's so mishmash," said Steven Soifer, the co-founder and treasurer of the American Restroom Association, which advocates for clean, safe and well-designed public toilets. "If (a retailer) is serving food and drink, it's a health hazard if there isn't a public bathroom." Starbucks opened the can, so to speak, when it said it was reversing a seven-year-old policy that invited anyone to hang out in its stores or use the restroom, regardless of whether they bought anything. Starbucks's new code of conduct, which will be posted in all company-owned North American stores, also bans discrimination or harassment, consumption of outside alcohol, smoking, vaping, drug use and asking strangers for money. Reaction to the coffee chain's rule change for potty privileges was heated and divided. Many said Starbucks had the right to restrict restroom access to paying customers. "I do think it's up to Starbucks to set the atmosphere in their stores," Paul Skinner, 76, a retired firefighter in Daytona Beach, Florida, told The Associated Press. "If they've decided that their paying customers are going to be better served by limiting restroom access, it doesn't make me mad. I'm not going to stop going there." But Skinner said he also doesn't mind when homeless people occasionally visit his local Starbucks, and he sometimes offers to buy them breakfast. "I think about all the people who don't have housing who would love to wander into a Starbucks and get warm," he said. "Now there's one more place they aren't welcome." This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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1 Upcycling dumped clothes in Kenya may help save the planet 2:13
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Homegrown businesses in Africa are developing a new industry to tackle the environmental damage created by fast fashion. Upcycling, where poor-quality, discarded clothes are made into desirable products, is becoming more widespread in countries like Kenya, supported by the social enterprise group Africa Collect Textiles. Here workers are earning an income and forging a sustainable industry. African countries like Kenya often bear the brunt of fast fashion waste. The group Clean Up Kenya says the country imports around 200,000 tons of used textiles each year. Africa Collect Textiles (ACT), which operates in Nigeria as well as Kenya, says the problem is that many developing countries lack the infrastructure to dispose of textile waste in an environmentally friendly way. ACT focuses on processing textile waste. It's set up collection bins in high-traffic areas like malls and universities where people can easily dispose of old clothes. These are collected, and in the workshop, they're sorted according to their quality and wearability. ACT's Natalie Naina says, "Since our goal is to extend fabric life, we have created a reseller program outside Nairobi where these clothes can still go ahead in circularity by vendors who would want cheaper options of bales (referring to bundles of clothes) rather than the more expensive ones in Gikomba (one of Kenya's largest clothes markets). Then for our non-wearables, we have repurposed them through upcycling. Upcycling involves getting a cloth that is worn out and then transforming it into a better product where it can survive for longer." Naina says even donated clothes often end up in landfills and that's what the organization is trying to avoid. On its website, Africa Collect Textiles claims that since it was set up in 2020 it has collected nearly 200,000 kilograms of clothes, saved 1,200 tons of carbon and created 200 jobs for local people. This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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1 Wealth of billionaires like Trump, Musk soared in 2024, report says during meeting in Davos 2:28
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Billionaires’ wealth grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, while the number of the world’s poor has barely changed over the last quarter-century, a top anti-poverty group reported in January. Oxfam International, in its latest assessment of global inequality timed for an annual gathering of elites in Switzerland, also predicts at least five trillionaires will crop up over the next decade—a year after forecasting that one would appear over that span. The sharp-edged report came as the World Economic Forum in January hosted some 3,000 people including business executives, government and civic group leaders, academics, and others at its annual meeting in Davos. “It’s not about one specific individual. It’s the economic system that we have created where the billionaires are now pretty much being able to shape economic policies, social policies, which eventually gives them more and more profit,” said Amitabh Behar, executive director of Oxfam International. Oxfam said billionaire wealth grew by $2 trillion last year, or roughly $5.7 billion a day, three times faster than in 2023. The number of billionaires rose by 204 to 2,769, and the 10 richest men saw their wealth rise nearly $100 million a day on average, it said. Citing World Bank data, the group pointed to lingering poverty, saying the number of people living on less than $6.85 per day has “barely changed” since 1990. Oxfam used Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaire List as of end-November for data on the ultra-rich. Despite the growing gap between the über-rich and the poor, the annual Davos confab that formally began on January 20 appeared set to focus this year as much as ever on making money and doing deals, with strongman leaders on the rise in some Western countries and progressive causes like diversity and climate change waning in the business world. The continued rise of artificial intelligence as a tool for businesses to reap greater efficiencies was a central theme in Davos again this year, despite worries in many sectors that it could upend many white-collar jobs and displace workers in an array of industries. This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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1 California officials warn against price gouging as rents soar in fire-stricken Los Angeles 2:11
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Southern California's expensive housing market is going to get a lot more competitive after deadly firestorms torched more than 12,000 homes and other structures in the Los Angeles area, leaving tens of thousands of people without a place to stay. Already, there are reports of rent gouging, prompting elected leaders to issue stern warnings against the practice and plead with the public to report unethical property owners who hike up rents above the allotted 10% cap. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement that it is illegal for landlords to accept rent that exceeds the cap, even if someone is offering to pay a higher amount. "You cannot jack up prices and take advantage of disaster victims, plain and simple," he said at a news conference. A modern three-bedroom condo in a downtown LA high-rise, for example, that was offered at $5,500 a month in October popped back up on Zillow with a new asking rent of $8,500. The entire state has struggled with the twin crises of housing and homelessness, only recently starting to make inroads to build more affordable homes. California law prohibits price gouging after an emergency has been declared, meaning that individuals and businesses cannot increase the price of goods and services such as gas or rentals by more than 10% from before the emergency was declared. Price gouging is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $10,000 fine for each violation. Protections related to housing are generally in effect for 30 days. But Gov. Gavin Newsom extended prohibitions on motel, hotel and rental housing to March 8. Tenants’ rights and landlord association groups have called for strict enforcement against rent gougers amid media reports of obscenely high prices. People on social media are crowd-sourcing examples of egregious increases, and even inputting their findings into a shared Google document. This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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1 US lawsuit accuses PepsiCo of price discrimination that favored Walmart over smaller stores 2:28
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued PepsiCo in January, alleging that it has engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to one large retailer at the expense of other vendors and consumers. The benefiting customer wasn't named in an FTC statement about the lawsuit. But a source familiar with the case, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to discuss it, said the retailer was Walmart. The FTC said PepsiCo’s practices included making promotional payments to Walmart but not to large grocery chains or independent convenience stores. The FTC said that lets Walmart lower its prices, but forces Americans to pay inflated prices for PepsiCo products unless they shop at Walmart. “When firms like Pepsi give massive retailers a leg up, it tilts the playing field against small firms and ultimately inflates prices for American consumers,” FTC Chair Lina Khan said in the statement. “The FTC’s action will help ensure all grocers and other businesses—no matter the size—can get a fair shake and compete on the merits of their skill, efficiency, and talent.” Walmart said it had “nothing to add at this time.” PepsiCo said its practices “are in line with industry norms.” “We do not favor certain customers by offering discounts or promotional support to some customers and not others,” the company said. The FTC sued PepsiCo under the rarely enforced 1936 Robinson-Patman Act. The FTC said the act prohibits companies from using promotional incentive payments to favor large customers over smaller ones. PepsiCo, based in Purchase, New York, is one of the world’s largest food companies. It makes Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and Gatorade as well as snack foods like Lay’s potato chips, Doritos and Fritos. It also makes Quaker Oats, breakfast cereals, and granola bars. PepsiCo’s prices have been the subject of some scrutiny since the pandemic. In 2022, for example, the company acknowledged shrinking its Gatorade bottles from 32 ounces to 28 ounces, but it didn’t respond when asked why it charged more for the 28-ounce bottles. This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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1 Doctors worry that iodine deficiency—a dietary problem from the past—is coming back 2:23
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A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of the United States. It essentially disappeared after some food makers started adding it to table salt, bread and some other foods, in one of the great public health success stories of the 20th century. But today, people are getting less iodine because of changes in diet and food manufacturing. Although most people are still getting enough, researchers have increasingly been reporting low levels of iodine in pregnant women and other people, raising concerns about an impact on their newborns. And there is also a very small, but growing, number of reports of iodine deficiency in kids. One sign of insufficient iodine is a swelling of the neck, known as a goiter. The thyroid gland in the neck uses iodine to produce hormones that regulate the heart rate and other body functions. When there's not enough iodine, the thyroid gland enlarges as it goes into overdrive to make up for the lack of iodine. Public health experts realized they couldn't solve the problem by feeding everyone seaweed and seafood, but they learned that iodine can essentially be sprayed on table salt. Iodized salt first became available in 1924. By the 1950s, more than 70% of U.S. households used iodized table salt. Bread and some other foods also were fortified with iodine, and iodine deficiency became rare. But diets changed. Processed foods now make up a large part of the American diet, and though they contain a lot of salt, it's not iodized. Leading bread brands no longer add iodine. And for people who do salt their food, the fashion now is to use kosher salt, Himalayan rock salt or other non-iodized products. “People have forgotten why there's iodine in salt,” said Dr. Elizabeth Pearce of Boston Medical Center. She noted a reported 50% drop in U.S. iodine levels in surveyed Americans between the 1970s and the 1990s. Some studies have linked even mild iodine deficiency to lower IQs and language delay in children, although there is debate about at exactly what levels problems start, Pearce said. This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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1 UK’s largest car factory is home to thriving wildlife, solar and wind farm 2:38
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Britain’s biggest car factory is surrounded by wind turbines, solar panels and nature. At Nissan’s Sunderland plant, the Japanese car maker says that cutting-edge engineering is meeting a growing commitment to sustainability and decarbonization. Since installing its first wind turbines in 2005, Nissan has steadily increased its reliance on renewable energy. Taking center stage are ten wind turbines and over 37,000 solar panels, which generate 20% of the plant’s electricity needs. And now, the Japanese carmaker has completed the development of a new rewilding project to improve biodiversity in surrounding marshlands. These initiatives form part of Nissan’s EV36Zero blueprint, an ambitious £3 billion project combining electric vehicle production, renewable energy, and next-generation battery technology. The goal is to eventually create a hub for sustainable automotive manufacturing. The rewilding project, completed in just over a year in partnership with Atrato Partners, has turned marshland into a biodiversity haven. Invasive shrubs were removed, habitats revitalized, and a viewing hide was built for monitoring wildlife. Animals spotted here include badgers, deer, water voles, and breeding birds of prey, such as kestrels and buzzards. Plant species like bee orchids and cowslips are also thriving. Andy Barker, Infrastructure Manager at Nissan, is hopeful the project will encourage other automotive manufacturers to follow suit in wider industrial sustainability efforts. Barker says, “We knew that the land was basically unutilized, so this is basically our plan to regenerate that. The urban regeneration is something that is really active in the UK at the moment, and we’ve seen the ideal opportunity to participate in that. So, we’d like to think, yes, we can be a leader for other automotive manufacturers or industry leaders to follow.” Tim Pollard, Group Editorial Director, Bauer Media thinks the company’s environmental ambitions are a welcome start to its decarbonization plans. Pollard says, “And I think the rewilding projects underline Nissan’s commitment to sustainability. This is the company, one of the biggest carmakers in the world, who is basically on a journey towards decarbonizing totally by 2050.” This article was provided by The Associated Press.…
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