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The government-owned corporation that delivers mail in Canada is taking steps to stop home delivery. Canada Post is initiating talks with 13 communities to begin converting about 136,000 addresses from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes, a standalone unit with designated space for each of the multiple residences it serves. It is the first step in a move that will end home delivery for ab...

The smell of rotten eggs permeates Steve Egger's Southern California home, especially at night, as the nearby Tijuana River foams up with sewage from Mexico before emptying into the Pacific Ocean. Egger, 72, says he and his wife have frequent headaches and wake up daily congested and coughing up phlegm. Their home is outfitted with a hospital-grade air filtration system that cycles the air every 1...

The owner of home shopping network pioneer QVC, which for years garnered the attention of millions of TV viewers looking for a deal on baubles and housewares, is planning to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A filing about imminent bankruptcy protection by parent company QVC Group, which also owns HSN, formerly the Home Shopping Network, arrives as long-running TV shopping networks strugg...

President Donald Trump, as part of his campaign pitch to “make America affordable again,” promised to cut Americans’ electricity bills by at least half. But it hasn’t worked. “You're getting $1,300 to $1,500 bills for electric. And West Virginia has decided that they're going to run on coal for at least 2040,” said Caitlin Ware, a pastor at Sandyville United Methodist Church. And many in West Virg...

A new kind of club has emerged in Amsterdam—one where participants choose to go offline, away from their phones and other devices. The gathering reflects a wider trend, especially among younger people, to step away from screens and connect with others and themselves. Around 200 participants at the Posthoornkerk in Amsterdam hand in their smartphones at the door before heading into a two-hour creat...

The rhythmic sounds of construction muffle the thud of farmers' hoes on a chilly morning in Rwanda's capital, where new efforts aim to protect remaining agricultural land from relentless development in Africa's most densely populated country. Eighty-four-year-old Mukarusini Kurisikira had been a farmer before she fled the country to Congo in 1994. Upon returning, she said, her family's land, which...

Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants, who staged a multi-week strike, have reached an agreement with plant owner JBS USA, the company and labor union representatives announced. The Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley, Colorado, will immediately return to normal operations after weeks of uncertainty, JBS USA said in a statement. The agreement comes after thousands of workers at the...

American woodcocks came to New York City looking to strut their stuff, and New Yorkers fell in love. The curious birds, known for their bobbing walks and kazoo-like calls, have drawn a crowd to Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan since arriving in late March. Dozens of spectators are gathering at the park every day to try to catch a glimpse of the grapefruit-sized birds as they poke their long bills...

Before Stu Goldberg begins his night shift driving for Uber, he pulls out a notebook to read a handwritten list of reminders. "No tickets. Full stops," he'd scrawled in the book. "Careful backing up. Watch for pedestrians and bikes." With a PhD in neuropsychology and decades of experience running his own business, Goldberg, 74, didn't picture chauffeuring strangers around when he retired. But fina...

One sweltering afternoon in the Cuban capital, dozens of commuters on bicycles, scooters, and electric motorcycles gathered in a tidy row at the entrance of the Havana Bay Tunnel. They were waiting for the Ciclobús, a bus specially fitted to take people—and their rides—through the underwater tunnel linking Old Havana to the eastern side of the island. The diesel-powered bus can accommodate around...

The innovations of Apple Inc. are on show at the new Apple Museum in the Netherlands. It traces 50 years of the iconic brand's innovations, from its first experimental models to the world-changing iPhone. Located in Utrecht, the museum features a wide collection of Apple products, including early machines from the 1970s, the original Macintosh, and later devices that helped shape personal computin...

Korogocho is one of Nairobi's busiest food markets, where there's a never-ending supply of food waste. It could become an environmental problem, but a small company has turned it into a business opportunity. The World Resources Institute, an environmental think tank, claims nearly 40 percent of food produced in Kenya is lost or wasted, even as millions face food insecurity. In Nairobi alone, the c...

Australia’s online safety watchdog said it was considering a court case against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube, alleging they are not doing enough to keep Australian children younger than 16 off their platforms. Experts say the Australian courts could decide what steps the platforms can reasonably be expected to take under the laws that took effect on December 10, banning young...

A scientist who pioneered the modern food processing safety standards used around the world was awarded this year’s World Food Prize, crediting his work for averting millions of cases of foodborne illness and reducing food waste. Huub Lelieveld of the Netherlands earned the award after six decades spent advancing ways to improve food safety and advocating for trade regulations that allow safe food...

One of the most recognizable pieces of Japanese art: Katsushika Hokusai's The Great Wave Off Kanagawa. The 18th-century woodblock print famously shows three boats being tossed around in a storm. It's one of more than 200 works by the painter and engraver on show in Rome. The exhibition is the most comprehensive dedicated to the undisputed master of Japanese art ever to be staged in Italy. It marks...

Cambodian lawmakers unanimously adopted a new law targeting online scam operations with up to life in prison, following a government pledge to shut them down by the end of April. All 112 members of parliament present voted to approve the legislation, which marks Cambodia’s first legal framework specifically aimed at a lucrative, illicit industry that has transformed the country into a global hub f...

The price of a PlayStation is going up by another $100, the second time in less than a year that Sony has upped the price tag on its popular gaming console. Citing "continued pressures in the global economic landscape," the Japanese company said that the PS5 is now $649.99 in the U.S. The price for its digital edition was also raised by $100, to $599.99. The PS5 Pro is now $899.99, a $150 increase...

The World Health Organization (WHO) marked World Tuberculosis Day on March 24. This year’s slogan is ‘Yes! We can end TB!’ Medics diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in the Philippines are now using portable X-ray machines equipped with Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) software powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the screening, early detection, and treatment. “It is a game changer, for th...

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East threatens to cripple Kenya’s floriculture sector as growers now report up to $1.4million in weekly losses. Following the attack on Iran by the U.S. and Israel, and the consequent spread of hostilities across the Middle Eastern region, global trade has taken a hit, and the effects are beginning to be felt in the Kenyan horticulture sector. Growers in the sect...

The assignment involves no laptop, no chatbot, and no technology of any kind. In fact, there's no pen or paper, either. Instead, students in Chris Schaffer's biomedical engineering class at Cornell University are required to speak directly to an instructor in what he calls an "oral defense." It's a testing method as old as Socrates and making a comeback in the AI age. A growing number of college p...

Meteorite hunters fanned out across a wide swath of Ohio in March, hoping to collect fragments of an estimated 7-ton (6,350 kilograms) space rock that crashed into Earth after a dazzling fireball that was seen from hundreds of miles away. The meteoroid broke apart around 9 a.m. on March 17 over Valley City, a half-hour south of Cleveland, after it sped through the atmosphere at about 45,000 miles...

OpenAI Foundation, the nonprofit that controls the artificial intelligence company OpenAI and its flagship product ChatGPT, pledged to grant out $1 billion over the next year and to build up its capacity as a philanthropic funder. The pledge represents a major development in OpenAI's philanthropic activities and offers insight into how the company, which started as a nonprofit, plans to carry out...

Melania Trump called on nations to work together to improve access to education and technology for children around the world, delivering her plea as she addressed a gathering of her counterparts from more than 40 countries. The first lady's Fostering the Future Together initiative, which she announced last year, and an inaugural two-day summit that she opened on March 24 are examples of how Melani...

Federal health officials posted a warning about misleading statements made by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who recently told podcast listeners that his company's bladder cancer drug may be able to treat, cure, or even prevent other types of cancers. The warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) takes issue with a TV advertisement and a separate podcast episode prom...

At a gathering in Amsterdam, support for people with neurodegenerative diseases comes in the form of song. The “singing circle” is run by opera singer Maartje de Lint at the landmark concert venue, Concertgebouw. It's aimed at people with what de Lint calls “vulnerable brains,” many of whom have a form of dementia or Parkinson's disease. “The singing circle is a place for people with a vulnerable...