After more than a decade of controversy and delays, the nation’s most secure biosecurity laboratory for research on potentially deadly animal and plant diseases has opened in Manhattan, Kansas. Although a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday, researchers at the $1.25…
the Damask rose tradition” /> In Lebanon’s Bekaa plain, Damask roses have been cultivated for generations to make the rose water which will be used to scent pastries and cosmetics. The village of Qsarnaba provides 60% of the country’s production.…
Artistry beauty brand Stila Cosmetics has appointed Mary Rodrigues as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Rodrigues brings over 25 years of experience in the global beauty and luxury and prestige retail industries. Rodrigues will report to CEO Michelle Kluz and serve…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with state and federal agencies, are investigating reports of 18 salmonella infections in at least half a dozen states that may have come from raw cookie dough sold at Papa Murphy’s. People…
It’s no secret that stubborn inflation and aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes have weighed on Americans’ finances for over a year now, but new data from the central bank shows just how many consumers are feeling the pain. According…
The Microsoft founder has called time on Amazon’s business as we know it—saying A.I. will make the e-commerce giant obsolete. Billionaire philanthropist Gates added the developer destined to win the artificial intelligence race will be the one which manages to…
At the height of the Pandemic Housing Boom last spring, Zillow economists remained bullish and predicted that national home prices would skyrocket another 17.8% between February 2022 and February 2023. However, as mortgage rates crossed over 6% and the housing market slipped into a slump,…
Martin Shkreli, the former pharmaceutical chief executive officer who served almost seven years in prison for securities fraud, is earning $2,500 a month consulting for a law firm and living with his sister in Queens, New York, according to the…
Hip-hop revolutionized pop culture almost exactly 50 years ago, and as it celebrated a half-century it suddenly looks old enough to get disrupted itself. It’s an art form famously based on preexisting material, as the earliest rappers would rhyme over…
One woman had to carry her baby, missing much of her skull, for months knowing she’d bury her daughter soon after she was born. Another started mirroring the life-threatening symptoms that her baby was displaying while in the womb. An…