People buried under collapsed luxury high-rise in Nigeria call for help

It had been advertised as "Luxury in the Sky," a glamorous residential high-rise in an upmarket area of Lagos, where apartments started at $1.2 million a unit. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3mBIgwk via IFTTT

This is exactly how dumb our politics have gotten

In the final days of the Virginia governor's race, Republican Glenn Youngkin did everything he could to suggest the contest was a referendum on what is being taught to the commonwealth's schoolchildren. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3mDLr6O via IFTTT

Amazon will no longer require vaccinated workers to wear masks at work

Amazon is lifting a mask mandate for fully vaccinated warehouse workers beginning Tuesday. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3w70wRo via IFTTT

Biden administration proposes new rules to limit planet-warming methane emissions

The Biden administration is proposing new rules from a number of federal agencies with the same goal: Slashing planet-warming methane emissions. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3BDYN7c via IFTTT

NYC mayor vows consequences for firefighters if they skipped work to protest vaccine mandate after 2,300 called out sick

Any firefighters feigning illness to protest New York City's Covid-19 vaccine mandate are "doing an immense disservice" to the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday night. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3CCtafT via IFTTT

Wine press dating back 2,700 years discovered in northern Iraq

Archaeologists have excavated the first, and what they believe is the oldest, industrial wine press in northern Mesopotamia dating back more than 2,700 years and coinciding with a sharp rise in wine demand among the ruling imperial elites of Assyria. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3nOZXIg via IFTTT

Opening statements expected to begin in Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide trial

Opening are statements are expected to begin Tuesday in the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the armed Illinois teenager who killed two people and wounded another during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3bOrFQ1 via IFTTT

UN World Food Programme director: I'm not picking on Elon Musk. Just please help

The director of the United Nations' World Food Programme is still pleading with the world's richest individuals to help in the fight against the world hunger crisis. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3pW1krm via IFTTT

Ethiopia on verge of losing access to lucrative US trade program over human rights violations

Ethiopia will lose access to a lucrative US trade program due to human rights violations unless it take significant steps toward ending the ongoing conflict and alleviating the humanitarian crisis by the start of 2022, senior administration officials said Tuesday. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3bw80nC via IFTTT

Satellite images may show China developing missile silos

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Yahoo pulls out of China over 'challenging' business conditions

The US giant follows other Western tech firms out of a country that is tightening its regulations. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3nP9miX via IFTTT

US, UK and EU will help fund South Africa's coal phaseout, offering a model for the developing world

The US, UK, France, Germany and European Union will help fund South Africa's transition away from coal, in a multilateral effort that could serve as a model for other developing nations to ditch the fossil fuel. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3pZGCH5 via IFTTT

Cryptocurrencies rally on Facebook's 'Meta' rebrand

Facebook announced its company rebrand just last week, but a little-known cryptocurrency is already rallying in anticipation of an expanding metaverse. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3GLD552 via IFTTT

Elon Musk says Tesla has not signed deal with Hertz

Hertz says it is receiving Teslas despite Elon Musk saying no contract had been signed on a deal. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3q6ZNP4 via IFTTT

Why flying is so bad and about to get worse

Canceled flights, packed planes, rising fares and violent outbursts are the new normal for air travel. Flying is getting worse for both passengers and crews. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3nWx5hw via IFTTT

Two London police officers admit sharing photos of murdered sisters

Two UK police officers have pleaded guilty to taking and sharing photos of the bodies of two murdered sisters at a crime scene they were assigned to protect, reports the UK's PA Media news agency. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3jXsM4d via IFTTT

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz open the doors to their art-filled California mansion

In the mountains north of San Diego, a modernist mansion made of white concrete and glass rises from the cliffside. The property, nicknamed "Razor House" after the nearby Razor Point Trail, is now home to two famous inhabitants: singer Alicia Keys and her music producer husband Kasseem Dean, better known as Swizz Beatz, alongside their children Genesis and Egypt. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8204427 https://ift.tt/3CFrsds via IFTTT