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A man, his wife, and their nine children from Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania, were hospitalized after ingesting poisonous wild mushrooms. The family foraged for mushrooms oblivious to dangers associated with them; they were therefore treated at the hospital before being allowed home. Last week, 11 members of a family from Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania, were…
Nvidia stormed the market in 2024, placing it alongside names such as Apple, according to likelihood as an eventual usurper of the world’s most valuable company title. The semiconductor giant’s stock recently closed at a record $138.07, pushing its market capitalization to $3.39 trillion. That puts it closer to Apple’s $3.52 trillion and closer than…
Verizon’s $9.6 billion cash takeover of Frontier Communications drew fire from key investors at Frontier, some of whom think the offer undervalues the company in itself. Frontier’s second-biggest shareholder, Glendon Capital Management, holds close to 10% and will vote against the deal, saying Verizon’s offer of $38.50 a share isn’t high enough. With debt assumption,…
Asian shares have posted gains on Tuesday, mainly due to the positive direction Wall Street took, boosting the sentiments of investors. Boosting US equities is optimistic corporate earnings along with growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut rates next month, less aggressively than initially thought. Nikkei 225 had gone up 1%, hitting a three-week…
The Boeing strike has intensified, and thus, U.S. Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su has entered the ongoing affair between Boeing and International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) to a conciliatory end. Su visited Seattle, the first in-person intervention, as the strike, now reaching five weeks, has frozen Boeing’s activities, with 33,000 workers joining…
By using artificial intelligence in a groundbreaking study in 2024, researchers finally managed to prevail upon the so-called “dark matter” of RNA viruses, discovering more than 70,000 species that were not known previously. This ground-breaking breakthrough has taken advantage of advanced knowledge of state-of-the-art metagenomics and machine learning methods, showing great insight into the covert…
One of the most surreal moments in country singer Brantley Gilbert’s life unraveled in Tupelo, Mississippi, at the Cadence Bank Arena on the night of October 11, 2024. Midway through his “Off the Rails” tour, Gilbert brought his concert to a halt when he was passed the urgent news from backstage that his wife, Amber,…
Uncut Gems actress Julia Fox has been refreshingly open about her highly publicized, very short-lived relationship with the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. Numerous times, in interviews and her memoir Down the Drain this year, Fox proclaims regret over the affair and realizes now that she was being used by Ye in the…
In White Pine County, Nevada, there is a hidden haven for outdoor enthusiasts. This isolated region is full of natural beauties and surprising discoveries, offering everything from racing in the fastest open-road championship to stargazing under some of the nation’s darkest sky. White Pine County in Nevada, far from the busy lights of Las Vegas,…
Quito, Ecuador, is much more than an entry point to the Galápagos. In fact, this UNESCO World Heritage city has an unbelievable combination of breathtaking views, good local food, and much more because of its history, beautiful colonial architecture, and lively culture. Ecuador’s Quito may lie swathed in the Andes, but it is becoming ever…
