During a recent research trip to Cuba, sociologist Nicole Dezrea Jenkins was stopped on the street by three teary-eyed local women. The women — just a few of the dozens around the world whom Jenkins will speak to as part of her Global Crowns Project — thanked her for sharing their stories and caring about […]
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DETROIT — Tesla’s global sales rose 2.3% in the fourth quarter after a sluggish start to the year that contributed the electric car company’s first year-over-year sales decline since at least 2015. The annual decline for the Austin, Texas, company came despite offers such as 0% financing, free charging and low-priced leases. Tesla delivered 495,570
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WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment checks dropped last week to the lowest level since March, suggesting that suggest most workers enjoy unusual job security. Jobless claims dropped by 9,000 to 211,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which strips out week-to-week ups and downs, fell
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RENO, Nev. — Opponents of the nation’s largest lithium mine under construction want U.S. officials to investigate whether the project in Nevada already has caused a drop in groundwater levels that could lead to extinction of a tiny snail being considered for endangered species protection. Environmentalists and Native American activists are demanding that the U.S.
Kokedama can be viewed as a descendent of the Japanese wabi sabi aesthetic philosophy, which celebrates perfection in imperfection and the transience of nature. In recent years, the humble practice of kokedama has gained international attention as a stylish and sustainable way to incorporate greenery into homes, especially in urban environments where space is at
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As a skilled cook, Rickard “was inspired by LA restaurants that have open kitchens, like Mozza, where they always have beautiful produce and bowls.” Other design details intentionally differentiate between what Rickard designates as back-of-house and front-of-house zones. In production design, pass-throughs can function as a device to maximize camera angles, but here “it’s the
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The year 2025 promises to be very interesting in the automotive industry as it continues its shift away from fossil fuels. While sales of pure battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) fell a bit at the start of this year, they picked up in the second half, especially in the luxury
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NEW YORK — Wall Street expects corporate profits to have surged in 2024 and forecasts an even stronger jump for 2025. Companies still face a long list of uncertainties in the year ahead, including economic policy shifts, reheated inflation and shifts in the jobs market and consumer spending. Earnings for companies within the S&P 500
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ALBANY, N.Y. — Pregnant New Yorkers will be entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a law that took effect Wednesday. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the policy makes New York the first state in the country to offer paid leave for prenatal care. All pregnant workers in
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of 2024 and almost three years into Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor. Even as Russian troops and tanks moved into Ukraine in February 2022, Russian natural gas kept
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