Housing protest turns violent in Barcelona with fires and arrests
Barcelona’s housing protest turned violent with fires and arrests, highlighting Spain’s affordability crisis ahead of a general strike and snap election in November.Continue Reading
Harmanpreet Kaur steps down as captain of India’s women’s cricket team
Kaur, 37, is the only man or woman to captain her side in international cricket in more than 150 T20I games., India’s long-standing women’s cricket captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, has stepped down from the role across all formats, bringing down the curtain on a successful stint as she led the SouthContinue Reading
Are pets replacing human babies?
Why are birth rates declining while pet ownership is on the rise?, Are pets replacing human babies? Money Works People are adopting pets over having babies, making the pet care industry grow. But why are people having fewer babies? Al Jazeera’s Yasmeen ElTahan explains. By Yasmeen Eltahan Published On 6Continue Reading
Firefox GNOME theme updated to work with Nova
The unofficial GNOME theme for Firefox has been updated to work with the Firefox 157 release and its newer, rounder Nova theme. It is not a traditional Firefox theme (like the ones you can install from the Mozilla Add-ons site) but, to quote its GitHub page, a “bunch of CSSContinue Reading
Department of Homeland Security buys two more detention centers in California for $950 million
The GEO Group, a Florida-based private prison corporation, announced Monday that it had sold the detention facilities, including the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, totaling 2,644 Beds., Read MoreContinue Reading
Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination
This is a MedPage Today story. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vitamin A for all patients with measles — not just severe cases — but experts warn that this shouldn’t be seen as a replacement for vaccination. In a recent opinionContinue Reading
Historic Strike Involving Thousands of Oregon Healthcare Workers Comes to an End
This is a MedPage Today story. A strike involving nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Providence Health in Oregon, which began Jan. 10, has come to an end. Late Monday, eight RN bargaining units voted overwhelmingly to ratify their contracts and end the strike, which was believed to be the largestContinue Reading