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The pollution from food is sneaky. Because the apple sitting on your kitchen counter isn’t really causing any harm.But chances are good that you didn’t pick it from a tree in your backyard. It required land and water to grow, machines to harvest and process, packaging to ship, trucks to transport and often refrigerators to store. Much of that process releases planet-warming greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.That’s why the global food system makes up roughly a third of worldwide, human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, according to the EDGAR FOOD pollution database.Meanwhile, roughly a third of the U.S. food supply is lost…
An Abercrombie & Fitch store stands in midtown Manhattan in New York City on Oct. 24, 2024.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesShares of Abercrombie & Fitch soared 30% in morning trading on Tuesday after the company showed investors it’s set to keep growing, even as its namesake brand slows down. During the apparel retailer’s fiscal third quarter, Abercrombie brand sales fell 2%. But for at least the third quarter in a row, Hollister saved the retailer, as sales climbed 16%. CEO Fran Horowitz said sales at Abercrombie are expected to be flat in the current quarter, indicating growth at Hollister is…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 1:00 PM ET, Mon November 24, 2025 Lawmakers sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford questioning the delay in Congress-authorized grant funding for certified aviation mechanics, warning that a delay in the appropriated funding could worsen the aircraft shortage that’s already been plaguing American aircraft producer Boeing. The letter, sent on Monday, was addressed by 21 Democratic House representatives, including Representatives Marilyn Strickland, Rick Larsen and Andre Carson. The letter states the importance of the grants, beyond reminding the FAA that failure to issue funds would be against the law, since Congress…
Speechify has largely been a tool that helps you listen to articles, PDFs, and documents. The company is now adding voice detection features to its Chrome extension, including voice typing and a voice assistant that answers your questions. In the last 12 months, there has been a proliferation of voice detection tools, thanks to overall quality improvement in speech recognition models. Speechify is hitching its wagon to this train and launching its own dictation tool with support for English. Just like other dictation tools, Speechify’s voice typing corrects errors and removes filler words. In my short test of just more…
Megan Feller smoked pot several times a day and couldn’t eat, sleep or function without it. But at the time, she didn’t see the need to reach out for help.“I didn’t think cannabis was a big deal,” the 24-year-old said. “It was really socially accepted.”This attitude is common. As more states legalize marijuana, use has become more normalized and products have become more potent. But fewer of those who are addicted seek help for it.Pot use among young adults reached historic levels in recent years, according to a federally supported survey. Daily use even outpaced daily drinking, with nearly 18…
Homes in Hercules, California, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWeak buyer demand, weakening home prices and overall uncertainty in the economy are combining to make home sellers change their minds and step out of the market. Close to 85,000 U.S. sellers took their homes off the market in September, up 28% from September 2024 and the highest level for that month in eight years, according to Redfin. Sellers are delisting because so many listings are going stale, sitting on the market longer and longer. Redfin reported that 70% of listings in September were…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 1:25 PM ET, Mon November 24, 2025 While it might be the most wonderful time of the year, it’s also the biggest flu and cold season of the year, when cold weather brings gatherings indoors and germs flourish and spread. That’s why we contacted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to find out how you can stay as safe and healthy as possible on your next trip, from sitting in an airplane to mitigating the spread of illness if you do get sick. Preparation is Key First off, it’s important to plan for unexpected events…
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — For the past several years, 75-year-old Miguel Laboy has smoked a joint with his coffee every morning. He tells himself he won’t start tomorrow the same way, but he usually does.“You know what bothers me? To have cannabis on my mind the first thing in the morning,” he said, sparking a blunt in his Brookline, Massachusetts, apartment. “I’d like to get up one day and not smoke. But you see how that’s going.”Since legalization and commercialization, daily cannabis use has become a defining — and often invisible — part of many people’s lives. High-potency vapes and…
by Mia Taylor Last updated: 3:15 PM ET, Mon November 24, 2025 With 2025 drawing to a close, travel experts and industry insiders have been busy issuing their predictions for the coming year.Companies like Priceline and American Express have already weighed in on the destinations and travel styles that we can expect to see in the coming year. (Hint: More spontaneous travel is expected to be a thing and the top places to visit include India’s Himalayas and Marrakech, Morocco.) Good to know, right? But those aren’t the only developments to be on the lookout for in 2026. UK-based InsureMyTrip has…
A Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Pleasant Hill, California, US, on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDick’s Sporting Goods is planning to close a slew of Foot Locker stores now that its acquisition of the sneaker company is complete, the company said Tuesday when announcing fiscal third-quarter earnings. It’s unclear how many stores Dick’s plans to shutter, but the closures are part of a larger restructuring it’s implementing so Foot Locker isn’t a drag on its profits come fiscal 2026, Dick’s Executive Chairman Ed Stack told CNBC’s Courtney Reagan. “We need to clean out the garage,”…