https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/In-5-days-monkeypox-cases-double-in-New-York-17310538.php In 5 days, monkeypox cases double in New York Confirmed case counts are still low, but numbers went from 238 Monday, to 490 Friday; more cases are also being found upstate by Lauren Stanforth, July 17, 2022 Updated: July 17, 2022 12:24 p.m. Saratoga County said in a release Monday, July 11, 2022 that it … Continue reading Monkey pox risks and symptoms; cases double in New York in 5 days
A new gentler action hero?
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/15/pinnies-pancakes-pink-all-hail-the-new-action-hero? Pinnies, pancakes, pink: all hail the new action hero! Move over Seagal … Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Craig and Ryan Gosling. Composite: Allstar; Alamy; Marvel Studios; Netflix; Warner Bros Thor: Love and Thunder and The Gray Man, just like No Time to Die before them, are challenging perceptions about what it takes to be a tough … Continue reading A new gentler action hero?
Tips to help protect yourself while using Gmail, Facebook and Netflix
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2022/06/16/find-out-if-anyone-using-your-gmail-facebook-netflix-accounts/7586535001/ How to see if anyone is using your Gmail, Facebook, or Netflix accounts Kim Komando There’s a new hack or scam around every corner. The sad thing is, you likely won’t realize someone has wormed their way into your digital life until it’s too late. If a virus is to blame, there are red … Continue reading Tips to help protect yourself while using Gmail, Facebook and Netflix
Solar power is bailing Texas out this summer
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/renewable-energy-texas-grid-heat-wave/ Solar Power Is Bailing Texas Out This Summer Enjoying that AC? Thank the mighty power of the sun and the renewable energy source keeping the grid afloat. By Dan Solomon July 12, 2022 A solar energy farm near Fort Stockton.Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP On Monday the good people of Texas, many still suffering … Continue reading Solar power is bailing Texas out this summer
Coyotes, bears, raccoons, and other animals are adapting to urban life as their habitats shrink
https://apple.news/AM_DBg5A6QKm7Nyw0IBvGXQ WHY CITIES ARE GOING WILD COYOTES, BEARS, RACCOONS, AND OTHER ANIMALS ARE ADAPTING TO URBAN LIFE IN SAVVY WAYS AS THEIR HABITATS SHRINK. BY CHRISTINE DELL’AMORE PHOTOGRAPHS BY COREY ARNOLD AT FIRST GLANCE, it’s a scene that plays out daily in cities across America. A U.S. Postal Service carrier wearing a royal blue bucket … Continue reading Coyotes, bears, raccoons, and other animals are adapting to urban life as their habitats shrink
Amazon unveils Kindle epic Summer Challenge
goodereader.com/blog/kindle/amazon-unveils-kindle-epic-summer-challenge Amazon unveils Kindle Epic Summer Challenge July 2, 2022 By Michael Kozlowski Amazon runs a series of challenges every couple of months, where you can earn completion badges for reading ebooks. The company has just unveiled their Epic Summer Challenge that is available on Kindle apps for Android and IOS. It runs from July 1st to to September … Continue reading Amazon unveils Kindle epic Summer Challenge
Heatflation affecting global food supply
https://apple.news/A8A7SpBrjSxSM-8tN27c3jw Heatflation: How sizzling temperatures drive up food prices As heat waves strike Europe and China, crops are withering. Thomas Warnack / picture alliance via Getty Images Kate Yoder, Staff Writer For Grist, PublishedJul 15, 2022 Vicious heat waves are sweeping parts of the globe this week, along with the dangers that come with blazing-hot … Continue reading Heatflation affecting global food supply
Why the high housing prices? Massive housing shortage across the U.S.
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/14/1109345201/theres-a-massive-housing-shortage-across-the-u-s-heres-how-bad-it-is-where-you-l There's a massive housing shortage across the U.S. Here's how bad it is where you live July 14, 2022 5:00 AM ET Danielle and Colin Lloyd spent the past year trying to buy a house in Atlanta, which went about as you'd expect these days. "There is just nothing in this whole area, just … Continue reading Why the high housing prices? Massive housing shortage across the U.S.
You can now see incredible sunsets from Governors Island
https://apple.news/Axo-SwYMzSvGtZlMyC4IIdg Photograph: courtesy of the Trust for Governors Island You can now see incredible sunsets from Governors Island The last ferry back to Manhattan will be at 11pm on weekends! Written by Shaye WeaverFriday July 1 2022 There's a new spot in NYC to take in the gorgeous summer sunsets—it's on Governors Island. Starting today, July 1, … Continue reading You can now see incredible sunsets from Governors Island
Summer reading from the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/02/summer-reading-30-best-holiday-reads-authors-critics Summer reading: the 30 best holiday reads – chosen by authors and critics From an evocative story set in a Trinidad graveyard to a riveting exposé of the Sacklers… Novelists including Johny Pitts, Monica Ali and Nina Stibbe on their essential holiday books Summer reading: the 50 hottest new books for a great escapeSummer … Continue reading Summer reading from the Guardian
Tech companies stepping up their privacy protection to shield visits to places considered personal
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/02/abortion-tech-companies-data-police-privacy Tech companies in spotlight as US abortion ruling sparks privacy threat Google has acted amid fears police could use location and other data to prosecute those seeking care Alphabet, Google’s paren Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP Edward HelmoreSat 2 Jul 2022 15.37 EDT In the wake of the US supreme court’s decision to end women’s constitutional right … Continue reading Tech companies stepping up their privacy protection to shield visits to places considered personal
What it’s like for U.S. expats in New Zealand
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/02/free-healthcare-bad-mexican-food-what-life-is-really-like-for-us-expats-in-new-zealand ‘Free healthcare, bad Mexican food’: what life is really like for US expats in New Zealand Tourists taking pictures of the views of Lake Wanaka from Roy's peak. Otago, South Island, New Zealand. Photograph: Jorge Fernández/LightRocket/Getty Images As the overturning of Roe v Wade prompts a wave of interest in Aotearoa, Americans who made the … Continue reading What it’s like for U.S. expats in New Zealand
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