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A small but growing movement wants you to put down your phone. But first read this

NEW YORK (AP) - More than a dozen millennials gathered in a brownstone apartment in Brooklyn and placed their phones in a metal colander before two hours of reading, drawing and conversation - anything but staring at screens. A similar scene played out a few ...
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Kimberly-Clark retains Urdaneta as CFO of combined company after $40-billion Kenvue deal

April 15 (Reuters) - Kimberly-Clark on Wednesday said its chief financial officer, Nelson Urdaneta, will become the finance chief of the combined company it will create after completing its $40-billion acquisition of Tylenol-maker Kenvue. The deal, announced in November, is expected to close in the ...
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Middle East war damage to energy assets may cost up to $58 billion, research firm Rystad says

April 15 (Reuters) - The Middle East conflict could saddle the region with as much as $58 billion in repair costs for energy-linked infrastructure, with oil and gas facilities alone accounting for up to $50 billion, according to a report by Rystad Energy. The estimate ...
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IMF cautions countries against broad fuel subsidies to deal with war-driven energy shock

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The war in the Middle East has intensified strains on an already fragile global fiscal situation, with higher interest rates and rising energy prices already fueling calls for support from emerging markets and developing economies, the International ...
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Cadaver dogs helping with search for American woman missing in Bahamas, police say

(NEW YORK) -- Cadaver dogs are heading to help with the search for Lynette Hooker, an American woman who's missing in the Bahamas, according to police.The K-9 team from the U.S. Coast Guard will be on the ground in Hope Town on Wednesday morning, ...
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FDA to weigh easing limits on unproven peptides favored by RFK Jr. and other MAHA figures

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting this summer to consider easing restrictions on more than a half dozen peptide injections, a group of unapproved therapies that have become popular among wellness influencers, fitness gurus and celebrities. The meeting announcement ...
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EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry

The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same strict air pollution standards as incinerators. The possible change is alarming environmental advocates who say it would lead to more dangerous pollution spewing into communities, with fewer ...
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As energy costs rise, some states back off ambitious climate goals

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Seven years ago, New York lawmakers set ambitious goals for slashing greenhouse gas emissions with clarion calls about saving the future. Now, with slow progress made and political realities shifting, Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a delay, saying she wants ...
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University of Michigan’s next president has brain cancer so won’t take job

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The next president at the University of Michigan said Wednesday he can't take the job because of brain cancer. Kent Syverud, chancellor at Syracuse University, said he received the diagnosis after not feeling well last week. "I am currently undergoing treatment ...
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Federal prosecutors turned away from Federal Reserve building, as Trump threatens to fire Powell

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors made an unannounced visit this week to a construction site at Federal Reserve headquarters that is the focus of an investigation into a $2.5 billion renovation project, according to two people familiar with the visit. Two prosecutors and an investigator ...
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En Esch, April 27

A lauded German musician noted for his performances with bands KMFDM, Pigface, Slick Idiot, and , Nicklaus Schandelmaier - better known by his stage moniker En Esch - headlines an April 27 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, his 2024 solo recording Dance Hall Putsch, ...
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Ringo Deathstarr, April 30

Hailed by AllMusic as "shoegaze revivalists from Texas who play it pretty straight, but aren't afraid to add extra noise to the mix," the Texas-based noise-pop and alternative-rock artists of Ringo Deathstarr bring their current tour to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on April 30, their ...
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