When Amazon called off its acquisition of iRobot on Monday, the impact was immediate: The Roomba maker’s longtime cofounder and CEO stepped aside and hundreds of staffers were laid off. But, coming on the heels of Adobe’s abandoned $20 billion Figma buyout last year in the face of regulatory pushback, a longer-term and more unsettling […]
Jan. 29—GRAND FORKS — The Epitome Energy soybean crush facility continues to move forward in Grand Forks and likely will have a dramatic effect on the region’s soybean economy. Evan Montgomery, District 7 representative to the North Dakota Soybean Council and a local farmer, compared it to the economic effect ethanol plants have had. The […]
Many people are wired to seek and respond to rewards. Your brain interprets food as rewarding when you are hungry and water as rewarding when you are thirsty. But addictive substances like alcohol and drugs of abuse can overwhelm the natural reward pathways in your brain, resulting in intolerable cravings and reduced impulse control. A […]
A public health watchdog group recently revealed that companies such as Shell have been burying evidence of the dangers of benzene, a chemical that is used to make dyes, detergents, rubbers, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. What happened? Public Health Watch reviewed corporate documents about benzene from lawsuits, interviews with scientists, lawyers, and other experts. According to […]
A Cuban journalist is looking to spread awareness of the US trade embargo in two illuminating documentaries arriving in early 2024. Liz Oliva Fernández says whenever she covered news or events on the island, be it the push for democratic reforms, or the private businesses springing up after the Castros loosened their grip on power, […]
Leer en español. This month, millions of Americans are taking part in “Dry January” in an effort to forgo alcohol for a month and cleanse themselves of the excesses of the holiday season. Alcohol is the most widely used drug in the world, including in the U.S. In 2020, nearly 70% of people ages 18 […]
Do you wake up with refreshed, glowing skin in the morning? Perhaps we should rephrase that: Would you like to wake up with refreshed, glowing skin in the morning? If so, it’s vital to find a nutrient-rich night formula that moisturizes, exfoliates, treats the effects of sun damage and diminishes fine lines. A night cream […]