Chef Adrienne Cheatham celebrates her mother by cooking a “lifelong favorite” meal inspired by her. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Kelly Marshall, Getty Images) Harlem-based chef, cookbook author and TV personality Adrienne Cheatham says that some of the most impactful life — and cooking — lessons she’s learned were passed on by her mother and […]
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India is drawing lessons from Ukraine to counter China’s military might
India is trying to modernize its military of 1.5 million people with lessons from Ukraine. Until recent years, Russia supplied India with many weapons such as tanks and jets. India is upgrading its artillery and switching to 155mm howitzers, the NATO standard. As India boosts defense spending amid tensions with China and Pakistan, it is […]
How to grieve and celebrate the Earth. Lessons on climate anxiety and living through loss
Masavi Perea sets the mood by connecting his phone to the speaker in a back room at Chispa AZ headquarters and hitting play on Track 7 from Encanto al Alma’s 2017 album, “La Tierra de los Cuentos,” or “The Land of Stories.” Members of the community wander in and fill the chairs set in a […]
Five fashion lessons the Spice Girls taught us
The Spice Girls reunited over the weekend to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday, much to the delight of fans. David Beckham shared a joyful video to Instagram of the five women dancing – Victoria along with Geri Horner, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton and Melanie Brown – and it’s clear that the world has missed seeing […]
Theo the therapy dog brings loving paws to lessons at New Mexico School for the Deaf
Apr. 20—When Theo walks into any classroom at the New Mexico School for the Deaf, he gets the best reception any visitor could hope for. Smiles. Hugs. Claps. And lots of love. In fact, when Theo, a blue heeler mix, enters the room wearing a red bandana around his neck as if he is Superdog, […]
Worried About a Stock Market Correction? Keep These 7 Timeless Warren Buffett Lessons in Mind
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is arguably the greatest investor of all time and is known for investment wisdom that we can all incorporate into our strategies. With the S&P 500 and other benchmark indexes down significantly in April, here are seven Warren Buffett quotes and how they can apply to this […]
Copenhagen and Paris mayors discuss lessons learned after fires wreck landmarks
The mayor of Copenhagen has been in touch with her Paris counterpart to see what can be learned from the reconstruction of the Notre Dame cathedral in the French capital, after a fire devastated the Danish city’s 400-year-old stock exchange building. Firefighters were still at the scene two days after a blaze destroyed half of […]
Shayne Looper: A child shall lead them: Lessons in patience, grace
My wife and I have been nomads since last November. After 35 years, I left my position as senior pastor of the church we love and, though I was open to new employment opportunities, it seemed that we were retired. We spent two months in Texas, living near our oldest son and his family, then […]
Why the Fed risks relearning the painful inflation lessons of the 1970s
This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: A hotter-than-expected inflation print rocked bond markets Wednesday, sending the US 10-year Treasury note yield (^TNX) to 4.56%, the highest level since November. The jump (18 bps) was the biggest in nearly two […]
Unique ways educators are incorporating the solar eclipse in their lessons
Science teachers have had April 8 circled on their calendars for years. Not just science teachers, either. Educators of all subjects and at all levels, from early education to graduate school, are finding ways to fit the total solar eclipse into their lesson plans, taking advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime real world application. Here are some […]
Sticky, sweet lessons learned from making maple syrup at Marcus Whitman
GORHAM, NY — Those darn squirrels seem to get into everything, even the plastic tubing that leads from a small, wooded area on the Marcus Whitman school campus to a new red-painted sugarhouse. Earlier that morning, environmental science teacher Jon Pragle had to snip out a piece of tubing that a furry, big-tailed culprit gnawed […]
These are the happiest countries in the world. Here are 7 mood-boosting lessons we can learn from them.
Happiness is an important factor in our overall health and well-being — and a new report shows Americans are lacking it. The annual World Happiness Report has ranked the U.S. 23rd in the world for happiness, falling from the No. 15 spot in 2023. The happiest country is Finland, followed by neighboring nations Denmark, Iceland […]