A couple’s complex crusade to save elephants
NORTH LUANGWA, Zambia — The hunter heard the helicopter coming. He grabbed his AK-47, he said, and jumped behind a tree.
Day: July 9, 2023
These retired teachers started with a little bird guide, and ended with a magnum opus
BIG PINE, Calif. — Retired high school teachers Tom and Joanne Heindel had spent decades pursuing a daunting challenge in bird science: A survey of every species in Inyo County’s otherworldly tableau of lofty peaks glazed with snow, desert plains, spik…
Retiree medical costs are expected to moderate but remain high
An estimate puts the average cost of health and medical care over a 20-year retirement at about $157,000. That’s almost double the estimate in 2002.
28-year-old social media manager in Norway is required to take 3 weeks of vacation in summer: ‘Work is not everything’
Lene Vindenes is a social media manager in Norway and has a “clear routine” of how she prepares to go on vacations for weeks at a time.
The 10 rules of ‘Ikigai,’ from authors of the Japanese ‘secret’ for ‘a long and happy life’
Ikigai is a purpose in your life that can keep you going and boost your happiness, according to Héctor García and Francesc Miralles. Here are the rules of it.
Man accused of crashing into police cars during chase, killing a 19-year-old officer, faces charges
Vermont State Police say a burglary suspect who led police on a high-speed chase and crashed his truck into two police cruisers, killing a 19-year-old officer and injuring two others, will be arraigned Monday on charges related to the crash.
US drone strike kills IS group leader in Syria, says defence department
A U.S. drone strike killed an Islamic State group leader in Syria hours after the same MQ-9 Reaper drones were harassed by Russian military jets over the western part of the country, according to the Defense Department.
NATO head ‘absolutely’ confident allies will agree on formal wording about Ukraine’s membership
The head of NATO has said he is “absolutely” confident that allies will agree on a form of wording at a summit this week about Ukraine’s future accession to the alliance that will be acceptable to Kyiv.
UK government holds talks with BBC over child sexting scandal
The broadcaster is reportedly investigating allegations that a presenter paid thousands of pounds for explicit images of a teenage girl
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