The fat bears continue to surprise us. Brown bears live largely solitary lives. Mothers and cubs, wary of potentially threatening outsiders, also live as independent families. Yet 2022 bucked this tradition. For the first time, fat bear viewers, naturalists, and former rangers watched two family groups in Katmai National Park and Preserve — in this…
Netflix’s The Midnight Club is a cornucopia of all things Mike Flanagan specializes in: grief, horror, and eerie Easter eggs. While The Haunting of Hill House had us searching for all the ghosts hiding in plain sight, The Midnight Club will have you scouring the internet for old copies of Christopher Pike books. Because much…
It’s going to be the biggest question after “Who will end up on the Iron Throne in House of the Dragon?” Who is the Mole? Netflix‘s reboot of the beloved reality competition series has landed, with the first five episodes now streaming. Like the various versions before it, the show is a game of Poirot-style…
Becton Dickinson issued a voluntary recall of some sterilization containers. Getty Images A medical-device maker issued a recall of some sterilization containers over potential breaches. The WSJ reported Becton Dickinson found evidence the breaches could lead to patient infections. It applies to 17 versions of the reusable metal containers, sold under the Genesis Sterrad brand….
Ukrainian soldiers carry the coffin of a comrade killed fighting Russia at his funeral in Kyiv on July 18, 2022. AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky Putin’s invasion of Ukraine shocked governments across the world who thought it would never happen. But Russia’s Baltic neighbors were not surprised, and had been trying for years to warn of a…
The US dollar has surged against other major currencies this year. Reuters The US dollar has soared to a 20-year high against other major currencies this year. Goldman Sachs’ foreign-exchange research chief cited the Fed’s rapid rate hikes as a key driver. Kamakshya Trivedi said the dollar could rise another 5% to 7% if US…
Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images Lufthansa is banning activated AirTags from passengers’ luggage, per German media. The airline said the tags were classed as “dangerous goods” and needed to be turned off. Travellers turned to trackers amid a summer of chaotic scenes at airports and lost luggage. Lufthansa is telling passengers to switch off tracking devices…
A view shows a fire on the Kerch bridge at sunrise in the Kerch Strait, Crimea. Reuters A crucial bridge linking Russia and the annexed territory of Crimea collapsed on Saturday morning. Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for it, but Ukrainian officials’ tweets hinted it was behind it. Ukrainian officials made light of the timing….
UCG/Getty Images Twenty-two million women have no access to abortion in their state. This is causing pressure on states that do allow abortion, where the wait time for an appointment is growing. New data shows that at least 66 abortion clinics have shut down since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. New data from the…
Jose Minaya, the CEO of Nuveen, spoke with Insider for National Hispanic Heritage Month. Nuveen Jose Minaya, the CEO of Nuveen, is one of only a few Hispanic CEOs of a major company in the US. In an “Equity Talk,” Minaya spoke about the inequity affecting Hispanic Americans. “Inclusion is a massive business opportunity,” the…