Ancient Amazonians created mysterious ‘dark earth’ on purpose
Mysterious patches of fertile black soil pepper the verdant Amazon rainforest. They sit in stark contrast with the reddish, eroded soil that dominates the basin. Researchers have long thought this Amazonian dark earth—or terra preta —was created by pre-Hispanic Indigenous civilizations, which have inhabited the region for millennia, but it wasn’t clear how. Now, a multidisciplinary team of scientists and Indigenous partners suggests the ancient Amazonians intentionally created the rich soil thousands of years ago to better foster their crops, and that their modern-day descendants are still making new terra p...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Financial Crime: Dialing for dollars: Oklahoma couple guilty in $88 million pirated Avaya phone software scam
An unassuming couple from a tiny town in Oklahoma have pleaded guilty to running a scam that flooded the world with so many pirated office phone-system licenses stolen from the telecom company Avaya that they nearly cornered the global market for the software. Federal prosecutors say Brad Pearce,…#oklahoma #avaya #bradpearce
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

There ’s one culprit for U.S. airlines’ steeper losses, and it’s not lack of demand
Shares of U.S. airlines have posted double-digit losses in September, with stocks of those focused on domestic, leisure air travel the most affected as the industry enters one of its shoulder seasons. So far, so predictable. What airlines couldn’t have predicted is that rising fuel prices are…
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Breaking Baz: ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’s French Filmmaker Justine Triet On Why She’s Obsessed With Germany’s Superstar Actress Sandra Hüller
Everybody mingles at Telluride. I have this abiding memory of Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at the festival’s opening-day brunch set atop a mountain in the San Juan range of the Rockies, bounding over to Cannes Palme d’Or winner Justine Triet and Sandra…#telluride #billkramer #sanjuan #rockies #cannespalmedor #justinetriet #sandrahüller #palme #emmanuelmacron #96thacademyawards
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why US hotels are missing more than 238,000 employees
Augusta Saraiva | Bloomberg Tourism is back in the US — but hotel workers are not. Hotels and resorts learned to operate with leaner staffing models during the pandemic. Three years later, Covid-era band-aids like self-service kiosks and less frequent housekeeping have now become the new normal…#augustasaraiva #hotels #alexikhajavi #questex #lasvegas #mgmgrand #priscilla #renaissance #hollylang #smartbarusas
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

California ’s Fire Risk Ramps Up While Smoke Chokes San Francisco
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Original Oracle of Omaha: Howard Homan Buffett
Garrett M. Gess is a student at Grove City College in Pennsylvania. Along with economics, his main research expertise is centered on financial markets and political history. He resides in the Pittsburgh area as has an avid interest in the revitalization of the Rust Belt region.#garrettmgess #grovecitycollege #pennsylvania #pittsburgh #rustbelt
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Selling The Rallies At The Blue Box Area
Hello fellow traders. In this technical article we’re going to take a quick look at the Elliott Wave charts of American Airlines Group ( $AAL ) stock. As our members know, the stock is trading within the cycle from the 19.2 high.#elliottwave #aal
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Judge dismisses two suits filed by man whose work as informant inspired the movie ' White Boy Rick '
Two lawsuits filed by a Detroit-area man whose decades in prison for drug dealing and work as an informant inspired the movie “White Boy Rick” have been dismissed by a federal judge who found he waited too long to file them. U.S. District Court Judge Judge F. Kay Behm on Monday dismissed the pair…#detroit #whiteboyrick #fkaybehm #richardwershejr #detroitnews #behm #matthewmcconaughey #richiemerritt #federaltortclaimsact #fbi
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Biz journalist Urban has died
Rob Urban, who spent nearly three decades at Bloomberg News in a variety of positions, has died. He was director of editorial development for real estate publication The Real Deal in 2021 and 2022, expanding The Real Deal’s presence in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Austin, Dallas and…#roburban #austin #dallas #houston #urban #moscow #prague #bloombergurban #charlotteobserver
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Beshear ’s new ad features story of 12-year-old girl raped by stepdad
A Democratic governor in a red state is leaning on abortion messaging to boost his reelection bid. Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s campaign on Wednesday released an ad featuring a woman sharing her experience of being raped by her stepfather as a child — attacking Republican Attorney…#kentucky #andybeshear #danielcameron #beshear #cameron #democrats #republicans #democrat #donaldtrump #florida
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

ChatGPT Can Now Generate Images, Too
ChatGPT can now generate images — and they are shockingly detailed. On Wednesday, OpenAI, the San Francisco artificial intelligence start-up, released a new version of its DALL-E image generator to a small group of testers and folded the technology into ChatGPT, its popular online chatbot. Called…#openai #adityaramesh #siliconvalley
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

American Eagle is suing a major mall over disturbing San Francisco activities
As cities like Miami, Scottsdale, Ariz. and Austin, Texas flourish in a post-pandemic world, with more folks working remotely in sunnier and lower-cost places, other cities have struggled to regain their strength. San Francisco, for example, whose workforce is primarily based around the tech and…#miami #scottsdale #ariz #austin #bayarea #mckinseycompany #unionsquare #oldnavy #bananarepublic #cratebarrel
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘The View’: Joy Behar Apparently Has Never Heard of Area 51, Asks Co-Hosts ‘What Is It?’ Mid-Conversation
“The View” host Joy Behar may not be totally up-to-date on pop culture, but apparently, aliens are a particular blind spot for her. On Wednesday’s episode of the show, the ABC host had to pause mid-segment to ask her cohosts what exactly Area 51 is. The question came as the ladies were discussing…#joybehar #abc #mexico #sarahaines #sunnyhostin #farahgriffin #nevada #alyssa #laurenboebert #thewrap
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Elon Musk crashed Grimes ' voice-recording session for ' Cyberpunk 2077 ' with a 200-year-old musket and ' insisted ' on a cameo
None Grimes voiced a character for "Cyberpunk 2077" while she was dating Elon Musk. • None While she was recording, Musk entered the studio with a 200-year-old gun and asked for his own cameo. • None The story was detailed briefly in Walter Isaacson's new biography of Elon Musk. Sometimes, stories…#nonegrimes #elonmusk #walterisaacson #claireboucher #lizzywizzy #scifi #projektred #isaacson #secondamendment #robbelementaryschool
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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