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Where there’s smoke, there are Working on Fire heroes
5000 firefighters stationed across South Africa protect lives, property, forests, biodiversity, and commercial, forestry and agriculture from billion-rand losses yearly. For over two decades, Working on Fire (WOF), the government’s expanded public works programme (EPWP) initiative to battle devastating wildfires, has been at the forefront of using specially trained firefighters and aircraft to protect lives
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In 2013 U.S. health authorities linked a Cyclospora outbreak to Taylor Farms, tracing it back to the same central Mexico facility implicated in this year’s outbreak. Published: August 07, 2026, 12:06 am Last updated: August 07, 2026, 12:03 pm As patient counts continue to rise in an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite, the
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In mid-June, a giraffe named Gracie escaped from a ranch in Texas located about 100 miles west of San Antonio. An intensive search — including helicopters and drones — is still underway in Texas Hill Country, and a $5,000 award awaits whoever finds her. Like many charismatic animals who’ve escaped their confines, Gracie has gone
There’s no escape from inflation as a perfect storm of the ‘Godzilla’ El Niño, AI boom, Trump tariffs, fuel crunch, and Ukraine war keep...
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There’s a Lucrative Side Hustle in the Yard-but Will Buyers Pay Extra for It?
But Pulver and her agent argue that her home offers an amenity few else can: a built-in business. Over the past couple of years, Pulver has rented out use of her home’s pool on Swimply, an online marketplace that lets people use private pools by the hour. She’s made good money from the hustle and
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‘There’s A Connection Between ALS And Football’ — Mike Florio Gets Brutally Honest About Chris Johnson’s Health Battle
Among professional sports worldwide, football is considered one of the most dangerous. Horrible injuries, lifelong issues throughout the body, and mental baggage are all things that come from playing football, especially in the NFL. Players have been able to recover from these things, but others haven’t. One highly publicized long-term effect of playing football has
There’s an ‘art’ to writing AI prompts for personal finance, MIT professor says
There's a good and bad way to write effective artificial intelligence prompts for personal finance advice...
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Where there’s smoke, there are Working on Fire heroes
5000 firefighters stationed across South Africa protect lives, property, forests, biodiversity, and commercial, forestry and agriculture from billion-rand losses yearly. For over two decades, Working on Fire (WOF), the government’s expanded public works programme (EPWP) initiative to battle devastating wildfires, has been at the forefront of using specially trained firefighters and aircraft to protect lives
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Taylor Farms says it’s not responsible for Cyclospora outbreak
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It’s Tuesday afternoon, and Karol G just landed in Las Vegas, where she’s getting ready for a massive show at the Allegiant Stadium. She’s on a Zoom call from her hotel room, bubbly, ebullient, and excited as ever. Part of this is because a ton is happening: She’s in the middle of her Viajando Por
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Gentari Australia reaches mechanical completion at 243MWp solar-plus-storage project
The project integrates 243MWp of solar generation capacity with a 172MW/409MWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage system (BESS) in a DC-coupled configuration, meaning the solar array connects directly to the battery at the DC level before conversion to AC for grid export. This configuration offers several advantages over traditional AC-coupled systems, including improved efficiency