Howard L. Petterson, Author at Talad tool

01 Feb

After Jackie Robinson statue is destroyed, Wichita rallies around a baseball league

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It was around noon last Thursday when Bob Lutz walked outside of his work and headed home before the start of his daily radio show. He looked across 17th Street in Wichita, Kan., from the offices of League 42, the nonprofit baseball league he founded in 2013. On a rainy, overcast day, he gazed over toward the Jackie Robinson statue the league had erected in 2021. The statue was a symbol of hope and resilience. Lutz, though, could not see the bronze depiction of the man who broke baseball’s color barrier.For a moment, Lutz wondered if it was covered by…

01 Feb

Senators Denounce Tech Companies Over Child Sex Abuse Online

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Lawmakers on Wednesday denounced the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap and Discord, accusing them of creating “a crisis in America” by willfully ignoring the harmful content against children on their platforms, as concerns over the effect of technology on youths have mushroomed.In a highly charged 3.5-hour hearing, members of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee raised their voices and repeatedly castigated the five tech leaders — who run online services that are very popular with teenagers and younger children — for prioritizing profits over the well-being of youths. Some said the companies had “blood on their hands” and that…

01 Feb

Walmart to Add 150 U.S. Stores in Five-Year Expansion Drive

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Walmart will add 150 stores in the United States over the next five years, a major expansion drive for the retail giant.The company said the move, which it announced in a statement on Wednesday, would involve millions of dollars in investment. Walmart employs roughly 1.6 million people in the United States, and said it hires hundreds of people each time it opens a new store.Walmart had just over 4,600 stores nationwide at the end of October, down from more than 4,700 a year earlier. The company has not opened a new U.S. store since late 2021.Most of the stores that…

31 Jan

¿Cómo puedo llevar una alimentación saludable mientras como fuera de casa?

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Consejos para mantener una alimentación saludable cuando comes fuera de casa Introducción Comer fuera de casa puede ser un desafío para mantener una alimentación saludable. Con la gran cantidad de opciones poco saludables en restaurantes y lugares de comida rápida, puede resultar difícil tomar decisiones saludables. Sin embargo, con un poco de planificación y conocimiento, es posible mantener una alimentación equilibrada incluso cuando estás fuera de casa. En este artículo, te daremos algunos consejos para ayudarte a mantener una alimentación saludable cuando comes fuera de casa. Planifica con antelación Una de las claves para mantener una alimentación saludable cuando comes…

31 Jan

¿Cuáles son los mejores alimentos para promover una buena salud pulmonar?

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Los alimentos clave para fortalecer tus pulmones Los pulmones son uno de los órganos más importantes de nuestro cuerpo. Son los encargados de llevar oxígeno a todas las células y eliminar el dióxido de carbono, por lo que es crucial mantenerlos sanos y fuertes. Una de las formas de cuidar nuestros pulmones es a través de la alimentación. Al incluir ciertos alimentos en nuestra dieta, podemos fortalecer la salud pulmonar y prevenir enfermedades respiratorias. En este artículo, te mostraremos cuáles son los alimentos clave para fortalecer tus pulmones. Frutas ricas en vitamina C Las frutas ricas en vitamina C son…

30 Jan

Italy Can Send Asylum Seekers to Albania, Court Rules

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An Albanian court on Monday gave the green light to an agreement allowing Italy to send migrants who are rescued in the Mediterranean by Italian ships to detention centers in Albania while their asylum claims are considered.The deal is part of the Italian government’s multipronged efforts to stem migration, in particular Mediterranean Sea crossings, sending the message that many undocumented migrants will not be allowed directly into Italy, even temporarily.The agreement was signed in November by the leaders of the two countries, but challenged by opposition lawmakers in Albania, who argued that it violated the country’s Constitution.On Monday, the Albanian…

30 Jan

First Bird Flu Deaths Reported In Antarctic Penguins

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Why It Matters: Penguins are already under pressure.The familiar black-and-white birds are facing numerous threats, including climate change, pollution and commercial fishing. Three Antarctic penguin species — emperor penguins, southern rockhopper penguins and macaroni penguins — are listed as vulnerable or near threatened.Before H5N1 arrived in the Antarctic region last fall, highly pathogenic bird flu viruses had never been documented in the area before. That means that the penguins are likely to have little existing immunity. And because they breed in large, crowded colonies, once one penguin is infected, the virus could spread rapidly, causing mass mortalities. (As the virus…

30 Jan

Thompson: LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry is still the NBA’s best theater

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SAN FRANCISCO — The frustration seethed in Stephen Curry. Until it boiled to the surface. Until he let out a roar. Until he ripped his jersey from the collar to the 30.He’d scored 46 points on 35 shots, getting the benefit of just three free throws in his 43 minutes. He hit the game-tying layup at the end of regulation. Inside the final minute of the first overtime, he forced a turnover and then hit a massive corner 3, setting up the game-tying 3 from Klay Thompson that kept the Warriors alive. Then in the second overtime, Curry’s final points…

30 Jan

Focused Cuts and Fewer Layers: Tech Layoffs Enter a New Phase

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Last year, Mark Zuckerberg declared 2023 to be a “year of efficiency.” His company, Meta, soon laid off a third of its employees. Amazon, Google and Microsoft also cut tens of thousands of workers.Their worlds did not stop. Not only that, the companies were rewarded. Their stock prices soared. Some divisions were more productive. And the companies — including X, formerly known as Twitter, which has chopped nearly 80 percent of its staff since late 2022 — continued operating.Other chief executives took notice. And a month into 2024, tech companies have entered a new phase of cost cutting.After last year’s…

30 Jan

Truck Makers Team Up to Push for Electric Vehicle Chargers

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There are more than four million electric vehicles on American roads, but fewer than 1,000 of them are heavy-duty trucks. On Tuesday, the three largest truck makers plan to announce a push to remedy that deficit by calling on governments and utilities to help them build many more places to charge big rigs.Daimler Truck, which owns Freightliner; Navistar, which is controlled by Volkswagen; and Volvo Trucks have formed an association to push for chargers, improvements to the electricity grid and other measures they say are needed to promote battery- or hydrogen-powered trucks.The new organization, Powering America’s Commercial Transportation, will be…