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Ag Progress Days 2025 Coverage: Stay Up To Date On Penn State's Annual Agricultural Event
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91,000 Premature Annual Deaths in US Linked to Air Pollution From Oil and Gas As People of Color Bear Brunt
Researchers looked at data from 2017, the most recent year for which a dataset of emissions is available. Between then and 2023, US oil and gas production has increased by 40% and consumption by 8%. — Tens of thousands of premature deaths in the...

Silversea’s Silver Cloud departs on 75-day Grand South Pacific Expedition
Silversea’s Silver Cloud has departed on its Grand South Pacific Expedition 2025 – a 75-day odyssey through Australia, Asia, the South Pacific, and Beyond. Set to discover 58 destinations in 11 countries, Silver Cloud ventures off-the-beaten-path...

Australia tops new list of most expensive passports in the world - but here's the list of countries it will get you into without a visa
By NICHOLAS WILSON, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 | Updated: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 The Australian passport has been revealed as the most expensive in the world for the second year in a row, but research suggests...

More than 2,000 nuclear weapons have been detonated in the past 80 years. Their effects still linger around the world
Growing up in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the 1950s and 60s, Mary Dickson was among the millions of American schoolchildren taught to “duck and cover” in the event of a nuclear war. “I just remember thinking, ‘That’s not going to save us from a...

Cruise Whitsundays orders new Incat Crowther resort ferry
Written by Nick Blenkey Image: Incat Crowther Incat Crowther has been commissioned by Cruise Whitsundays, part of Australian tourism group Journey Beyond, to design a new, state-of-the-art passenger vessel. Incat Crowther’s scope of work includes...

Warning as listeria outbreak kills two and makes 21 seriously ill prompting cheese recall
Health authorities have withdrawn potentially deadly soft cheese following two fatalities in France were linked to a listeria outbreak which it is feared could have spread to Britain. A further 21 individuals also fell seriously unwell after...

Could dying reefs fuel ciguatera poisoning?
That seafood dinner in Martinique 20 years ago still haunts Caroline Montout-Joseph, a social worker who suffered months of agony after eating a mahi-mahi at a beachside restaurant in the resort town of Les Trois-Îlets. She was diagnosed with...

C-I has connections to 2 members of MSHSL state board
It’s not as if Mike Hennen and Matt Braaten have a lot of free time at their primary jobs. Both serve as the director of athletics and activities at a local high school — Hennen at Forest Lake, and Braaten at Cambridge-Isanti. So their days are...

Prints for Wildlife returns in 2025 with ‘Edition Hope’
Polar Bear Romance by Florian Ledoux Prints for Wildlife, the acclaimed fundraising initiative that unites the world’s leading wildlife and nature photographers, will return on 21 August 2025 with a powerful new edition: Edition Hope Building on...

Rocket-like jellyfish, regal Komodo dragon and harrowing whale rescue — see the stunning Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 finalists" target="_self"…
A rocket-like jellyfish, a majestic Komodo dragon and a dangerous surfing encounter are just a few of the stunning photographs captured by the finalists for the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 competition. The competition includes categories...

Annual Fees Over $500? Here’s When They Make Sense
High-end credit cards are nothing new. American Express has been catering to a discerning crowd since the 1960s, while airlines began partnering with Visa and Mastercard in the 1980s to launch airline credit cards for loyal travelers. Cards with...

Pioneer Days Schedule! Plus, Hurricane Prep, Clean Water Talks, Family Fun, and Community Events Fill August Calendar
From storm safety training and conservation lectures to book sales, bike rodeos, and Pioneer Days traditions, Charlotte and Sarasota counties are buzzing with events for all ages this August. The Englewood Pioneer Days Celebration Is On! Pioneer...

Moratorium on Nuclear Test Detonations is Hanging by a Slender Thread in these Troubled Times
Armed Conflicts, Featured, Global, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Energy - Nuclear Weapons, TerraViva United Nations Opinion A nuclear test is carried out on an island in French Polynesia in 1971. Credit:...

Up close with Tahiti’s Shell Vaa outrigger canoe team
A champion outrigger canoe team is vowing to defend its title at the Molokaʻi Hoe in October. HNN’s Mahealani Richardson and photojournalist Jon Suyat met the fierce competitors in Tahiti. PAPEʻETĒ (HawaiiNewsNow) - Papeʻetē is the waterfront...

Massive 8.8 Quake Off Kamchatka Sparks Pacific Tsunami Evacuations
In the early hours of July 30, 2025, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, unleashing a powerful tsunami that rippled across the Pacific Ocean. This event, one of the strongest quakes recorded in modern...

Exile, Imprisonment, Aloneness: Emma Sloley on the Dark Allure of Writing About Islands
Writers and poets love islands almost as much as they love the moon. In Jeanette Winterson’s novel Sexing the Cherry, her protagonist declares: “Islands are metaphors for the heart, no matter what poet says otherwise,” in defense of her own...

Fish cleaning and reef innovation: inside Kamoka’s pearl farming model
Built by three generations of the same family, through innovations in oyster cleaning and reef management, Kamoka demonstrates how small-scale farms can improve productivity while supporting marine biodiversity. A legacy born from the sea Kamoka...

The 12 Most Instagram-Worthy Islands, Ranked From Pretty to Mind-Blowing
In the age of Instagram, not all paradise is created equal. Sure, any tropical island can deliver blue water and palm trees, but the truly legendary destinations offer something more: that perfect storm of natural beauty, unique features, and...
Sustainably Sourced Tvati Pet Mobility & Joint Massage Oil Offers Revolutionary Relief
With a commitment to blending time-honored medicinal practices and modern scientific knowledge, Tvati Pet has introduced its natural mobility and joint support massage oil that is sustainably sourced from the Cook Islands and made in the U.S.A....