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Global Design: Soak in Iceland’s bathing culture
The Straits Times
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July 18, 2025
REYKJAVIK – Iceland’s most famous thermal hot spring is undoubtedly Blue Lagoon, known for its milky blue waters. But Iceland’s bathing culture goes beyond this hot spot, with more than 100 hot springs and heated pools dotted around the country....
Mercer Island Rotary: Giving back to our community and world | Hamer
Mercer Island Reporter - Washington State
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July 18, 2025
At Summer Celebration on July 12, the Rotary Club of Mercer Island had an information table that we staffed for several hours. It’s always surprising to me how many people stop by and ask: “What is Rotary anyway? What do you guys do?” Well, we...
Millions in US food and medical aid set for destruction
Straight Arrow News
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The U.S. Department of State said on Thursday, July 17, that it plans to destroy 500 metric tons of high-energy biscuits because they’re expired, but emphasized that the loss accounts for just 1% of its global food aid. That amount equals roughly...
Sudbury man involved in Food Basics shooting pleads to obstruction
SNnewswatch
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Javon Ricketts, arrested after his co-accused shot another man at the Flour-Mill-area grocery store, pleaded guilty only to giving a fake name to police, and was sentenced to 90 days in jail One of the accused arrested after the Food Basics...
World AFP Misbehaving monks: Sex scandal shakes Thai Buddhist faithful
Yahoo News
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Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has besmirched the clergy and left the devout questioning their faith. Thai police this week arrested a woman accused of bedding at...
High Desert Food and Farm Alliance Receives Funding From Travel Oregon, Republic Services, and The Environmental Center
The Source Weekly - Oregon
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July 18, 2025
High Desert Food and Farm Alliance High Desert Food and Farm Alliance was selected from a competitive grant process to receive funding from Travel Oregon. Travel Oregon awarded nearly 6.2 million dollars in grants to 65 organizations across the...
Podcast Digs Inside the Troubling World of an Accused NJ Cult
New Jersey Monthly
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July 18, 2025
It’s Sunday, October 27, 1985, in Berkeley Heights. The usual suburban sounds of birds chirping and neighbors chatting are drowned out by a chorus of some 200 protestors at Little Flower Church. The demonstrators’ grievance: Their township and...
How a Kashmiri Family is Taking Saffron to the World While Empowering Local Artisans & Farmers
The Better India
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July 17, 2025
“Before this job, we were struggling with only my father’s small income. I wanted to help my family but had no regular work, so it was hard to imagine a better future,” recalls Yasmeena Bano, a 26-year-old artisan from Pampore, Kashmir. Her words...
World News | Asian Shares Mostly Advance After Wall Street Cruises to More Records
Latestly
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July 18, 2025
Manila (Philippines), Jul 18 (AP) Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday after Wall Street rose to records following better-than-expected updates on the economy and a mixed set of profit reports from big US companies. Japan's Nikkei 225 edged...
NU to offer news food industry management major
Niagara Gazette - New York
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Enrollment for the fall semester is now open for the new Bachelor of Science in Food Industry Management program at Niagara University’s Holzschuh College of Business Administration. The program is designed to prepare students for leadership roles...
Music superstar Shania Twain donating to Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine to help battle food insecurity
WABI - Maine
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July 18, 2025
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Music superstar Shania Twain is doing her part to help end food insecurity in vulnerable communities, including here in Maine. Next week when she stops at the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor, the Good Shepherd Food Bank...
Tubectomy Turns Nightmare: Food Pipe Bruised During Operation At Titilagarh MCH
Ommcom News
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July 18, 2025
Bolangir: In a concerning incident, a woman underwent a tubectomy procedure and suffered complications due to an accidental bruise to her food pipe. The incident has been reported from Titilagarh Maternity and Child Hospital (MCH) Hospital, where...
For local businesses, Colbert cancellation marks the end of an era
AM New York Metro
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July 18, 2025
Stephen Colbert broke the news Thursday to his live studio audience that his show, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” would end in May 2026. Photo by Shea Vance By the time millions of viewers tune in to watch “The Late Show with Stephen...
ECCB Highlights Financial Strength and Initiatives Amid Global Uncertainty at Chairmanship Ceremony
Win Media SKN
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July 18, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) — The July 17, 2025, handover ceremony for the chairmanship of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Monetary Council also served as a platform to highlight the bank’s current financial health and...
Haines City backs off stricter food truck regulations amid pushback
The Ledger - Florida
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Haines City officials have paused plans for stricter food truck regulations after public concerns. Commissioners voted to revise existing codes instead of creating new restrictions. The city attorney will revise current ordinances to align with...
Seaweed – The Superfood Tackling Health Emissions And Food Security
Forbes
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Healthy spirulina drink in the glassgetty As the world battles rising chronic disease and climate instability, seaweed is emerging as a rare solution to both. Once relegated to coastal cuisines, this fast-growing marine macroalgae is now surfacing...
Walcott Day celebrates 50 years of community pride and tradition
KWQC - Iowa
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July 18, 2025
WALCOTT, Iowa (KWQC) - What started as a small-town celebration has grown into one of Walcott’s proudest annual traditions. Now, 50 years later, Walcott Day continues to bring neighbors together and showcase the strength of a close-knit community....
World CNN Children make up half of more than 170 killed in Pakistan floods
Yahoo News
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Relentless floods have claimed the lives of more than 170 people in eastern Pakistan, about half of them children, in the latest catastrophe that underscores the country’s vulnerability to the escalating climate crisis. At least 54 of the deaths...
The Wine Connoisseur: Sake — Timeless as the Far East
TBR Newsmedia
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July 18, 2025
By Bob Lipinski Bob Lipinski Sake is NOT a rice wine. It is brewed like beer and not distilled nor fermented like wine. A symbolic interpretation of the word sake (sah-kay) means “the essence of the spirit of rice.” Sake is made in many countries...
USDA fires foreign workers from adversarial countries, including China, in national security protection move
Fox News
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Fox News correspondent Douglas Kennedy reports on why some farmers are optimistic about provisions in Trump’s spending bill that could bring much-needed relief. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...