You seldom need to water them, and they don’t require much in the way of fertilizer, either. It feels like a dream, but it doesn’t have to be. The first step is to lure pollinators, which are necessary for the production of flowers, fruits and vegetables. Planting them creates food deserts for native bees, birds, […]
Netflix said it was bracing for things to get even worse with a projected loss of another 2 million subscribers during the April-June period. The conflict in Ukraine has added to those price pressures. Currently, investors expect rate hikes to push the benchmark interest rate to a range between 2.5% and 2.75% by the end […]
Kahn, who has been managing editor at the Times since 2016, will take over on June 14. Kahn, 57, joined the Times in 1998 from The Wall Street Journal. “Joe brings impeccable news judgment, a sophisticated understanding of the forces shaping the world and a long track record of helping journalists produce their most ambitious […]
The judge’s decision Monday freed airlines, airports and mass transit systems to make their own decisions about mask requirements, resulting in a mix of responses. On a Southwest Airlines flight from Detroit to Nashville Monday evening, the change to optional status was incorporated into the safety announcements, prompting murmurs and fist pumps from some passengers […]
While China has an overall vaccination rate of around 90%, a low rate among the elderly remains a concern. While highly contagious, the omicron BA.2 variant driving the Shanghai outbreak is less lethal than the previous delta variant. However, China’s low death toll from COVID-19, which is blamed for more than 988,000 deaths in the […]
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He claimed that along with Ukrainian troops, there are about 400 foreign mercenaries encircled at Azovstal, most of them from European countries and Canada, communicating in six languages, according to intercepts. Draghi noted that Italy remained close to the Ukrainian people, with the reopening of its embassy in Kyiv. It was the latest such offer […]
Anti-western sentiments in Serbia stem from a 1999 NATO air war that forced Belgrade to give up control of the Kosovo province. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, has been heavily hit by shelling and rocket attacks during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an intelligence assessment, said […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. Moore has spent more than two decades on death row after being convicted of the 1999 killing of convenience store clerk James Mahoney in Spartanburg. Only three executions in the United States have been carried out by firing squad since 1976, according to the Washington-based nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center. Moore’s attorneys have […]
Starting next week, authorities will remove a 10-person limit on private social gatherings and lift a midnight curfew at restaurants, coffee shops and other indoor businesses. The new measures were announced as the country reported 125,846 new cases of the coronavirus, continuing a weekslong downward trend after infections peaked in mid-March. He said it has […]
Earlier this month, Scherer summarily dismissed 11 potential jurors who answered “no” when she asked their group of 60 if they could follow the law — a question she hadn’t asked any previous panel. Scherer and the attorneys are picking a panel of 12 jurors and eight alternates for a four-month trial that will determine […]
They are competing instead for a shrunken supply of used autos, especially smaller, less expensive ones that consume less fuel. She had been leasing a Toyota Tacoma pickup she acquired as new four years ago and had been using for her custom drapery business. For just under $400 a month for six years, she said, […]
Since it burst onto the scene in 2006, Twitter has been home to flourishing social and political commentary, shared news, scandal gossip, cat memes and dress color arguments. Twitter has devoted a substantial amount of effort to stanching the latter while preserving the former — though not always in ways that satisfy most users. The […]
Shanghai is easing rules that confined most of its 25 million people to their homes after complaints they had trouble getting food. Grape Chen, a data analyst in Shanghai, said she was panicking about getting medicines for her father, who is recovering from a stroke. Taiyuan, a blue-collar city of 4 million in central China, […]
RISON, Ark. A possible tornado tore roofs off homes in a public housing community and peppered cars with debris Wednesday night in rural Greene County, Alabama, located about 90 miles southwest of Birmingham. I knew that something had hit all these houses,” said Hicks, who got in his car to go check on neighbors. In […]
“She’s got her face out like this to show me, and I’m looking, and I inspect her face,” Baruch said of the encounter in May 2016. He also worked at the Viper Room when the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor partly owned the famed Los Angeles club. Baruch testified that he noticed no makeup on […]
“Our collective yearning for nature and the solace that it brings, especially during the pandemic, has led to a fixation on all things earthy. Experiencing the outdoors has become something of a luxury, Hyland suggests, with fewer people having access to green spaces or free time to enjoy them. “I’ve definite seen an uptick in […]
health agency said the more than 7 million new cases reported represented a 24% decline from a week earlier. To date, the new versions of omicron have been detected in four people in Botswana and 23 people in South Africa. “There is no cause for alarm with the emergence of the new sub-variants,” Dr. …Read […]
“The takedown of this online market for the resale of hacked or stolen data disrupts one of the major ways cybercriminals profit from the large-scale theft of sensitive personal and financial information,” said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. The site, founded in 2015, offered special access and features for members willing to pay — including […]
The bZ4X looks similar to and is slightly longer, lower and wider than Toyota’s RAV4, the top-selling vehicle in the U.S. Sales will start in states that have zero-emissions vehicle requirements, then spread to the rest of the U.S., Toyota said. showrooms in May, owners likely will have to hurry to get the $7,500 federal […]