Ebay faces up to $2 billion in fines over selling “rolling coal” devices
[ad_1] Ebay may have to cough up as much as $2 billion in fines for allegedly allowing the distribution and sale of hundreds of thousands of products that significantly increase pollution spewing from diesel pickup trucks. The e-commerce giant is accused of letting more than 343,000 aftermarket “rolling coal” devices — made to neutralize More...
Are attention spans getting shorter (and does it matter)?
[ad_1] Does it ever seem like something is going on with our attention spans? The world’s #1 most downloaded app is TikTok, an infinite stream of very short video clips. Newspaper articles are getting shorter, and More...
Judge Lina Hidalgo felt “trapped” before receiving depression treatment, now wishes she’d done it sooner
[ad_1] Lina Hidalgo is one of the fastest-rising stars in Texas politics. The 32-year-old Colombian immigrant won an upset election in 2018 and has been leading Harris County, which encompasses Houston, ever More...
Irving pastor donates kidney as a rare 1 in 100,000 match to churchgoer’s granddaughter
[ad_1] IRVING (CBSNewsTexas.com) — It seems almost too good to be true. Destiny, luck, or perhaps a touch of divine intervention came together at Woodhaven Presbyterian Church in Irving, where Pastor Shane More...
Rolling candy sold nationwide recalled after death of 7-year-old
[ad_1] Two candy makers are recalling treats sold nationwide because they contain rolling balls that can detach into a child’s mouth, posing a choking hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission More...
South Jersey sisters shining a light on the need for early detection breast cancer screenings
[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — October marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There are now more breast cancer survivors in the U.S. than ever, with four million and counting. It’s all More...
South Africa bird flu outbreaks see 7.5 million chickens culled, causing poultry and egg shortages
[ad_1] Cape Town, South Africa — South Africa has culled about 7.5 million chickens in an effort to contain dozens of outbreaks of two separate strains of avian influenza that threaten to create a shortage More...
Kaiser Permanente workers launch historic strike over staffing and pay
[ad_1] 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers go on strike 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers go on strike 02:09 More...
Paris is crawling with bedbugs. They’re even riding the trains.
[ad_1] Paris — Just 10 months before the opening of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, the French capital is battling an invasion of bedbugs. The tiny pests were first reported in hotels and vacation rental More...
Nobel Prize in medicine goes to Drew Weissman of U.S., Hungarian Katalin Karikó for enabling COVID-19 vaccines
[ad_1] Stockholm — The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Hungarian Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the U.S. for discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. More...
