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When Activism Diverts Attention from Real Water Quality Threats
Agriculture

When Activism Diverts Attention from Real Water Quality Threats

A Minnesota collaborative effort found that activist claims linking nitrate to cancer rest on correlation, not causation...

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North Dakota Farmer Overcomes Horrific Auger Accident, Shares 35-Year Journey of Resilience
News

North Dakota Farmer Overcomes Horrific Auger Accident, Shares 35-Year Journey of Resilience

John Wayne Thompson lost both arms in a 1992 farm incident but survived reattachment and rebuilt his life. Now a public ...

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German EV Drivers Paid Less Than a Quarter of Petrol Costs per 100 km in July
Personal Finance

German EV Drivers Paid Less Than a Quarter of Petrol Costs per 100 km in July

New data from smart charging provider Tibber shows that after the fuel tax cut ended, driving 100 km on petrol or diesel...

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Stellantis SRT's eBoost Air electric supercharger aims to give turbo engines Hellcat-like feel
Automotive

Stellantis SRT's eBoost Air electric supercharger aims to give turbo engines Hellcat-like feel

A prototype system cuts turbo lag to 0.65 seconds, allowing a recalibrated inline-six to pump out 620 hp. The technology...

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Chip: The $18,000 Electric Low-Speed Vehicle with a Speaking Face and Remote Parking
Lifestyle

Chip: The $18,000 Electric Low-Speed Vehicle with a Speaking Face and Remote Parking

Startup Chip’s six-seat LSV arrives with a smiley face and a planned remote driving service in Miami—blending whimsy wit...

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Dodge Expands Custom Factory Paint with ‘Color Jailbreak’ Program and Smokescreen Concept
Automotive

Dodge Expands Custom Factory Paint with ‘Color Jailbreak’ Program and Smokescreen Concept

Dodge previews Color Jailbreak, an expanded custom-paint program for the masses, alongside a blue Durango Smokescreen co...

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Volvo EX90's Rocky Start: Charging Faults, Broken Seats Plague $96,000 Long-Term Tester
Automotive

Volvo EX90's Rocky Start: Charging Faults, Broken Seats Plague $96,000 Long-Term Tester

MotorTrend’s 2026 Volvo EX90 three-row electric SUV suffered a Level 2 charging failure at just 1,830 miles and has non‑...

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Global food prices climb to three-year high as grain supplies tighten
Agriculture

Global food prices climb to three-year high as grain supplies tighten

The UN's food-commodity index rose 0.6% in July, led by wheat, sugar and vegetable oils, with Black Sea attacks, extreme...

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DXL Group Names Chairman Conacher Interim CEO Amid Profitability Push
Retail

DXL Group Names Chairman Conacher Interim CEO Amid Profitability Push

Lionel Conacher, chair of Destination XL’s board, steps in as interim CEO to lead the big-and-tall menswear retailer’s c...

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The EPR Wake-Up Call: Why May 31, 2026 Left Retailers Scrambling Over Packaging Compliance
Retail

The EPR Wake-Up Call: Why May 31, 2026 Left Retailers Scrambling Over Packaging Compliance

Six states converged on a single filing deadline, exposing how much extended producer responsibility retailers never rea...

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Emmy Nominee Sarah Pidgeon on Citi Bikes, Subway Poles, and the $8 Coffee Rule
Lifestyle

Emmy Nominee Sarah Pidgeon on Citi Bikes, Subway Poles, and the $8 Coffee Rule

The 'Love Story' star reveals her subway-etiquette pet peeve, her AirTrain strategy, and why picking up a friend’s coffe...

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Louis Vuitton’s Trunk Tower and Prada’s Shifting Green Shell Redefine Fifth Avenue Scaffolding
Lifestyle

Louis Vuitton’s Trunk Tower and Prada’s Shifting Green Shell Redefine Fifth Avenue Scaffolding

Two luxury rivals on Billionaires’ Row have turned temporary construction sheds into architectural statements — one a 24...

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Ex-Majestic principal launches $160M Stockyards resort as former firm axes $1B expansion
Real Estate

Ex-Majestic principal launches $160M Stockyards resort as former firm axes $1B expansion

Craig Cavileer partners with Woodbine Development on a luxury resort, while Stockyards Heritage Development shelves its ...

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Keller Williams Adds Marti Realty Group to Bolster New-Construction Platform
Real Estate

Keller Williams Adds Marti Realty Group to Bolster New-Construction Platform

Texas-based Marti Realty Group brings its New Home Buddy search tool and Numouve cash-offer financing to Keller Williams...

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Musk's $16.8B Phase-One Terafab Chip Plant Wins $30M Texas Grant for College Station Site
Real Estate

Musk's $16.8B Phase-One Terafab Chip Plant Wins $30M Texas Grant for College Station Site

The campus will span 100 million square feet and support Tesla’s autonomous vehicles and robots, while the county gets a...

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Claire’s Overhauls Piercing Service in 900 Stores to Fuel Turnaround
Retail

Claire’s Overhauls Piercing Service in 900 Stores to Fuel Turnaround

The post-bankruptcy retailer is retraining all piercing specialists, redesigning consultations, and expanding jewelry op...

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IC Podcast: $400bn Pharma Rumour, AI Jobs Fears, and Smith & Nephew’s Stalled Turnaround
Markets

IC Podcast: $400bn Pharma Rumour, AI Jobs Fears, and Smith & Nephew’s Stalled Turnaround

Investors’ Chronicle weighs a rumoured AstraZeneca–Bristol Myers megamerger, probes whether AI will really destroy jobs,...

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Vodafone Sells Dutch Ziggo Stake for €1bn as Turnaround and AI Push Accelerate
Companies

Vodafone Sells Dutch Ziggo Stake for €1bn as Turnaround and AI Push Accelerate

The FTSE 100 telecoms giant agreed to sell its 50% stake in VodafoneZiggo to Liberty Global for €1bn, the latest in a se...

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Spencer Spirit Holdings to Acquire Hot Topic, BoxLunch and Her Universe
Companies

Spencer Spirit Holdings to Acquire Hot Topic, BoxLunch and Her Universe

The parent company of Spirit Halloween is buying pop-culture retail chain Hot Topic and its brands from private equity. ...

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Ex-Douglas Elliman Texas CEO Sues Ritz-Carlton Residences Houston Developer Over Alleged Unpaid Compensation
Real Estate

Ex-Douglas Elliman Texas CEO Sues Ritz-Carlton Residences Houston Developer Over Alleged Unpaid Compensation

Jacob Sudhoff claims developer Deiso Moss violated exclusivity deal and owes him over $1M for work on the $290M branded ...

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Jeffrey Soffer Sued Over Alleged 'Unrelenting Pressure' to Approve Turnberry Isle Condo Towers
Real Estate

Jeffrey Soffer Sued Over Alleged 'Unrelenting Pressure' to Approve Turnberry Isle Condo Towers

Condo associations claim Aventura bypassed unit-owner consent with a targeted ordinance, leveraging the Soffer family's ...

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Sudden Wealth, Quick Loss: The Common Mistakes That Destroy Lottery Fortunes
Personal Finance

Sudden Wealth, Quick Loss: The Common Mistakes That Destroy Lottery Fortunes

Financial experts warn that without a plan, many lottery winners blow millions on impulse buys, scams, and poor investme...

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Survey: Fatherhood Helps 64% of Men's Careers, Motherhood Worries 42% of Women
Companies

Survey: Fatherhood Helps 64% of Men's Careers, Motherhood Worries 42% of Women

A new Infojobs survey reveals a sharp gender divide: parenthood boosts careers for most men, while mothers fear lost opp...

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Brazil's Vehicle Sales Jump 17.9% Year-to-Date; Exports Slump 20.8%
Automotive

Brazil's Vehicle Sales Jump 17.9% Year-to-Date; Exports Slump 20.8%

Domestic registrations hit 1.7 million units in Jan-Jul 2026, driven by light vehicles, but imported models captured 22....

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Lula to Send Trump Deforestation Data to Counter US Tariff Justification
Politics

Lula to Send Trump Deforestation Data to Counter US Tariff Justification

Brazilian President Lula will forward official graphs showing falling deforestation alerts to the White House, challengi...

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Brazil's Data Watchdog Opens Probe Into Discord After Teen's Livestreamed Suicide
Technology

Brazil's Data Watchdog Opens Probe Into Discord After Teen's Livestreamed Suicide

Regulator cites potential failures under child protection laws; fines of up to R$50 million and platform ban weighed aft...

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TRX Real Estate Fund Snaps Up Stakes in Five Iguatemi Malls for R$876 Million
Real Estate

TRX Real Estate Fund Snaps Up Stakes in Five Iguatemi Malls for R$876 Million

In its latest blockbuster deal, TRX's flagship FII acquires minority interests in five shopping centers from Iguatemi, p...

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Portugal's President Pushes Immigration Law to Constitutional Court, Citing Family Rights
Politics

Portugal's President Pushes Immigration Law to Constitutional Court, Citing Family Rights

António José Seguro sent the centre-right government's immigration crackdown for preventive review, flagging rules that ...

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Espaçolaser adds 20 Nd:YAG lasers to serve Black clients, bets on room expansions over new stores
Companies

Espaçolaser adds 20 Nd:YAG lasers to serve Black clients, bets on room expansions over new stores

Brazil's largest laser hair removal chain is boosting its fleet of Nd:YAG machines by 20% to meet demand from darker-ski...

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Xi Touts Legal Arsenal with Drone Controls, New Retaliations Ahead of Trump Meeting
Politics

Xi Touts Legal Arsenal with Drone Controls, New Retaliations Ahead of Trump Meeting

Beijing deploys its first foreign-trade national security probe, sanctions seven U.S. entities, and suspends CCC inspect...

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