Surprising New Research Links Infant Mortality to Crashing Bat Populations

Without bats to eat insects, farmers turned to more pesticides, a study found. That appears to have increased infant deaths. Without bats to eat insects, farmers turned to more pesticides, a study found. That appears to have increased infant deaths. Bats, Wildlife Die-Offs, Infant Mortality, Insects, Pesticides, Agriculture and Farming, Research, Science (Journal), Frank, Eyal, Fungi, Biodiversity,…

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OPEC Plus Delays Plan to Increase Oil Output

OPEC Plus will extend its cuts until at least December. Demand has weakened, and other countries, including the United States, are expected to continue to increase production. Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Abdulaziz bin Salman, Prince of Saudi Arabia OPEC Plus will extend its cuts until at…

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J. Richard Munro, Who Oversaw the Creation of Time Warner, Dies at 93

As chief executive, he expanded Time Inc.’s offerings, fended off a hostile takeover and built the world’s largest media company. Munro, J Richard, Deaths (Obituaries), Time Inc, Warner Communications, Time Warner Inc, Home Box Office, News and News Media, Media, Cable Television, Magazines As chief executive, he expanded Time Inc.’s offerings, fended off a hostile takeover and…

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Why Are Thousands of Hotel Workers on Strike?

Pandemic-era cuts to staffing and services like daily housekeeping and room service have persisted, which unions say has resulted in lower incomes and heavier workloads for remaining workers. Hotels and Travel Lodgings, Strikes, Travel and Vacations, Labor and Jobs, Wages and Salaries, Organized Labor, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, Hyatt Hotels Corp, Marriott International Inc, Unite Here,…

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Why It’s So Hard for China to Fix Its Ailing Economy

A real estate collapse has made consumers cautious and businesses wary, as China confronts a crisis unlike any other since it opened its economy to the world. China, Economic Conditions and Trends, Labor and Jobs, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Banking and Financial Institutions, Foreign Investments A real estate collapse has made consumers cautious and businesses wary, as…

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Leonard Riggio, 83, Dies; Founded Barnes & Noble and Upended Publishing

He pioneered the bookstore-as-superstore, a retail behemoth that dominated the industry before Amazon overtook it with its online reach. Riggio, Leonard, Deaths (Obituaries), Barnes & Noble Inc, Book Trade and Publishing, Books and Literature, Amazon.com Inc, Manhattan (NYC) He pioneered the bookstore-as-superstore, a retail behemoth that dominated the industry before Amazon overtook it with its online reach. NYT…

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