A mother Orangutan and her baby.Media Drum World / ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The high intelligence levels of orangutans have long been recognized, partly due to their practical skills such as using tools to crack nuts and forage for insects. But new Read More…
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Fuzzy Invasion of Domestic Rabbits Has a Florida Suburb Hopping Into a Hunt for New Owners
A trio of rabbits gather on a driveway, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Wilton Manors, Fla. (AP) When Alicia Griggs steps outside her suburban Fort Lauderdale home, Florida’s latest invasive species comes a-hoppin’ down the street: lionhead rabbits. The bunnies, which sport an impressive flowing mane around their heads, want the food Griggs carries. Read More…
Alachua County Florida Teacher One Of Six State Finalists For National Presidential Award
Cynthia Tennell has taught at M.K. Rawlings Center for the Fine Arts in Gainesville since 2013. (Photo courtesy of Alachua County Public Schools) Cynthia Tennell, a fifth-grade teacher at M.K. Rawlings Center for Fine Arts, has been nominated as a Florida finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Tennell is Read More…
Big Pharma Planning To “Vaccinate” America’s Chicken Supply For Bird Flu
Big Pharma planning to “vaccinate” America’s chicken supply for bird flu, unleashing a plot to END animal agriculture At this point in time, the avian flu “crisis” is just an animal issue. It is still negatively impacting humans in the form of mass bird slaughter, which is damaging the supply chain for eggs and chicken Read More…
Love Hate Affair- Florida’s tourism agency campaigns for ‘legal’ Mexican visitors
isit Florida, the state’s tourism marketing arm, has a $368,000 contract for ‘protecting and growing visitor volume from Mexico to Florida.’ Ana Goñi-Lessan Tallahassee Democrat the state of Florida, hoping to boost tourism from Mexico, is ready to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to increase “legal” travel from south of the border. Visit Florida, Read More…
New overtime rule expanded for millions of workers
New overtime rule expanded for millions of workers Ariana Figueroa Florida Phoenix The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a new overtime rule that will make millions of salaried workers eligible for overtime pay, impacting approximately 4 million workers in its first year of implementation and establishing updates to salary requirements The U.S. Department of Read More…