FedEx jet skids off the runway at a Tennessee airport after landing gear failure
A plane operated by FedEx skidded off the end of a runway at an airport in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after reporting a landing gear failure, emergency officials said.
2023-10-05 17:50
Record online discounts are coming this holiday season
Online shoppers will be offered record-setting discounts this holiday season as retailers attempt to entice inflation-weary consumers to buy, according to projections released Thursday by Adobe Analytics. And the company predicts the strategy will work, with online holiday sales climbing almost 5% above last year.
2023-10-05 17:20
House business is on ice without speaker
Lawmakers and aides arrived for work on Wednesday to find a House of Representatives stuck in freeze-frame, a giant blue screen declaring them "in recess" almost the entire day.
2023-10-05 17:19
Biden's dog Commander leaves White House after biting incidents
Commander, a two-year-old German Shepherd, has been involved in a series of biting incidents.
2023-10-05 16:59
It's official: MotoGP maestro Marc Márquez will leave Honda
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez will end his 11-year association with Honda, the factory team announced Wednesday, finally ending weeks of speculation around the rider's future.
2023-10-05 16:50
Russia wields 'silent weapon' of grain exports to weaken Ukraine
In April 2022, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy head of Russia's Security Council, said on his Telegram channel: "Our food is our silent weapon. Silent — but formidable."
2023-10-05 16:49
Foxconn expects strong holiday sales in Q4, Sept sales slump
By Ben Blanchard and Sarah Wu TAIPEI Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and a major
2023-10-05 16:45
Why China's young people are quitting their jobs and throwing 'resignation parties'
On the day Liang resigned from his banking job in China's Zhejiang province, his friends threw a party and congratulated him by beating gongs and drums, in an echo of traditional marriage rituals.
2023-10-05 16:27
Australia offers $17m payout to jailed Indonesian kids
Over 120 children - some as young as 12 - were detained and accused of people smuggling.
2023-10-05 16:24
Chevron, Australian workers hit snag in finalising pay deal
By Lewis Jackson (Reuters) -Efforts to finalise an agreement that ended strikes at Chevron's two Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG)
2023-10-05 16:23
Scientists believe vegetarianism could be in your DNA
Vegetarianism may be written in your DNA, a study has found. According to new research which analysed 5000 vegetarians and 300,000 meat eaters, there are genes associated with how well someone is able to adhere to a vegetarian lifestyle. Researchers identified three genes that are strongly identified and another 31 that are potentially identified with vegetarianism. In a genetic analysis, the researchers saw that vegetarians are more likely than non-vegetarians to have different variations of these genes. This might be because of how different people process lipids, or fats. Several of the genes that the study found to be associated with vegetarianism had to do with metabolising lipids and given plants and meat differ in the complexity of their lipids, it may be that some people genetically need some lipids offered by meat. “At this time we can say is that genetics plays a significant role in vegetarianism and that some people may be genetically better suited for a vegetarian diet than others,” said lead study author Dr. Nabeel Yaseen, professor emeritus of pathology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. “A large proportion of self-described vegetarians actually report consuming meat products when responding to detailed questionnaires,” he said. “This suggests that many people who would like to be vegetarian are not able to do so, and our data suggest that genetics is at least part of the reason.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-10-05 16:22
Kenya's Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua demoted in Ruto's reshuffle
President Ruto announces his biggest cabinet shake-up since he took office more than a year ago.
2023-10-05 16:19
