Cows are seen standing in a feedlot on June 14, 2023 in Quemado, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesU.S. health officials are monitoring and preparing to combat bird flu in humans, even as they emphasize that the risk to the general public remains low. A strain of bird flu called H5N1 has been confirmed in dairy cows across nine U.S. states, as well as in two people, amid a global outbreak among poultry and other animals. The latest case was announced Wednesday in a dairy farm worker in Michigan. A child in Australia was also recently infected with bird flu, the country…
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Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Kate Winslet, Jane Fonda, and Bill Moyers have all stayed at the famous Rancho la Puerta wellness resort and spa, an exquisite collection of mountain-edged casitas, pavilions, pools, and gardens on 4,000 acres in Baja California, Mexico. But the property’s biggest star is Deborah Szkeley, who co-founded the ranch with her husband in 1940, and now—at 102 years old—is the embodiment of all the property aspires to deliver: health, longevity, and peace of mind. “The morning I turned 100, I lay in bed and thought, ‘Huh, I’m 100. What’s different?’ I couldn’t think of anything,” Szekely tells…
If you’re not a farmer, you might not think you need to care about the Farm Bill. But if you purchase or consume any food you haven’t grown yourself, you probably should.The Farm Bill — the Agriculture Improvement Act — refers to a wide-ranging package of bills that must be addressed by Congress every five years. It covers mandatory and discretionary funding for a variety of agricultural and food programs, which are split into 12 sections, also known as titles. These titles are: Commodity: Support for commodity crops like corn, dairy, peanuts, rice, soybeans and sugar. It also includes disaster…
Elena Perova | Istock | Getty ImagesHigh inflation is subsiding, but many Americans have yet to see relief from elevated prices at the grocery store.”Grocery prices skyrocketed during the pandemic, and in many cases, they’ve kept going up, even though the pandemic is over,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said at a Wednesday Senate hearing.Shoppers may be infuriated to find certain grocery products, such as a pound of chicken breasts or a loaf of bread, go up from one week to the next, Warren said.And they may be frustrated to find other products, such as a box of cereal or a…
As part of Marriott International since 2016, Sheraton is Marriott’s third-largest brand and now has more than 430 hotels and resorts in 75 countries.Sheraton is one of Marriott’s premium brands along with Marriott, Delta Hotels, Westin, Le Méridien, Renaissance Hotels, Autograph Collection, Tribute Portfolio, Gaylord Hotels and The Marriott Vacation Clubs. Here’s what to know before you book a stay at a Sheraton hotel.Sheraton’s history of innovationThe chain has always been innovative. In 1947, Sheraton became the first hotel traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Then in 1958, Sheraton became the first hotel chain to have an automatic hotel…
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous works skewered America’s food industry and who notably ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53. Spurlock died Thursday in New York from complications of cancer, according to a statement issued Friday by his family. “It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” Craig Spurlock, who worked with him on several projects, said in the statement. “Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas, and generosity. The world has lost a true creative…
It’s been less than two weeks since Google debuted “AI Overview” in Google Search, and public criticism has mounted after queries have returned nonsensical or inaccurate results within the AI feature — without any way to opt out.AI Overview shows a quick summary of answers to search questions at the very top of Google Search. For example, if a user searches for the best way to clean leather boots, the results page may display an “AI Overview” at the top with a multistep cleaning process, gleaned from information it synthesized from around the web.But social media users have shared a…
Aleksandarnakic | E+ | Getty Images You may be saving more money for retirement and not even know it. An increasing share of employers are automating how people save in their company 401(k) plans, in a bid to overcome the inertia that often keeps us from building a nest egg. “Automatic escalation” — or auto-escalation, for short — is one of those popular mechanisms. It automatically raises workers’ savings rate each year, often by 1 percentage point at a time up to a cap. The intent is to help boost savings when workers might not take action on their own.…
You can expect to spend between $3 and $8 per square foot when refinishing your home’s hardwood floors. A single room could cost a few hundred dollars, while expenses could exceed $6,000 for the whole house. The main considerations that affect the price are the size of the floor, type of wood and type of finish. When it comes time to pay for your floors, you can explore different methods of financing to find the best solution for your needs. Cost factorsSizeThe square footage of the space will play a large role in calculating the final price. 40 square feet:…
Former President Donald Trump campaigned Thursday in one of the most Democratic counties in the nation, holding a rally in the South Bronx as he tries to woo minority voters days before a Manhattan jury will begin deliberations on whether to convict him of felony charges in his criminal hush money trial. Trump addressed supporters in Crotona Park, a public green space in a neighborhood that is among the city’s most diverse and its most impoverished, a change from the majority-white areas where he holds most of his rallies. While the crowd was not quite as diverse as the South Bronx as a…
The Solo 401(k) auto-contribution tax credit can earn you $1,500 over three years by just enabling automatic contributions to your solo 401(k) plan. Solo 401(k) plans are a type of retirement plan that allow solo business owners to save on taxes while putting away funds for retirement. While most people associate 401(k) plans with larger businesses, even the smallest businesses with a single employee can create a 401(k) plan for their business. The Solo 401(k) auto-contribution credit regulations are quite complex, so we’re sharing what you need to know to receive up to $1,500 in tax credits. In partnership with…
Michael Arougheti, Ares Management Corporation Co-Founder, CEO & PresidentAdam Jeffery | CNBCThe explosion of private credit has been met with a whole host of concerns, but among the louder ones more recently is that the industry has not experienced a downturn at scale. And therefore, what does that mean for borrowers when there’s some kind of crisis?When asked about the migration of assets to the non-bank sector during JPMorgan’s Investor Day earlier this week, Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon said, “we’ll compete. We’re going to be fine.” But he added that the “question they should be asking is, what does…