The year in a word: Greenlash

Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. (portmanteau name) the reaction against environmental policies. Not to be confused with greenwashing, green hushing or green wishing. It seems like only yesterday that green policies were in motion. If the United States had not passed … Read more

Healthier cities will require a big dose of nature

If current global trends are correct, by 2025 approximately 41 million people will die from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which include cancer, heart disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases and serious mental illnesses, which account for approximately 74% of all deaths worldwide. Despite major medical advances in recent decades, the number of deaths from NCDs continues to … Read more

Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund’s Son Rhodes Celebrates 4th Birthday

Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images/Pablo Cuadra/WireImage)) Emma Roberts And Garrett Hedlund her son Rhodes just turned 4 – and his parents celebrated the birthday by posting cute snaps to mark the occasion. Roberts, 33, and Hedlund, 40, shared photos of Rhodes via their respective social media accounts. Instagram accounts on … Read more

How Israel’s ‘Operation Grim Beeper’ shook global intelligence chiefs

A group of Israeli leaders were in an exuberant mood earlier this year after seeing how explosive pagers sent by the Mossad had killed or maimed thousands of Hezbollah militants and civilians in Lebanon. Then they met a former European spymaster. Instead of praising leaders over Israeli sabotage, the former intelligence chief doused their good … Read more

NASA celebrates as Sun exploration spacecraft confirms it’s still alive

The Parker Solar Probe survived its very close encounter with the Sun, resuming communication with its mission operations team days after its steamy flyby. NASA’s Solar Probe transmitted a beacon tone to Earth shortly before midnight Thursday, indicating that the spacecraft is healthy and operating normally, the space agency said. wrote in a blog update. … Read more

Tina Knowles defends Beyoncé’s Christmas halftime performance

Beyoncé and Tina Knowles. (Photo by Lisa O’CONNOR / AFP) Tina Knowles doesn’t like how some NFL viewers targeted his daughter Beyoncé after the singer’s Christmas halftime performance. On social media, Tina, 70, was enthusiastic in defending the 43-year-old singer against criticism. via an Instagram post shared on Friday December 27. Tina reposted an image … Read more