Exclusive | Brooklyn hiker with Apalachian dreams is hiking thru NYC on 30-day no-transit challenge: ‘Changing the way you see the city’

Exclusive | Brooklyn hiker with Apalachian dreams is hiking thru NYC on 30-day no-transit challenge: ‘Changing the way you see the city’

This is peak creativity. A Brooklyn hiking enthusiast with dreams of one day tackling the nation’s highest mountains is carving his own trail through the concrete jungle this month by challenging himself to use his own two feet as his sole means of transportation. Benjamin Solomon is just a week shy of finishing up his…

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Euro, yen slide for third straight day versus US dollar

Euro, yen slide for third straight day versus US dollar

[LONDON] The euro and the yen were headed for a third straight daily loss against the US dollar, pressured by political turmoil in France and expectations of increased fiscal spending in Japan. Expansive economic policies in Japan and France’s struggle to rein in its fiscal deficit are expected to increase the risk premium investors demand…

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US: Wall Street indices open higher with Fed remarks in focus

US: Wall Street indices open higher with Fed remarks in focus

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indices opened higher on Wednesday (Oct 8) following a blip in a steady rally, as investors awaited fresh clues from Federal Reserve officials on the interest-rate trajectory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 46.3 points or 0.1 per cent at the open to 46,649.32. The S&P 500 rose 9.3 points…

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Nestle bows out of initiative to reduce dairy’s climate impact

Nestle bows out of initiative to reduce dairy’s climate impact

[DUBAI] Less than two years ago, a group of the world’s biggest food companies, including Nestle, Danone and Kraft Heinz, announced a major alliance to cut methane emissions from their hundreds of thousands of dairy suppliers. Last month, however, Nestle’s logo vanished from the initiative’s website. Officials at the Swiss food giant confirmed that they…

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Fossils tied to ancient African mammal highlight butt-dragging habit that persisted for generations

Fossils tied to ancient African mammal highlight butt-dragging habit that persisted for generations

Turns out Toby’s new trick is thousands of years old. A pair of recently discovered fossils from Africa has immortalized a small critter’s 126,000-year-old butt-dragging habit, according to paleontologists. The fossils unearthed by the African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience feature a tracksite and apparent butt-dragging impression believed to have been made by a rock hyrax,…

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Illegal border crossings drop to lowest level since 1970: ‘Most secure border in American history’

Illegal border crossings drop to lowest level since 1970: ‘Most secure border in American history’

Illegal crossings along the US-Mexico border plummeted to a 55-year low in fiscal year 2025 – with the vast majority of unlawful attempts to enter the country taking place during the final months of the Biden administration.  Federal authorities apprehended a total of 237,565 migrants along the southwest border during the period between Oct. 1,…

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US air traffic control staffing hit for second day, delaying flights

US air traffic control staffing hit for second day, delaying flights

[WASHINGTON] Air traffic control staffing issues are delaying flights for a second straight day at numerous US airports as the government shutdown reaches its seventh day, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a notice on Tuesday (Oct 7). More than 3,000 flights have been delayed, according to flight tracking data, as staffing shortages have…

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