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Climate Change

NYC Just Passed a World-First Law to Tackle Its Biggest Source of Climate Pollution

Decarbonize the buildings may be among the least sexy phrases ever written. But its a wildly important thing to do if cities are to have any hope of addressing climate change. On Thursday, New York City took a big step toward that goal with the passage of wh…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Food Industry

Hershey Names New CFO as It Transforms Its Business – Wall Street Journal

Hershey Co. is turning to a finance chief from outside the food industry, a move that comes as the company expands beyond its core portfolio of chocolate and other confectionery. The Hershey, Pa.-based company on Thursday named Steve Voskuil senior vice pres…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Global Warming

New climate models forecast a warming surge

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Hrant Dink

Turkish cuisine finds a home in Needham

IN THE KITCHEN Valentina Akyol and her husband, Levent, opened their first Gyro Kebab House on Route 1 in Norwood in 2015, and followed that up with their newest storefront in Needham this January. Levent originally hails from Izmir, Turkey, while Valentina c…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Fortnite

New Limited-Time Modes highlights latest Fortnite 8.40 patch

The latest content update for Fortnite - the 8.40 patch - hit servers earlier this week, and brought with it two limited-time game modes, an updated weapon, and continued fixes for various glitches in the game. The biggest update in the 8.40 patch is the inc…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Yellow Vests

In Notre-Dame’s shadow, a ‘village’ faces uncertain future

Paris (AFP) - Days after the catastrophic fire at Paris's Notre-Dame, around 30 business owners on Thursday gathered at a cafe in the shadow of the burned cathedral. The owners of restaurants and souvenir stores, flower stalls and gourmet food markets in an …

bubmagApril 18, 2019

NASDAQ

Pinterest opens up 25% in its first day of trading

Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) is a public company. Ben Silbermann’s virtual pinboard rose 25 percent in its NYSE debut, opening at $23.75 per share. Currently, shares of its stock are up another 2%, trading at more than $24 each. The company priced its shares above…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

NSA

CIA director promises agency will soon launch an Instagram account

Espionage it for the 'gram! During an address at Auburn University in Alabama, CIA Director Gina Haspel unveiled some de-classified information about the CIA's next big move: it's launching an Instagram page. SEE ALSO: Instagram verification will make you P…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Bees

Wild Bee Species Critical to Pollination on the Decline

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) More than a dozen wild bee species critical to pollinating everything from blueberries to apples in New England are on the decline, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of New Hampshire wanted to understand if the docu…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Chinese Economy

Beijing surprise

Chinas economy is showing signs of a rebound. According to figures released by its National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, the Chinese economy grew at 6.4% in the first quarter of the current year compared to the same period last year. While this rate of …

bubmagApril 18, 2019

NYC Just Passed a World-First Law to Tackle Its Biggest Source of Climate Pollution

Hershey Names New CFO as It Transforms Its Business – Wall Street Journal

New climate models forecast a warming surge

Turkish cuisine finds a home in Needham

New Limited-Time Modes highlights latest Fortnite 8.40 patch

In Notre-Dame’s shadow, a ‘village’ faces uncertain future

Pinterest opens up 25% in its first day of trading

CIA director promises agency will soon launch an Instagram account

Wild Bee Species Critical to Pollination on the Decline

Beijing surprise

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