Day: September 6, 2023

Carbon markets are ‘bogus solutions,’ activist says during the 1st African Climate Summit

11:52 am September 6, 2023

A Nigerian environmental activist declared Wednesday at the first African Climate Summit that carbon markets are “bogus solutions,” providing a sharp reminder that not all of Africa’s 1.3 billion people support richer countries using the continent’s green spaces to offset continued polluting at home. The summit has sought to reframe the African continent, which has […]

Dolphins’ Darrell Bevell needed surgery to repair detached retina during camp: report

11:49 am September 6, 2023

Miami Dolphins quarterbacks coach Darrell Bevell is tasked with taking Tua Tagovailoa to the next level as the team will compete in one of the toughest divisions in the NFL this season. Bevell, who is in his second season with Miami, suffered a bit of a setback in the early days of training camp. He […]

Guardians manager Terry Francona suggests time in dugout could be coming to an end

11:12 am September 6, 2023

Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona suggested the 2023 season could be his final in the dugout. Francona has battled some health issues over the last few years, but stepping away for good was never really brought up. However, the 64-year-old, two-time World Series champion manager suggested in an interview with MLB Network Radio on Tuesday […]

Vandals busted open Great Wall to make ‘shortcut,’ creating ‘irreversible damage’

11:10 am September 6, 2023

Engineers in China “irreparably” damaged the Great Wall of China while trying to find a “shortcut” for their business, according to local reports. “Excavators were used to excavate the original gap of the ancient Great Wall into a large gap, so that the excavator could pass through the gap, which caused irreversible damage to the […]

Cat reunited with Alaskan couple 26 days after home collapses into flood-swollen river

11:09 am September 6, 2023

A pair of Alaska teachers needed good news after they lost nearly all their possessions when their house collapsed into a river swollen by a glacial-outburst flood and their cat went missing. Elizabeth Wilkins was holding onto hope that if any animal would survive the house falling into the Mendenhall River on Aug. 5, it […]