Hub acquires Great Basin to boost agribusiness focus

Global insurance brokerage and financial services firm Hub International Limited (Hub) announced its acquisition of Great Basin Insurance, Inc. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Great Basin Insurance, with offices in Klamath Falls and Springfield, Ore., has provided commercial insurance solutions to businesses for nearly a century. The firm has a specific focus…

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American YouTuber Slams Air India For Offering The “Worst Business Class Experience”

American YouTuber and travel influencer Drew Binsky has called out Air India for what he described as the "worst business-class experience" of his life. The content creator, who flew from London to Amritsar, took to Instagram to share his frustration over the nine-hour journey. He claimed the flight was riddled with issues, including broken seats,…

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Business

Hawaiʻi Hemp Growers Say New State Rules Will Put Them Out Of Business

The hemp industry says CBD products are vital to its survival, and suggests limiting sales to people 21 and older. Gov. Josh Green’s approval of new regulations for CBD products, touted as a win for locally grown hemp, actually represents a major setback for the industry, local hemp farmers and CBD processors say. The new…

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Science

Lumen Orbit Wants To Put Data Centers In Space

It’s brand new, but it’s already a big name in tech: earlier this year, the Lumen Orbit company launched by a trio of satellite engineers set out to improve space Internet with optimized satellite design. Now VCs are flocking to the Redmond, WA based company, with a successful $11 million seed round providing a $40…

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Parliament Winter Session Day 18 LIVE Updates: ‘One Nation One Election’ Bill introduced in Lok Sabha after division voting

Winter session of Parliament Day 18, One Nation One Poll Bill Live Updates: The ‘One Nation, One Election Bill’ was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, igniting fierce opposition from parties such as the Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP). With 269 MPs voting in favor and 198 against, Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal defended…

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Science

Alexa Hampton Updates a Manhattan Nail Salon Into an Office Fit for Design Royalty

To entice employees who have become all too comfortable working remotely, companies are now radically rethinking their offices, bringing the comforts of home into the workplace. On this, as with so much else, designer Alexa Hampton is way ahead of the game. Recently, the Manhattan-based AD100 Hall of Famer moved herself and her six-person team…

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Science

Drone updates: No national security risk found after 5,000 tips, FBI and other federal agencies say

The thousands of drone sightings reported over the last month in Northeastern states don't appear to be "anything anomalous," nor do they present a national security or public safety risk, federal officials said in a multiagency statement late Monday. The FBI has received more than 5,000 tips in the last few weeks about drone sightings…

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Health

The cooking oils in your diet may be linked to cancer

When we talk about the prevention and management of cancer, we don’t usually think that diet changes would be very helpful. But a recent study begs to differ. The research suggests that dietary changes may play a role in slowing tumor growth in cancer patients. Experts at UCLA focused on men with early-stage prostate cancer…

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Health

A Can of Coke or an Ice Cream Cone? One May Be Worse for Your Heart Than the Other

Americans have long had a love affair with sugary drinks, from fizzy sodas to sweetened fruity beverages. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 50% of American adults drink at least one sugar-sweetened beverage every day. It is no secret that consuming excessive amounts of added sugars from any source is linked…

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Technology

Walking away from depression: How daily steps improve mental health

Can you literally step away from depression? A new global review of data found that "increasing the number of daily steps, even at modest levels, was associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms." The Spanish study found that up to a level of about 10,000 steps per day, the odds for depression decline as daily…

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