New York Community Bancorp unit to buy Signature Bank assets – FDIC A subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp has entered into an agreement with U.S. regulators to buy deposits and loans from New York-based Signature Bank, which was closed a week ago. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said the deal would see the […]
Pet Nutria Allowed To Stay
Neuty, the controversial pet nutria, allowed to stay with Bucktown family Public outrage had greeted Wildlife and Fisheries’ plan to seize orange-toothed rodent Fans of Neuty, the 22-pound nutria that became became an instant Louisiana celebrity, are breathing a sigh of relief. The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on Friday announced an agreement that […]
Snails In The Luggage
African land snails found in luggage at Michigan airport Six giant African land snails have been found in the luggage of a traveler who flew to Michigan from the west African country of Ghana. The mollusks, which can carry diseases that affect humans, were discovered and seized March 9 during an agriculture inspection at Detroit […]
Your Snuggly Pet Could Be to Blame For Chronic Bad Sleep
Pets affect sleep? Had a ruff night’s sleep? A new study published in the journal Human-Animal Interactions has shown that people with dogs are more likely to suffer from a sleep disorder. Cat ownership was also associated with sleep issues, but not to the extent that dog owners experience. Researchers acknowledged that while pets may […]
Data Links Pandemic’s Origins to Raccoon Dogs
New Data Links Pandemic’s Origins to Raccoon Dogs at Wuhan Market An international team of virus experts said on Thursday that they had found genetic data from a market in Wuhan, China, linking the coronavirus with raccoon dogs for sale there, adding evidence to the case that the worst pandemic in a century could have […]
Taliban Militants Fed Up With Office Culture
Taliban Militants Fed Up With Office Culture, Ready to Quiet Quit Almost two years after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, the jihadists who transitioned from the battlefields to paper-pushing government jobs in the city are ready to quiet quit. The Afghanistan Analysts Network, a non-profit policy research organization working to increase the understanding of life […]
Sam Neill Reveals Stage 3 Blood Cancer
‘Jurassic Park’ Star Sam Neill Reveals Stage 3 Blood Cancer Diagnosis Sam Neill revealed he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer in an interview with The Guardian published on Friday. The 75-year-old actor, who’s best known for his roles in the “Jurassic Park” films, details his angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma diagnosis and treatment in the […]
Mice With Two Fathers
Scientists create mice with cells from 2 males for 1st time This raises the distant possibility of using the same technique for people – although experts caution that very few mouse embryos developed into live mouse pups and no one knows whether it would work for humans. Still, “It’s a very clever strategy,” said Diana […]
Babesiosis on the Rise
Tick-borne illness babesiosis is spreading in the US, CDC report shows The number of new cases of babesiosis, a tick-borne illness, increased significantly between 2011 and 2019 in the United States, a new CDC report found. It’s also spreading consistently in three new states — now, the disease is endemic in 10 states in the […]
Mediterranean Diet
Eating more of these foods can reduce dementia risk, even with a family history A new study finds the Mediterranean diet — known for including a way array of accessible and delicious foods, like fish, whole grains, veggies and legumes — can lower the risk of dementia for people who have a family history of […]