While not all dogs like belly rubs, many do, says dog behavior expert and VCA Animal Hospitals Licensed Veterinary Technician Laura Pobursky. “It’s for the same reason humans love a big hug,” she says. “Belly rubs release ‘feel-good’ chemicals in…
Poland received permission from Germany to send Ukraine five more MiG-29s this week. The jets will bolster Ukraine’s fighter fleet, which is still under fire from Russia’s larger air force. But air-defense ammunition is a more urgent need, one underscored…
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says inflation will stay higher for longer because of geopolitical issues. The CEO of the world’s largest asset manager explained why the US will not enter a big recession in 2023. That’s due to a large amount…
In the lead-up to Milan design week, we have rounded up eight residential and hotel interiors in the Italian city that are united by their use of muted colours and diverse materials. As the Salone del Mobile furniture fair is…
Russia’s economy is hurting and a new wave of EU sanctions targeting its “war machine” are coming. Growing links to China, an unstable currency and “cherry-picked” data are key developments. Here are six key things to know about what’s going…
Logan Barnhart, a Michigan pipelayer and bodybuilder, was sentenced to 3 years in prison on Friday. Internet sleuths used facial recognition to uncover his modeling work on romance novel covers. A reader review of one of the novels said the…
Architect and restauranteur Elly Ward has opened the low-impact restaurant Edit in London, drawing inspiration from its vegan, minimal-waste menu to create an interior filled with reused and recycled materials. Ward collaborated with her husband Joe Morris of architecture studio…
The shot-down Chinese spy balloon may have had synthetic aperture radar, the Washington Post reports. The technology has the ability to observe objects in the dark or through clouds. SAR is used around the world by organizations like NASA and…
Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old airman, was accused of leaking US intelligence documents on Discord. The US military uses Discord to recruit young people who are enthusiastic about video games. SOCOM previously had to warn servicemembers about posting sensitive information on…
Montana on Friday became the first state in the US to approve a bill banning the social media app TikTok. A growing number of countries are partially or totally banning the app over security concerns. The US is threatening TikTok’s…
