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Economy
#WallStreetBets Traders Donate $300,000 to Adopt Gorillas From Dian Fossey Fund
Reddit’s #WallStreetBets community has spent a combined $300,000 dollars on endangered wildlife conservation thanks to their recent plundering of New York hedge funds.
The snowballing philanthropy started when members suggested they ceremonially adopt a gorilla through the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund—which operates in the Virunga Mountains of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda.
Betting on death of petrol cars, Volvo to go all electric by 2030
Volvo’s entire car lineup will be fully electric by 2030, the Chinese-owned company said on Tuesday, joining a growing number of automakers planning to phase out fossil-fuel engines by the end of this decade.
“I am totally convinced there will be no customers who really want to stay with a petrol engine,” Volvo Chief Executive Håkan Samuelsson told reporters when asked about future demand for electric vehicles. “We are convinced that an electric car is more attractive for customers.”
Cannabis Compound Inhibits COVID-19 Replication in Human Lung Cells, Study Says
In a study undergoing peer review, the CBD compound from cannabis has been found to stop COVID-19 replication in lung epithelial cells, suggesting the plant medicine holds yet another astounding quality.
Furthermore, observational data from patients who were taking CBD before they were tested for coronavirus showed that its use was associated with a significantly lower infection incidence rate than those not taking CBD.
Hepatitis C prevalence in Egypt drops from 7% to 2% thanks to Sisi’s initiative
The Ministry of Health revealed that the prevalence rate of Hepatitis C in 2021 reached 2 percent, marking a drop compared to 7 percent in 2018.
Spokesperson for Ministry of Health Khaled Mogahed said that 70 million citizens above the age of 18 years old were examined as part of an initiative, launched by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, aiming to eradicate the Hepatitis C and early detect noncommunicable diseases.
IKEA’s New Cookbook Puts Kitchen Scraps to Good Use With 50 Recipes From Top Chefs
Utilizing the less-loved parts of produce or cheese, the SCRAPSBOOK curates 50 recipes for kitchen scraps that would otherwise be thrown away.
As much as Americans try to pull kale and broccoli into their diets, what happens to the greenish white stems? What about the leaves growing from our favorite carrots, turnips, and radishes? What about those banana peels and apple cores—that no one thinks to use for nutrition? Can one really make great recipes with them?
Homeschooled Arizona girl, 12, will begin college this summer, hopes to work for NASA one day
A 12-year-old girl from Arizona who dreams of landing a job as a NASA engineer before she’s old enough to vote is set to start classes at Arizona State University this summer, KPNX in Phoenix reported.
When Alena Wicker was just 4 years old, she told her mom that she wanted to work for NASA, according to the report. Eight years later, she’s still working toward that goal, with the aim of getting hired at age 16.
Anyone in These States Can Get a Covid-19 Vaccine, Thanks to Several Native Tribes
The Native American tribes of Oklahoma are steaming ahead of the greater population towards herd immunity—so much so that they’re opening up COVID-19 vaccination for all Oklahomans.
Having received tens of thousands of doses from the Indian Health Service, the small tribal leadership in the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Osage, Cherokee, and Potawatomi nations have been able to quickly and effectively utilize their medical infrastructure to distribute the vaccine to the highest and secondary priority tribal members.
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