By Eileen Ogintz From Tribune Content Agency Got your reusable water bottle? That’s one of the easiest things you can do to reduce your environmental footprint when you are traveling. Around 85 percent of plastic water bottles, which can take up to 1,000 years to degrade, end up as waste, according to a new report…
This Rare Giant ‘Blue Wolfdog’ Is Goofy and Fun—but Can’t Be Everyone’s Pet, Here’s Why: VIDEO
Meet Ocean, the strikingly adorable blue wolfdog puppy who is just a few months old but already huge—and she’s only going to get bigger. Owned by British animal expert Anneka Svenska, this rare wolfdog has a spectacular smoky-blue coat, hypnotic eyes, and a big personality to match her size. “At five months old she is…
VIDEO: 30 Killer Whales Gang Up On 2 Adult Gray Whales in Grisly Hunt Lasting Nearly 6 Hrs.—Will They Survive?
Brutal but fascinating footage captured in Monterey Bay, California, shows a dramatic and grisly attack by more than 30 killer whales on two adult gray whales. First, around 10 orcas encroached on the pair of large grays, and as time progressed more and more, and even more, groups arrived to join the fray. The extraordinary…
Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for April 14–April 20
This week, we feature a classic about becoming rich suddenly and a thriller about two men who form an unshakable bond on the battlefield. New Release ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’ In Afghanistan, U.S. Army Sgt. John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) hires Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim) to work for his unit. When they’re caught in an…
Man Spends Over a Decade Building 74-foot Steel Boat in Yard, Sails Down Mississippi to Gulf of Mexico
He was dying to live out an adventure. Stuck in a cubicle for 17 years—a database administrator in oil and gas—Doug Jackson, 62, risked everything to try something that “terrified” him by building his own submarine in 2000. But it so happened, this was just the beginning of his ocean adventures. Today, Jackson has stepped up…
The First Shot That Signaled the Birth of America’s Revolution
Summoned by riders from Boston—William Dawes, Samuel Prescott, and the more-renowned Paul Revere—in the early morning hours of April 19, 1775, a motley crew of armed farmers and shopkeepers gathered on Lexington Green to face hundreds of British regulars marching out from Boston. The British had come to confiscate or destroy the militia’s stores of…
How Rodgers and Hammerstein Ushered in Broadway’s Golden Age
April 13, 2023
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On the evening of March 31, 1943, American musical theater entered its Golden Age. That was the night the curtain at Broadway’s St. James Theatre rose on an old woman churning butter and a cowboy praising the beauty of the morning. It was the night “Oklahoma!” proclaimed the arrival of composer Richard Rodgers and librettist/lyricist…
Family Roots: Remembering a Heroic Cousin Who Caught FBI’s Most Wanted
It was nighttime in Sherrodsville, Ohio, August 1960. A car drove up to a house and parked. Two police officers got out and walked up to the front door. A woman appeared. The men asked if she knew the whereabouts of the notorious thief, jail-breaker, and FBI’s most-wanted at the time: c. She replied no….
Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Apr. 13)
April 13, 2023
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Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery fell $1.10 to $82.16 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for June delivery fell $1.24 to $86.09 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for May delivery fell 4 cents $2.83 a gallon. May heating oil fell 3 cents to $2.67 a gallon. May natural gas fell 8 cents to $2.01 per…
Haven’t Filed Taxes Yet? Don’t Panic. Here’s What to Know
NEW YORK—The deadline to file your taxes is Tuesday, which is just around the corner. Filing U.S. tax returns—especially for the first time—can seem like a daunting task, but there are steps you can take to make it less stressful. Whether you do your taxes yourself, go to a tax clinic or hire a professional,…
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