[ad_1] On Election Day, Nebraska voters voted to put significant caps on the interest rates that lenders can charge on payday. A 400% interest rate on small dollar loans is the state average. Now that 83% of Nebraska voters have passed Initiative 428, that won’t be the case in this Midwestern state – interest rates…

[ad_1] The first results of clinical trials involving 43,538 volunteers were announced today that showed a solid 90% success rate in protecting people against coronavirus. As part of Phase 3 testing launched in July by developers Pfizer and BioNTech, participants from diverse backgrounds in six countries:in the United States, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa and…

[ad_1] The United States will rejoin the Paris agreement Perhaps the biggest winner in last week’s election was the weather. A week that began with the previous withdrawal of the United States from the Paris agreement, ended with the victory of a candidate who promised to rejoin the treaty and get serious about tackling the…

[ad_1] Austin, the state capital of Texas, is gearing up for a public transportation revolution, with a $ 7 billion plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion by providing a variety of transportation options and infrastructure to the citizens of one of the fastest growing cities in the country. Connect project Along with…

[ad_1] Panera Bread has announced that it will update its menus with a series of climate-friendly designations designed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) that help inform consumers about how their food choices affect global climate change. PRNewsfoto / Panera Bread The “Cool Food Meals” label will appear alongside some of the Panera Bread menu…

[ad_1] We have partnered with our friend Rob Brezsny, who for years has championed a positive approach to life through astrology. Your weekly wisdom can illuminate your thinking and motivate your mood with ‘PROnoia’ instead of paranoia. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a weekly syndicated column that appears in over a hundred publications. He is…

[ad_1] Fresh out of his recovery of the list of endangered species, the gray wolves are receiving other support to ensure their continued recovery, this time from voters in Colorado. On Tuesday, Coloradans voted to reintroduce wolves to the northwestern part of the state, and it was a historic proposal because never has a state…

[ad_1] Reprinted with permission from World in general, a news website on nature, science, health, politics and travel. In another study on the use of psychedelic compounds as medicine, two doses of psilocybin, the compound that gives “magic mushrooms” their magic, were found to significantly reduce major depressive symptoms in adults when combined with assisted…

[ad_1] As more and more tech companies and research organizations turn their gaze to space exploration, a Brooklyn-based startup has discovered a way to explore the solar system without polluting Earth. Photo for Air Company The Air Company brand first gained notoriety in November 2019 when it launched the world’s first carbon negative vodka made…