The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) did nothing as more than 7,000 tons of wheat were stolen in Ethiopia, according to a Reuters investigation released on Friday, Oct. 18. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) officials launched an investigation last year after learning its donated food was diverted to commercial mills and…

To grow, marijuana needs certain conditions: humidity and a lot of light. As pot becomes legal in more places and more ways, be it medical or recreational, more companies are growing the once secretly-harvested plant, usually indoors in a controlled area. The problem with that is humidity and lots of artificial light are not just…

A day after the Federal Trade Commission unveiled its “click-to-cancel” rule in its fight against businesses that make it difficult for consumers to cancel subscriptions, Netflix announced Thursday, Oct. 17, that it has added subscribers — a lot of them. In its third-quarter earnings report, the streaming giant highlighted its paid subscriber growth of 5.1…

A former intern at Nike started his new role as CEO the week of Oct. 14. Elliott Hill took over the top job after CEO John Donahoe’s surprise retirement, but Hill’s path to return Nike to its former glory is an uphill climb. Nike is facing a major sales downturn and struggling share price. As…

The Biden administration has granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to approximately 11,000 Lebanese nationals currently living in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday, Oct. 18. The designation allows those eligible to remain and work legally in the U.S. for 18 months, provided they were present in the country as of Oct.…

With just over two weeks to go until the November election, Wisconsin is a key battleground state in the race for president, as well as the U.S. Senate. Now, voters in the Badger State have fewer options when it comes to absentee voting. Counties, cities and towns in the state have cut back drastically on…

The U.S Department of Justice announced a federal indictment of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding on Thursday, Oct. 17, which accuses him of running a billion-dollar cocaine trafficking operation and ordering the murders of several people. “Instead of using his privileges that come with being an Olympic athlete to do good for people, he…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released new numbers on teen smoking. It seems that progress is being made toward less young smokers, with the lowest numbers for this age group in 25 years reported.  Researchers looked at data between 2023-2024 and found that middle and high school students who used any kind…

The Biden administration announced it deported a chartered plane full of Chinese nationals back to the People’s Republic of China. In a press release, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “conducted its second charter removal flight to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) of Chinese nationals this year.” The…

A program designed to promote inclusion on campus has been found to create division and conflict, according to a New York Times investigation. The University of Michigan has invested more than $250 million into the initiative in recent years. The Times found that Black enrollment is stagnating at just 5%, while complaints of harassment have…