February 22, 2023

Eight million refugees have fled Ukraine after a year of fighting, UN data shows

Halfpoint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 8 million refugees from Ukraine have been recorded across Europe as of Tuesday, nearly one year since Russia invaded, according to the U.N. refugee agency. Poland has seen the

Majority of companies, employees say they want to keep 4-day workweek after trying it, study finds

Helen King/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A pilot program that involved nearly 3,000 employees testing out a four-day workweek is giving new hope to those seeking to change the way people work. Over 90% of the employees

The City of Jackson will provide water to Napoleon Township thanks to federal grant money

Jackson, Mich. — The City of Jackson will provide water to Napoleon Township thanks to federal grant money. According to a recent press release, the city is receiving a $5 million federal grant for construction of a

Starbucks taps fourth generation premium Sicilian olive oil producer for new Oleato coffee drinks

Starbucks (NEW YORK) — Italians have long understood and preached the value of high-quality olive oil for everything from dipping bread to drizzling atop homemade gelato, and now Starbucks has tapped a century-old Sicilian producer to brew

Russia-Ukraine war: Key events in the year since Russia invaded Ukraine

Valentyn Semenov / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Feb. 21, 2022, that he had recognized two Russian-backed separatist areas in eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk, as independent states. Ukrainian President Volodymyr

A year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there's no end in sight. Here’s how we got here.

pop_jop/Getty Images (LONDON) — As tens of thousands of Russian troops lined up along Ukraine’s eastern and northern borders for “military exercises” last February, some international observers warned that Russia was about to do the unthinkable. President

What to know about Microsoft's controversial Bing AI chatbot

Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Microsoft search engine Bing, long overshadowed by Google but newly enhanced with artificial intelligence for some users, can suggest recipes for a multi-course meal or disentangle the nuances of existentialism. The

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