Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@social.cleverlibre.org

NASA's Foto van de dag: Webb Reveals Colors of Earendel, Most Distant Star Ever Detected. http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/webb-reveals-colors-of-earendel-most-distant-star-ever-detected

‘Formidable Candidate’: NBC Reporter Who Went Viral for Searing Takedown of Kari Lake Talks Up Her Chances of Winning Senate Seat https://www.mediaite.com/politics/formidable-candidate-nbc-reporter-who-went-viral-for-searing-takedown-of-kari-lake-talks-up-her-chances-of-winning-senate-seat/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Amazon leaders fail to commit to end deforestation by 2030 | Amazon rainforest | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/09/amazon-leaders-rich-countries-support-rainforest-deforestation-brazil

#Amazon #Deforestation #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels

Man dies of heatstroke on trip to spread father's ashes in US, sister says - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66445778

Verizon is shutting down the videoconferencing app it bought for $400 million - Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Verizon is... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/8/23825112/verizon-bluejeans-shutting-down-sunset

Aug 08 Free NHS flu jabs and Covid boosters to be scrapped for 12 million Brits aged 50 to 64

The scaling back of the flu programme is an attempt to get the NHS "back to normal" following the pandemic, with the rollout also expected to start later to ensure better protection through winter https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/free-nhs-flu-jabs-covid-30653009 #COVID #COVID19 #publicHealth #healthcare

A little bird exploring the world. Everything is new and exciting when you're young!

#BirdsOfMastodon #avian #birds #photography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #VancouverIslandWildlife #BritishColumbia

Leprosy may be endemic in Central Florida now? Great...I had more acerbic words but you know what it wasn't worth posting them. #florida #health #leprosy
Florida man gets unexplained leprosy case; doctors suspect local soil

In Iran, climate change is becoming a matter of life and death but the tyrannical mullahs respond to protests with deadly force – Struan Stevenson - The Scotsman https://apple.news/Azr-6UasCRwGAEeWc3x2BmA #Iran #climate

TIL that US dimes, quarters, half dollars and dollar coins were minted in 90% silver until 1964, but this was changed to nickel and copper starting in 1965 because the price of silver had risen to a point where the coins were worth more in silver than their face value.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_coin
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15lwq2v/til_that_us_dimes_quarters_half_dollars_and/

#InternationalCatsDay #CatsofMastodon

America First Legal sues Target for allegedly misleading shareholders

At issue is a recent multi-billion loss stemming from a consumer boycott in response to the company's featuring Pride merchandise marketed toward children in June.

https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/america-first-legal-sues-target-allegedly-misleading-shareholders?utm_source=breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter