Ditch Your Plastic Air Fryer — Start the New Year With These Non-Toxic Picks

Start the new year with non-toxic cooking gear. These air fryers from Our Place, Ninja, and Cuisinart are designed to prevent ...

New Big Y location to open in Orange

A new Big Y location is set to open in Orange in the former Christmas Tree Shop location, the company announced Wednesday. The new 53,000-square-foot store will be located ...
The Straits Times

France pushes back plastic cup ban by four years

PARIS – The French government on Dec 30 postponed a ban on plastic throwaway cups by four years to 2030 because of difficulties finding alternatives. The ban was meant to start on Jan 1. But the ...
ABC7

100-year-old toymaker draws large crowd to Garden Grove workshop, sells out of toys

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (KABC) -- A 100-year-old toymaker in Orange County drew a large crowd to his workshop over the weekend and sold out all his hand-made toys. Harold Yoak, or Hal, converted the ...
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Korea plans cup charge to cut plastic but small businesses warn of price hikes

As the government pushes a plan to charge separately for disposable cups at cafes and other places, voices of concern are emerging from various sectors. While there is agreement with the aim of ...
The Korea Times

Cafe owners, customers skeptical of government’s new plastic cup policy

Public frustration is reemerging over Korea’s latest attempt to curb plastic waste by banning free disposable plastic cups at cafes. Coffee drinkers and cafe owners voiced skepticism toward the policy ...
Sydney Morning Herald

The World Cup draw looms large. Here’s what fans, and the Socceroos, can expect

A selection of sporting luminaries will, on Saturday morning (AEDT), reach into a series of glass bowls and grab, one after the other, 48 plastic balls containing pieces of paper, assigning the ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Paper and plastic to-go cups can go in curbside recycling carts in Little Rock metro area beginning Dec. 1

Plastic and paper to-go cups will be accepted in curbside recycling carts in central Arkansas beginning Monday, officials have announced. The change applies to residential recycling customers in ...
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Large outdoor fire contained by Orange County Fire Rescue on Landstreet Road in Orlando

Orange County Fire Rescue crews successfully contained a large outdoor fire that ignited Friday night in the 51 E Landstreet Road area of Orlando. The fire was reported at 8:07 p.m. on Friday, ...
USA Today

Starbucks reveals holiday cups for 2025. See the new designs.

The season is merry and bright, and so are the returning holiday cups at Starbucks. Starting on Thursday, Nov. 6, Starbucks customers will see the return of the coffee house chain's festive holiday ...
Medscape

Clear Benefit of Thrombectomy in Large-Core Stroke

BARCELONA, Spain — A new individual patient-level data meta-analysis has shown “overwhelming benefit” of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in a wide spectrum of patients with large-core strokes. The ...