Its name may sound boring enough, but the eastern brown snake is one of the world’s deadliest. That’s why when Australia’s Jerromy Brookes found out there may have been one nestled in a Queensland child-care center this week, he rushed in to retrieve it—a move that ended up costing him his life. ABC Australia reports … Read more
The Biden administration said Monday the government is providing $1.5 billion to the computer chip company GlobalFoundries to expand its domestic production in New York and Vermont. The announcement is the third award of direct financial support for a semiconductor company under the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act. The law enables the government to invest more … Read more
The cost of child care has risen so high in recent years that some parents can’t afford to work. As of September, the average household spent more than $700 a month on child care, up 32% from 2019, according to a recent report from the Bank of America Institute. The sharply higher costs are driving some parents … Read more