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2 people who used ‘magic’ mushrooms then developed rare ‘wood lover’s paralysis’ describe losing control of their bodies: ‘I couldn’t even chew’
Psilocybe cyanescens, a species of psychedelic mushrooms that is most widely cultivated. Thomas Angus, Imperial College London Oregon, the first ...
UNC mega-donor left school her Franklin Street home. It’s on the market for $4.7M.
Take a peek inside Chapel Hill’s most expensive home on the market. It’s got 3 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms and 2 ...
UNC mega-donor left school her Franklin Street home. It’s on the market for $4.7M.
Take a peek inside Chapel Hill’s most expensive home on the market. It’s got 3 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms and 2 ...
Key trends helping payments disruptors take on financial services
Payments service providers are building an array of financial services to compete with financial institutions (FIs). The surging popularity of ...
The world’s largest aircraft leasing company has filed a $3.5 billion insurance claim over aircraft and engines stuck in Russia
AerCap is the world’s largest aircraft leasing firm. AerCap AerCap has over 100 jets stuck in Russia. The company has ...
A man’s penis turned black and released ‘foul-smelling’ discharge after he injected it with cocaine
The man said he had three days of “excruciating” penile pain before presenting to doctors. Getty A man in his ...
Americans will be allowed to apply for ‘X gender’ passports next month, State Department says
A US passport. Evgenia Parajanian/Shutterstock US citizens will be able to apply for “X gender” passports from April 11, the ...
An anonymous Twitter account built 60,000 followers translating Chinese propaganda about the Ukraine war and is setting off an international firestorm
A Twitter account, The Great Translation Movement, has been translating nationalistic views on Chinese-language social-media platforms into foreign languages. Here, ...
Apple just made it harder for thieves to make money off of stolen iPhones
Apple technicians will now decline to repair iPhones that have been listed as missing on the GSMA Device Registry, according ...
Russian troops appear to be using carpets and saplings as camouflage, a possible sign they haven’t been supplied with the right equipment: report
Russian vehicles seen covered with straw as they head into Ukraine’s Donbas region. Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Russian troops ...
Wall Street told ‘China’s Google’ that it may have to delist amid ongoing US-China discussions over audit dispute
On Wednesday, Baidu was added to an SEC provisional watchlist of companies that did not comply with auditing requirements. Here, ...
Russian troops were ‘kicked’ out of Kyiv instead of withdrawing as Moscow claims, Ukrainian MP says
Ukrainian MPs Anastasia Radina (third from right) and Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze (fourth from right) met with members of Congress this week ...
Passenger planes are being converted to cargo planes at record levels to make up for disrupted ocean freight — but even as it solves one problem, it’s feeding into another
Air cargo demand rose 6.9% in 2021 over 2019 amid a shipping crisis. Thomas Frey/picture alliance via Getty Images Demand ...
The US is considering releasing 1 million barrels of oil a day from reserves to battle inflation: Bloomberg
The administration of US President Joe Biden Drew Angerer/Getty Images The US is considering a plan to release 1 million ...
FEC fines Hilary Clinton campaign, DNC for improperly disclosing money spent on Trump-Russia dossier
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivers remarks during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo ...
2 men who Googled ‘is it illegal to go into the Capitol’ were arrested and charged in Capitol riot
Brian Raymond Jones and Patrick John King inside the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Department of Justice Two Washington ...
UK spy chief claims Russian soldiers accidentally shot down their own aircraft and are struggling with low morale
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Federal Security Service FSB Chief Alexander Bortnikov attends a signing ceremony while visiting the ...
Arizona and Oklahoma join a slew of GOP-led states in approving legislation that bans transgender girls and women from female sports
LGBTQ rights supporters gather at the Texas State Capitol to protest state Republican-led efforts to pass legislation that would restrict ...
How to start a Club on Clubhouse and manage all your members
Clubs are one of the cornerstones of Clubhouse. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images To start a Club on Clubhouse, head ...
Russia continued to bombard Kyiv’s suburbs despite assurances that Putin’s forces would scale down their assault to build ‘mutual trust’
A Ukrainian soldier patrols next to a burned house in the village of Lukianivka near Kyiv on March 30, 2022. ...
3 Amex Hilton credit cards now come with their most lucrative bonuses ever — and it’s your last chance to apply
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Former US officials want to put a copy of a Tiananmen Square memorial sculpture across the street from China’s embassy in DC
Galschiøt’s Pillar of Shame sculpture in Hong Kong is seen on October 12, 2021. Cezary Podkul for Insider Former US ...
RH’s CEO gave a no-nonsense breakdown of the ‘chaotic’ challenges facing businesses right now: ‘I’ve never been more excited. I’ve also never been more uncertain.’
Restoration Hardware Celebrates The Unveiling Of RH Tampa, The Gallery At International Plaza on November 12, 2015 in Tampa, Florida. ...
In a highly diverse world, we can still find profound commonalities in consumer needs — but in surprising places
Getty Images By Aparna Bharadwaj and Patrick Witschi Global companies that try to find commonalities and drive synergies in marketing ...
Restoration Hardware falls 13% as furniture retailer reports mixed earnings results and CEO warns of ‘big short’ style economy
AP Restoration Hardware fell 13% on Wednesday after the company offered soft guidance for the quarter ahead. CEO Gary Friedman ...
The ones that got away: North Carolina has been wooing automakers for 30 years
From Mercedes to Toyota-Mazda, to Volkswagen, Audi and Volvo, NC has a long history of being the jilted suitor. Powered ...
The ones that got away: North Carolina has been wooing automakers for 30 years
From Mercedes to Toyota-Mazda, to Volkswagen, Audi and Volvo, NC has a long history of being the jilted suitor. Powered ...
The US military is throttling back on the F-35 as other militaries stock up on the stealth fighter
An F-35A at an airshow in Reno, Nevada, September 19, 2021. US Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Nicolas Myers The Pentagon’s 2023 ...
How the global head of HR at BlackRock has managed the world’s largest investment firm through the pandemic
Kazi Awal/Insider Manish Mehta. Courtesy of Manish Mehta Manish Mehta is the global head of human resources at the largest ...
Pimco says the yield curve inversion may be a false alarm for recession due to QE and US large-cap stocks are the ‘best place to be right now’
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is likely to oversee numerous rate hikes this year. Eric Baradat/Getty Images The yield curve inversion ...
