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Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs and spin off its ice cream business, which includes Ben & Jerry’s

by The Associated Press

By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Unilever, the company that makes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline, said Tuesday that it is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business to reduce costs and boost profits. London-based Unilever said its ice cream business, which also includes Magnum […]

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A backcountry skier has died on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington in icy conditions; 2 others injured

by The Associated Press

By NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A backcountry skier has died on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington in icy conditions, officials said Sunday. At least two people were rescued during a search that extended through a stormy night and into Sunday morning. The U.S. Forest Service identified the skier who died as Madison […]

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Proposed transmission line for renewable power from Canada to New England canceled

by The Associated Press

A major electrical transmission line proposal intended to carry power to New England from Canada through Vermont and New Hampshire has been canceled. Electric utility National Grid, one of the developers of the proposal, said in an emailed statement on Thursday that it “has determined that the project is not viable at this time.” The proposed 211-mile, […]

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Nikki Haley suspends her campaign and leaves Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate

by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination. Haley didn’t endorse the former president in a speech in Charleston, South Carolina. Instead, she challenged him to win the support of the […]

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The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?

by The Associated Press

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writers Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended child care, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses. Gone are mandated isolation periods and masking. But will schools and child care centers agree? In case you’ve lost track: Before […]

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‘Totally cold’ is not too cold for winter swimmers competing in a frozen Vermont lake

by The Associated Press

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — Plunging into a frozen lake and swimming laps may not be everyone’s good time but for winter swimmers who return year after year to a northern Vermont lake near the Canadian border, there’s nothing better. The 10th annual Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival kicked off Friday with […]

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It’s time for Northeast to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why

by Patrick Whittle | Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After back-to-back storms lashed the Northeast in January, rental properties Haim Levy owns in coastal Hampton, New Hampshire, were hammered by nearly two feet of water, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and causing him to evacuate tenants to safer ground. “Put them in hotels and everything. So it […]

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19 Black historical figures you probably didn’t learn about in class

by Stacker

For many years, school curricula have limited their scope to the same Black figures throughout history. While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators (and their students) are eager to learn more about underrepresented trailblazers like Lewis Latimer, Marsha P. Johnson, and Max Robinson. […]

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Quick-moving winter storm brings snow to Northeast, disrupting travel and schools

by The Associated Press

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A quick-moving winter storm that hit the Northeast on Tuesday brought significant snowfall to some areas while others got less than expected. At least one person died, accidents were reported on slippery roads, airline flights were canceled or delayed, and many school districts closed or switched to remote learning […]

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2023’s billion-dollar disasters list shattered the US record with 28 big weather and climate disasters amid Earth’s hottest year on record

by The Conversation

Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton National weather analysts released their 2023 billion-dollar disasters list on Jan. 9, just as 2024 was getting off to a ferocious start. A blizzard was sweeping across across the Plains and Midwest, and the South and East faced flood risks from extreme downpours. The U.S. set an unwelcome record for […]

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Online sports betting arrives in Vermont

by The Associated Press

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont sports fans can now wager online as mobile sports betting launched in the state on Thursday. DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics Sportsbook were selected to operate mobile sports betting platforms in Vermont, Republican Gov. Phil Scott said last month. He added that the regulated marketplace comes with important consumer protections and will generate […]

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Snow in the West and flooding in the East. Here’s how the US is coping with the massive storm

by The Associated Press

By KATHY McCORMACK and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Drenching rains, flooding and fierce winds stranded vehicles, shuttered schools and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands in the Northeast, the swan song of a bout of violent weather that battered most of the United States. Forecasters warned Wednesday that more misery […]

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Climate change is shrinking snowpack in many places, study shows. And it will get worse

by The Associated Press

By SETH BORENSTEIN and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — River basins around the world that were once regularly snowbound are increasingly seeing their snowpack shrink and climate change is to blame, a new study found. “Many of the world’s most populous basins are hovering on the precipice of rapid snow declines,” concluded the study of […]

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What’s Up in Stowe: Tuesday, January 9

by Ryan Belmore

This story was originally published as a What’sUpStowe newsletter. Join those who wake up to our newsletter in their inbox every weekday morning by signing up below. Here’s a look at What’s Up out there today this weekend; enjoy! WEATHER Hazardous Weather Outlook High Wind Warning in effect from January 9, 4:00 PM until January […]