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Month: October 2024

How psilocybin, the psychedelic in mushrooms, may rewire the brain to ease depression, anxiety and more

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Shrooms, Alice, tweezes, mushies, hongos, pizza toppings, magic mushrooms — everyday lingo for psychedelic mushrooms seems to grow with each generation. Yet leading mycologist Paul Stamets believes it’s time for fans of psilocybin mushrooms to leave such childish slang behind. “Let’s be adults about this. These are no longer

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NATO will start an annual nuclear exercise as Russia threatens Ukraine’s Western backers

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance will hold its annual nuclear exercise next week. The Steadfast Noon drill is planned well in advance, but starts just weeks after President Vladimir Putin announced changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine to discourage Ukraine’s allies from supporting attacks on his country. The exercise

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Las Cruces Police take-back event collects 60 shopping carts ahead of new ordinance enforcement

Update: Las Cruces city officials say they collected 60 shopping carts on the first day of collections. Read the city’s statement released this evening below: “On the first day of the Shopping Cart Collection Initiative, a combined 60 carts were relinquished at two separate locations within Las Cruces. Most of the shopping carts relinquished Thursday, Oct.

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Delta’s Q3 profit fell below $1 billion after global tech outage led to thousands of cancellations

AP Airlines Writer Delta Air Lines says third-quarter earnings fell 26% largely because of fallout from a technology outage that caused several thousand canceled flights in July. It’s the second straight quarter that Delta’s profit has dropped from the same period last year. Delta said Thursday that it expects to return to year-over-year earnings growth

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5 things to know for Oct. 10: Hurricane Milton, Solar storm, Middle East, Campaign cash, Google

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals are rationing IV fluids and postponing some surgeries as the national supply chain reels from severe disruptions triggered by back-to-back hurricanes. The federal government is now considering alternative manufacturing sites and temporary imports to address the shortage of critical fluids. Here’s what else you need to know to Get

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5 things to know for Oct. 10: Hurricane Milton, Solar storm, Middle East, Campaign cash, Google

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals are rationing IV fluids and postponing some surgeries as the national supply chain reels from severe disruptions triggered by back-to-back hurricanes. The federal government is now considering alternative manufacturing sites and temporary imports to address the shortage of critical fluids. Here’s what else you need to know

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5 things to know for Oct. 10: Hurricane Milton, Solar storm, Middle East, Campaign cash, Google

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals are rationing IV fluids and postponing some surgeries as the national supply chain reels from severe disruptions triggered by back-to-back hurricanes. The federal government is now considering alternative manufacturing sites and temporary imports to address the shortage of critical fluids. Here’s what else you need to know

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Asylum-seeker to film star: Guinean’s unusual journey highlights France’s arguments over immigration

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Landing in the midst of heated arguments in France about immigration comes an award-winning film about the issue with an eye-popping twist: Its lead actor Abou Sangare is himself an immigrant lacking permanent legal status. The movie “Souleymane’s Story” hit French theaters this week. Sangare’s acclaimed portrayal of an asylum

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