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These areas are vehicle electrification, sustainable energy, and carbon "sequestration." For the first, FedEx plans to replace its entire fleet of pickup and delivery trucks with zero-emission...

Yale creating carbon capture research center with $100M donation from FedEx Alexander Soule FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 A FedEx cargo plane in 2017 at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. In March 2021, Yale University announced a $100 million gift from FedEx to fund a research center that will focus on finding ways to use natural sponges like plants and minerals to trap and store carbon.Michael Wyke / For the ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of3 FedEx founder and CEO Frederick Smith in A...

Teenage prodigy: Billie Eilish up close in new documentary "The Worlds a Little Blurry" contrasts Billie Eilishs everyday life as a teenager with the creation process of her record-breaking debut studio album. "The World is Blurry" covers three years of Eilishs life "This is my parents bed and I sleep in here because I am scared of monsters in my bedroom," says Billie Eilish, as the camera focuses on her face. The trailer for The Worlds a Little Blurry is interspersed with images of the youn...

Wagner’s Die Walküre. Conductor: Adam Fischer, director: Sven-Eric Bechtolf. With Christopher Ventris, Ain Anger, Waltraud Meier, Linda Watson, and Tomasz Konieczny. Production from January 2016. Register for free and view here. 1 pm ET: Copland House presents Underscored: Jalbert’s Crossings. Vermont-born composer Pierre Jalbert was inspired by the migration of people voyaging into new and unfamiliar places and traces Jalbert’s own French-Canadian-American ancestry. Crossings is bui...

Tennessee Titans OC Arthur Smith had a virtual interview Tuesday with the Detroit Lions and the team moved quickly to bring him to town.

Here are the top 8 things to do in Houston this weekend Here are the top 8 things to do in Houston this weekend A new gallery exhibition celebrates the bayou. Courtesy photo Its Martin Luther King Day Weekend, and you can honor the great civil rights leaders legacy by checking out a couple of virtual events: the 25th Annual Foley & Lardner MLK Jr. Oratory Competition, where fourth and fifth-grade students at HISD elementary schools will compete for the winning title; and the Virtual 43rd An...

Snyder denies media leaks as Washington ownership fight spills into open court Liz Clarke, The Washington Post Jan. 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Washington Football Team majority owner Daniel Snyder, left, talks with minority owners Dwight Schar and Robert Rothman before a game.Washington Post photo by John McDonnell A federal judge on Thursday admonished Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder and his three limited partners for the "scorched earth" tactics that have marked their months l...

Attorneys for Snyder and the three minority owners did not immediately reply to requests for comment from USA TODAY Sports on the ongoing litigation. Joe Reeder, an attorney representing Moag, declined comment. NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy also declined comment. While it has since become a forum for eye-catching accusations, the lawsuit filed by Rothman, Smith and Schar started with a relatively straightforward goal: To push forward a sale of their stake in the Washington Football Team. Th...

More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Second Half Review: Looking Back At 2020 Oakdale High senior, Chandler Neal, took the stage for a quick minute to pose for an official photo after teacher Pete Simoncini handed him a temporary diploma cover in a nearly empty social distancing COVID-aware Corral in late July. Autumn Neal/The Leader  Students...

Report: Dan Snyder settled a sexual misconduct lawsuit for $1.6 million in 2009 Sell the team Dan Update: Dan Snyder responds in court, calls the allegations in 2009 meritless In a filing tonight, Snyder said the 09 allegations of sexual misconduct were "meritless," that the team settled b/c of its insurance carrier and that a minority owner is leading “an extortion campaign” (via @TheWillHobson, @lizclarketweet, @bethreinhard) https://t.co/PPsKLzy002— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) Decembe...