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4+ min ago (399+ words) Virginia Beach is often dismissed as a "suburb of nowhere'a flat, car-dependent expanse defined by shopping, residential sprawl, and long drives between destinations. It is not an unfair caricature. The region was largely designed for motion, not mingling. This was visible most powerfully at the newly expanded Mount Trashmore Park, a place I've visited many times but now feels even more alive, more intentional, and more textured as a social environment. What was once a symbol of civic reinventiontransforming a landfill into community hearthas become something more mature and more confident. And that is precisely what makes them extraordinary today. This matters. Most suburban experiments in revitalization lean toward commercial spectacle or lifestyle branding. Too often they feel imported; designed for Instagram rather than interaction. What Virginia Beach is cultivating instead is a slower, steadier form of civic presence. A…...

14+ min ago (358+ words) West Coast entrepreneurs Troy Bonde and Winston Alfieri started Sauz to spice up the tomato sauce aisle in 2023. In just over two years, Bonde, 26, and Alfieri, 25, are doing just that: At the California-based grocery chain Erewhon, every week a jar of its creamy Calabrian vodka sauce sells twice as much as any sauce by another brand. "We're curating our innovation for the palette of the consumer shopping at Target in Toledo, Ohio," says Bonde, Sauz's CEO. "We try to identify flavor trends across categories that are familiar enough that we don't necessarily have to go educate consumers on." And of the top-seller in the $2.5 billion (sales) pasta sauce industry, Rao's, Bonde adds: "The minute we try to be Rao's, we'll be nothing," says Bonde. "The opportunity is enormous." There are also three artificial intelligence founders on the food list this…...

14+ min ago (370+ words) "Fashion is so interesting from a data perspective," says Wang, a Harvard-trained engineer. "Alta is both utilitarian in that it helps you decide what to wear and buy, but it's also just aspirational." Amid the sea of AI-powered closet startups, Alta is backed by both venture and fashion heavyweights, including Menlo Ventures, which led the company's $11 million seed round in June, LVMH-backed Alga" Ventures and Michelle Obama's stylist, Meredith Koop. Wang is just one of the 30 honorees of this year's 30 Under 30 Retail and E-Commerce list, which highlights the founders of growing consumer brands and retail technology startups. To be considered for this year's list, all candidates had to be under the age of 30 as of December 31, 2025 and never before named to an Under 30 North America, Asia or Europe list. Wang isn't the only one tapping into AI to make shopping…...

14+ min ago (702+ words) Matt Craig is a reporter based in Los Angeles covering the business of Hollywood, entertainment, sports and gaming for Forbes. He has profiled billionaires like Dick Wolf and Magic Johnson, reported on high profile dealmaking, and edited lists like 30 Under 30 and Hollywood's highest-paid actors. Prior to joining Forbes in 2022, he was part of The New York Times Covid-tracking team that was awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, and his byline has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Esquire, The Athletic and Business Insider. Follow for continued reporting and storytelling across all aspects of culture. 30 Under 30 Games 2026: Redefining Celebrity And Entrepreneurship For The Digital Age As the traditional entertainment industry contracts, a new generation of players, content creators and developers are pushing gaming into the spotlight'and brands and investors are eager to run up the score. By Matt…...

14+ min ago (141+ words) What we're left with is a soup of critical elements, and we separate them," says Herrera. If it sounds bizarre, that's what Herrera thought when he first made the discovery that led to Maverick's invention. In 2022 he was on an Explorers Club expedition to the Arctic Circle where he encountered iron-eating bacteria that survived by secreting chemicals that melted minerals around natural iron ore deposits, leaving the iron behind for the bacteria to absorb. "I didn't invent the protein," says the 27-year-old former medical scientist with the U.S. Navy. "I found it in nature and adapted it for industry." The first-generation Mexican-American and neuroscience graduate of Washington & Lee has raised a $19 million seed round led by Olive Tree Capital, with Y Combinator. Ah, the sweet smell of a green future....

18+ min ago (462+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 788 A tanker carrying sunflower oil from Russia to Georgia was attacked in the Black Sea, the Turkish maritime authority said Tuesday, days after two Russian "shadow fleet" oil tankers were attacked by Ukrainian naval drones. The Turkish Directorate General of Maritime Affairs said the MIDVOLGA-2 came under attack about 130 kilometers (80 miles) off the Turkish coast. The 13 crew members were unharmed and the vessel has not requested assistance. It was heading toward the Turkish port of Sinop, the maritime authority said in a statement on X. The maritime website VesselFinder lists the Midvolga 2 as an "oil/chemical tanker." It did not give an updated position for the vessel, whose location was last listed on November 21 when it was said to be traveling from the Turkish port of Samsun to Russia's Rostov-on-Don. On Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…...

19+ min ago (194+ words) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem proposed a "full travel ban" Monday on unnamed countries "flooding" the US with dangerous migrants, after a meeting with President Trump. "I just... DHS chief Kristi Noem wants full travel Posted By: Mercedes44, 12/2/2025 5:40:01 AM Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem proposed a "full travel ban" Monday on unnamed countries "flooding" the US with dangerous migrants, after a meeting with President Trump. "I just met with the President," Noem wrote on X. "I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies. "Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom " not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to AMERICANS," the DHS chief continued. "WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE....

19+ min ago (141+ words) GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) " The Green Bay Packers announced on Monday that defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt will miss the rest of the season after injuring his ankle in the Packers Thanksgiving Day win. Matt LaFleur said "He's a guy who will be tough to replace. I think it falls on everyone else kind of raising the level of their game." He said he expects Karl Brooks to play more along with Colby Wooten and rookies Warren Brinson and Nazir Stackhouse. Other Packers are dealing with injuries heading into the big matchup with the Bears on Sunday. Quay Walker is battling a stinger to his neck. Lukas Van Ness is still battling his foot injury that cause him to miss five games. Savion Williams, Nate Hobbs and Matthew Golden are still hobbled although Golden could be cleared to play this week....

20+ min ago (137+ words) Rogue Democrat judges have nullfied elections as they see themselves as the rulers of this great nation. By'Samuel Chamberlain,'NY Post, Dec. 1, 2025 Acting New Jersey US Attorney Alina Habba is disqualified after the Trump administration violated federal law to keep her in post, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The three-judge panel unanimously upheld a lower court judge's disqualification order that found Habba's appointment was non-compliant with a 1998 law governing federal vacancies. A federal appeals court ruled that interim US Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba is disqualified from serving in that role. "It is apparent that the current administration has been frustrated by some of the legal and political barriers to getting its appointees in place," senior US Circuit Judge D. Michael Fisher wrote in the 32-page ruling....

20+ min ago (590+ words) Written by Joel Smalley on December 2, 2025. Posted in Current News How a confident year 2000 forecast about vanishing snowfall compares to what actually happened On March 20, 2000, The Independent published a striking headline that would become one of climate science's most quotable predictions: "Snowfalls are now just a thing of the past." The article featured Dr. David Viner from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia, who made a bold forecast: within just a few years, snowfall would become "a very rare and exciting event." It should not be forgotten that the CRU is the organisation that colluded with the fraudster Michael Mann to "hide the decline' in global temperatures, in the scandal that became known as "Climategate' " Ed The report went further, claiming that "children just aren't going to know what snow is." It was a clear,…...