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Na Umi leads a new wave of luxury in Costa Rica's coastal shift
Playas del Coco may have started as a fishing village, but today, it reels in a new kind of visitor.Just 30 minutes from Liberia International Airport - Costa Rica's second busiest, with direct flights from over 25 cities - this once-sleepy town is now at the center of a coastal boom. Luxury resorts, new residential developments and ... (full story)
Skype shut down for good, but users still have these alternatives
LONDON (AP) — Skype is dead. What now?
Microsoft's shutdown of Skype on May 5 sent millions of users scrambling to find an alternative to the pioneering internet phone service.
Skype, which Microsoft bought in 2011, was beloved by a dwindling group of users who appreciated how it let them make cheap long-distance calls ... (full story)
During market volatility, you need to know yourself
Ten years ago, I wrote about a spendthrift whose story I'd like to share again in light of current market action.
To set the stage, the stock market has recently experienced big daily moves on the upside and the downside.
It was just weeks ago that the S&P 500 Index reached its all-time high (Feb. 19, 2025), only to dr ... (full story)
Local
The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reason
(THE CONVERSATION) In 1957, Hollywood released "The Deadly Mantis," a B-grade monster movie starring a praying mantis of nightmare proportions. Its premise: Melting Arctic ice has released a very hungry, million-year-old megabug, and scientists and the U.S. military will have to stop it.
The rampaging insect menaces Am ... (full story)
Despite Supreme Court setback, children's lawsuits against climate change continue
(THE CONVERSATION) An ancient legal principle has become a key strategy of American children seeking to reduce the effects of climate change in the 21st century. A defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court in March 2025 has not stopped the effort, which has several legal actions continuing in the courts.
The legal basis for these cases i ... (full story)
State
Court upholds racketeering convictions of ex-Ohio House speaker and lobbyist in $60M bribery scheme
COLUMBUS (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld the racketeering convictions of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and an ex-lobbyist recently in a $60 million bribery scandal described as the largest corruption scheme in state history.
The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of ... (full story)
Why is an end to the war in Gaza so elusive?
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The war in Gaza may be on the cusp of a new phase after Israel approved plans over the weekend to intensify its operations. Which raises the question: After 19 months of bloodshed and destruction, why is there still no end in sight?
Israel and Hamas appear to only be growing further apart. Israel un ... (full story)