Seattle Times

String may be silly, but it saves U.S. lives in Iraq

STRATFORD, N.J. — In an age of multimillion-dollar high-tech weapons systems, sometimes it’s the simplest ideas that can save lives. Which is why a New Jersey mother is organizing a drive to send cans ...
Los Angeles Times

U.S. forest managers urge revelers to swap fireworks for Silly String, but some say not so fast

ALBUQUERQUE — Smokey Bear said it best: “Only you can prevent wildfires.” Following in the footsteps of their famous mascot, U.S. Forest Service managers in the drought-stricken Southwest are urging ...
The New York Times

They String the Rackets at the U.S. Open

Tennis players rarely break strings anymore, but they still want their rackets to be given a fresh set. By Lola Fadulu Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll look at the people who string rackets at ...
Wall Street Journal

U.S. Natural Gas Moves Lower After String of Gains

1509 ET – U.S. natural gas slips after a three-day rally, with weak U.S. GDP weighing and the market expecting that the inventory deficit could swing to a small surplus with tomorrow’s storage data.
Washington Times

Aliens in the clear, all others suspect in string of U.S. shootdowns

The Biden administration on Monday seemingly ruled out an alien invasion as the explanation for three shoot-downs of unidentified objects over North America this weekend. Beyond that were far more ...