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BERLIN (AP) — In a secluded lot next to a former gasworks in suburban Berlin, Martin Rötzel is breathing new life into a tradition of centuries past: the monastery garden.Rötzel’s Monk Garden is home to between 150 and 200 types of herbs, leaves and trees including many that are unlikely to be found at any German supermarket. There are numerous varieties of mint, oregano and cilantro, hyssop and New Zealand spinach, four-leaf sorrel, yarrow and a local variety of tarragon.Rötzel has built Monk Garden as a business since 2022, delivering to high-end restaurants that want flavorsome local plants for their…

2025-08-22T04:29:59Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Elon Musk sought Mark Zuckerberg’s investment in OpenAI, the startup said in a filing. Musk’s $97.6 billion bid for OpenAI was rejected earlier this year. Meta is competing hard with OpenAI, poaching top talent and enhancing its large language model. Elon Musk wanted Mark Zuckerberg to join him in…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — American-born Chinese skier and Olympic freestyle gold medalist Eileen Gu has suffered an injury while training in New Zealand, the latest in several setbacks for the 2022 Beijing Games champion.The 21-year-old Gu was training at the Cardrona Skifield on New Zealand’s South Island when the injury occurred on Aug. 15. Gu was flown the following day to the main South Island city of Christchurch for medical imaging.“Unfortunately, a very terrible accident occurred yesterday due to a man-made accident,” Gu posted on the Chinese social media site Weibo on which she has 6.7 million followers.“Early this…

A new legal challenge from Planned Parenthood seeks to preserve Medicaid payments for its health centers in South Carolina after a Supreme Court decision put the federal funding in jeopardy.On Thursday, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic filed an amended complaint in federal court challenging the constitutionality of executive orders from Republican Gov. Henry McMaster that block Medicaid reimbursements for organizations providing abortions, even though the funds are used to provide other medical care. The South Carolina clinics provide services such as contraception, cancer screenings, annual exams and testing for sexually transmitted diseases.“This case is about Planned Parenthood’s provision of essential health…

Multiple brands of raw and cooked frozen shrimp have been added to an ongoing recall of frozen shrimp due to possible radioactive contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration.The frozen shrimp products are sold by Southwind Foods, LLC, of Carson, California, according to an FDA alert issued on Thursday.MORE: FDA warns public not to eat possibly radioactive shrimp sold at WalmartIn a company announcement released by the FDA, Southwind Foods said it is “voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of frozen shrimp” due to the possible contamination with Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope.The bagged, frozen raw and cooked shrimp from the…

OpenAI is asking Meta to produce evidence related to any coordination with Elon Musk and xAI to acquire or invest in the ChatGPT-maker. The request was made public in a brief filed Thursday in Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI. Lawyers representing OpenAI said they subpoenaed Meta in June for documents related to its potential involvement in Musk’s unsolicited, $97 billion bid to takeover the startup in February. It’s unclear from the filing whether such evidence exists. OpenAI’s lawyers say they discovered that Musk communicated with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg concerning xAI’s bid to purchase the ChatGPT-maker, including “about potential…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Cam Skattebo saw his first game action for the New York Giants and Jaxson Dart had an eventful preseason finale by throwing a touchdown pass and clearing concussion protocol following a big hit, with reserves playing much of a 42-10 rout of the New England Patriots on Thursday night.Skattebo started at running back after missing much of training camp because of a hamstring injury setback and had three carries for 12 yards. Getting the the nod at quarterback with Russell Wilson and most of the starters sitting out, Dart showed some more promise along with…

“Silicon Valley” followed a crew of lame, socially awkward tech bros. The real Valley leaders weren’t impressed.Kumail Nanjiani, an actor from the hit 2010s HBO show, said that he met both Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. On Mike Birbiglia’s “Working it Out” podcast, Nanjiani said that neither tech mogul was quite pleased with him.Nanjiani said that Musk “didn’t like the show” — and specifically its first scene.At the start of “Silicon Valley,” Kid Rock performs a rock set with electric guitars and strobe lights. After setting off sparklers, the camera cuts to the audience, revealing a scattered crowd of nerdy…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials have discovered a sixth death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment, health authorities said Thursday.The person died earlier this month outside of New York City. Their death was recently discovered during the city health department’s ongoing investigation of the outbreak that began in late July, the agency said. The department reported a fifth death on Monday.Officials said 111 people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease as of Thursday, two more than on Wednesday. Seven people are hospitalized, two…

An Illinois teacher is giving a fellow teacher’s husband a second shot at life after donating one of her kidneys to him earlier this month.Lillian Johnston opened up to ABC News this week about her decision to donate her kidney.”I felt like I could help. I’m in pretty good health myself. I have two healthy kidneys, and I felt like I was in a position where this is something that I could do if I were to be a match,” Johnston said.Courtesy of Lillian Johnston – PHOTO: Brad Szczecinski and Lillian Johnston took photos in the hospital together after Szczecinski…