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The author paid a company, Renewable Recycling, to pick up and recycle his queen-size mattress in New York City.Greg IacurciI paid $95 to recycle a mattress.It may sound odd, silly even, to pay so much to dispose of a run-of-the-mill household item.But the economics of mattress recycling illustrate why it can be difficult — and costly — to be an eco-friendly consumer in the U.S.Americans discard about 15 million to 20 million mattresses each year, according to the Mattress Recycling Council. That’s an average of about 50,000 per day.Most end up in a landfill, experts said.Mattresses are “one of the…

AUSTIN, Texas — In 2021 and 2022, Georgia football lived by the slogan: ‘You’re either elite or you’re not.’This Bulldogs team Saturday night looked it might be elite again.It showed that a defense with NFL first-round talent in Jalon Walker, Malaki Starks and a more healthy Mykel Williams can be hard to move the ball against.Texas discovered that in a 30-15 Bulldogs upset that knocked the No. 1 Longhorns from the ranks of the unbeatens.Underestimate Georgia and you can look foolish.“Nobody really gave us a chance,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart, whose team was ranked No. 4 in the coaches poll…

Ah, autumn: the season of pumpkin-spice everything, falling leaves and poll derangement syndrome.These days, I wake up, log in and immediately look at the “Latest Polls” pages on Real Clear Politics and 538. My anxiety level on any given morning depends on the distance between the blue and red lines. Invariably, they are maddeningly close.I know obsessing about polls is dumb, but how else can we decide what to stock up on before election day: champagne or antidepressants?You’d think I would have learned my lesson eight years ago. Just before the 2016 election, my friend Suzanne was fretting that Donald…

NORMAN – Oklahoma outgained South Carolina 291 to 254 in total yardage and 19 to 15 in first downs, but fell to the Gamecocks 35-9 Saturday afternoon at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.The Sooners (4-3, 1-3 SEC) held the Gamecocks (4-3, 2-3 SEC) to 74 rushing yards, more than 100 below their season average of 175.3 entering the game, and 1.8 yards per rush, but turned the ball over on each of their first three possessions, resulting in two defensive touchdowns and a 21-0 first quarter deficit. South Carolina added a field goal early in the second quarter before OU kicker Zach Schmit…

The moment Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian swapped out starter Quinn Ewers for Arch Manning at quarterback during Saturday’s game against Georgia, the words “quarterback controversy” immediately sprung to mind.But the Longhorns’ coach put an end to that speculation by announcing that Ewers remains the team’s starting quarterback going forward after losing to No. 5 Georgia.“Quinn’s our starting quarterback,” Sarkisian told reporters after the game. “I appreciate the fact we’re fortunate enough to have a backup like Arch that could come into the game and provide a spark in some sense. At the end of the day, Quinn’s our starter.…

No. 8 LSU travels to face Arkansas Saturday evening in one of the SEC’s most fascinating clashes during a loaded Week 8 slate. The Tigers are coming off a huge win against Ole Miss, which served as a tremendous boon for their College Football Playoff hopes (the Tigers are currently getting +135 betting odds to make the CFP, according to Fanatics Sportsbook), while the Razorbacks had a bye to prepare for one of their top conference rivals. LSU has won seven Battles for the Golden Boot in the past eight years and it is riding a two-game winning streak, but each…

Once upon a time, this engine powered a sporty 1995 Nissan 240SX. It’s a KA24DE, the double overhead cam version of the 2.4-liter four-cylinder that powered a plethora of Nissans through the decades, from the 240 to the Frontier. This one served up thrills for 230,000 miles, and it could’ve gone further had it not been neglected. That’s the conclusion reached in this recent teardown from the I Do Cars YouTube channel. It wasn’t an easy project—this video took several days and considerable effort to put together, according to the host, Eric. The engine came from a wrecked 240SX, though…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA boundary dispute in a forest in southwestern Colorado spilled over into a row over misinformation, amid claims a ‘polyamorous cult’ was squaring off with angry locals.Earlier this week news outlets reported that a conflict between residents and a group calling itself the Free Land Holders Committee had escalated when locals began tearing down barbed-wire fencing the group had erected around about 1,400 acres of land in the San Juan National Forest, near the town of…

Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, presented awards, including more than 60 state honors, to servicemen of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for their participation in combat operations in the Kursk direction. This was reported by Syrskyi on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. The Commander-in-Chief thanked the warriors for their high motivation, effective combat performance, and resilience in the struggle to secure victory for Ukraine. He also highlighted the professionalism and determination of Ukrainian soldiers, sergeants, and officers on the battlefield. Read also: Russia trying to break through defense of AFU in Kursk region…

Israeli strikes on multiple homes in northern Gaza overnight and into Sunday left at least 87 people dead or missing, the territory’s Hamas-run Health Ministry said.It said another 40 people were wounded in the strikes on the town of Beit Lahiya, which was among Israel’s first targets nearly a year ago.Israel has been carrying out a large-scale operation in northern Gaza for the last two weeks, saying Hamas has regrouped there. Palestinian officials say hundreds of people have been killed and that the health sector in the north is on the verge of collapse. Palestinians inspect the damage after an…