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Last week, the Biden administration made it official: American cars are really going electric. The US Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule, long in the works, that will require automakers selling in the United States to dramatically boost the number of battery-powered vehicles sold this decade, putting a serious dent in the country’s carbon emissions … Read more
LONDON — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been greeted with an outpouring of support and sympathy after she revealed Friday she had been diagnosed with cancer and was in the early stages of chemotherapy treatment. King Charles III said in a statement he was “so proud of Catherine for her courage in speaking as she … Read more
Annette Bening is stepping out for the premiere of her new Peacock series! The 65-year-old Oscar-nominated actress joined co-stars Sam Neill, Jake Lacy, Georgia Flood, Essie Randles, and Conor Merrigan-Turner at the premiere of Apples Never Fall on Tuesday (March 12) held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. Fellow cast members … Read more
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm speaks to reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, June 22, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters China could flood the U.S. electric-vehicle market with low-cost offerings, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warned Wednesday, weeks after President Joe Biden raised similar concerns. “We are very concerned about China … Read more
Michael Calore: When is the last time you visited the website The Hairpin? Lauren Goode: It’s been a while. Why do you ask? Michael Calore: You should go check it out right now. Lauren Goode: Right now? Michael Calore: Yeah, right now. Lauren Goode: OK, hold on. I’m going to do this. OK, wow. “Talking … Read more
“I remember taking so many tours out there,” said Rentner, “and all the public funding agency partners would go, ‘OK, so you have a million dollars in hand, and you still need how many? How are you going to get there?’” “I don’t know,” Rentner told them in response. “We’re just gonna keep writing proposals, … Read more
For the first time in four centuries, it’s good to be a beaver. Long persecuted for their pelts and reviled as pests, the dam-building rodents are today hailed by scientists as ecological saviors. Their ponds and wetlands store water in the face of drought, filter out pollutants, furnish habitat for endangered species, and fight wildfires. … Read more
WASHINGTON—Israel has assembled a system of large pumps it could use to flood Hamas’s vast network of tunnels under the Gaza Strip with seawater, a tactic that could destroy the tunnels and drive the fighters from their underground refuge but also threaten Gaza’s water supply, U.S. officials said. The Israel Defense Forces finished assembling large … Read more
Somali authorities say floods caused by torrential rainfall have killed at least 31 people in various parts of the country ByOMAR FARUK Associated Press November 12, 2023, 8:21 AM Vehicles try to maneuver through flood water caused by heavy rain, in Mogadishu, Saturday, Nov, 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) The Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia … Read more
Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos speaks to the media on the company’s sustainability efforts in Washington on September 19, 2019. Eric Baradat | AFP | Getty Images Amazon flooded its search results with irrelevant “defect” ads at the direction of Founder Jeff Bezos, pumping Amazon profits while steering shoppers to higher-priced goods, the Federal … Read more