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China's Clean Energy Boom Could Win the Race to Power the Future


Sree VijaykumarBeijing is selling clean energy to the world, Washington is pushing oil and gas. Both are driven by national security.

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The Republican tax bill, explained in 500 words
The Republican tax bill, explained in 500 words
Republicans are barreling ahead to try to pass President Donald Trump's big, beautiful bill legislation that somehow manages to combine massive fiscal irresponsibility with devastating spending cuts.


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Satellite images capture activity at Iran's Fordow nuclear site after US Strikes | Mint - WSJ (No paywall)
Satellite images capture activity at Iran's Fordow nuclear site after US Strikes | Mint
Satellite images show Iran has built a new access road at its Fordow uranium enrichment site and moved in construction equipment that could be used to assess the damage done to the key underground nuclear facility by last month's U.S. airstrike.


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In a Milestone for Manhattan, a Pair of Coyotes Has Made Central Park Their Home
In a Milestone for Manhattan, a Pair of Coyotes Has Made Central Park Their Home
For six years, two photographers have carefully followed the canines and documented their secret lives


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Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view
Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view
The satellites the world relies on for navigation, communication and more get their bearings from distant black holes - but radio noise is blurring the picture.






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M&S 'fully back online in four weeks', says boss
M&S 'fully back online in four weeks', says boss
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said that although the retailer had strength, "there's still a lot to get back online before the company can put the cyber attack behind it".


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How HR Leaders Can Reduce Workplace Complaint Numbers - Inc (No paywall)
How HR Leaders Can Reduce Workplace Complaint Numbers
The tension and division that define U.S. politics and society are also reflected in the workplace, giving rise to a record number of employee complaints. Despite the increasing volumes of official grievances filed by workers, a new study suggests many businesses still aren't doing enough to protect employees or themselves from recurring on-the-job conflicts.


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The people who clean up your TikTok feed are starting to fight back
The people who clean up your TikTok feed are starting to fight back
Workers moderating TikTok say they face graphic violence, psychological trauma, and surveillance while reviewing content. A global labor movement is gaining momentum.


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Cloudflare Introduces Blocking of A.I. Scrapers By Default
Cloudflare Introduces Blocking of A.I. Scrapers By Default
The tech company's customers can automatically block A.I. companies from exploiting their websites, it said, as it moves to protect original content online.




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Amino acids as catalysts in the emergence of RNA
Amino acids as catalysts in the emergence of RNA
The question of how life could have emerged is one of the most long-standing mysteries in science. In a new study, the laboratory of LMU Professor Dieter Braun has uncovered an unexpected form of molecular collaboration between the fundamental components of life. The researchers found that amino acids--simple, abundant molecules on early Earth--can actively promote the polymerization of RNA under mild, prebiotic conditions.


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Trump Pulls Back 150 Guard Troops From Federal Duties in California
Trump Pulls Back 150 Guard Troops From Federal Duties in California
The Trump administration sent the soldiers back to state command, allowing them to return to firefighting work. Thousands remain under federal control.


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Government wins welfare bill vote after making big concessions to rebels
Government wins welfare bill vote after making big concessions to rebels
James Taylor, executive director at the disability charity Scope, said the bill would still "strip thousands of pounds in support" from future universal credit claimants and urged the government to "engage with disabled people".


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Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. honey bee die-off
Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. honey bee die-off
USDA research points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend




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Which Republicans Voted Against Trump's Bill in the Senate
Which Republicans Voted Against Trump's Bill in the Senate
Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina defied the president on his signature measure.


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Senate passes Trump's tax-cut bill that would slash Medicaid spending - STAT (No paywall)
Senate passes Trump's tax-cut bill that would slash Medicaid spending
The Senate passed a $4.5 trillion tax cut bill after last-minute changes to its health care provisions, as Republicans scrambled to get their party on board.


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Have Best of Lists Made Travel More Bland? - Intelligencer (No paywall)
Have Best of Lists Made Travel More Bland?
Some of the most influential hospitality rankings in the world are produced in a homely office park in Crawley, an exurb of London. There amid the square bushes, under a stream of jets taking off and landing at Gatwick Airport, sits the headquarters of the 50 Best brand. We want to become the reference point for the best travel experiences across the world, says William Drew, the head of content for 50 Best, which in addition to its restaurant rankings publishes lists of hotels, bars, and vineyards. Drew, 53, is a cheerful former journalist who edited mens magazines, including FHM and Arena, during the early aughts. I got very lucky, he says. I managed to get out of that.


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Gut Bacteria Can Protect Against Forever Chemicals
Gut Bacteria Can Protect Against Forever Chemicals
Scientists have discovered that certain microbes living in our intestines can absorb toxic "forever chemicals" called PFAS, potentially offering a natural defense against these widespread pollutants.




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American kids of undocumented immigrants could get $1,000 'Trump Accounts'
American kids of undocumented immigrants could get $1,000 'Trump Accounts'
It was an unusual outcome for a Trump-backed spending bill, one that raised eyebrows about unintended consequences from the GOP's sprint to the finish


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Switzerland stirs Brexit ghosts in push for EU access - FT (No paywall)
Switzerland stirs Brexit ghosts in push for EU access
Referendum looms on single market deal that includes concessions on money, migration and judicial power


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Long-dead satellite emits strong radio signal, puzzling astronomers | CNN
Long-dead satellite emits strong radio signal, puzzling astronomers | CNN
A NASA satellite that's been orbiting as space junk since 1967, Relay 2, emitted an unexpected, powerful radio burst that astronomers initially struggled to explain.


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What Makes a Person Cool?
What Makes a Person Cool?
Six traits can determine your 'it' factor, according to researchers who measured coolness around the globe.




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Judge OKs sale of 23andMe - and its trove of DNA data - to a nonprofit led by its founder
The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe's services won't be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki.


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The Trump-Musk feud reignites over Republicans megabill - WSJ (No paywall)
The Trump-Musk feud reignites over Republicans megabill
WASHINGTON: The feud between President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk reignited this week, with the billionaire Tesla CEO attacking Republicans' big, beautiful bill" and pledging to start a new political party, and Trump threatening to use the power of the federal government to punish his former adviser.


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Scientists Genetically Engineer Tobacco Plants to Pump Out a Popular Cancer Drug
Scientists Genetically Engineer Tobacco Plants to Pump Out a Popular Cancer Drug
Newly discovered genes could make the powerful anticancer drug, Taxol, cheaper and more sustainable to produce.


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FBI Headquarters Moving to Ronald Reagan Building That Housed USAID
FBI Headquarters Moving to Ronald Reagan Building That Housed USAID
In his announcement, Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, did not provide key details on the cost of the project or when employees would transition into the new headquarters.




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Poorest Americans Would Be Hurt By Trump's Big Bill
Poorest Americans Would Be Hurt By Trump's Big Bill
Small improvements in taxes are overshadowed by cuts to health insurance and other federal aid, resulting in a package favoring the wealthy.


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Opioid pills discovered in US-backed food aid, Gaza authorities say
Opioid pills discovered in US-backed food aid, Gaza authorities say
US-Israeli aid distributor the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been widely condemned for possible complicity in war crimes


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People are using AI to sit with them while they trip on psychedelics - MIT Technology Review (No paywall)
People are using AI to sit with them while they trip on psychedelics
Peter sat alone in his bedroom as the first waves of euphoria coursed through his body like an electrical current. He was in darkness, save for the soft blue light of the screen glowing from his lap. Then he started to feel pangs of panic. He picked up his phone and typed a message to ChatGPT. I took too much, he wrote.


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The spiritual economy: young Chinese turn to fortune tellers as anxiety about the future rises
The spiritual economy: young Chinese turn to fortune tellers as anxiety about the future rises
Growing popularity of mysticism can also be connected to increasing sense of cultural confidence as Chinese brands and products go global




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Murkowski Casts Decisive Vote for Trump Policy Bill, Making an 'Agonizing' Choice
Murkowski Casts Decisive Vote for Trump Policy Bill, Making an 'Agonizing' Choice
The Alaska Republican, a frequent critic of the president who is often a swing vote, acknowledged the bill would harm Americans but backed it after winning carve outs for her state.


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Researchers Uncover Hidden Ingredients Behind AI Creativity | Quanta Magazine
Researchers Uncover Hidden Ingredients Behind AI Creativity | Quanta Magazine
Image generators are designed to mimic their training data, so where does their apparen't creativity come from? A recent study suggests that it's an inevitable by-product of their architecture.


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Landmark DNA study charts blood ageing caused by cancer drugs - FT (No paywall)
Landmark DNA study charts blood ageing caused by cancer drugs
Research offers clues to choosing chemotherapy treatments with fewer long-term side effects


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A lot of product makers snub Right to Repair laws
A lot of product makers snub Right to Repair laws
: Refrigerators and game consoles are the worst, but Apple, surprisingly, rates well


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The CEO building the 'Ikea of factories' wants to democratize semiconductor production
The CEO building the 'Ikea of factories' wants to democratize semiconductor production
Semiconductor factories are massive, expensive, and take a while to build. Brooklyn-based Nanotronics wants to change that with modular fabs.


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Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers review - finally, Netflix makes a great, serious documentary
Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers review - finally, Netflix makes a great, serious documentary
Twenty years on, this heart-racing four-part series reconstructs the terror attacks and the vast investigation that followed, without losing sight of the survivors. The detail about the bathtub is astonishing


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Deutsche Bahn train hits 405 km/h without falling to bits
Deutsche Bahn train hits 405 km/h without falling to bits
: Test run offers hope for a rail system long past its best-before date




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Left-Handed Creativity Myth Debunked - Neuroscience News
Left-Handed Creativity Myth Debunked - Neuroscience News
The long-standing belief that left-handed people are more creative has been challenged by a new meta-analysis of over a century of research.


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What Can We Learn From History's Most Bizarre Software Bugs?
What Can We Learn From History's Most Bizarre Software Bugs?
The world is complex, and so are the systems we build.


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'Startup City' Groups Say They're Meeting Trump Officials to Push for Deregulated 'Freedom Cities'
'Startup City' Groups Say They're Meeting Trump Officials to Push for Deregulated 'Freedom Cities'
The architects of projects like Prospera are drafting legislation to create US cities that would be free from federal regulations.


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Rippling spy says men have been following him, and his wife is afraid
Rippling spy says men have been following him, and his wife is afraid
If becoming a corporate spy sounds exciting, let this newest affidavit from confessed Rippling spy Keith O'Brien serve as a warning.




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The renewable-energy sector's relative winners and losers in the megabill - WSJ (No paywall)
The renewable-energy sector's relative winners and losers in the megabill
The Senate's latest version of the megabill caught the renewable-energy sector off guard with a new tax on wind and solar projects that, together with the quick end of lucrative tax credits, would devastate the industry.


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Neuroscientists remain steadfastly uncertain about how the brain encodes memory
Neuroscientists remain steadfastly uncertain about how the brain encodes memory
Researchers from Monash University, in collaboration with the European Biostasis Foundation and Apex Neuroscience, have revealed that although most neuroscientists agree that long-term memories depend primarily on neuronal connectivity patterns, significant uncertainties persist regarding precisely how these memories are structurally encoded.


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Britain's royals give up their luxury train in the name of fiscal restraint - WSJ (No paywall)
Britain's royals give up their luxury train in the name of fiscal restraint
LONDON: In an era of hard choices for economies around the world, Britain's royal family is also playing its part, waving farewell to perhaps its most extravagant mode of transport.


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Could China's New GLP-1 Drugs Beat Out Ozempic? - Scientific American (No paywall)
Could China's New GLP-1 Drugs Beat Out Ozempic?
At first, Chinese pharmaceutical companies rushed to make similar versions of blockbuster weight-loss drugs, such as Wegovy and Ozempic, that have taken the world by storm. Nowadays, China is emerging as an important innovator for new drug discovery in this field, says Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist at the University of Toronto in Canada.




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Photographer finds surreal beauty - and few humans - inside a Chinese EV factory | CNN
Photographer finds surreal beauty - and few humans - inside a Chinese EV factory | CNN
Granted rare access to a BYD plant near Shanghai, celebrated photographer Edward Burtynsky documented how automation is transforming China, labor and the world's supply chains.


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5 disastrous rebrands and what you can learn from them
5 disastrous rebrands and what you can learn from them
What we can learn from these branding blunders.


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I was getting lonely. Here's what happened when I tried to make new friends in my 30s
I was getting lonely. Here's what happened when I tried to make new friends in my 30s
From streaming services to food-delivery apps, the modern world conspires to keep us home and alone. But I went out looking for a human connection


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America's Founders Valued Higher Education
America's Founders Valued Higher Education
Political attacks on higher education are escalating as we approach next year's 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Members of the Trump Administration, state legislatures, and think tanks like the Heritage Foundation call universities the enemy to justify severe funding cuts, censorship, and restrictions on academic freedom.


 
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'Even if we stop drinking we will be exposed': A French region has banned tap water. Is it a warning for the rest of Europe?
'Even if we stop drinking we will be exposed': A French region has banned tap water. Is it a warning for the rest of Europe?
Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the Pfas iceberg


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What Therapists Treating Immigrants Hear - The New Yorker (No paywall)
What Therapists Treating Immigrants Hear
Erica Lubliner is a psychiatrist at the University of California, Los Angeles, who directs a clinic that offers mental-health services to Latinos. She provides care to a wide range of patients: first- to fourth-generation immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, and undergraduate and graduate students at U.C.L.A., many of whom are the first in their families to go to college. She usually meets patients in her bright office on campus in Westwood, where paintings by Mexican artists hang on the walls and children's books are within easy reach. But, after the ICE raids began around the city last month, she moved her appointments online. Lubliners patients are safe in her clinic, she told me, but even getting here can be scary.



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