Image copyright Protean Electric When it comes to making electric cars better, it’s the batteries that you’ll hear about the most. But what about the motor that actually drives the car? Car enthusiasts have long-obsessed about what is under the bonnet of a traditional car, but in the electric world the motor gets little attention. […]
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Sea erosion continues to wreak havoc on villages along West Africa’s shoreline, threatening communities. Many homes on the coast of Ghana’s Volta region have been destroyed by tidal waves in recent years. Video journalist Sulley Lansah went to visit a family that has already had to move house a number of times and is facing
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As he took the podium last week in the White House briefing room, acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney was a familiar Washington figure — a former congressman and D.C. transplant who cheers for the team that calls Capitol Hill home. “I did want to come out here with my Nationals hat on, but they
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The United States federal budget deficit jumped 26 percent in the 2019 fiscal year to $984 billion, reaching the highest level in seven years, as the government was forced to borrow more money to pay for President Trump’s tax and spending policies, official figures showed on Friday. The deficit is projected to top $1 trillion
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Over the course of its 15 year history, Facebook has variously ignored news organizations while eating their advertising revenue, courted them for video projects it subsequently abandoned, and then largely cut their stories out of its newsfeeds . Now it plans to pay them for news headlines — reportedly millions of dollars in some cases.
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Health officials acknowledged Friday they are still looking at a wide range of products and chemicals that could be causing the U.S. vaping illness outbreak. A large majority of the more than 1,600 people who have been sickened said they vaped products containing THC, the high-inducing ingredient in marijuana, but it’s likely something else —
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Image copyright Paul Grant Image caption Paul Grant snapped an acrobat at Beck Theatre in Hayes for his winning shot, titled Hand Stand Disabled photographers have spoken about how their art has helped their mental health during an annual exhibition. One member of the Disabled Photographers’ Society (DPS) said photography was “my life”. Photos displayed
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A majority of United Auto Workers members signed off on the tentative agreement between the union and General Motors, ending a massive strike that lasted more than five weeks and shut down GM production across the country. GM workers spent the past week casting ballots to determine whether to ratify the new contract. By the
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Ferrari is flexing the muscle that makes it a favorite to win the Mexican Grand Prix. Yet two-time defending race champion Max Verstappen is close enough to look for a counterpunch. Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest lap of Friday’s practice sessions as his Ferrari barreled down the long straight in the high altitude at the
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Breaking News Update: The House is legally engaged in an impeachment inquiry, a federal judge ruled on Friday, delivering a major victory to House Democrats and undercutting arguments by President Trump and Republicans that the investigation is a sham. The House Judiciary Committee is entitled to view secret grand jury evidence gathered by the special counsel,
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