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Inflation Reduction Act’s expanded biofuel incentives raise concerns about fraud

The Inflation Reduction Act signed into law by President Joe Biden in August includes historic investments to combat climate change. It may also open...

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Wolf Hall trilogy author Hilary Mantel has died aged 70

Double Booker Prize winner Dame Hilary Mantel, author of the epic Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70. In a statement, her publisher 4th...

Politics

The chancellor’s economic experiment will test the patience of his party and the markets

In the end, Kwasi Kwarteng’s statement indeed cost more than £2 billion a minute and turned politics on its head. Threads that linked the...

Science

Water Drop Discovered on Ryugu Asteroid Offers Clues to Origins of Life on Earth

Specks of dust retrieved by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million kilometres from Earth have revealed a surprising component: a...

Lethal injection execution of triple murderer called off because officials couldn’t find a vein in time

Officials in Alabama have halted the lethal injection execution of a prisoner on death row because they couldn’t find a vein before the midnight...

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‘Stormzy has gone clear’: Video featuring Jose Mourinho, Usain Bolt and Louis Theroux prompts rapturous response

Stormzy has sparked a rapturous response online with the surprise release of a new 11-minute music video featuring a plethora of cameos including Usain...

Business

Raft of tax cuts ‘for a new era’ include stamp duty cut for homebuyers

Income tax will be cut by one penny, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced, as part of a raft of measures aimed at boosting economic...

Stamp duty, energy bills and alcohol duty: The key mini-budget announcements

Here are the key points from Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget statement to MPs: • The basic rate of income tax will be cut to...

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Quick Charge Podcast: September 22, 2022

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and...

Environment

China’s CATL, a Tesla supplier, considers expanding battery swapping business overseas

In this article 300750-CN 300750-CN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CATL is the world’s largest electric vehicle battery maker and supplier to the...

Sports

Source: Ravens add Pierre-Paul to aid pass rush

3:44 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Jason Pierre-Paul agreed to a one-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, a source told ESPN’s...

Technology

Alibaba pledges $1 billion to cloud computing customers to reignite growth

In this article BABA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Alibaba has faced growth challenges amid regulatory tightening on China’s domestic technology sector and...

World

Draft-age Russians flee country as plane ticket prices soar and border crossings increase

Draft-aged Russians have apparently begun to flee the country as it enters is biggest conscription drive since the Second World War – with plane...

Politics

Revealed: The contents of the secret note passed to Labour leader Keir Starmer in the Commons on 8 September

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner has revealed the mystery note she was passed in the Commons on 8 September told her the Queen was...

Chancellor to promise ‘new era for Britain’ with plan for growth in mini-budget

Kwasi Kwarteng will promise a “new era for Britain” with a major package of measures to “turn the vicious cycle of stagnation into a...

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Self-confessed Pokemon obsessive Ed Sheeran teams up with gaming franchise for new single

Self-confessed Pokemon obsessive Ed Sheeran has teamed up with the makers of the video game series on his new single. The track is entitled...

Science

Astronomers Spot Hot Gas Bubble Spinning Clockwise Around Milky Way Black Hole

Astronomers said Thursday they have spotted a hot bubble of gas spinning clockwise around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy at...

Business

Top Morrisons executive feels Strain with exit after 10 years

A top executive at Morrisons is in talks to leave, days after it emerged that the Bradford-based grocer had been displaced as Britain’s fourth-biggest...

World

‘Reasonable grounds’ to believe war crimes committed in Ukraine, says international court

The foreign secretary has called on countries to reject the “charade” of referenda to be held in Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine....

Technology

Apple’s new AirPods Pro are worth the $249 even if you already own the older version

AirPods Pro (2nd generation). Sofia Pitt I’ve been testing Apple’s new $249 AirPods Pro (second-generation) for a few weeks. They are available to order...