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Quick Charge Podcast: April 16, 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...

World

Russia demands surrender of remaining troops in Mariupol amid ‘catastrophic situation’

Russia has demanded the surrender of the last remaining Ukrainian troops in Mariupol, with the city on the brink of falling. Moscow claimed it...

Environment

The race to roll out ‘super-sized’ wind turbines is on

In this article EQNR-NO BP.-GB D SGRE-ES GE A Haliade-X wind turbine photographed in the Netherlands on March 2, 2022. The Haliade-X is part...

Sports

Tracing the path to the College Football Playoff for the top 10 teams in preseason FPI

7:00 AM ET According to the Allstate Playoff Predictor, there are nine teams that have at least a 10% chance to make the College...

Technology

Elon Musk ‘funding secured’ tweets ruled false, new court filing suggests

In this article TSLA Elon Musk Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images In a court filing out late Friday, shareholders who are suing...

Politics

Archbishop of Canterbury hits out at Rwanda asylum scheme, saying it is ungodly

The government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is “opposite the nature of God”, the Archbishop of Canterbury will say. Reverend Justin Welby...

Portable nuclear device containing radioactive material goes missing in Pennsylvania

A portable nuclear device containing radioactive material that could be a danger to public safety has gone missing in the US state of Pennsylvania....

Shooting at South Carolina shopping centre leaves 12 injured

Several people have been injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in South Carolina, US police said. The Columbia Police Department said those...

Uncategorized

Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: An Electric Nap Car for Sleepy Adults

You know that feeling, right? It’s Monday morning and you just barely have the energy to get out of bed to face the day....

Sports

Inside the joy and loneliness of Jackie Robinson’s rookie season

8:32 PM ET Editor’s note: This article, “If You Were Jackie Robinson,” originally ran in the September 1947 issue of SPORT magazine, during Jackie...

Environment

How Google plans to use 100% carbon-free energy in its data centers by 2030

Google’s data centers around the world use about twice as much electricity as the city of San Francisco. In total, Google used 15.5 terawatt...

Sports

NHL playoff watch: Showdown Saturday includes Avalanche-Hurricanes, Knights-Oilers

8:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. We’re officially...

Technology

Etsy sellers eye forming a union after going on strike

Illustrator Alex Kittle is putting her Etsy shop on “vacation mode” as part of a weeklong strike which has garnered the support of thousands...

First MP to take in family of Ukrainian refugees criticises red tape

The former housing secretary Robert Jenrick has taken in a Ukrainian refugee family under a government scheme, but claims that the process has been...

World

PM, foreign sec and 11 other MPs barred by Kremlin in retaliation for sanctions

The Kremlin has banned Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Ben Wallace and 10 other UK politicians from entering Russia. The Russian foreign ministry said the...

Uncategorized

‘Sweetest TV mom’: Liz Sheridan, actress who played Seinfeld’s mother, dies

Liz Sheridan, the actress who played Jerry Seinfeld’s mother in his popular sitcom, has died aged 93. Sheridan died in her sleep at home...

Science

NASA’s InSight Lander Captures Stunning View of Sunrise on Mars

NASA’s InSight Mars lander has recently shared an incredible sight. On April 10, it captured the stunning view of a sunrise on the Red...

Science

China’s ‘Space Dream’: A Long March to the Moon and Beyond

The return to Earth of three astronauts on Saturday after six months at China’s new space station marks a landmark step in the country’s...

Business

Chelsea FC sale: Ex-chancellor Osborne signs up to advise Boehly bid

George Osborne, the former chancellor, has been parachuted in to help the Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly clinch a takeover of Chelsea Football...

Science

Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth After Record 6 Months on Tiangong Space Station

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth safely on Saturday after spending a record six months aboard China’s new space station, doubling the previous stay...