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Up to 1.6 million remain on furlough while taxpayer support also drives record mortgage borrowing

Between 1.1 million to 1.6 million workers remain on full or partial furlough as taxpayer aid for the wage support scheme prepares to be...

Hawaii tsunami watch dropped after 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Alaska

A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii after an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaska Peninsula. Alerts have been issued for the...

Politics

UK ‘increasingly confident’ more countries will move to amber or green travel lists

The government is “increasingly confident” that more countries will soon be added to the amber and green travel lists, Dominic Raab has told Sky...

Environment

Want A Tesla Megapack? Get In Line And Wait Your Turn.

In our article about what to expect during this week’s Tesla earnings call, one of the topics we thought would come up was energy...

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JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials raises $700 million to accelerate EV battery recycling business

Battery recycling is key to making electric vehicles sustainable, and Redwood Materials, a company founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, is a leader in...

Environment

The ‘world’s most powerful tidal turbine’ starts to export power to the grid

A tidal turbine weighing 680 metric tons and dubbed “the world’s most powerful” has started grid-connected power generation at the European Marine Energy Centre...

Technology

Robinhood valued at $32 billion after selling shares in IPO at $38 per share, source says

Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Robinhood, whose stock trading app has surged in popularity among retail investors,...

Sports

Churchill announces $135M renovation project

5:40 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs announced three capital improvement projects over the next three years Wednesday, including two totaling...

Sports

Lane Johnson’s ‘Bro Barn’ has it all: Profanity, puking, lifting, laughter and QB Jalen Hurts

6:53 AM ET MOORESTOWN, N.J. — Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson‘s horse barn turned home gym, dubbed the “Bro Barn,” is set back...

Liverpool fan becomes 97th victim of the Hillsborough disaster 32 years after the tragedy

A Liverpool fan who suffered life-changing injuries in the Hillsborough disaster has been confirmed as the 97th victim of the tragedy following his death...

Business

Facebook sees profits double to $10bn but warns of slowdown in months ahead

Facebook was given the thumbs down by Wall Street despite doubling quarterly profits as it warned growth will slow sharply in coming months. Shares...

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ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has died aged 72, says US rock group

Dusty Hill, the bassist in the American rock group ZZ Top, has died aged 72. A statement on the band’s Instagram account read: “We...

Fed ‘monitoring’ delta variant risk to travel, dining out, schools and jobs

America’s central bank is monitoring the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus amid concern that it could hold back parts of the...

World

US backs Simone Biles after top gymnast withdraws from two Olympic finals to focus on her mental health

America’s divisions are huge, but the country appears to have come together to support Simone Biles. The superstar US gymnast, one of the world’s...

Environment

Solar Retailers: Stop Searching For Solar Marketing Ideas. Your Passage To Growth Has Finally Arrived.

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 – PV Passage is here with the goal to disrupt the solar industry. They are paving the way for smaller...

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Hot-selling Revolt electric motorcycle to get lower-cost sibling, the RV1

You may have heard of the Revolt RV400, which has been in hot demand since its debut. Now it’s getting a new member of...

Environment

Low-carbon hydrogen is not cheap and needs support, says major energy organization

In this article SGRE-ES Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Low-carbon hydrogen isn’t “cost competitive with other energy supplies in most applications and...

Politics

Fully vaccinated travellers from amber list EU and US countries won’t have to quarantine on arrival from Monday

Fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and the US will be able to avoid quarantining when they arrive in England from next Monday, the...

Sports

How Texas’ and Oklahoma’s potential moves to SEC impacts college football recruiting everywhere

7:00 AM ET Texas and Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 for the SEC could have a massive ripple effect on the college football recruiting...

Technology

Nissan ‘cannot be optimistic’ about the ongoing global chip shortage, CEO says

Makoto Uchida, chief executive officer of Nissan, on March 3, 2020. Bloomberg Makoto Uchida, the CEO of Nissan, said Wednesday that the global chip...