EV battery recycling breakthrough recovers 99.99% of lithium
Chinese researchers claim to have developed a process to recover nearly all of the lithium from used electric vehicle batteries for recycling. The Independent (via
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Prada acknowledges footwear design’s Indian roots after backlash
Prada described the Kolhapuri sandals as “leather footwear” but did not mention its origins, prompting backlash.
Two firefighters shot dead in Idaho ambush, police say
The suspect has been found dead after the firefighters were killed with a high-powered weapon, authorities say.
I may have lost half the weight, but I’m not broken, says freed Belarus opposition leader
Sergei Tikhanovsky was kept isolated in bare, tiny cells and tells the BBC that Belarus must free other political prisoners.
Watch: Humanoid robots stumble through football match in China
The robots kicked, scored and tumbled while competing at a tourmentant in Beijing.
This Ukrainian woman beat cancer. But her fight to free her captive husband isn’t over
A Ukrainian woman, Olha Kurtmalaieva, has endured cancer and war while fighting to bring her husband home from Russian captivity
2 teens shot near Stonewall Inn after NYC Pride march, police say
Two teenage girls were shot near the Stonewall Inn as NYC Pride celebrations winded down on Sunday night, police said.
‘We have one dead shooter’: Officials give update in Idaho attack
Sheriff Bob Norris provided an update on the Idaho attack, stating a man whose body was found on Canfield Mountain next to a firearm is
Conservative Christians freak out over 6-second Dove ad featuring trans model
The perpetually outraged One Million Moms (OMM) claims that personal care brand Dove is “pushing a sinful lifestyle” by featuring a trans woman in a
What a Rwanda-DR Congo peace agreement could mean for their conflict and the U.S.
Officials from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement in the White House on Friday, aiming to end a complex and
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel ditches some flu shots based on anti-vaccine junk data
The vaccine panel hand-selected by health secretary and anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to drop federal recommendations for seasonal flu
Judge: Pirate libraries may have profited from Meta torrenting 80TB of books
Now that Meta has largely beaten an AI training copyright lawsuit raised by 13 book authors—including comedian Sarah Silverman and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz—the
Two firefighters shot dead in sniper ambush in Idaho
Two firefighters have been killed and another wounded after they were ambushed by sniper fire while responding to a blaze in the US state of
Norwegian pension fund divests from companies selling to Israeli military
KLP, Norway’s largest pension fund, will no longer do business with two companies, one US, the other German.