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How Harris and Trump’s economic pledges stack up

How Harris and Trump’s economic pledges stack up

We’re now in the home straight of the US election race, and the economy looks set to play a key role in deciding who will be sat in the White House come January 2025. Despite…

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Astronomers just found complex carbon molecules in space – a step closer to deciphering the origins of life

Astronomers just found complex carbon molecules in space – a step closer to deciphering the origins of life

A team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules containing carbon in a distant interstellar cloud of gas and dust. This is exciting for those of us who keep…

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Italy’s Eni and BP resume onshore drilling in Libya after 10-year hiatus, NOC says By Reuters

Italy’s Eni and BP resume onshore drilling in Libya after 10-year hiatus, NOC says By Reuters

CAIRO (Reuters) – Italian energy company Eni and British oil giant BP (NYSE:) have resumed exploration in Libya after onshore drilling was halted in 2014, Libya’s national oil corporation (NOC) said on Saturday. NOC also…

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In her first budget, the chancellor faces a minefield of risks

In her first budget, the chancellor faces a minefield of risks

Ahead of the new government’s first budget on October 30, chancellor Rachel Reeves has revealed her determination to change borrowing rules that will allow her to boost investment spending. The overriding goal of the government…

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Panama Canal net income rose to $3.45 billion despite drought By Reuters

Panama Canal net income rose to $3.45 billion despite drought By Reuters

By Elida Moreno and Marianna Parraga PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -The Panama Canal’s profit increased about 9.5% in the fiscal year ended in September to $3.45 billion despite a severe drought that reduced the number of…

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Why billionaire philanthropy might not be as generous as you think

Why billionaire philanthropy might not be as generous as you think

Walmart heiress Alice Walton is one of the richest people in the world and a celebrated philanthropist, whose lifetime giving total recently hit an estimated US$1.5 billion (£1.2 billion). Her largest gift to date, US$390…

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Going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole? Science says you’re one of these three types

Going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole? Science says you’re one of these three types

If you’ve ever gone to look up a quick fact and just kept browsing from one article (or page, or video), to another, to another – then you know the feeling of “going down a…

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New Mexico studies oil drilling restrictions that would hit output, revenue By Reuters

New Mexico studies oil drilling restrictions that would hit output, revenue By Reuters

By Georgina McCartney NEW YORK (Reuters) -A top economist for the state of New Mexico, the second-largest oil-producer in the U.S., this week released a study on potential drilling restrictions that could hit up to…

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Florida’s new condo laws recognize the total price of living on the beach

Florida’s new condo laws recognize the total price of living on the beach

Nearly a million Florida condo owners face an important deadline at the end of the year. That’s when a law passed in 2022 requires most Florida condo associations to submit inspection reports for their buildings…

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Stoneflies change colour in response to deforestation, suggesting humans can alter evolution – new research

Stoneflies change colour in response to deforestation, suggesting humans can alter evolution – new research

As we continue to change the planet, scientists are worried we might also be altering the evolutionary trajectories of the species that live alongside us, perhaps even including some irreversible shifts. Certainly, the evidence for…

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