Shipping needs to cut emissions rapidly, and there are no solutions widely available today to fully decarbonize deep-sea shipping. But there’s a lot of interest in ammonia as an alternative fuel.
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The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public ever agree?
Consumer surveys show that most Americans remain unhappy with the economy, still bruised by an inflation rate that hit a 4-decade high 2 years ago as the economy rebounded from the pandemic recession.
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California accuses ExxonMobil of lying about plastics being recyclable in ‘decades-long campaign of deception’
The lawsuit alleges that Exxon falsely promoted all plastics as recyclable. Only about 5% to 6% of plastic gets recycled in the U.S., according to recent estimates.
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Suspect in attempted assassination left note on his intention to kill Trump
Investigators also found a list with dates in August, September and October and venues where Trump had or was scheduled to appear.
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Biden administration seeks ban on Chinese, Russian software in U.S. vehicles
In extreme situations, a foreign adversary could shut down or take simultaneous control of vehicles, causing crashes and blocking roads, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said.
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Congress reaches deal to avert government shutdown through December
With the election just weeks away, few lawmakers in either party had any appetite for the brinksmanship that often leads to a shutdown.
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Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 350
Lebanon’s health ministry said the strikes killed 356 people, including 24 children and 42 women, and wounded 1,246 people.
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For some parents, surging child care costs could determine how they vote
Parents struggle with access to child care, and once they find it, with how to pay for it.
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With nuclear option unlikely, Putin struggles to defend his red lines
Inside the Kremlin, there is a growing recognition that the repeated use of the nuclear threat is starting to lose its potency.
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As Taliban starts restricting men, too, some regret not speaking up sooner
New laws mandate that men wear a fist-long beard, bar them from imitating non-Muslims in appearance or behavior, and ban haircuts that are against Islamic law.