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Net Zero minister Grant Shapps has suggested that hydrogen will not be used for domestic heating networks, likely signalling a push for heat pumps instead. Speaking at a press gallery lunch in Parliament on Thursday, Energy Security and Net Zero Grant Shapps said it was “unlikely” such a hydrogen energy system, which was being considered

The Biden administration has announced a $39 billion student loan forgiveness plan for 804,000 borrowers as part of fixes in “administrative failures” that had held up relief for borrowers under their income-driven repayment (IDR) plans. “For far too long, borrowers fell through the cracks of a broken system that failed to keep accurate track of

The Canadian Cancer Society and Health Canada are reviewing the World Health Organization’s classification of aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic.” The WHO released findings on Thursday evening from two expert panels saying there is limited evidence that the artificial sweetener could be associated with liver cancer. But they also said that aspartame is still considered safe

Democrats are trying to get a new 28th Amendment added to the Constitution. They’re arguing that the Equal Rights Amendment should already be the law of the land, due to loopholes in the system that are up for interpretation. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden has activated select members of the reserve forces of the United States

They say, “When you play the flute in Zanzibar, all Africa dances.” Lying just off the coast of mainland Tanzania in East Africa, Zanzibar has mile after mile of snow-white sandy beaches shaded by majestic palms. But the Zanzibar Archipelago also offers visitors a wonderfully colorful culture, fascinating history, Eden-like nature, and much more. These

LONDON—Global benchmark Brent crude hovered above $81 a barrel on Friday, with bullish sentiment over U.S. demand bolstered by supply disruption in Libya and Nigeria. Both the Brent and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contracts had risen for three straight sessions and in early Asian trade on Friday, poised to register a third straight week

The U.S. House votes to end a Pentagon policy that pays service members to travel out-of-state for abortions. Republicans also passed other amendments pushing back against Pentagon policies. Whether its de-risking, de-coupling, or diversifying when it comes to China, Congressman Mike Gallagher says we shouldn’t be funding our own destruction. We had a chance to

Home prices hit a record high again in May, amid a worsening supply shortage in the housing market. The sharp jump in mortgage interest rates in last year caused an overheated housing market to slow down, but the slump did not last long. The cost for a home, which has been rising since the start

Two months in the searing summer heat in the Indian desert finally paid off for this wildlife photographer, who was rewarded with a series of rare, intimate shots of a striped hyena in its natural habitat. Photographer Hardik Shelat, 36, lives in Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat. He spent two months in early summer visiting

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas and Lambda Legal are suing to stop Texas from banning child gender modification hormones and surgery. The lawsuit, filed July 12 in state district court in liberal Travis County, aims to block Senate Bill 14 before it can go into effect on Sept. 1. “This law would ban necessary