LVIV, Ukraine — Russian leader Vladimir Putin faced mounting global condemnation Monday, with President Biden and a growing number of world leaders calling for a war-crimes trial, following the discovery in Ukraine of mass graves and streets littered with the bodies of civilians around the suburbs of Kyiv. “This guy is brutal, and what’s happening in […]
Learn more →Lithium-ion batteries are vital to a lower-carbon future. But they require a lot of energy to produce, especially when it comes to mining and refining the metals. The worldwide lithium battery market is expected to grow up to tenfold in the next decade, according to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Energyshowing up […]
Learn more →Rob Pelinka, the Lakers’ general manager and vice president of basketball operations, began his news conference Monday by thanking fired coach Frank Vogel. “I want to thank him for three really strong years,” Pelinka said, wishing Vogel and his family well in the future. “Frank is a great man, a great coach.” Words like “new […]
Learn more →The deadly cyclones and tropical storms that battered southern Africa this year were made more severe by climate change, according to 22 scientists collaborating under the World Weather Attribution initiative. Rainfall data associated with two of the three tropical cyclones and two other tropical storms that tore across Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi over a period […]
Learn more →Samuel L. Jackson’s samurai cuts with his tongue, too, in the “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” trailer, which dropped Monday. (Watch it below.) But don’t worry, Mom and Dad. The man known for griping about the “motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane” ― among many cinema-swearing moments ― keeps it family-friendly in this […]
Learn more →But the rodent problem worsened during the pandemic, forcing the agency to assign some employees returning to the campus after two years to temporary desks and ask others to continue to telework. “It is accurate that food products left behind in offices when maximum telework was implemented is a contributing factor to offices with pest […]
Learn more →Belarus’ border guard has accused Polish forces of attacking them using a slingshot and “metal balls”. Polish border authorities allegedly committed “illegal actions” at a checkpoint near the city of Brest, the authority said. “On the night of April 10-11, Polish soldiers fired on the Belarusian road checkpoint Peschatka,” a statement read. “The security also […]
Learn more →Maja Hitij | Getty Images News | Getty Images Elon Musk went on a tweetstorm over the weekend, lobbing numerous critiques of Twitter. But the Tesla and SpaceX CEO appears to have deleted several of his spiciest takes, as he’s dropped his plan to join the social media company’s board. Musk’s tweets included suggestions on […]
Learn more →BEIJING — Andrea Braendli, a Swiss goaltender, had no delusions of an Olympic gold medal. “If we play for a gold medal,” she said ahead of the Beijing Games, “it’s going to be a miracle on ice.” Her assessment was as cleareyed as any about the women’s hockey tournament. For all of the talk about, […]
Learn more →Jen Psaki didn’t play along with the media narrative that it is the job of Democrats to cater to Republicans. Video of Psaki: Psaki was asked if the White House is reaching out to Republicans on immigration reform, “It has been a long-standing open invitation. Any Republican who wants to work with us on immigration […]
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