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The United Nations (U.N.) announced Sunday the electric car boom will result in a number of devastating ecological side effects for the planet. While the shift to electric cars reflects ongoing efforts to reduce the world’s dependence on fossil fuels, the UN warns that the raw materials used to produce electric car batteries are highly …

Two weeks ago, clashes in the high altitude Galwan Valley left 20 Indian soldiers dead with unconfirmed reports of Chinese casualties. Qiao Liang, a retired air force major general and military theorist, wrote on WeChat the chances of an all-out war were low but China needed to be more prepared. He said: “We should not overestimate India’s …

He graduated from preaching Marxism in the classroom to practicing it in the field. To waste your life chasing delusions is bad enough. To sacrifice innocent lives without remorse as you pursue those fantasies is downright criminal. It defines you as a sociopath and a homicidal maniac. Abimael Guzmán is all of that and worse. …

The House voted to approve statehood for Washington, D.C., on Thursday in a bill expected to be dead on arrival in the Republican-controlled Senate. The 232-180 vote fell along party lines, with Representative Collin Peterson (D., Minn.) the only Democrat to oppose the measure. “This bill allows our country to live up to its claim …

Remington Arms, America’s oldest gun maker, is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is in advanced talks for a potential sale to the Navajo Nation, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Remington is making preparations for the Native American tribe to serve as the lead bidder to purchase its assets out …

Following numerous accounts that airlines were not enforcing their own mask policies, Delta, United and American Airlines have all announced they will now be banning passengers who refuse to cover their nose and mouth. “So far, there have thankfully only been a handful of cases, but we have already banned some passengers from future travel …

A New York City councilman wants state officials to give restaurants a break on strict rules for ordering booze that are weighing on their reopening plans. Manhattan Councilman Keith Powers urged the State Liquor Authority to temporarily lift rules that have landed legions of eateries on a “delinquent list” amid the coronavirus pandemic, as The …

The US economy may not shake its bad case of the coronavirus for another two and a half years, a new economic forecast warns. The nation is in for a gradual economic recovery from the “depression-like crisis” sparked by the pandemic, with production and employment likely to remain under pressure through the end of 2022, …

Labor unions for aviation workers want Congress to pass another $32 billion bailout to protect hundreds of thousands of jobs as the coronavirus pandemic keeps airlines in a chokehold. Six unions warned lawmakers that “mass layoffs are inevitable” without another round of payroll aid to keep airline workers employed through at least the end of …

Emma Roberts is reportedly pregnant. The “Scream Queens” actress is expecting her first child with boyfriend Garrett Hedlund, according to Us Weekly. Roberts, 29, and Hedlund, 35, have been linked as a couple since March 2019 when they were spotted holding hands in Los Angeles. As a source told Us Weekly at the time, “Garrett …