27 h. ago Joe Biden finally opens up about the REAL reason he dropped out of the 2024 election

Joe Biden admitted he had a hard time bowing out of the 2024 presidential race after his agenda got going as he opened up about his difficult decision in his first broadcast interview since leaving office in January. 

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27 h. ago US renewable energy has tripled in a decade – but Trump cancels almost $8bn in projects

Political uncertainty under Trump has dampened the market, even as red states see a boom in renewable energyRenewable energy in the US has surged to unprecedented levels, with the combined power generated by solar, wind and geothermal more than tripling over the past decade, according to a new report by a network of state environmental groups.The growth has slashed harmful greenhouse gas emissions, made the nation’s energy system more resilient and prevented thousands of premature deaths from power plant pollution, according to the report by Environment America.The amount of solar energy produced in 2024 – enough to power 28m homes – was nearly eight times higher than a decade earlier. Solar power production increased 27% from 2023 to 2024.Wind produced even more energy – enough to power 42m homes in 2024. The amount of power from wind has more than doubled over the past decade.Wind, solar and geothermal energy accounted for 19% of all retail sales of electricity last year, accordin...

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27 h. ago US renewable energy has tripled in a decade – but Trump cuts almost $8bn in projects

Political uncertainty under Trump has dampened the market, even as red states see a boom in renewable energyRenewable energy in the US has surged to unprecedented levels, with the combined power generated by solar, wind and geothermal more than tripling over the past decade, according to a new report by a network of state environmental groups.The growth has slashed harmful greenhouse gas emissions, made the nation’s energy system more resilient and prevented thousands of premature deaths from power plant pollution, according to the report by Environment America.The amount of solar energy produced in 2024 – enough to power 28m homes – was nearly eight times higher than a decade earlier. Solar power production increased 27% from 2023 to 2024.Wind produced even more energy – enough to power 42m homes in 2024. The amount of power from wind has more than doubled over the past decade.Wind, solar and geothermal energy accounted for 19% of all retail sales of electricity last year, accordin...

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27 h. ago US renewable energy has tripled in a decade – but almost $8bn in projects now face cuts

Political uncertainty under Trump has dampened the market, even as red states see a boom in renewable energyRenewable energy in the US has surged to unprecedented levels, with the combined power generated by solar, wind and geothermal more than tripling over the past decade, according to a new report by a network of state environmental groups.The growth has slashed harmful greenhouse gas emissions, made the nation’s energy system more resilient and prevented thousands of premature deaths from power plant pollution, according to the report by Environment America.The amount of solar energy produced in 2024 – enough to power 28m homes – was nearly eight times higher than a decade earlier. Solar power production increased 27% from 2023 to 2024.Wind produced even more energy – enough to power 42m homes in 2024. The amount of power from wind has more than doubled over the past decade.Wind, solar and geothermal energy accounted for 19% of all retail sales of electricity last year, accordin...

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48 h. ago Richard Desmond National Lottery claim boosted by disclosure gaffe

UK media tycoon’s Northern & Shell suing Gambling Commission over National Lottery contract

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48 h. ago Desmond’s legal action over National Lottery boosted by disclosure gaffe

UK media tycoon’s Northern & Shell suing Gambling Commission after contract award to Allwyn

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3 d. ago World snooker final referee Desislava Bozhilova's close relationship with fellow ref and salary

Desislava Bozhilova is the referee in charge of this year's World Snooker Championship final between Mark Williams and Zhao Xintong

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4 d. ago Native American women are bringing back facial tattoos: ‘We’re a living culture’

A collective is breathing new life into inchunwa for south-eastern Indigenous people across the USReceiving her inchunwa was not something Faithlyn Taloa Seawright did lightly, but when the moment “just felt right”, she knew it was time. Seawright, who was the 2024 Miss Indian Oklahoma and a previous Chickasaw Princess, had long studied the tradition that she inherited from her ancestors.In Choctaw and Chickasaw languages, inchunwa means “to be marked, branded or tattooed”. So receiving inchunwa, or traditional Indigenous tattoos, is something that must be done with reverence, Seawright said. The practice was once common among the south-eastern Indigenous nations (Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee and others), but after colonization the tradition faded away for many. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago I'm an escort...people think my job is fun...but there's one aspect that's mind numbingly boring

In an anonymous first person account, the escort, who charges between £400 and £1,000 per hour, said clients use her as a respite from hours of high-profile meetings.

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6 d. ago Erin Patterson turned ‘extremely aggressive’ in dispute with estranged husband, mushroom murders trial hears

Simon Patterson tells Victorian court of ‘inflammatory messages’ his wife sent to his parents amid a financial disputeErin Patterson trial – live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson was “extremely aggressive” during a financial dispute with her estranged husband about their children, a Victorian court has heard, as more message exchanges between the former couple were revealed.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha in South Gippsland in 2023. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Woman 'had sex with underage boy multiple times' after meeting him at funeral

Ayla Gonzalez Salinas, 20, was charged with having had sex with a child aged between 12 and 16 after they reportedly met one another at a funeral in November last year

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7 d. ago World's sexiest footballer Alisha Lehmann 'splits with Douglas Luiz amid differences over Juventus future'

The Swiss star first began dating Luiz back in 2021, before they broke up a year later and rekindled at the start of 2024. The couple have reportedly now called time on their relationship.

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8 d. ago Shoppers face price rises as Houthis continue Red Sea disruption, Healey warns

It is the first time the RAF has struck Houthi targets in Yemen since May 2024, under Rishi Sunak’s administration.

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9 d. ago Dewars Gym proving more popular than when facilities were at Bell's Sports Centre

The gym and fitness studios have been used 98,725 times since opening at Perth's Dewars Centre in September 2024

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1 week ago Nearly 2,600 incarcerated people voted in Colorado last year under new law

As state is first to order in-person voting at jails, official says ‘one step closer to realizing our democracy’s full potential’It was a Sunday in late October 2024 when Jesus Rodriguez, then 29, voted for the first time.He voted in person for the presidential and state races, but his polling place wasn’t at a church, school or community center – it was inside the Jefferson county jail in Colorado. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Welsh MS charged with betting offences pulls out of next Senedd election

MS Russell George said he will fight to clear his name

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2 w. ago Welsh Tory to quit at next Senedd poll to fight general election betting charges

Russell George, who is among 15 people under investigation, says he wants to focus on clearing his nameA Welsh politician who is among 15 people charged after bets were placed on the timing of the 2024 general election is to quit at the next Senedd election. Russell George, the Conservative member for Montgomeryshire, said he was withdrawing his candidacy to stand in next year’s election to focus on clearing his name. The Senedd member was one of a number of people linked to the Conservative party reported to have made bets on the election date, which was called by then-prime minister Rishi Sunak. Senedd Conservative leader Darren Millar withdrew the whip from George last week after the Gambling Commission announced the charges, meaning he now sits as an independent within the Welsh parliament.George, 50, said in a statement on Tuesday: “I was shocked and surprised to have been informed by the Gambling Commission that I am facing charges for cheating. “To be clear, I have never chea...

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2 w. ago Dad arrested for shooting a bear that ‘came within feet’ of his children at their Connecticut home

Todd Topicz of Bethelehem, Connecticut said he has ‘now idea’ why he was charged

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2 w. ago Views of TikTok posts with electronic music outgrow those using indie

Videos tagged #ElectronicMusic attracted more than 13bn views worldwide last year, an increase of 45% on 2023It is another example of the parallel worlds in the music industry. The the Gallagher brothers may be taking over the world’s stadiums this summer, but over on TikTok users are moving to a different beat.Views of posts using electronic music as a soundtrack, including techno and house, outgrew those tagged for indie and alternative for the first time in 2024, according to the social media app. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Football news: Mikel Arteta sets Arsenal contract task as Man Utd plan is made clear

With the Premier League season almost over, clubs are attempting to decide the futures of their players who are out of contract at the end 2024/25 and are running out of time

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