21 h. ago More buildings are turning into ‘ice batteries’. It’s the latest sustainability innovation that’s growing in demand

This type of thermal energy storage is being added to buildings for its ability to provide cool air without releasing planet-warming emissions

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23 h. ago Buildings are turning to 'ice batteries' for sustainable air conditioning

Buildings in the U.S. are turning to ice batteries for air conditioning — a technology that freezes water into ice at night when electricity is cheap and lets it thaw during the day to cool indoor spaces

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48 h. ago California and Oregon to fight Trump as both sue over deployed national guard

Governors Newsom and Kotek push back on Trump administration as it looks to escalate crackdown in PortlandCalifornia’s governor, Gavin Newsom, said on Sunday he would go to court to fight the move by Donald Trump to send national guard members from his state to Oregon, where protesters have gathered near a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) building in Portland.Oregon’s governor, Tina Kotek, said 101 California national guard members arrived in her state on Saturday night by plane and more were on the way. Kotek said there has been no formal communication with the federal government about the deployment. A day earlier, a judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying 200 members of Oregon’s guard to Portland. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Manchester, Leeds and Oxford named among UK's top 25 business powerhouses

Manchester, Leeds and Oxford have emerged as the UK’s top hotspots for business growth, with a new report highlighting a rapid rise in innovation, job creation and economic strength outside of London.

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1 week ago Officials reportedly identify Dallas Ice facility shooter; DHS corrects death toll down to one person killed – live

Joshua Jahn killed one detainee and severely injured two other before taking his own life, NBC News reports, as JD Vance blames Democrats for surge in political violenceFull report – Three people shot at Texas Ice buildingTexas Ice facility shooting: what we know so far about deadly attackThe Kremlin on Wednesday brushed off a comment by US president Donald Trump describing Russia as a “paper tiger”, and said president Vladimir Putin valued his efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was a bear, not a tiger, and “there is no such thing as a paper bear”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Three people shot at Texas Ice building as suspected gunman dies

Ice spokesperson reportedly said that all three people shot were detainees at the immigration facility located in DallasThree people were injured at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas on Wednesday morning.Law enforcement told CNN that at least two of the victims were Ice detainees. Todd Lyons, the acting Ice director, told the network that three people were shot and all were taken to the hospital. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Federal agents use teargas and pepper balls to break up Chicago Ice protest

At least two protesters arrested as Democratic congressional candidate condemns ‘violent abuse of power’New York lawmakers arrested for blocking Ice access to federal buildingFederal law enforcement agents used teargas and pepper balls to disperse a group of about 100 protesters, including two Democratic candidates for Congress, during a series of early morning clashes outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) building in Chicago on Friday.Demonstrators had attempted to block a number of government SUVs from entering and exiting the facility, which has become an operating hub and detention location during an immigration crackdown in the Democratic city dubbed “Operation Midway Blitz”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Civil disobedience and mass arrests outside immigration court in New York: in pictures

Eleven elected officials tried to gain access to an Ice detention facility, while immigration activists tried to block vans carrying detained migrantsNew York lawmakers arrested for blocking Ice access to federal building Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Portland to issue land use violation notice to ICE building over alleged detention violations

Portland, Oregon, says it will issue a land use violation notice to the city's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building

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