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Texas Home Goods Retailer Conn's Shutters Operations Amid $77 Million Loss. Conn's HomePlus, a longstanding Texas-based home goods retailer, has officially announced a complete shutdown of its operations across 15 southern states. This drastic move follows the company's recent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas.

Major Texas Retailer Collapses: 74 Stores to Close Amid Financial Struggles

In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, pv magazine reviewed the productive lifespan of residential solar panels and inverters. Here, we examine home batteries, how well they perform over time, and how long they last. Residential energy storage has become an increasingly popular feature of home solar. A recent...

How long do residential solar batteries last?

Walmart isn't alone in investing in zero-emissions vehicles like hydrogen fuel cell and electric battery powered vehicles. When it comes to electrifying the commercial shipping sector, Walmart is walking the walk by deploying an electric semitruck powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. Walmart Canada has plans to reach a 100%...

Walmart makes history with game-changing decision about its fleet of delivery vehicles: 'A major milestone'

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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The engine manipulates the compressible (“spring-like”) nature of air to generate thrust for high-speed flight.

Wave starts delivery of fire-spewing pulsejet engine with no moving parts

Reuters

BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest truckmakers, including Volvo and MAN, are reworking combustion engines to run on low-emission hydrogen instead of polluting diesel, a quicker low-cost fix to their energy transition challenge that may give the dying technology a fresh lease of life.

Big truckmakers bet on hydrogen to extend combustion engine life

As the automotive industry continues to transition to more sustainable transportation solutions, hydrogen fuel cell technology has emerged as a promising contender. Unlike traditional batteries, hydrogen fuel cells generate electricity through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, producing only water and heat as byproducts. This clean energy potential positions hydrogen as a compelling alternative to battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

The Near Impossible Hurdles Hydrogen Has To Overcome To Be A Viable BEV Alternative

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Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

Florida State

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Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

– By — Tyler Hansen , Research Associate in Environmental Studies,. Strong offshore winds have the potential to supply coastlines with massive, consistent flows of clean electricity. One study estimates offshore wind farms could meet 11 times the projected global electricity demand in 2040. The U.S. East Coast. is...

Global: Offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity

New Weldless Pipe Joint System uses Ring Type Pipe Fittings. Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) has developed a novel non-welded ring-type pipe fitting system to address leakage and corrosion issues in sprinkler pipe connections. This system is the first of its kind in South Korea and aims to enhance fire prevention and early suppression.

New Weldless Pipe Joint System uses Ring Type Pipe Fittings

Aurora, CO

The Aurora Police Department released a statement on Tuesday on social media to clear up misinformation about an incident involving thousands of migrants. “Misinformation has spread on social media regarding the large gathering on Sunday at Gardens on Havana shopping center,” Aurora PD posted on X. “We recognize that Sunday’s incident was disconcerting and alarming for a large number of our residents and citizens. The purpose of this message is to provide the community with accurate information based on what we know right now.”

Law-abiding Venezuelans watch election results in Aurora, leave behind mess

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Fascinating research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that turns concrete into batteries is continuing to make headlines. The most recent news, reported by the BBC, shows the tech powering a handheld game. In a nutshell, the science turns concrete into supercapacitors using carbon black, water, and cement — all...

Concrete battery developed by MIT and Harvard researchers makes headlines again for its promising potential in powering devices: 'At first I didn't believe it'

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Crisp County, GA

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On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

Bucks County Beacon

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

The Independent

Scientists have discovered a pioneering method to radically improve the lifespan of batteries.The new technique, developed by a team from Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) in China, enables a highly-promising type of battery to achieve 20,000 charging cycles with an energy density of 390 Wh/kg. For comparison, conventional lithium-ion batteries that are found in everything from consumer electronics to electric vehicles last less than 1,000 cycles and have an energy density between 200-300 Wh/kg.The breakthrough concerns all-solid-state lithium batteries (ASLBs), which have several advantages over lithium-ion batteries, such as improved safety, energy density and longevity.Until now, their...

Battery discovery offers decades-long lifespan

Spartanburg, SC

Six months after BMW signed a deal with robotics startup Figure AI, the Figure 01 bipedal humanoid robots are being tested at BMW's Spartanburg, South Carolina production facility. Figure's latest progress report shows how the robots could help in manufacturing jobs. Figure AI and BMW signed a commercial partnership agreement...

These Humanoid Robots Are Working at a BMW Car Plant

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GM Defense provides battery electric technology for future military platforms

GM Defense, a subsidiary of General Motors, said it is providing commercial battery electric technology in support of the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) Pulsed...

GM Defense provides battery electric technology for future military platforms

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