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  JB Straubel’s Bet On EV Battery Recycling Is Paying Off, Bigly
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The US EV battery recycler Redwood Materials launched back in 2017 with an A-list pedigree in its pocket, as the brainchild of Tesla Motors co-founder J.B. Straubel. That...
 
    
  Vance blasts Democrats for holding Americans ‘hostage’ with shutdown as paychecks go unpaid: Live updates
Transportation Secretary says ‘go ask Democrats’ when questioned about SNAP benefits Using a common Trump administration maneuver, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy shifted blame to Democrats when confronted with questions about how the...
 
    
  Welltower selling $6B medical office portfolio, doubles down on senior housing
Welltower is slimming down its medical office footprint in favor of a senior housing spree. The real estate investment trust is working on a $6 billion sale of 18 million square feet of outpatient medical space, Bisnow reported. It’s part of a...
Suze Orman says retirees need this much cash saved — and it’s more than you might expect
Taylor Hill/Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. How much money do you really need to retire without losing sleep at night? If you think your 401(k) alone will cut it,...
 
    
  EPA speeds construction on Tijuana River sewage projects
EPA is on track to speed up construction projects aimed at ending a decades-long sewage pollution crisis along the Mexico-San Diego border, Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Thursday. The U.S. and Mexico will complete two wastewater projects...
 
    
  Israel’s military says ceasefire back on after its overnight strikes in Gaza kill 104
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israel's military said Wednesday that the ceasefire was back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight across the Palestinian territory that killed 104 people, including 66 women and children,...
Chipotle CEO sounds alarm on the American economy: Gen Z and millennials are too burdened by unemployment and student loans to eat out
Even fast-casual dining may be too much of a financial burden for younger generations. Chipotle CEO Scott Boatwright said young diners between the ages of 25 and 35 are cutting back on dining at the Mexican-inspired fast-casual chain. But these...
 
    
  Not your grandmother’s interior design: Program at IU Bloomington turns 100
IU alumna Jamie Raymond co-founded Four Point Design, an interior design agency with clients in healthcare, health and wellness, and higher education. Their most recent project was the new Riley Children's Health Emergency Medicine facility at IU...
 
    
  From $2,000 To $114 Million: How Lebanese Immigrant Fadi Cheikha Built A Fintech Empire That Embodies The American Dream
(MENAFN- GetNews) "Fadi Cheikha"War Survivor Turns Hardship into Success Story, Joining Ranks of Immigrant Entrepreneurs Who Founded 46% of Fortune 500 Companies.The story of US Alliance Group CEO Fadi Cheikha exemplifies a powerful truth about...
 
    
  Dickens invokes David and Goliath in rally against Trump’s anti-DEI efforts
Metro Atlanta A coalition of religious leaders and elected officials gathered to proclaim support for the programs under attack. Mayor Andre Dickens speaks to local leaders and members of the public inside Big Bethel AME Church — alongside former...
 
    
  “The Other Chicago World’s Fair”
A Century of Progress International Exposition The 1933 World’s Fair opened during the Great Depression when times were tough. One-quarter of America’s work force was unemployed. Those lucky enough to still be working had seen their wages plummet...
 
    
  New U.S. attorney named for Middle District of Pa.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced recently that Brian D. Miller, former Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, has been appointed U.S. Attorney for the district. Miller was appointed by order...
 
    
  El Fasher’s Last Stand: ’The City Has Fallen’
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed “most of the civilians who had remained inside” North Darfur’s capital El Fasher, the Coordination of Resistance Committees in the city said in a statement on Oct. 28. According to the...
 
    
  Construction crew unearths old mortar shell in Key West
KEY WEST, Fla. — A construction crew in Florida’s southermost city unearthed an old mortal shell on Wednesday, prompting an evacuation and the closure of one Key West street for four hours. According to the Key West Police Department, the crew...
 
    
  Opinion: Vancouver mayor’s ridiculous statement about Greg Johnson’s sudden departure
Rep. John Ley for Clark County Today In a KGW news report announcing the departure of the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBR) Administrator Greg Johnson, Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle made a ridiculous statement. “I can only imagine...
 
    
  2 years ago, Ørsted scrapped 2 big wind farms in New Jersey, starting offshore wind's decline
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  Here's where you can get food or donate around Chittenden County
Organizations across Vermont have been working to keep food on pantry shelves and on families' tables and asking for donors and volunteers as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for November are set to disappear. With the federal...
 
    
  What’s Trump’s approval rating amid the shutdown, ballroom construction?
Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's decision to construct a $300 million ballroom during the second-longest government shutdown, one poll says. An average of recent polls from the New York Times shows that his approval rating as of...
 
    
  Americans largely oppose Trump tearing down White House East Wing to make way for his ballroom: Poll
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Most Americans oppose the demolition of the White House’s East Wing to make way for President Donald Trump’s ballroom, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel....
