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The quest to build wildfire resistant homes

“We have to get out of this idea that evacuating is actually always the best thing to do,” says Kolden. “We used to have community bomb shelters, right? These are functionally community fire shelters. Those are the kinds of conversations we haven’t had. And if we really want to build fire-resistant communities, We have to take them forward.” The basic science of preventing a building from burning down isn’t particularly high-tech or expensive, but it’s the reverse of how we’ve long thought about wildfires. in the 1970s when jack cohen...
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Despite Biden's absence, US makes inroads with Pacific Islands – The Diplomat

Advertisement Despite his disappointment over US President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel his trip to Papua New Guinea, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attended the meetings in his stead in Port Moresby. While the symbolism of the first visit to the Pacific islands by a US president was deeply missed, the visit still marked significant progress for the US partnership in the region. Among key deliverables, the United States on Monday signed a new security accord with Papua New Guinea, seen as a significant victory in the competition with...
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No date-limit deal as deadline for default looms

hHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy emerged from a one-on-one meeting with President Joe Biden on Monday without a deal to raise the debt ceiling, but expressed optimism about reaching an agreement in time to prevent a potentially catastrophic federal default. McCarthy said after the meeting, “I thought we had a productive discussion.” “I think the tone of tonight was better than any other time we’ve had this discussion.” McCarthy has insisted that the Republican-controlled House will not raise the debt ceiling, which refers to the maximum amount the US is authorized...
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Hugh Grant's lawsuit against The Sun tabloid gets underway

A London court on Friday rejected an attempt by the publisher of The Sun tabloid to quash a lawsuit by actor Hugh Grant alleging that he was illegally employed by reporters and investigators. Justice Timothy Fancourt said a trial would have to determine whether Rupert Murdoch’s newsgroup newspapers gathered illegal information, including tapping Grant’s home phone, wrecking his car and breaking into his home . “If true – which will be a case for the trial scheduled for January 2024 – these allegations would constitute very serious, willful wrongdoing at...
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Rakuten Bank shares jump in Japan's biggest IPO since 2018

Rakuten Bank shares soared 40 percent in the company’s debut on Friday, marking Tokyo’s biggest initial public offering since the listing of SoftBank’s mobile unit in 2018. Internet Bank, Japan’s largest by number of customers and spun out from the country’s biggest e-commerce company Rakuten, raised $625 million in an IPO after downgrading its valuation prior to listing. Bankers running the IPO at Daiwa Securities faced a range of challenges from investors who questioned valuations and ultimately forced Rakuten to scale down its ambitions for a share sale, people with...
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Thailand: Monthly Soap and Skin Care Sales Value 2023

Speciality Sale price in million Thai Baht March ’23 998.75 Feb ’23 1,026.18 Jan ’23 811.93 Dec ’22 830.93 November ’22 1,032.51 October ’22 886.31 Sept ’22 997.5 Aug ’22 993.48 July ’22 899.64 June ’22 901.92 May ’22 992.84 April ’22 644.65 March ’22 934.65 Feb ’22 806.43 Jan ’22 743.53 Dec ’21 1,058.95 November ’21 945.57 October ’21 958.11 Sept ’21 904.68 August ’21 742.37 July ’21 1,634.61 June ’21 987.41 Zoomable figure: Select the range in the chart that you want to zoom in on. To use...
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UN says India to become world's most populous country in mid-2023

India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country by mid-2023, according to new data released by the United Nations on Wednesday. Data published in the United Nations ‘State of the World Population Report,’ predicts that India’s population will reach 1.4286 billion this year, 2.9 million more than China’s estimated population of 1.4257 billion. In a distant third place is the United States, which would have an estimated population of 340 million. China and India have long been the two countries with the largest populations, but China’s population is...
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Supreme Court temporarily reserves the availability of the abortion pill

us supreme The court on Friday temporarily stayed a lower court order that would have banned the abortion pill mifepristone. The action means the drug will remain available and legal under the status quo rules until the case works its way through the appeals process, which could take months. The court’s final decision could be the most consequential decision on reproductive rights since its overturning Roe v. Wade In June 2022. Mifepristone has been available in the United States since 2000, when the US Food and Drug Administration approved its...
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Republicans Want to Withdraw Money for Green Jobs—Even From Their Districts

Amanda Jurowski, one of the plaintiffs, testified Her state’s abortion laws took her life before Congress in April. ,I almost died on their watch,” he said of his senators, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn. Zurawski’s water broke less than halfway through her pregnancy, but she could not have an abortion because her fetus still had a beating heart. She went into septic shock before having an abortion in the emergency room. Another plaintiff, Kylie Beaton, learned that her child’s head was growing abnormally fast, but his brain was not developing...
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Daniel Penney claims he can't be racist as he planned trip to Africa – Mother Jones

AP/Gina Moon Fight Disinformation: Sign up for free Mother Jones Deli Newsletter and follow the news that matters. in his first Interviewed since being charged with second-degree murder in the murder of Jordan Neely, Daniel Penny said he “couldn’t be a white supremacist” because he was, among other things, “planning a road trip through Africa”. Had been.” in an interview with new york postThe ex-Marine said the allegations of racism against him are “a bit comical”. “Everyone who has ever met me can tell you, I love all people, I...
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