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Mexico Plans To Develop Affordable Electric Car To Compete

Mexico plans to develop a local electric car to compete with Chinese imports, facing challenges like lithium sourcing and infrastructure limitations. Stay ...

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Rio Tinto Eyes $4-6 Billion Arcadium Takeover, Bolstering Global Lithium Presence

Rio Tinto is reportedly considering paying $4-6 billion to acquire U.S. lithium producer Arcadium, which would give it access to mines and processing facilities on four continents. The move highlights the global competition for lithium dominance in the face of rising demand for electric vehicles.

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Aussie shares gain as Rio makes play for lithium miner

The ASX200 has finished 0.7 per cent higher with gains for retail banks along with lithium miners after a major takeover offer by Rio Tinto.

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Glossip v. Oklahoma: The Story Behind How a Death Row Inmate and the Oklahoma A.G. Concocted a Phantom "Brady Violation" and Got Supreme Court Review (Part I)

Glossip alleges that his prosecutors withheld evidence at his murder trial—and the Oklahoma A.G. curiously supports his claim. But the prosecutors didn't withhold anything. And the victim's family remains enmeshed in decades of frivolous capital litigation that has now reached the Supreme Court.

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Battle of the giants: The EU and U.S. are concerned about China’s industrial overcapacity

Long dubbed “the world’s factory,” China is no longer satisfied with exporting only low-end manufacturing products. With its exports of electric vehicles (EVs), solar panels and lithium batteries, China is now in the process of conquering the American and European green markets. This is why the European Union and the…

The Conversation

Chinese scientists use americium to produce ultra-compact nuclear battery that could perhaps one day replace lithium batteries

Chinese researchers have unveiled micronuclear batteries that could one day power our tech

TechRadar

Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California’s poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?

Imperial County consistently ranks among the most economically distressed places in California. Its Salton Sea, the state’s biggest and most toxic lake, is an environmental disaster. And the region’s politics have been dominated by a conservative white elite, despite its supermajority Latino population.

The Conversation

U.S. To Supercharge Battery Production With New $3 Billion Push

The Biden-Harris administration announced $3 billion to accelerate battery production in the U.S.

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US agency review says Nevada lithium mine can co-exist with endangered flower

Federal land managers have completed a final environmental review of a proposed Nevada lithium mine they say would help supply minerals critical to electric vehicles and a clean energy future while still protecting an endangered wildflower

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Lithium mining in Zimbabwe: a story of loss for one community

Lithium is an essential component of electric vehicle batteries, which are becoming more important as the world moves to a low-carbon energy future. Large deposits of lithium exist in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, the US, Australia, Portugal, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Ghana. Zimbabwe is the largest producer of lithium in…

Al Jazeera

Exploding pagers, psychological warfare: Israel’s attack on Hezbollah

How the explosions were rigged, what will happen next, and what the point was. All are questions that remain unanswered.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of pagers exploded in Lebanon and Syria in a deadly attack. Here's what we know.

In what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack, pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria Tuesday — killing at least nine people, including a young girl, and wounding thousands more

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The Independent UK

Arizona tribe fights to stop lithium drilling on culturally significant lands

A Native American tribe is trying to persuade a U.S. judge to extend a temporary ban on exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona

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Dozens wounded after pagers detonate in Lebanon, media and security officials say

Lebanese state media and security officials say dozens of people have been injured in Beirut’s suburbs after their handheld pagers exploded

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Breakthrough May Mean Longer-lasting Electric Vehicle Batteries

The reason batteries lose capacity over time has been discovered by scientists.

LiveScience

Amazingly simple discovery extends Li-ion battery lifespan by 50% — meaning you don't have to replace your gadgets as often

Batteries used in smartphones or in EVs normally charge for 10 hours on their first cycle, but turbo-charging them to 100% capacity in 20 minutes may lead to a 50% longer lifespan.

AAP

Australian shares dip as banks fall, miners gain

The ASX200 finished 0.3 per cent lower amid tumbling oil prices, double-digit gains for lithium companies and a US presidential debate.

Salon

Balancing pregnancy and bipolar disorder

Some mood stabilizers may be unsafe for fetuses, but going off them abruptly puts a parent’s mental health at risk

Capital & Main

To Win Nevada, Harris Must Turn Infrastructure Jobs Into Votes

Reno’s building trades unions are mobilizing their members to support the Democratic nominee.

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