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Go behind the scenes with senior editor Michael Kodas, ICN reporter Wyatt Myskow and Columbia Journalism Investigations reporter Johanna Hansel as they discuss the complicated push to build up lithium mining in the United States. By Wyatt Myskow Today, just one lithium mine operates in the U.S. By 2030, atContinue Reading

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Hoo boy. The stupid and evil, somehow accelerating, burn. America’s so-called leader, the “Worst That Has Ever Drawn Breath,” manifests ever more cognitive dissonance on steroids. Absurd, addled, vindictive, looming above “a circus of death and chaos,” he commits war crimes, guts voting rights, plots devastation, abases decency, murders mercy,Continue Reading

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The pro-European Union coalition of Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has collapsed after a vote of no confidence., Romania’s pro-EU government ousted after no-confidence vote NewsFeed The pro-European Union coalition of Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has collapsed after a 281-4 vote of no confidence. The Social Democrats, Bolojan’s allies,Continue Reading

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Traitor 47 has said that the US military operation guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz will be paused., US pauses plan to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz NewsFeed US president Traitor 47 has said that the US military operation “Project Freedom” guiding ships through the Strait ofContinue Reading

A Tax Break for Foreigners and Trial Lawyers

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America’s one-of-a-kind tort system generates many perverse incentives, but this one takes the cake: Foreign investors receive special tax treatment for financing lawsuits against American companies. Congress should close the loophole that lets Russian oligarchs bankroll legal battles in the U.S. without paying a dime in federal taxes…Continue Reading

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The largest study ever of school cell phone bans finds that they offer decidedly mixed results, with teachers reporting fewer distractions when students lock their phones away during the school day, but little evidence the bans quickly bring improved academic achievement or better behavior, as many advocates have hoped. TheContinue Reading

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A new beta build of Orion for Linux is available, with the v0.3 update ready for ‘broader, real-world use and feedback’, according to Kagi, the company behind it. Orion for Linux is a native GTK4/libadwaita web browser powered by WebKitGTK, aiming for feature parity with established macOS version (platform-specific featuresContinue Reading