A 72-year-old woman in Phoenix got her power cut over a $51 bill when it was 107 degrees — and she died. Her memory is behind efforts to stop future deaths.

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In 2019, protestors stood outside of the Phoenix Art Museum, holding pictures of Stephanie Pullman.
Protestors gathered in 2019 after a power company in Phoenix shut off electricity to a 72-year-old woman, Stephanie Pullman, when the temperature reached 107 degrees. She died — and advocates say her memory is behind efforts even still today to keep people safe when it's super-hot.

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Who was Lewis Strauss, the villain played by Robert Downey Jr. who tried to frame J. Robert Oppenheimer as a communist?

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Lewis Strauss arriving at the London Airport.
Lewis Strauss arrives at London Airport for a tour of British atomic energy plants, April 21, 1955.

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Meet the latest way the superrich prove they're really, totally worried about the environment: $10 million electric superyachts

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Sunreef 80 Eco Yacht
Sunreef 80 Eco Yacht

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The US is going through a rolling recession, and that's slashed the risk of a hard landing for the economy, Bank of America exec says

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This is a photo of a US $100 bill with a red arrow pointing downwards in front of it.
The stock market could continue to tumble in the face of rising inflation and a recession.

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Llamas don't drink much water. Meta's new AI version is damn thirsty.

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A llama spits on a zookeepr at the London Zoo.

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The world is back to July 2022 — Russia's junked a vital food grain deal and Europe may be teetering on the brink of another energy crisis

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Russian President Vladimir Putin waves during the awarding ceremony at the We Are Toghether Youth Forum, on December 5, 2022 in Moscow, Russia. President Putin visited a youth forum, hosted by State Agency for Youth Affairs.
The world is back to July 2022 — Russia's junked a vital food grain deal and Europe may be teetering on the brink of another energy crisis.

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Our bodies, buildings, and computers give off a lot of waste heat. Cities and scientists are learning to harness it for energy.

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One Planet Banner Test

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Microsoft says commercial use of fusion-produced energy will be available within 5 years as part of new deal with Sam Altman-backed Helion

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A side view of the Polaris prototype fusion reactor from Helion
Polaris, a prototype fusion reactor from Helion, which recently announced a deal with Microsoft to provide the tech giant with electricity produced from fusion.

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Ted Cruz accused JD Vance of empowering 'the radical Green Movement' by aligning with Democrats on a bill to prevent rail disasters like the East Palestine crash

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JD Vance and Ted Cruz at CPAC
JD Vance and Ted Cruz at CPAC.

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Pakistan will do anything to get cheap oil as its economic crisis drags on — including paying for it in the Chinese yuan

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Supporters of Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan, take part in an anti-government demonstration to a protest against the inflation and fuel price hike in Karachi on June 3, 2022.
Pakistan will do anything to get cheap oil as its economic crisis drags on — including paying for it in the Chinese yuan.

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