US scientists trying to harness the power of the sun have made a 2nd major breakthrough for the future of sustainable, green energy

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Two people in white coverall suits look at the machinery at the National Ignition Facility Target Area.
Operators inspect the National Ignition Facility target chamber where the fusion ignition experiments take place.

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Oil giant Saudi Aramco points to lower crude prices as profits plunge 38% in the 2nd quarter

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Russia's seaborne oil exports hit their lowest level in 7 months

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It costs more than $200,000 a day for traders to ship liquefied natural gas as tanker supply dwindles

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Tankers carrying liquid natural gas.

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Gas prices in the US just spiked to their highest mark since November

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People fill up their tanks with gasoline at a Costco Gas Station in Carlsbad, California.

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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 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

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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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