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3D printed and factory-built homes could help tackle housing crisis

3D printed and factory-built homes could help tackle housing crisis

DENVER (AP) — As Americans struggle under backbreaking rental prices, builders are turning to innovative ways to churn out more housing, from 3D printing to assembling homes in an indoor factory to using hemp — yes, the marijuana cousin — to make bui
Renewable energy jumps to new high, powered by China solar boom

Renewable energy jumps to new high, powered by China solar boom

WASHINGTON (AP) — Installation of renewable energy worldwide hit a record high last year, with 92.5% of all new electricity brought online coming from the sun, wind or other clean sources, an international agency reports.
'Like a sound from hell:' Was an illegal sonic weapon used against peaceful protesters in Serbia?

'Like a sound from hell:' Was an illegal sonic weapon used against peaceful protesters in Serbia?

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Ivana Ilic Sunderic had never heard anything quite so alarming and disturbing at a protest as the sound that broke a commemorative silence during a huge anti-government rally in Serbia's capital, Belgrade.
Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump’s demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding cut

Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump’s demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding cut

NEW YORK (AP) — When President Donald Trump canceled $400 million in funding to Columbia University over its handling of student protests against Israel's war in Gaza, much of the financial pain fell on researchers a train ride away from the school's
Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'

Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen's Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist, saying it was “the only glitch in two months” of his ad
What is Signal, the chat app used by US officials to share attack plans?

What is Signal, the chat app used by US officials to share attack plans?

LONDON (AP) — A magazine journalist's account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials coordinating plans for airstrikes has raised questions about how highly sensitive information is supposed to be handled.
More states move to ban cellphones in school as Georgia is latest to act

More states move to ban cellphones in school as Georgia is latest to act

ATLANTA (AP) — More states are moving to ban or restrict cellphones in school, a trend that continues to win bipartisan support in legislatures.
Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-centimetre claws

Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-centimetre claws

CALGARY — A University of Calgary paleontologist is part of a discovery of a new species of dinosaur with 30-centimetre-long claws found in a Mongolian desert.
Napster sold to tech commerce company for $207 million

Napster sold to tech commerce company for $207 million

NEW YORK (AP) — A brand that was notoriously connected to music piracy before reemerging as a subscription music service has been sold to Infinite Reality for $207 million.
Waymo plans to bring its driverless taxis to Washington in 2026

Waymo plans to bring its driverless taxis to Washington in 2026

Waymo on Tuesday added Washington to its pioneering robotaxi service's steadily expanding list of U.S. markets , although passengers will have to wait until next year until they can take a driverless ride around the nation's capital city.
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