https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/parents-are-more-likely-to-keep-unlocked-loaded-guns-if-kids-get-gun-lessons/
It's unknown if demonstrating responsible handling actually keeps kids safe.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/08/us-grid-adds-batteries-at-10x-the-rate-of-natural-gas-in-first-half-of-2024/
By year's end, 96 percent of the US's grid additions won't add carbon to the atmosphere.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/houston-plastic-waste-recycling-piles-up/
Houston seeks to be a national model for plastic recycling. But a program that started in 2022 hasn't yet found its footing.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/houston-plastic-waste-recycling-piles-up/
Houston seeks to be a national model for plastic recycling. But a program that started in 2022 hasn't yet found its footing.
https://apnews.com/article/germany-knife-attack-solingen-festival-84ad7df23ca5ecc8c2145d57e75090d6
The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Solingen, Germany, that killed three people and wounded eight more at a crowded festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary.
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/batteries-texas-power-grid-electricity-demand-ercot-storage-record-highest/287-c606c2a9-0c99-4eb3-9295-a81e4e59927f
Texas's battery storage capacity has increased about 2,500% since the 2021 winter storm. The booming industry has helped prevent Texas grid emergencies.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-fbi-trump-intelligence-community-52641cd66412d7c01d73876acab3d989
Although the Trump campaign and private-sector cybersecurity investigators had previously said Iran was behind the hacking attempts, it is the first time the U.S. government has assigned blame for the attack.
https://apnews.com/article/white-woman-shoots-black-neighbor-florida-trial-0520687894e390dc8f0b1df7eea9f30c
A Florida jury has convicted a white woman accused of manslaughter in the shooting death of her Black neighbor amid an ongoing feud over the neighbor’s children.
https://autos.yahoo.com/toyota-mirai-turned-hydrogen-bomb-171500247.html
The Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle has hardly been an international sales success, thanks to poor hydrogen infrastructure, expense, and polarizing design, but it proved successful to Ukrainian forces which scavenged parts from the hydrogen car to create the world’s smallest hydrogen bomb.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-20-billion-weapons-us-aid-b6a99129c88a5dcc4a4753e20b5e19ec
The weapons are not expected to reach Israel anytime soon; the contracts will take years to fulfill.
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