Singapore solar company plans major US manufacturing plant in New Mexico, pending federal loan
Singapore-based Maxeon Solar Technologies plans to build a major solar panel manufacturing plant in Albuquerque, pending approval of a loan application with the U.S. Department of Energy
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Family of Henrietta Lacks files new lawsuit over cells harvested without her consent
The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed another lawsuit accusing a second company of unjustly profiting off her cells for generations
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Fund sued over grant program for Black women enlists prominent civil rights attorneys to fight back
Attorneys for an Atlanta-based venture capital firm being sued over a grant program investing in Black women have vowed to fight back against the lawsuit calling it misguided and frivolous
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How to help or donate in response to the deadly wildfire in Maui
Many people are looking for ways to help the response to the deadly wildfires that swept through the Hawaiian island of Maui even as emergency operations continue on Thursday
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China accuses US of trying to block its development and demands that technology curbs be repealed
China has accused Washington of trying to block its development after President Joe Biden stepped up a feud over technology and security by tightening controls on U.S. investments that might help Beijing develop its military
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Mexico's army-run airline to take off in September, but the flight attendants won't be soldiers
Mexico has announced its army-run airline will start up in September, but flight attendants won’t be soldiers
1970-01-01 08:00
Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung rule
Miners and advocates are pleading with the Mine Safety and Health Administration to ensure a proposed rule to cut the current limit for silica dust exposure has strict enforcement mechanisms
1970-01-01 08:00
New ferry linking El Salvador and Costa Rica aims to cut shipping times, avoid border problems
A new ferry line for commerce moving through Central America began operating Thursday, directly connecting El Salvador and Costa Rica to the exclusion of Nicaragua and Honduras
1970-01-01 08:00
'They are going off the Richter scale, both sides': Manchin flirts with becoming an independent
Sen. Joe Manchin, the moderate West Virginia Democrat who has yet to decide whether to run for reelection next year or mount a long-shot third party bid for the White House, said Thursday that he's "thinking seriously" about becoming an independent.
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Niger coup: West African nations to assemble 'standby force'
Ivory Coast's leader said the Ecowas bloc had approved military intervention "as soon as possible".
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David de Gea enters talks with Real Madrid
David de Gea is in talks with Real Madrid after leaving Manchester United in June.
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Investigators say miscommunication between pilots caused United plane to drop near ocean's surface
Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December
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