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Tensions with teachers, pupils and Turkiye: Inside Azerbaijan’s hijab row
Azerbaijan’s new rules banning hijabs in public schools have sparked tensions among teachers, students, and international observers, with disputes over secularism versus religious freedom in education.
How do Iranians move money abroad to avoid US sanctions?
Facing severe international sanctions, Iranians have turned to informal currency exchanges, intermediaries, cryptocurrency, and private arrangements to move money abroad, each method carrying significant risks and costs.
TV tonight: David Tennant stars in a brutally brilliant prison drama
David Tennant stars as a prison officer in Jimmy McGovern’s anthology drama exploring the British prison system, premiering later this week on BBC One alongside comedy and sports programming.
John Malkovich Says an Oscars Campaign “Is the Only Way to Get People to Go to the Theaters Now”
John Malkovich discussed his awards campaign for Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine at the BFI London Film Festival, reflecting on how the modern film industry depends on Oscar recognition to drive theater attendance.
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New Report Examining APS’s Massive Gas Buildout Demonstrates How Ratepayers Could Be on the Hook for Decades
A new report examines how Arizona Public Service’s expanded gas infrastructure could burden ratepayers for decades, as the utility simultaneously pursues a 14% rate increase and scales back clean energy commitments.
Trump’s War On Wind Turbines Takes Another Ludicrous Turn
The Department of Energy recently consolidated its renewable energy offices and updated wind power resources, despite the Trump administration’s documented opposition to wind energy development.
Russia’s $118 Billion Arctic Oil Bet Pushes Ahead Despite Sanctions
Russia’s Vostok Oil project, a $118 billion Arctic venture led by state-run Rosneft, continues advancing despite Western sanctions through a network of contractors and associates linked to Kremlin figures.
Sierra Club Applauds Governor Abigail Spanberger’s Data Center Executive Order and Policy Framework Release
Governor Abigail Spanberger issued an executive order and policy framework addressing environmental concerns from data center development in Virginia, including restrictions on diesel generators and enhanced community transparency.
IAEA Triples Nuclear Power Forecast as Small Reactors Finally Take Off
The International Atomic Energy Agency has tripled its nuclear power capacity forecast through 2060, with small modular reactors expected to represent a significant portion of new generation capacity.
Britain Faces £150 Billion Grid Overhaul to Power Renewable Energy Boom
The UK needs to invest over £150 billion to expand its electricity grid infrastructure to connect renewable energy projects and meet rising power demand, a substantial undertaking requiring thousands of miles of new power lines by 2041.
A federal judge just told Trump there’s no ‘emergency’ to justify keeping a Michigan coal plant open
A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration overstepped its authority in forcing an aging Michigan coal plant to remain open, rejecting claims of an energy emergency.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered an earlier, simpler version of Stonehenge three miles away, consisting of two wooden posts aligned with solstices and dating back 5,000 years.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
A dinosaur tail bone discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and stored in a drawer for four decades has been confirmed as the first dinosaur fossil ever found on the continent.
Supermassive black hole winds are 100 times more powerful than scientists thought
New observations reveal that winds from supermassive black holes carry 100 times more energy than previously estimated, extending roughly 300,000 light-years beyond their host galaxies.
The shape behind the Einstein problem just revealed strange new physics
Researchers have discovered that optical structures based on the Smith hat—a shape that solved a decades-old mathematical puzzle—produce unusual chiral light patterns, revealing unexpected physics applications.
UV light reveals possible camouflage on a 125-million-year-old crocodile
UV light analysis of a 125-million-year-old crocodile fossil from Spain reveals preserved soft tissues, sensory structures, and possible camouflage coloration on its tail.