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There’s been an era-defining race underway between two types of batteries used in electric vehicles: lithium batteries that use cobalt, and ones that use iron phosphate. Cobalt, a metal with a ...
The Chalk It Up! Chalk Art and Music Festival was created by local artists and musicians to celebrate each other and to allow ...
The 50-year-old casual dining chain Chili's has posted five straight quarters of double digit sales increases. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Slate's Dan Kois about what's behind the brand's ...
Tiny biting flies or midges could carry a tropical infection called Oropouche, which led to a worldwide outbreak last year.
The home-improvement chain is now one of the companies most caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown. The retailer's history with day laborers is long. So far, it's choosing to keep its distance.
Air Canada said it will gradually restart operations after reaching a deal with the flight attendants' union to end a strike ...
As more states adopt laws allowing terminally ill patients to end their own lives, some groups representing disabled people are suing to stop them.
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