Renewables overtake coal as world’s primary source of electricity
The milestone was led by solar and wind power adoption in China, with the US and EU relying more on fossil fuels in the first half of 2025 than in the previous year.
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Asian dumpling restaurant becomes US' highest-earning chain
Din Tai Fung opened its first American location in a suburban Los Angeles strip mall a quarter of a century ago.
London's IPO market bounces back
The British capital — which styles itself as a competitor to New York in the world of finance — recently slipped out of the top 20 markets for stock debuts.
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How Industrial Slaughter Became the Blueprint for Modern Capitalism
The entire modern industrial system—from Amazon warehouses where workers have to pee in bottles to Tesla factories where Elon Musk tracks every movement—originated in one place: Chicago slaughterhouses, where capitalists first figured out how to turn living beings into perfectly controlled objects.
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Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 contracts near $200B even as new awards slow
The kingdom is still awarding contracts for gigaprojects part of its Vision 2030 framework, while overall contract awards have declined sharply.
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414 headlinesHow local communities are challenging Big Tech data centers’ noise, pollution and rising electricity bills
The drawer problem: Why so many of us can’t let go of our old electronics, and what we can do about it
How (and When) to Build a Union Reform Caucus: Advice from a Grocery Worker
Over 160 Years After Abolition, Racism Still Structures US Economy
Rural areas lag behind in cancer treatment and prevention – even as rich, urban areas increasingly leave dying from cancer in the rearview
Why states are walking back their own climate and energy laws, and what they could do instead
Energy costs are high and unaffordable – what utilities, governments, communities and you can do to help save consumers money
Most American workers are checked out, and like ‘The Office,’ their bosses are the last to know
Elon Musk: The World’s Worst Trillionaire
Maersk Still Shipping Weapons Components to Israel, Despite Claiming Otherwise
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