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An international team of scientists say they have found a new way to extract water from bone-dry air to produce hydrogen, which they call “the ultimate clean energy”. Unsplash AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues — because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there. An international team of scientists say they have found a new way to extract water from bone-dry air to produce hydrogen, which they call “the ultimate clean energy”. The researchers said the device could be used in an arid environment where relative humidity was as...

Suzy Weiss is a 27-year-old journalist who is bright, thoughtful, and very lonely. She’s also wondering why Tinder and other apps like it have failed members of her generation.Writing at her older sister Bari’s Substack “Common Sense,” Suzy claims in an article called “Generation Swipe,” that “Tinder promised it would revolutionize romance.” So far, however, it appears to have failed not only her, but her peers as well. And she wonders why.Part of the problem can be found in the first paragraph, however:“Every generation thinks they have it the hardest when it comes to finding love, but it’s hard to...

Biden’s corrupt Justice Department seized phones of two top Trump advisors in the past week. The Justice Department issued at least 40 subpoenas over the last several days seeking information related to January 6 and Trump’s Save America PAC. Trump’s top advisors Stephen Miller, Brian Jack and Dan Scavino all received subpoenas. “Among the recipients of subpoenas from a grand jury sitting in Washington are relatively junior aides from the White House and Mr. Trump’s 2020 campaign. While the subpoenas asked for information concerning the Save America PAC, they also sought communications with several pro-Trump lawyers — like Kenneth Chesebro...

Russia has forced its way into Ukraine and after months of fighting the Russian army needs to bolster its numbers by bringing in conscripts to step up to the front lines. But life as a Russian conscript is brutal as you will see in today's dark new video that reveals a shocking side to the Russian conflict.

An Arizona sheriff is calling out Democrat gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs for “BS” “tough talk” on border security.In a statement, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb explained that voters “will hear tough talk” on border security from Hobbs, “but that is more political BS just to get your vote.”Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb speaking with supporters of Kari Lake at a “Stand for Freedom” rally at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Scottsdale Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Gage Skidmore/The Star News Network)Hobbs, who is running against the Republican Kari Lake, has scoffed at the idea of border security being a central issue...

As we reported Wednesday, Democratic Pennsylvania Senate nominee John Fetterman has finally agreed to a debate with GOP nominee Mehmet Oz ahead of November’s midterm elections after backing out of a proposed debate that would have taken place last week. Fetterman was vague on specifics outside of stating it would “be sometime in the middle to end of October” provided there was a way to have the “auditory processing problems” Fetterman is said to have had since his May stroke addressed perhaps via a closed-captioning monitor.Fetterman’s suggestion that the debate take place in mid to late October sparked criticism from...

<p>More FBI whistleblowers have come to Congress and accused senior bureau officials of smuggling unauthorized smartphones into top-secret facilities, a security breach that can expose classified documents.</p><p>The alleged security breaches occurred at a Sensitive Compartmented Information Center or SCIF set up for the executive offices on the 7th floor of the FBI’s J. Edgar Hoover Building, according to the whistleblower.</p>

My grandmother's death is not an opportunity to deliver your sales pitch.In case you didn't know, a multilevel marketing company (aka an MLM) is a company that emphasizes both direct sales and recruiting other people to join the company and work under you, so you can receive a percentage of profit from the inventory they buy and sell. MLM's have been around for decades. One of the most well-known MLM's is LulaRoe, a leggings company that has had a ton of scandals in recent years and ultimately had to pay over $4 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed it...

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA — MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022, 10:50 Over the last few days, it has been impossible to buy petrol at gas stations in the Russian-occupied part of Donetsk Oblast. Some gas stations sell petrol for coupons there. Source: pro-Russian Telegram-channel ‘Typical Donetsk’; Petro Andriushchenko, advisor to Mayor of Mariupol on Telegram Details: Occupiers report that there is no petrol on gas stations for several days now, and the gas price has increased. Some gas stations that still have petrol are selling it for coupons. Petro Andriushchenko, the advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, reports that there are problems with...

Fans of the royal family might remember that when Platinum Jubilee celebrations took place for Queen Elizabeth II earlier this year, a special concert held in front of Buckingham Palace in her honor kicked off with a video of the queen and a special guest for tea — Paddington Bear — which both stunned and delighted both Prince George and Princess Charlotte, per Independent. The video had the queen reveal that, like Paddington, she kept marmalade sandwiches hidden in her signature Launer handbags "for later," per YouTube. The clip, as well as a previous revelation that the late monarch enjoyed...

ransomnote: see post #1 for potential impacts on crude oil shipmentsA paralyzing railroad strike that has been brewing since January 2020 may unfold this week. Even if it does not come to pass, railroads had already begun preparations Monday by curtailing some shipments.More than 90,000 rail workers from 13 unions around the United States might strike Friday if the unions that represent them can’t reach a contract agreement with the National Railway Labor Conference, which represents the rail companies. The railroads reached an agreement with the leaders of 11 of the 13 unions, but those unions do not include the...

Launch YouTube, Facebook, or a search engine in Illinois these days - or worse, make the mistake of turning on the television - and you will likely be deluged with television commercials about the so-called "Workers' Rights Amendment," which will appear on our ballot across Illinois next month. Depending on the commercial, this amendment could be presented as being about anything from patients in a hospital being viewed as dollar bills, or dangers in a workplace, or a threat to a worker's right to unionize. Talk about a proposed law being “all things to all people!” In truth, this state...

Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 @JackPosobiec Ashli Babbitt’s Shooter Admitted He Didn’t Know If She Was Threat, But Was Cleared Without Criminal Investigation

STUDY IN ‘SCIENTIFIC REPORTS’ INDICATES 75% TO 86% OF GPGP PLASTIC ATTRIBUTABLE TO OFFSHORE FISHING AND AQUACULTURE ACTIVITIES MAJORITY OF GPGP FISHING GEAR ORIGINATES FROM THE U.S., CHINA, JAPAN AND THE KOREAN PENINSULA RESULTS EMPHASIZE THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY AND MAJOR FISHING NATIONS IN OCEAN CLEANING PLASTIC EMISSIONS FROM RIVERS REMAIN BY FAR LARGEST SOURCE OF PLASTIC POLLUTION INTO GLOBAL OCEAN (Rotterdam — September 1, 2022) The Ocean Cleanup has today published new research in the journal Scientific Reports showing that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is largely composed of fishing-related plastic waste, with 75% to...

Explanation: What are those red filaments in the sky? They are a rarely seen form of lightning confirmed only about 35 years ago: red sprites. Research has shown that following a powerful positive cloud-to-ground lightning strike, red sprites may start as 100-meter balls of ionized air that shoot down from about 80-km high at 10 percent the speed of light. They are quickly followed by a group of upward streaking ionized balls. The featured image was taken late last month from the Jeseniky Mountains in northern Moravia in the Czech Republic. The distance to the red sprites is about 200...

former FDA commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn believed statements by candidate Biden such as “If and when the vaccine comes, it’s not likely to go through all the tests that need to be done” and by candidate Harris that she wouldn’t take a vaccine promoted by Trump, unfairly cast doubt on the FDA. The Biden/Harris campaign website explicitly maligned Hahn and the FDA. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer also questioned the safety of the vaccines then in development and the FDA’s integrity, claiming the agency was succumbing to Trump administration pressure. He was joined by then New York Governor and media...

Republicans are accusing Gov. Kathy Hochul supporters of “dirty tricks” for sending voters pre-filled applications for absentee ballots — with COVID-19 already checked as the reason for voting remotely — in what appears to be a tightening race against Rep. Lee Zeldin ahead of the Nov. 8 election. “No one should fill out that box, but the voter who’s requesting,” GOP state Chair Nick Langworthy said Monday about the voter outreach. “It’s unconscionable and at the height of dishonesty and hypocrisy that Democrats are using the guise of COVID while we gather at concerts,” he added about what he called...

Coal is re-emerging as a key source of energy for European countries racing to replace increasingly scarce natural gas as Moscow shuts off key pipeline flows. Europe is caught in a worsening energy crisis as Russia uses its energy exports to retaliate against sanctions. So countries like Germany are turning to coal to secure energy supplies before winter hits. Power generation using coal has shot up over 20% in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and the UK together since last year, Rystad Energy data shows. European countries have increased coal consumption this year. "Coal is definitely making a comeback, with...

A few verses to consider: "In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight." Matthew 3:1-3 "After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go." Luke 10:1 "And if I go...

GENEVA (AP) — The acting U.N. human rights chief on Monday urged European Union member states to avoid “backtracking” on their efforts to develop renewables and energy-efficiency projects at a time when soaring energy prices have prompted some to ramp up use of and searches for fossil fuels. Nada al-Nashif, the acting U.N. high commissioner for human rights, laid out rights concerns about more than 30 countries, regions and territories including Ethiopia, Ukraine, Myanmar and Haiti in an opening speech to the latest session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Beyond expressing concerns about the direct impact of Russia’s...