September 21, 2023
YOKOHAMA, Japan: Batteries in older Nissan Leaf electric vehicles (EVs) are getting a new life as portable power sources that can be used to run gadgets on the go or deliver emergency power in disasters. Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. has sold more than 650,000 Leaf EVs. Their batteries often retain a charging capacity longer
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The United States military called for an end to days of fighting between rival U.S.-backed groups in east Syria Thursday, warning it may help the resurgence of the Islamic State group. The fighting that broke out Monday — and left at least 40 people dead and dozens wounded in the eastern oil-rich province of Deir
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The Biden administration “has not blocked chip sales to the Middle East,” a US Department of Commerce spokesperson said on Thursday, after disclosures that Washington had expanded export license requirements for Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices artificial-intelligence chips. Nvidia revealed the new rules in a regulatory filing earlier this week. A person familiar with the
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Group F looks to be the toughest of all with Saudi-owned Newcastle facing AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund as well as PSG. Manchester United will face the Bayern Munich of Harry Kane in this season’s Champions League while Thursday’s group stage draw also placed Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United together. Bayern and United will be
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Reader JohnH asks “is there a net US GDP forecast that includes the depreciation of defense capital?”. For what I think is being asked (commonly known as NDP, or net domestic product), the answer is de facto yes. That’s because the two move in tandem for the US in peacetime. Figure 1: GDP (bold black),
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As the all-powerful ruler of oil-rich Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba had two passions, music and forests, that forged powerful ties across the world. An accomplished musician, Mr. Bongo recorded a disco-funk album and lured James Brown and Michael Jackson to Gabon. As president, he built a music studio at his seaside palace and played improv
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The Nintendo Switch OLED Mario Red Edition video game console has been unveiled as a special edition version of the mobile entertainment system to get players in the mood for an upcoming title. The video game console features the brand’s OLED model of its mobile gaming system and covers it in the signature red hue
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Sex workers and their associations regularly protest against the law with action days and street marches. The European rights court said Thursday it would hear an appeal by sex workers against a French anti-prostitution law which they say has shattered their livelihoods and driven them underground. Sex workers technically operate legally in France, but the
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When Dodgers manager Dave Roberts informed Ryan Brasier he’d get consecutive days off from pitching last week, the veteran reliever reacted with surprise. “[He] told me he’s never had a manager tell him he’ll have two days off,” Roberts recalled with a laugh. Then again, Brasier has never been on a team like this year’s
READ MOREby Calculated Risk on 8/31/2023 06:01:00 PM A few brief excerpts from a note by Goldman Sachs economist Spencer Hill: “We estimate nonfarm payrolls rose by 149k in August (mom sa), below consensus of +170k. … our forecast embeds a 26k one-time drag from the combination of Hollywood worker strikes (-18k) and Yellow trucking layoffs
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