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From replicating the process that fuels the sun to harnessing scorching temperatures deep below our feet, scientists, companies and venture capitalists are betting on high-tech ways to power the planet without emitting greenhouse gases.

WASHINGTON — From replicating the process that fuels the sun to harnessing scorching temperatures deep below our feet, scientists, companies and venture…

Lawmakers probing the deadly Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack by supporters of Donald Trump will move on Tuesday toward bringing contempt of Congress charges against his longtime aide Steve Bannon over his refusal to cooperate.

At 80 pages, the new complaint is significantly longer than the original one and includes additional data intended to support the FTC's contention that Facebook is a monopolist. An expanded portion of the complaint argues that Facebook dominates the U.S. personal social networking market with more than 65% of monthly active users since 2012.

Patricia ZengerleDavid Shepardson 3 minute read Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside a company building in Shanghai, China April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) - A highly touted bill to boost the United States’ ability to compete with Chinese technology could take weeks to get through Congress, as U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers planned to write their own legislation, which must then be combined with what was approved by the Senate this month....

DETROIT/WASHINGTON — Lordstown Motors Corp shares fell more than 18% on Wednesday, as investors awoke to a vastly different financial picture than the electric…

UPDATE 3-Israel destroys Gaza tower housing AP and Al Jazeera offices Reuters 1 hr ago (Adds statement from Washington-based National Press Club, Biden call) GAZA, May 15 (Reuters) - Israel destroyed a 12-story tower block in Gaza housing the offices of the U.S.-based Associated Press and other news media on Saturday, saying the building was also used by the Islamist militant group Hamas. The al-Jalaa building in Gaza City, which also houses the offices of Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera a...

5 Min Read (Reuters) - The U.S. power industry is willing to comply with a proposed requirement that it eliminate carbon emissions by 2035 as long as it has flexibility on how to achieve that goal and the ability to miss compliance deadlines that prove unrealistic, according to the nation’s top electric utility lobby group. FILE PHOTO: A wind farm shares space with corn fields the day before the Iowa caucuses, where agriculture and clean energy are key issues, in Latimer, Iowa, U.S. February ...

4/7/2021 * IMF working with G20 to standardize risk reporting * New IMF dashboard to collect data on climate change By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - Requiring financial institutions and companies to disclose climate change risks will trigger huge shifts in capital investments around the world, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Wednesday, adding that U.S. President Joe Biden plans to issue an executive order on the issue soon. Kerry, speaking on a panel with International Mon...

Article content WASHINGTON — A leaker says they are offering information on more than 500 million Facebook Inc users – including phone numbers and other data – virtually for free. Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson Rock, said on Saturday the database appears to be the same set of Facebook-linked telephone numbers that has been circulating in hacker circles since January and whose existence was first reported by tech publication Motherboard. We apologize, b...