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Photo is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 US President Joe Biden, whose administration has put electric vehicles front and center of an ambitious policy to dramatically curb emissions, may walk back his proposal on yearly EV requirements through 2030 due to political pressures and pushback from automakers. But both automakers and United Auto Workers (which backs Biden) have urged the government to slow down the EV ramp-up, saying the technology is too expensive for the mainstream US consumer and…

Telecom powerhouse Airtel Africa was only a breath away from loss-making in the nine months to December after net profit crashed by 99.6 per cent. A free fall in the value of the naira in Nigeria, its biggest market for mobile service, battered earnings, according to details of its unaudited financials Thursday. Multinationals in Nigeria are grappling with the hard times created by the downside of a raft of foreign exchange reforms introduced shortly after President Bola Tinubu took office last May. The move set…

Flying on a plane can be stressful for anyone. But especially for passengers who are already navigating life with a disability, it’s important for airline staff to do everything they can to ensure a safe and smooth trip is had.Unfortunately, however, that doesn’t always happen. After one woman and her husband had a terrible time flying home from a trip, they decided to detail the experience on Reddit to find out if they should have done anything differently. Below, you’ll find the full story, as well as some of the…

A worker stocks the shelves at a Walmart store on January 24, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Walmart announced that it is raising its minimum wage for store employees in early March, store employees will make between $14 and $19 an hour. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesAfter pandemic-fueled higher turnover and fiercer competition for workers, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said it's gotten easier to hire people and get them to stick around."It's more normalized," McMillon said in an interview with CNBC's Sara Eisen that…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Four in five primary caregivers of nine-month-old babies reported cuddling, talking and playing with their little one several times a day, in England's first national long-term study of babies in over two decades, led by UCL (University College London). More than half engaged in physical or…

Iron-rich mountainous regions (dark red) near the base of the mantle influence the upwelling of plumes, which reach the surface and shape volcanic activity. Credit: Caltech The core–mantle boundary (CMB) is the interface between the Earth's iron metal core and the thick rocky layer of mantle just above the core. It is a world of extremes—temperatures thousands of degrees Fahrenheit and pressures over a million times the…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Financial and cost-of-living pressures are among the top issues impacting Australians' sense of belonging, pride and social cohesion in 2023, according to a major study from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute. Economic and social issues,…

Search-and-rescue efforts continue for the Titan submersible, an underwater craft that went missing on Sunday with five people onboard during a dive to the shipwrecked remains of the Titanic. The submersible does not seem to be at the water’s surface, because attempts to locate the craft from the air have searched 10,000 square miles of ocean without a glimpse. Sonar buoys did, however, detect underwater banging noises within the search region. Remotely operated diving vehicles have been targeting the location of those…

Instant Brands’ bankruptcy filing shows how the costs of pandemic-driven turmoil are still straining the finances of companies. Instant Brands’ bankruptcy filing shows how the costs of pandemic-driven turmoil are still straining the finances of companies. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful…

In a wave of market-wide downturns on Wednesday, XRP (XRP) followed suit, recording a 2.18% dip to close the day at $0.51830. The continuing uncertainty surrounding the SEC’s legal action against Ripple, compounded by the recent SEC moves against major exchanges Binance and Coinbase, has heightened investor anxiety. Despite this, technical indicators suggest a potential resurgence towards $0.55. Amid this turmoil, many investors seek refuge in the recently launched TMS Network (TMSN). XRP (XRP) Braces for Potential Drop…