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Bristol tire wear pushes NASCAR: ‘It’s supposed to be hard’

Credit to Author: Ryan McGee| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:56:42 EST

Goodyear’s extreme tire degradation at Bristol on Sunday challenged NASCAR’s best in a way they haven’t been tested in a long, long time.


AAA Report Says Americans Don’t Trust Autonomous Cars As Waymo Offers Free Rides In LA

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:40:42 +0000

AAA reports more people fear riding in an autonomous car this year than last year. Clearly the robotaxi idea has a bit of work to do yet.

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UK royal Kate shown in first video since surgery, Sun says

    LONDON — Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, has been shown looking fit and healthy in the first video taken of her since she underwent surgery two months ago in footage published by the Sun newspaper on its website on Monday. Kate, 42, spent two weeks in hospital in January after having what her office said was successful, planned surgery for a non-cancerous but unspecified condition. READ: King Charles III, Kate deal with medical issues Other than a couple of blurry pictures, she has not been seen in public since appearing with the other members of the royal family on Christmas Day, and in recent weeks social media has been awash with speculation about…

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‘All we can do is to try to make this world better’: Daria Kasatkina is a force on and off the tennis court

Credit to Author: D’Arcy Maine| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:52:48 EST

Daria Kasatkina has always been a fearless tennis player. Now, she’s using her influence to criticize Russia’s strict anti-LGBTQ+ laws and the invasion of Ukraine.


Tulfo grills PCSO execs on winners

Credit to Author: Cecille Suerte Felipe| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0800

A lotto winner who claimed prizes 36 times in a span of just six months and a bettor who gambled P90 million to actually win a P640-million jackpot were among the issues the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office executives answered at a hearing of the Senate committee on games and amusement yesterday.


Rio Tinto signs Australia’s biggest renewable power deal as it works to repower its Gladstone operations

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:35:36 +0000

Rio Tinto has signed Australia’s largest renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) to date to supply its Gladstone operations in Queensland, agreeing to buy the majority of electricity from Windlab’s planned 1.4GW Bungaban wind energy project. The agreement, which follows the announcement last month of a PPA for the Upper Calliope solar … [continued]

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Transfer Talk: Liverpool, Arsenal edge Man Utd in Malen race

Credit to Author: Adam Brown| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:42:34 EST

Liverpool and Arsenal are ahead of Manchester United in the race for Borussia Dortmund forward Donyell Malen, according to reports. Transfer Talk has the latest.


Lightsource bp Completes $348 Million Financing Package for Two Utility-Scale Solar Projects in Texas

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:27:58 +0000

288 megawatts of new solar capacity will generate enough electricity to reliably power 50,000 homes Financing includes a suite of transferability facilities made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act Projects to bring additional energy security and diversification to the Texas electric grid Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $348 … [continued]

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DOTr’s Bautista: No Naia terminal fee hike until ‘notable’ upgrades

MANILA, Philippines—Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista on Monday said the passenger service charge or terminal fees at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) would not increase until improvement is noticed. Bautista believes it would take around one to two years before upgrades are seen at the country’s main international gateway. “Hindi kaagad pwede magtaas ng terminal fee. Ang usapan ay kailangan magkaroon ng notable improvement in service,” Bautista said in an interview over Radyo 630. (Raising the terminal fee is not immediately possible. The discussion was that there must be a notable improvement in service.) “Siguro after 1 year or 2 years makikita nat…

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Transfer Talk: Bayern open Musiala talks; Man City, Liverpool circle

Credit to Author: ESPN| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2024 20:51:27 EST

Bayern Munich are keen to secure a new deal for winger Jamal Musiala amid interest from Manchester City and Liverpool. Transfer Talk has the latest.


New NAIA terminal eyed at Nayon site

Credit to Author: Elijah Felice Rosales| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0800

A new passenger terminal will rise at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in three years, as part of the project of the new concessionaire led by San Miguel Corp. to expand the country’s premier gateway to accommodate the growing demand for air travel.


Baseload Power Doesn’t Make Sense Anymore

Credit to Author: George Harvey| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:18:55 +0000

The compelling complaint about baseload power is that while it did save money in the past, it doesn’t any more. Sun and wind are cheaper than this “cheap” power source, AND backup battery power is cheaper than the backup plants needed for baseload power.

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