• 03/06/2025

In China, the world’s biggest producer of electric vehicles and batteries, recycling is the key to lithium self-sufficiency

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Reusing and recycling the metals used in electric vehicle batteries offers the prospect of self-sufficiency for China, meeting the leadership’s national economic security concerns. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3220194/china-worlds-biggest-producer-electric-vehicles-and-batteries-recycling-key-lithium-self-sufficiency?utm_source=rss_feed

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Billy Joel Is Movin’ Out of His $49 Million Long Island Mansion

Wall Street Journal The Grammy winner wants to sell the roughly 26-acre waterfront estate now that he and his wife are spending more time in Florida. https://www.wsj.com/articles/billy-joel-is-movin-out-of-his-49-million-long-island-mansion-db0116f3

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Zaluzhnyi recalled what brought him to tears from the beginning of the invasion: I didn’t have enough strength

Pravda Ukraine The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, despite the lack of emotion, is painfully experiencing Ukrainian losses. He recalled how he was crying when he had to tell a defender’s mother that her son was killed. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/12/7401985/

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DHS officials admit to pre-screening reporter questions on the border, but won’t do it again

Fox News The Biden administration says it will no longer pre-screen reporter questions in future briefings after it admitted to using new system that forced reporters to submit written questions that were screened in a Friday press call. Officials from the Departments of Homeland Security, State, and Defense on Friday held a virtual briefing Friday…

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Russia’s Black Sea Fleet to meet 240th anniversary without parade, festivities – source

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the interlocutor of the agency, all ships and forces of the fleet are involved in solving the combat missions of a special military operation https://tass.com/defense/1616889

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Explosion heard in Melitopol, several districts left without electricity

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Experts are working to restore power supply https://tass.com/emergencies/1616887

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Cache containing over 5,000 cartridges, 20 grenades found in Zaporozhye Region

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Ammunition sent for examination https://tass.com/emergencies/1616885

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13 Books We Read This Week

Wall Street Journal The long shadow of China’s Cultural Revolution, Edmund Phelps’s case for capitalism, a jazz pianist’s odyssey and more. https://www.wsj.com/articles/13-books-we-read-this-week-e123afdb

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‘Lazy Luxury’ Sneakers: Are These the Most-Worn Shoes on Private Jets?

Wall Street Journal Why super-wealthy men swear by these smartish slip-ons, whether they’re on the tarmac or in the boardroom https://www.wsj.com/articles/lazy-luxury-sneakers-are-these-the-most-worn-shoes-on-private-jets-7801be30

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Behind the New Indictments of El Chapo’s Sons, Rivalry Seethed Between Agencies

New York Times When sweeping charges against the Chapitos were announced last month, the Justice Department presented a unified front. It was another story behind the scenes. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/12/us/el-chapo-sons-fentanyl-charges.html

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