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AI, defense stocks slide as clean energy shares rally after Democrats take control of Congress

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US stocks react to Democrats winning control of Congress, with gains and losses across key industries. (Representational Image) (Pixabay)

Data center stocks slid in premarket trading on Wednesday, while clean-energy ​shares rallied after Democrats seized control of Congress, prompting investors to reposition for tougher scrutiny of the AI boom and a shift in policy priorities. US stocks react to Democrats winning control of Congress, with gains and losses across key industries. (Representational Image) (Pixabay) … Read more

Scientists hung clean moss beside three Russian highways, and the plants began collecting metals linked to traffic pollution

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Scientists hung clean moss beside three Russian highways, and the plants began collecting metals linked to traffic pollution

Researchers in Russia hung bags of moss beside three busy highways to see how much traffic pollution the plants would soak up. Published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, the study exposed moss collected from a clean background site to roadside air along the Leningradskoye, Yaroslavskoye, and Dmitrovkoye highways in central Russia. After analysing the … Read more

A San Francisco woman hires a humanoid robot for $30 an hour to clean her apartment while controlling it remotely from her sofa

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A San Francisco woman hires a humanoid robot for $30 an hour to clean her apartment while controlling it remotely from her sofa

A San Francisco woman has given a glimpse of what home cleaning could look like in the age of humanoid robots after hiring one for $30 an hour to work inside her apartment. Gianna Capezio booked a one-hour cleaning visit from San Francisco startup Tau Robotics, with the humanoid robot vacuuming, making her bed and … Read more

Melissa L. Farris: Watch viral video that led to WWII Memorial vandalism arrest, ‘Clean hands Dirty $’

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Watch the videos that helped investigators identify Melissa Farris and gave the public a look at the alleged vandalism at the memorial. (U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro)

Melissa L. Farris is in federal custody after the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, was vandalized with bubbles and spray-painted words reading “Clean hands Dirty $.” The 41-year-old Kentucky woman is accused of adding soap to the memorial fountain and painting the message on its stone surface on August 13. U.S. Attorney Jeanine … Read more

In 2010, Shanghai turned a polluted industrial brownfield into Houtan Park; its wetlands now clean up to 634,000 gallons of river water a day

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In 2010, Shanghai turned a polluted industrial brownfield into Houtan Park; its wetlands now clean up to 634,000 gallons of river water a day

A similar vantage point pre-park construction and a similar vantage point post-park construction (Source: Kongjian Yu) In 2010, Shanghai transformed a polluted industrial brownfield into Houtan Park. Its wetlands now clean up to 634,000 gallons of river water each day. The 14-hectare linear park stretches along the Huangpu River and was once home to a … Read more