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The United States is squandering its best opportunity to compete in the global battery race. China jumped to a commanding lead in the last decade, controlling the supply chain for lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from cell phones, to military drones, to electric vehicles (EVs). By passing ambitious legislation under U.S. President Joe Biden, Washington […]
Russian air defences shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones on Sunday over Russia’s western regions, Moscow officials said, while 17 people were injured in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih in a ballistic missile attack. Such large-scale aerial attacks are still relatively rare over Russia two-and-a-half years after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of […]
Israeli strikes on homes in the northern Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday left at least 87 people dead or missing, the territory’s Health Ministry said, as a large-scale operation continued against Hamas militants said to be regrouping. The ministry said another 40 people were wounded in the strikes on the town of Beit Lahiya, […]
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump invited star power to the campaign trail this weekend, as they took shots at each other’s endurance and urged early voting in battleground states key to the ever-tightening US presidential race. At rallies in Detroit and Atlanta Harris brought out pop stars Lizzo and Usher respectively to warm up her […]
U.S. States Paying More Than the Federal Minimum Wage This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. The real value of the federal minimum wage ($7.25/hour) has declined steadily since it was last raised 15 […]
Faced with the growing spectre of all-out war between Israel and Iran, the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf have intensified diplomatic efforts to safeguard their interests and ensure they do not become collateral casualties. With peace talks over Gaza abandoned and the United States pushing for Hezbollah’s political exile amid Israel’s continued invasion of […]
“Autumn in New York, why does it seem so inviting?” asks the popular jazz standard, and the answer is pretty straightforward—the weather here is either stiflingly hot or bracingly cold, except for a few short weeks in late September and early October. Anyone visiting outside of this window will surely think the 8 million of […]
U.S. President Joe Biden was once again absent from the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, which concluded last week in Vientiane, Laos. This marked the second year in a row the United States’ leader chose to skip the gathering. This year the administration sent Secretary of State Antony Blinken in his place, […]
The Falklands War of 1982 holds several modern geopolitical and tactical precedents that apply to a potential conflict between China and the United States over Taiwan. In both cases, the contested islands are located near a continental nation-state aimed at reunifying such islands to the mainland, despite long periods passing wherein the island residents either […]
Ranked: Top Countries by GDP per Hour This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. This chart ranks countries by GDP per hour worked, or their labor productivity. Data is sourced from the International Labour […]