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Exxon Mobil joined other major lithium producers this week in reiterating its bullish outlook for long-term demand for lithium, despite the current bear market and recent price declines for the metal crucial to the energy transition.Lithium prices have fallen sharply in recent months, triggered by inventory buildup amid slowing growth in electric vehicle sales. Lithium producers said earlier this year that the current low price environment was “unsustainable” and could discourage investment in new supply. But all lithium producers, including Albemarle, the world’s largest, are bullish on the key battery metal’s long-term prospects.Oil giant Exxon, which last year announced plans…
The U.S. Men’s National Team will face Uruguay in their final match of Group C of the Copa America 2024 on Monday, July 1 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri at 9:00 PM ET. The match will be broadcast on FS1, Univision and TUDN. It will also be available on the radio on Fútbol de Primera.The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals. A full schedule and tickets for the U.S. Men’s National Team’s upcoming matches can be found here.Here’s how to watch the Copa America 2024 Group C Final live in…
Suffolk County police have released the identities of the four people killed Friday when an SUV crashed into a nail salon on Long Island.Suffolk County police said in a release Saturday that the three people killed were Jen-Tsai Chen, 37, of Bayside, Queens; Emilia Renhack, 30, of Deer Park; Yan Xu, 41, of Flushing, Queens; and Meiji Zhang, 50, of Flushing, Queens. Nine people, including a 12-year-old girl, were injured in the accident.Police said customers and staff were at Hawaii Nail & Spa on Grand Boulevard in Deer Park when an SUV crashed through the windshield.One of the victims, Lenn…
For any sovereign state, the internal political dynamics are crucial to the country’s identity, governance and self-governance. Pakistan, with its rich and complex political history, is at a critical juncture as elections approach. These elections are not just routine democratic occasions but a key factor in determining the country’s future trajectory. However, the involvement of external powers, particularly the United States, in Pakistan’s internal affairs and especially its democratic process raises major concerns. This article aims to explore the implications of such interference and contrast it with the United States’ apparent disregard for pressing humanitarian issues such as the Gaza…
Klay Thompson’s Warriors career is nearing the end. (Jane Tyszka/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)Warriors fans have had ample reason to expect Klay Thompson to leave the team in recent months, but the possibility became more real on Saturday when The Athletic reported the team was preparing for Thompson’s departure.The Warriors reportedly had little communication over the past two weeks when they had the opportunity to negotiate exclusively with Thompson about returning, and both sides now believe Thompson’s time in the Bay Area is over.Thompson himself had already issued ample warning by removing all mention of the Warriors…
On April 29, 1938, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in a notable speech before the U.S. Congress on curbing monopolies, said: “The first truth is that democratic freedoms are not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power that becomes more powerful than the democratic state itself. That is essentially fascism — the ownership of the government by any person, group, or other private power.” He also pointed out that distributing stock in large corporations widely among the people was no guarantee that the power of these corporations would be curbed, because individual holdings would be too small to…
The far-right Alternative for Germany party re-elected its two leaders on June 29 after making headway in recent European elections, but thousands of demonstrators protested against the party conference, some of whom tried to block roads and clashed with police.Despite recent scandals and setbacks, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second in the June 9 European Parliament elections with 15.9 percent of the vote. While this is lower than its support in surveys earlier this year, its particularly strong performance in the former Communist east gives it a good chance of being the front-runner in three state elections there…
He appeared in 64 games with Niagara of the Ontario Hockey League last season and had 53 points (31 goals, 22 assists). He played the past two seasons with Niagara and had 87 points (52 goals, 35 assists) in 130 games. He said many of the Niagara team and staff made the trip to Las Vegas to see him have a great time. Also in attendance were about 13 other family members, including five aunts, several cousins, two nephews whom he was meeting for the first time, and his father. Kevin’s love of hockey actually comes from his father, Jason,…
The warm front is bringing heat and humidity to the area, with temperatures near 100 degrees F. Clouds and some wind will linger until sundown. The main severe storm threat is Sunday afternoon and evening, but a severe storm or two moving into the area from the northwest late tonight into the early morning hours can’t be ruled out.Listen to the daily DC weather forecast: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Echo | Other optionsUntil tonight: It will be mostly cloudy and humid with record warmth with lows in the mid to near 80 degrees F. The chance of showers and storms…
Bob Woodward, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and editor in chief of The Washington Post, is calling on reporters to “very aggressively” demand an “explanation” from President Joe Biden about his disastrous performance in Thursday’s debate with President Donald Trump.Woodward said on MSNBC’s “The Beat” on Friday, telling reporters he was “shocked” by Ari Melber.”Biden’s performance was so bad, so terrible, that my view as a reporter is that there has to be some explanation,” Woodward told Melber. “What happened? He’d been preparing for this for a long time, he knew the consequences, and now it’s gone so badly.””The answer…