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A new partnership between cement manufacturers and emerging technology companies to collaborate on the development of low-carbon concrete has been announced by the industry’s leading membership association, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA). Canada-based EnviCore, Queens Carbon and Chement from the US, and New Zealand’s NeoCrete were all shortlisted last year as part of GCCA’s Innovandi Open Challenge program. These companies currently have partnerships with at least five GCCA member companies and major manufacturers who will support and evaluate their technology.Their ideas could help transform the way concrete is made and significantly reduce emissions. The four startups will have…

In summary As California’s homelessness crisis worsens, politicians have shifted from promising solutions to blaming failures. Over the past five years, the state government has spent about $24 billion to improve California’s worst homelessness crisis in the nation. Local governments and private charities have spent countless more. Despite these massive expenditures, the number of unhoused Californians continues to grow, to more than 181,000 at the latest federal census. This is not only the highest number of states, but also the highest percentage of the population, accounting for 28% of the nation’s total. The data suggests that everything authorities have been…

The City of San Diego is celebrating May 2024 as Small Business Month. According to the City of San Diego, there are 4.1 million “small businesses” in California, and 93% of businesses in San Diego have 12 or fewer employees. On the 1st of this month, Governor Gavin Newsom declared May 2024 as “Small Business Month” in the state. The city provides thousands of dollars to small businesses through various programs. These include the Small Business and Restaurant Program, the Development Grant Program, and the Point of Sale Improvement Program. Lab A Salon in North Park, which offers a myriad…

PARIS: Floods are tearing a path of destruction around the world, hitting Kenya, submerging Dubai and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes from Russia and flee to China, Brazil and Somalia.While not all are directly attributable to global warming, these events occur in a year of record temperatures, and they do what scientists have been warning for years: climate change is causing extreme weather events. This confirms that it is further promoted.Climate change is not just about rising temperatures, but the ripple effects of excess heat trapped in the atmosphere and oceans.The EU’s climate watchdog, Copernicus,…

image source, Getty Imagesimage caption, The man behind the Kim family’s cult of personality diesArticle informationauthor, Kelly Ngrole, BBC NewsMay 8, 2024, 03:20 BSTUpdated 14 minutes agoNorth Korea’s former propaganda chief Kim Gi Nam has died at the age of 94, state media reported. According to KCNA, he died of old age and “multiple organ failure” for which he had been receiving treatment since 2022.He has led the totalitarian state’s propaganda efforts for decades, including building a cult of personality around the ruling Kim dynasty.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a funeral early Wednesday morning and expressed his condolences…

On May 7, 2024, Robert Engel, Director of Heartland Financial USA Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF), sold 7,600 shares of the company’s stock. This transaction has been filed with his SEC and details can be found through his SEC filing.Heartland Financial USA Inc (NASDAQ:HTLF) is a financial services company providing banking, mortgage, investment, insurance and wealth management services. The company operates through a network of banks and financial services companies throughout the United States.Heartland Financial USA Inc.’s insider trading history after this transaction shows a pattern of more insider buying than selling over the past year, with only six insider buying and one…

Severe thunderstorms spawning multiple tornadoes hit southern Michigan, leaving significant damage in its wake.In western Michigan, multiple tornadoes touched down in Kalamazoo County near Portage, and another tornado touched down in Calhoun County.In southeastern Michigan, tornado watches are in effect for Lenawee, Monroe, and Washtenaw counties, and severe thunderstorm warnings, including hail and high winds, are in effect for southeastern Livingston and southern Oakland counties.See below for live weather forecasts.Michigan weather radar:View current statusMultiple injuries reported at mobile home park hit by tornadoTuesday’s storm injured about a dozen residents of the Pavilion Estates mobile home community in Pavilion Township outside…

Staff photo by Ari Selvey Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Brandon Schmitz safely home in a big nonconference baseball win over Martin County West on Tuesday at Sleepy Eye Baseball Park. I slipped into. The Knights won 20-2 in the fifth inning. Sleepy Eye — Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s scored eight runs in two different innings against Martin County West on Tuesday at Sleepy Eye Baseball Park. They won 20-2 in the fifth inning. Due to the 10-point lead rule, the game was called after the fifth inning. The team showed a balanced effort at…

Staff photo by Travis Rosenau New Ulm Cathedral’s Jake Finstad safely slides into third base during a closed-door baseball game against Mankato Loyola on Tuesday at Mueller Park in New Ulm. NEW ULTM — In a nonconference baseball game Tuesday at Mueller Park, New Ulm Cathedral scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Greyhounds right-hander Jake Finstad saved the day from a seventh-inning dilemma, and Cathedral Defeated Mankato Loyola 7-5. Levi Franta got the win for Cathedral, making it 12-3. He pitched six innings, giving up five runs on six hits and two…

As Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Serbia on the second leg of his European tour, authorities across the continent were grappling with a wave of Chinese spying allegations.Meanwhile on Tuesday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak revealed that “malicious actors” had compromised British military pay records, with reports blaming China.In one case, three Germans were arrested on suspicion of arranging the transfer of sensitive technology information to China. In another case, a man named Jan G., who worked for a far-right German member of the European Parliament, was arrested on suspicion of espionage. Maximilian Kula, the Alternative for Germany (AfD)…