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How Trump’s ‘White Gold’ Ukraine Deal Could Benefit Musk

ENERGIZER BUNNIES!

The president is proposing a $500 billion payback deal.

David Gardner | Published Feb 18, 2025

Around 800 Protesters Try to Storm Tesla Factory in Germany

CHARGE!

“The fight against this car factory is a fight against every car factory,” said Ole Becker, a spokesperson for the organizing group.

Edith Olmsted | Published May 10, 2024

The Green Battery of the Future Is Right Under Your Feet

STONE COLD

As the world transitions to renewable energy, some researchers are looking for a more Earth-friendly alternative to lithium ion batteries.

Leah Hudson Leva | Published Nov 25, 2023

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Train Cars Floating in Mississippi River After Derailment

OFF THE RAILS

The crash in Ferryville, Wisconsin left up to 15 cars off their tracks.

Erik Uebelacker | Published Apr 27, 2023

A Robot May End Up Building the Battery of the Future

BEEP BOOP

Another job taken away from humans.

Tony Ho Tran | Published Sep 27, 2022

Chemistry Nobel Prize Goes to Lithium-Ion Battery Inventors

BRIGHT SPARKS

The Nobel Prize committee said developments over the past 50 years had “laid the foundation of a wireless, fossil-fuel-free society.”

Jamie Ross | Published Oct 09, 2019

Did a Copilot’s Phone Bring Down EgyptAir Flight 804?

BURNING QUESTION

Investigators reportedly focused on devices seen where the first alarm went off on a flight that killed 66 people. It’s another warning about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries.

Clive Irving | Published May 26, 2017
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The Deadly Cargo Inside MH370

EXPLOSIVE

Exclusive insight from inside Boeing and urgent new warnings from the FAA make a compelling case—based on fact, not conspiracy—about what happened.

Clive Irving | Published Oct 15, 2015

MH370 Zombie Theory Rises From the Dead

SEARCHING

Australian investigators say they believe the doomed Boeing 777 flew on autopilot and that the crew was incapacitated.

Clive Irving | Published Jun 26, 2014

NTSB Thinks the 787 Isn't Safe to Fly

Unfriendly Skies

The agency that investigates every airplane accident is telling the FAA to look again at hazardous lithium-ion batteries after the entire fleet was cleared for takeoff following two accidents last year.

Clive Irving | Published May 28, 2014

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