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A bulldozer moves coal that will be burned to generate electricity at the American Electric Power coal-fired power plant in Winfield, West Virginia.Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe planned restart of Three Mile Island is a step forward for nuclear power, but the U.S. needs to deploy new plants to keep up with rising electricity demand, one of the nation’s top nuclear officials said this week.The U.S. needs to at least triple its nuclear fleet to keep pace with demand, slash carbon dioxide emissions and ensure the nation’s energy security, said Mike Goff, acting assistant secretary for the Office…

Major floods and landslides in Nepal have killed at least 100 people across the Himalayan nation, officials have reported.Dozens more were still missing on Sunday after two days of intense rainfall, which has inundated the valley around the capital Kathmandu.People have been left stranded on rooftops with workers carrying out rescuers on rafts. Thousands of homes near rivers have also been flooded and many highways blocked.Despite rain forecast to continue to Tuesday, there were signs of some easing on Sunday. So far, more than 3,000 people have been rescued according to a government spokesman.But flash floods, along with landslides, have…

The 2024 presidential election just gets weirder and weirder … ’cause a statue of Donald Trump is towering over Las Vegas — depicting the former prez in his birthday suit. The art piece depicting the former POTUS was erected — no pun intended — just outside Las Vegas … towering over Interstate 15 on the way to Utah. We’ve had to blur the pics a bit here, but you get the basic idea — the prez wears no clothes. Sources with direct knowledge tell us the statue stands 43-feet-tall and bears the name “Crooked and Obscene” … a reference, we’re…

Israel said on Saturday that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah had been killed.Hezbollah has since confirmed the news.Nasrallah had led the Iran-backed group since 1992. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. Israel said on Saturday that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah had been killed in a targeted strike on the group’s central headquarters in…

Surging sea levels are creating “a rising tide of misery” that threaten the future of nearly a billion people that live in low-lying coastal areas, the UN chief has warned, as they become increasingly vulnerable to storm surges, coastal erosion and flooding. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the global mean sea level has risen faster than in any prior century over at least the past 3,000 years. NASA says that as global temperatures have risen about one degree Celsius (1.8F), sea levels have gone up 160 to 210 millimeters (six to eight inches) with about half of that…

In September, GOBankingRates ranked the best retirement towns in the U.S. for the middle class in 2024.To qualify for this study, a city had to have a population of at least 10,000 residents, with at least 25% of the population aged 65 and over.The following factors were then considered for each city:Total populationPopulation aged 65 and overTotal householdsMedian household incomeNumber of households receiving Social Security benefitsNumber of households receiving retirement incomeAverage Social Security benefits for households receiving themAverage retirement income for households receiving itThe data sources used for the report include the U.S. Census American Community Survey, Zillow’s Home Value…

Getty ImagesColdplay is set to perform three shows in Mumbai in JanuaryIf you were in India and had 900,000 rupees ($10,800; £8,000), what would you buy? A car? A trip around the world? Diamond jewellery? Or a Coldplay concert ticket?The British rock band is set to perform three shows of their Music of the Spheres world tour in Mumbai next year and the tickets are being sold for obscene amounts on reselling platforms, after being sold out in minutes on BookMyShow (BMS) – the concert’s official ticketing platform.The tickets went on sale last Sunday and were priced from 2,500 rupees…

David Tepper’s using his sports teams to help people rebuild their lives … committing $3 million alongside his wife Nicole, the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC to Hurricane Helene relief efforts. The investment adviser and his better half made the donation through the David & Nicole Tepper Foundation … saying they were partnering with the two fanchises to support relief efforts across the Carolinas. The funds will go to both short-term and long-term goals, according to a press release … essential since the region remains in a State of Emergency. Some of the money will go to food banks and…

Two empty Hollywood Hills mansions were taken over by squatters and covered in graffiti.Graffiti on the mansions is similar to tags on other empty luxury properties in Los Angeles.The incidents recall a landmark case that granted street artists $6.75 million after their art was destroyed. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. Spray-painted…

Beirut, Lebanon – The killing of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah leaves a vacuum inside a movement that has already had much of its leadership decapitated as a result of months of Israeli assassinations. But Nasrallah’s death on Friday evening, during a massive Israeli attack on southern Beirut, marks the passing of not just a figurehead, but the man who embodied the Lebanese Shia movement in the eyes of its supporters and the wider region. Nasrallah became secretary-general of Hezbollah in 1992 while he was in his 30s, and he led the movement for the majority of its existence. Finding a…