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In shock news, it turns out that Brexit punched the UK economy in the face, much in the way that official forecasts in 2016 said it would punch the UK economy in the face, that were dismissed as nonsense by lying rightwing shills at the time.
In Germany, a standard 7kW rooftop solar system costs $10,000.
In Australia, it costs $4,000.
In the US, the same system costs about $28,000 — thanks partly to a mess of state, local, and HOA rules, per a new analysis shared with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“I want my tween daughters to have at least a sense of what was on television in what they regard as antiquity, the 20th century,” John McWhorter writes.
With 90% of SEC staff furloughed, the agency announced on Thursday that it won't penalize companies for omitting pricing details during the shutdown.
Iraq is opening its first industrial-scale solar plant in Karbala province.
Marvel is leaving Atlanta and heading to the UK, citing rising costs.
Labor costs are less expensive in the U.K., and universal health care means studios wouldn’t have to subsidize workers’ medical expenses.
This move alone could cost Atlanta up to 20,000 jobs.
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Scientists have identified molecules from blood and urine that may reveal how much energy a person consumes from ultraprocessed foods.
Toothpaste widely contaminated with lead and other metals, US research finds
"All of the cookie samples were also positive for high levels of glyphosate, an herbicide used to kill weeds, the groups said. "The sale of cookies containing potentially toxic ingredients raises profound ethical and public health concerns," the groups said"
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