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Electricity generated from solar power is now 41% cheaper than the cheapest fossil fuel alternative, and onshore wind is 53% cheaper. In 2024, renewables helped avoid $467 billion in fossil fuel costs.

If the proposed budget cuts to NASA are approved, they would constitute the largest cuts in the agency's history, impacting fundamental science research.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz hailed a new treaty with the United Kingdom focusing on security, migration, and economic issues, marking a significant diplomatic effort.

"The surprising part of the study wasn't any with any single statistic; it was that there's 170 indicators, eight data sources, all showing the same thing: a generalized decline in kids' health."

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has waived deadlines that would have drastically reduced the rates incarcerated people and their families pay for audio and video calls.

Caregiving represents an unseen but critical component of the economy, facing a crisis that demands attention and innovative solutions.

One critical aspect of the new fee cap is that it aims to significantly reduce the financial burden on parents, with a target of €200 per month still in focus.

E2 estimates that losses since January have cost 10,000 new clean energy jobs, with over $14 billion in investments canceled or delayed.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that COVID-19 shots are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women, complicating vaccination access.

Our selections span the ideological spectrum, and we’ve deliberately avoided including big-name "hired guns" whose influence stems more from communication skills and networks than from genuine policy expertise.

The Independent stands committed to delivering quality journalism that is accessible to all, emphasizing the necessity of financial support to maintain robust, on-the-ground reporting.

This digital infrastructure tends to enter the wider public consciousness only when it breaks, which highlights the urgent challenge of convincing policymakers to prioritize its upkeep.

We are giving incentives for people to migrate into electric cars, except we will stop giving incentives, financial incentives to buy Tesla.