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Why do experts say the Iran war underscores the dangers of Trump’s all-out focus on oil?

Why do experts say the Iran war underscores the dangers of Trump’s all-out focus on oil?

đź’Ą Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Donald Trump news,energy,iran war,oil âś… **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he launched a campaign to shift the country away from renewable energy, dramatically reversing the climate-friendly policies of his Democratic predecessor to focus instead on oil and other fossil fuels as the answer to his goal of American energy dominance. But the war in Iran highlights the risks involved in this approach. With crude oil prices above $100 a barrel and gasoline prices rising toward $4 a…
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The Royal Ballet: Giselle Review – Mariana Tsimpinhoy soars in an indelible debut | Dance

The Royal Ballet: Giselle Review – Mariana Tsimpinhoy soars in an indelible debut | Dance

✨ Check out this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Dance,Ballet,Royal Ballet,Stage,Culture đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: A A dancer's debut in one of ballet's great leading roles is always an event, but it is especially notable when that dancer is a senior artist—three ranks below principal in the ballet hierarchy. Twenty-five-year-old Mariana Tsimpinhoy is clearly tipped as a future star, and the Royal Ballet's faith in her seems well placed on the basis of her debut as the tragic peasant girl Giselle.From her first entrance, floating on stage, the Ukrainian dancer (who came to train in…
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Jonathan Wheatley: Aston Martin is targeting Audi’s F1 boss for a key role for the team under Adrian Newey

Jonathan Wheatley: Aston Martin is targeting Audi’s F1 boss for a key role for the team under Adrian Newey

✨ Discover this insightful post from BBC Sport đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Stroll has signed Newey on a contract that could be worth up to ÂŁ30m a year - including all possible bonuses and add-ons - in the hope he will be the final piece in the puzzle that has turned the team into winners.But Aston Martin finished last in the World Championship after a disastrous start to the season.The car is not competitive yet. Newey's arrival in March last year, coupled with problems with the new wind tunnel, delayed its development, but the 67-year-old is confident…
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Cloudflare CEO says bot traffic online will exceed human traffic by 2027

Cloudflare CEO says bot traffic online will exceed human traffic by 2027

🔥 Read this insightful post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: AI,ai bots,cloudflare,genAI,Internet,Matthew Prince,SXSW,web 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Bots are taking over the web, according to Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince. In an interview at the SXSW conference in Austin this week, he said that with the speed at which AI is growing, AI bot traffic will exceed the volume of human Internet traffic by 2027. Prince explained that the web's use of bots is growing alongside the growth of generative AI technology because bots are able to visit more sites to get answers to users' chatbot queries. "If a human is…
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Red Roses: Meg Jones takes over as England captain in Zoe Stratford’s absence

Red Roses: Meg Jones takes over as England captain in Zoe Stratford’s absence

đź’Ą Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Jones will have the experienced duo of hooker Amy Cockayne and number eight Alex Matthews as her deputies.England begin their defense of the Women's Six Nations title against Ireland on April 11.Jones was born and raised in Cardiff, but moved across the border to England as a teenager and qualified for the Red Roses through her English mother.She made her England debut as an 18-year-old in a 26-7 defeat to New Zealand in July 2015. She also starred in Sevens, traveled to the 2016 Olympics…
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noq, noq, who’s there? – Iroh

noq, noq, who’s there? – Iroh

✨ Discover this trending post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Today we're delighted to announce noq (”number 0 QUIC”), our own general purpose QUIC implementation with multipath and NAT traversal support. It is the transport layer that has been powering iroh since v0.96, though is in no way limited to iroh's usecase. If you've been following iroh's development, you may have read why we forked Quinn back in 2024. The short version: iroh was doing a lot of heavy lifting around QUIC: switching between relay and direct paths, managing NAT traversal, juggling congestion state. But…
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Joe Kent’s resignation over Iran war raises concerns about anti-Semitism and debate about Israeli influence

Joe Kent’s resignation over Iran war raises concerns about anti-Semitism and debate about Israeli influence

✨ Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: antisemitism,iran attacks,Israel,joe kent,tucker carlson 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: It was no surprise that Joe Kent appeared on Tucker Carlson's show the day after he left his counterterrorism job under President Donald Trump. Here was a senior official who resigned in protest against the war as Iran became the main critic of the conflict in right-wing media. “The Israelis made the decision to take this action,” Kent said in the interview on Wednesday. Read more: Who is Joe Kent, the counterterrorism official who resigned over the Iran war?…
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Underscore: U Review – A super-fantasy author with the smartest pop wit | Pop and rock

Underscore: U Review – A super-fantasy author with the smartest pop wit | Pop and rock

đź’Ą Read this trending post from Culture | The Guardian đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Pop and rock,Music,Culture 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: ABrielle Gray is an American bedroom producer who is beloved by an impressive array of other artists – experimental pop duo 100 Gecs are fans, as are rapper Danny Brown and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker – but until now it's been difficult to pinpoint her exact niche. It's a challenge to sum up the sound of the debut album she recorded under the name Underscores, 2021's Fishmonger, or its follow-up, a concept album about three young women residents of a…
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Final Premier League and Carabao Cup predictions: Chris Sutton vs Crookhaven stars Amari Bacchus and Genesis Linea – and AI

Final Premier League and Carabao Cup predictions: Chris Sutton vs Crookhaven stars Amari Bacchus and Genesis Linea – and AI

✨ Check out this must-read post from BBC Sport đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: âś… **What You’ll Learn**: People have been critical of Tottenham coach Igor Tudor but they will look at him in a different light if his team wins this match.Maybe he just needs to recognize the opposition's threat a little better than he does rival managers - that clip of him mistaking someone else for Arne Slott at Anfield last week made me laugh.The problem for Nottingham Forest is that they don't score enough goals, and a lack of attacking threat could cost them here.I know I keep mentioning…
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Geothermal company Vervo launches over Death Valley

Geothermal company Vervo launches over Death Valley

🔥 Discover this insightful post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Climate,Fervo Energy,geothermal,geothermal energy,renewable energy đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Enhanced geothermal power has had a promising few years, driven by data centers' insatiable demand for electricity. Fervo Energy struck deals with those tailwinds, suggesting, but not guaranteeing, that the company was passing through a “valley of death.” This term describes when a startup has proven its technological capabilities, but has not raised enough money to show that it can operate profitably on a large scale. Many startups fail past this point and end up dying. Exactly when a startup will exit…
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