Tag: national
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IS THERE ENOUGH JUICE? Chris Harris talks EVs with Graeme Cooper from the National Grid | Top Gear
Tesla. Honda E. BMW i3. Peugeot e-208. The electric cars continue coming, and it’s fair to say there are many, many questions about the practicalities of all-electric motoring. And inside this half hour meeting with Graeme Cooper from the National Grid, you will find many, many answers. Subscribe to Top Gear for additional videos: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToTopGear…
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A ‘Zero-Sum Game’: Is the World Defeating Itself in the Covid Olympics?
Michael Piontek believes his native Germany is putting too much money on one vaccine. The reason is Donald Trump. In June, Germany paid a whopping sum for a large stake in German drugmaker CureVac, which was developing a Covid-19 vaccine. Piontek was shocked. “Why CureVac?” he thought. The company’s vaccine is based on promising but…
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Take 2 for SpaceX’s 1st astronaut launch with more storms
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX pressed ahead with its second attempt to launch astronauts for NASA — a historic first for a private company — but more stormy weather threatened more delays. Elon Musk’s company came within 17 minutes Wednesday of launching a pair of NASA astronauts for the first time in nearly a…
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ICYMI: Australian Apocalypse, Farewell to Paddlefish & Baby Whales
Catastrophic bushfires in Australia burn off an area larger than Portugal. Twenty-six people have died, along with a billion animals could have perished–maybe more– even leaving some species about the verge of extinction. Australian authorities are likely to kill 10,000 feral camels because they are competing with humans for scarce water. Smoke from the fires…
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A British doctor says ‘America’s been gaslit’ about socialized medicine
Hollis Johnson/Insider Adam Kay was used to operate for its National Health Service (NHS), the UK’s nationwide healthcare program. Currently a comedian, he’s written a bestselling book about his time working as a baby-delivering doctor, known as”This Is Going to Hurt.” He said the NHS wasn’t a ideal place to operate, but it way outperforms…