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Johnson faces crossroads with no good options in spending fight

TheHill.com 

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is at a critical crossroads in the charged debate over federal spending, confronting few options to prevent a government shutdown — and all of them with risks. The funding fight is the last major legislative challenge facing Johnson before this year’s elections, but it’s been snarled not only by the internal...

Report on forced labor, child labor raises tough questions in green energy transition

TheHill.com 

A new report from the Department of Labor raises tough questions about whether and to what extent forced labor and child labor are intertwined with climate-friendly technology. The department released a report this month finding that several minerals that are key components of electric vehicles and solar panels may be produced through these unethical labor practices. The findings...

Bottom Line: TikTok on the clock

TheHill.com 

Technology TikTok signaled its staying involved in Washington less than five months after President Biden signed a bill that would force its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest or face a nationwide ban, hiring Ballard Partners to lobby on issues related to internet technology and content platform regulations. The team of lobbyists not only includes...

This drone in Sudbury, Ont., washes windows

CBC 

Sudbury, Ont., company Reliable Cleaning Services is using a drone to wash the windows at the Health Sciences North hospital. Drone pilot John Lafantaisie says the drone is a safer and cheaper way to wash windows for large buildings.

NASA, GE Aerospace Advancing Hybrid-Electric Airliners with HyTEC

Nasa.gov 

Hybrid-electric cars have been a staple of the road for many years now. Soon that same idea of a part-electric-, part-gas-powered engine may find its way into the skies propelling a future jet airliner. NASA is working in tandem with industry partner GE Aerospace on designing and building just such an engine, one that burns […]

Tuesday 17 September 2024

English Field Hockey 

Hero Asian Champions Trophy Moqi China 2024
Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (CHN)

All times GMT +8

15 Sep 2024 is a rest day

16 Sep 2024 13:00     MAS v JPN (5/6th Place)      4 - 4 (SO 2 - 4)
16 Sep 2024 15:30     PAK v CHN (Semi-Final 1)     1 - 1 ( SO 0 - 2)
16 Sep 2024 18:00     IND v KOR (Semi-Final 2)     4 - 1

17 Sep 2024 15:30     PAK v KOR (3/4th Place)     
17 Sep 2024 18:00     CHN v IND (Final)    

Final Pool Standings

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Koo cofounder Mayank Bidawatka announces new venture Billion Hearts Software

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Mayank Bidawatka, cofounder of the now-defunct Koo, is launching a new venture called Billion Hearts Software Technologies. The startup aims to create digital products for global users and has secured angel funding. Talks with venture capital firms for seed funding are ongoing. Koo shut down after failed merger talks and prolonged funding challenges.

You can change the face but not party's character: Delhi BJP chief on Atishi as next CM

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Delhi BJP president Virender Sachdeva criticized AAP's decision to appoint Atishi as the new chief minister, stating that changing the face does not change the party's character. He accused Arvind Kejriwal of corruption and said that people would hold AAP accountable. Kejriwal announced his resignation and stated he would return only if deemed honest by the public.