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EnergyEurope’s Ariane 6 rocket runs on solar-powered hydrogen produced at a €40.5 million facility in French Guiana
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Finance$1,000 rebate checks are going out to Pennsylvania seniors and renters before June 30
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EnergyMIT researchers are using AI and $1.3 million in federal funding to unlock unlimited hydrogen energy from Massachusetts rocks
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FinanceAlaska’s Permanent Fund is sending $1,702 to qualifying residents in June, here’s who gets it
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$1,000 checks are going out in Pennsylvania this June for seniors, widows and disabled residents who qualify
MAY 29, 2025
Energy23 million tons of lithium under Bolivia’s colorful salt desert are driving a race between China, Russia and the US
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FinanceRetirees who delayed benefits until 70 will collect up to $5,108 on May 28 Social Security payment date
MAY 28, 2025
EnergyMassachusetts hosts America’s first commercial offshore wind farm that could power Earth for 1,000 years
MAY 27, 2025
FinanceNebraska becomes the first state to ban soda and energy drink purchases with SNAP benefits
MAY 27, 2025
EnergyRice University engineers hit 20.8% efficiency converting sunlight into green hydrogen with a cheap perovskite device
MAY 26, 2025
Finance575,000 retirement claims piled up at SSA after anti-fraud phone ban flagged less than 1% of applicants for fraud
MAY 26, 2025
Energy5,730-year half-life makes this diamond nuclear battery the longest-lasting power source ever built
MAY 25, 2025
Finance$5,108 SSA payment goes out May 28 for Americans born between the 21st and 31st
MAY 25, 2025
EnergyHurricane Vector wind turbine promises to double or triple output of competing 2 kW models
MAY 24, 2025
23 billion reasons Americans are angry about the plan to kill IRS Direct File
MAY 24, 2025
EnergyJapanese company Ibasei fits 2,000 years of hydropower into a 250W ‘wheel’ that needs no dam
MAY 23, 2025
FinanceNew York will mail $400 inflation relief checks to 8.2 million families starting in October
MAY 23, 2025
EnergyLONGi hits 34.85% efficiency with crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell certified by NREL
MAY 22, 2025
Finance$5,000 DOGE dividend is effectively dead as savings fall far short of promises
MAY 22, 2025
Energy20 million tons of glowing rare earth metals discovered in the core of Kazakhstan
MAY 21, 2025
FinanceSSI recipients get a second May payment on May 30 because June 1 falls on a holiday
MAY 21, 2025
EnergyBelow Utah’s salt caverns lies what could be the world’s largest hydrogen storage facility
MAY 20, 2025
Finance$10,000 or $2,500 from the National Student Clearinghouse data breach settlement with a May 26 deadline
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$725 monthly checks are coming to 200 Sacramento families starting June 15
MAY 19, 2025
Energy1883 wind turbine myth confirmed: Austrian engineer Josef Friedländer built the world’s first working model
MAY 18, 2025
Finance$12,500 available in National Student Clearinghouse data breach settlement with claims deadline May 26
MAY 18, 2025
Energy2,000 kWh per year but only 15% of a home’s energy needs: the Honeywell Windgate promises wind power at $4,500
MAY 17, 2025
FinanceTaxpayers who filed in mid-April could receive their IRS refund as early as Monday
MAY 17, 2025
EnergyChina’s solar-carpeted mountains in Guizhou double as farmland, feeding villages while powering millions
MAY 16, 2025
FinanceTwo SSA wins and one painful cut coming in June for 70 million Social Security beneficiaries
MAY 16, 2025
Energy6,000 tonnes a year from America’s only lithium mine and it’s already breaking pollution rules
MAY 15, 2025
FinanceBorn in 1959? Your full retirement age is now 66 years and 10 months under the latest Social Security change
MAY 15, 2025
Energy$214 trillion in natural gas sits under Appalachia and now drillers just found unexpected light crude oil in the same rock
MAY 14, 2025
FinanceNew York’s FY 2026 budget plus SSA payments could put up to $5,000 in eligible residents’ pockets
MAY 14, 2025
EnergyStanford researchers built a solar panel that generates electricity at night using the cold of space
MAY 13, 2025
Finance$2,500 stimulus checks in May 2025 are a social media rumor with no official confirmation
MAY 13, 2025
MobilityBMW’s next-gen M3 will offer both electric and a brand-new inline-six engine with 25% efficiency gains
MAY 12, 2025
EnergyNew quantum dot material hits 190% external quantum efficiency in Lehigh University solar cell study
MAY 12, 2025
Finance$6,500 LoanCare data breach settlement has a June 4 deadline for the $5.9 million class action
MAY 12, 2025
MobilityMercedes’ new 408 HP inline-six M256 engine cuts CO2 by 20% but still falls short of EU 2035 zero-emission target
MAY 11, 2025
EnergyHyTerra drills first wells in Kansas hunting for white hydrogen trapped underground since millennia
MAY 11, 2025
Finance$10 million in tax relief opens for legacy homeowners in Atlanta before summer
MAY 11, 2025
Mobility$107 billion in sales and still banned: the BYD Dolphin Americans cannot buy
MAY 10, 2025
EnergyTrump’s executive order would allow Pacific seabed mining to break China’s grip on rare earth minerals
MAY 10, 2025
FinancePayPal launches Offsite Ads to let advertisers target its 400 million users across the open web
MAY 10, 2025
MobilityHawaii wants to cap heavy trucks at 50 mph on roads where cars can go 60
MAY 9, 2025
EnergyUniversity of Illinois engineers produce ammonia for $450 per ton using lithium, cutting costs 60% over rival green methods
MAY 9, 2025
Finance91% of working Americans are covered by SSA disability protection, but these compliance failures in May 2025 could suspend your payments
MAY 9, 2025
Mobility450 HP twin-turbo V8 from Great Wall Motors comes with a tariff problem and a carbon footprint catch
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