UK firefighters called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours

The Kyiv Independent is proud to announce that the Kyiv Independent’s reporter Asami Terajima has been shortlisted for the 2026 One World Media Awards in the Print Award category.

'We refuse to be silenced and censored,' journalist and presenter Ramita Navai says while accepting the award.

Psst: What No One Will Tell You About the National Debt (But I Will) open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

"There’s also a different generation of Black leadership even since 2020, right? Back then, everything ran through Jim Clyburn—really old. There are four new Black senators—like Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester—and it’s just a different world of Black politics." trib.al/oMeFXF2

Nevada's largest utility says it will need three times the electricity required to power Las Vegas just to handle proposed data centers — and it probably can't do that without fossil fuels. https://to.pbs.org/4c0Eh6n

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“These numbers are obscene. Rising interest rates and rising prices are hurting Australians. But you know who’s not hurting and who never hurts? The banks,” said Dr Richard Denniss, co-CEO of The Australia Institute. Read more: https://theaus.in/4cZsHHS

The Reserve Bank has raised interest rates to 4.35%, effectively undoing the three rate cuts last year. Higher interest rates won't bring down fuel prices. This decision will only heap more pain on Australians who are already struggling. @grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol

We just wanted to take a moment and say thank you to all of you amazing people out there who are supporting the call for a gas export tax! And shout out to Swan River Band for sending us this cracking track - enjoy! #auspol

This is big. Former leaders, executives and professionals of the oil and gas industry are urging the government to reject the expansion of fossil fuel dependence. 👏👏👏 Read the open letter: https://theaus.in/4u2HOYc

The AI Job Apocalypse Is Already Happening open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Conservative columnist George Will ripped into President Donald Trump's "specious" argument for giving himself the power to unilaterally withdraw from treaties even when Congress disapproves of doing so.

Hope out of chaos: how the dark era of Trump is creating a new approach to global politics

Farage accused of ‘conflict of interest’ over £5mn gift from crypto investor ft.trib.al/btfUJW3

For May Day: The System We Need open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

The most consequential inequality in America is not the wealth gap or the wage gap. It may not be the racial opportunity gap. The marriage gap is wreaking havoc. And unfortunately, it's the gap that gets the least attention.

The war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran has caused an unprecedented disruption in global energy markets, bottlenecking 20 percent of the world’s supply of oil and liquefied natural gas.

A "mentally defeated" Donald Trump has triggered health concerns once more as he fielded reporters' questions at the White House live on CNN.

Poll finds 61 percent of Americans believe attacking Iran was a mistake https://aje.news/mrzw10

The Trump administration is pushing to deport a 12-year-old boy living in Anchorage, Alaska, for lack of a DNA test proving his American Citizenship.

California voters could cast the deciding votes this November that flip control of the U.S. House. If Democrats win a majority, they could block President Trump’s legislative agenda, grill his cabinet officials and launch investigations into his administration. cal.news/42LKIoc 📸 Larry Valenzuela

Just one-third of the 24 octogenarians up for reelection this year have announced their plans to retire from office. But American voters seem admirably untarnished by ageism

⚡️Ukrainian company unveils new mid-range drone designed to exhaust Russian air defenses. General Cherry, one of Ukraine's largest defense tech companies, has unveiled the "Khmarynka" — a low-cost, mid-range strike drone modeled on Russia’s Molniya and designed for mass production.

NEW: Environmental scientists said a new EPA directive could lead to weakened chemical protections, such as revised limits on how much arsenic is allowed in drinking water or the amount of lead considered acceptable in paint or soil. By @fastlerner.bsky.social

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com One of the great questions of our time is how to make sense of the relentlessness of the second Trump administration. Times Opinion explores that topic with Jackson Lears, the author of “Animal Spirits: The American Pursuit of Vitality From Camp Meeting to Wall Street.”

“CBS News’s 60 Minutes cut out large portions of its interview with President Trump in which he rambled about his ballroom, how hot his Secret Service agents are, and how the No Kings protests are just like the Ku Klux Klan.”

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Ukrainian drones struck several Su-57 fighter jets and an Su-34 bomber in Russia's Chelyabinsk Region on April 25, Ukraine's General Staff says. The airfield lies some 1,700 km (1,056 mi) from the Ukrainian border. Russia claimed no casualties or damage. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

American farmers have been hit hard by the trade war and the Iran conflict—but is it enough to put them off supporting Donald Trump? Our “Checks and Balance” podcast investigates

Cassidy’s the fall guy as RFK Jr. pick for surgeon general goes down

Trump’s former lawyers land high-profile jobs in the admin or on the federal bench

Just days before early voting begins for New Mexico’s primary election, 20 of the state’s 33 county clerks’ websites make no mention of a legislative change enabling independent voters to cast ballots in the upcoming primary election, according to a Source NM review. buff.ly/JnBjzEZ

“What we’ve seen over the last decade … is an increasingly privatized immigration enforcement controlled by a web of contractors who have made themselves indispensable.” DHS is buying access to real-time location data—expanding its “invasive” surveillance tech, @mauriziogro.bsky.social reports.

It’s World Press Freedom Day this Sunday. Traditionally, that’s when we call out foreign regimes for targeting journalists. But this year, the call is coming from inside our own (White) house instead.

US warns Europe of delays to arms shipments as Iran war drains stocks ft.trib.al/ffm2zY6

Israel's strikes continue, with more than 2,600 killed since March 2, despite an ongoing ceasefire.

Kane state’s attorney says she can’t charge ICE agent despite evidence