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By Kalea Hall Aug 19 (Reuters) – A few years ago, battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution was racing to make cells for electric vehicles. Today, its focus has mostly flipped to a new product: energy storage batteries.  Most of LG Energy’s North American factories are making energy-storage batteries, or gearing up to, said Robert Lee, the company’s president for the region. Demand for large battery cells to store power is […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are acquiring guard Daniel Faalele from the New York Giants for an undisclosed late-round 2027 draft pick, according to a person with knowledge of the trade. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the deal had not been finalized. Newsday was first to report the agreement. Jacksonville gets much-needed help on the offensive line, where it has […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A telescope has spied the fastest known star in our galaxy, racing around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The star is zipping around the black hole, reaching speeds of about 15,534 miles per second (25,000 kilometers per second). That’s 100,000 times faster than a commercial plane. “That star is really, extremely fast,” said astronomer Stefan Gillessen with the Max Planck […]

BEIRUT (AP) — A Canadian government official condemned what he called Israel’s “unlawful invasion” of Lebanon, saying Beirut should govern its own space and have sovereignty over its lands. Randeep Sarai, Canada’s secretary of state for international development, visited Lebanon to announce new humanitarian aid to the crisis-hit country, where the U.N. says some 360,000 people remain displaced as a result of the latest conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed […]

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An Ebola outbreak in Congo has surpassed 5,000 confirmed cases, making it one of the largest outbreaks of the deadly disease ever recorded. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare type of Ebola that has no approved vaccine or treatment. Congo’s Ministry of Health had recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths, as of Sunday. The outbreak is already the worst ever caused by […]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A helicopter carrying an unknown number of passengers crashed Wednesday morning in a remote part of northern Kenya, the country’s aviation agency said. The helicopter crashed at 9:13 a.m. while flying from the Loisaba Conservancy to the Ewaso Nyiro area in Samburu County, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, which said in a statement that an investigation was underway. The helicopter crashed in a rugged […]

LUSAKA, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile said on Wednesday that he would challenge this week’s presidential election result in court, alleging vote fraud in the contest that handed President Hakainde Hichilema a second term in office. “Our campaign has documented serious irregularities, inconsistencies and circumstances surrounding the conduct, counting, transmission and declaration of results”, Mundubile said in a statement. An election strategist for Hichilema declined immediate […]

By Steve Holland and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he planned to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and said the Asian nation held 57 “very powerful” nuclear weapons. The remarks come as Trump ordered Pentagon officials to cut short joint exercises with the South Korean military, writing in a Sunday social media post that they sent a message […]

By AJ Vicens Aug 19 (Reuters) – Several U.S. government agencies warned that unidentified hackers are trying to breach devices made by Siemens that are used to monitor and operate water facilities and other critical infrastructure systems, according to a cybersecurity advisory published Wednesday.  The warning comes amid widespread cyber incidents targeting local water systems in multiple states in recent weeks in attacks cybersecurity experts suspect are linked to Iran. […]