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Exclusive: Heat pump tech is 170 years old. Pascal thinks it’s time for an update.

By Peter NovakOctober 21, 20260

When the experimental results came back, they puzzled Adam Slavney and Jinyoung Seo. They had been testing a new class of materials for more efficient refrigerators, air conditioners, and heat pumps, a mission that the cooling appliance industry has been on for eons. The measurements for the materials that the team was testing shouldn’t have…

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Canada wants to expand its LNG business. Critics raise red flags

By Peter NovakOctober 21, 20260

Kitimat, British Columbia: As Canada tries to position itself as an emerging leader in global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets, it risks locking in multidecade, multibillion-dollar contracts with companies whose current and past ventures include human rights abuses and environmental damage.

African health ministers to hold Ebola crisis talks as outbreak grows

October 21, 2026

Exclusive: Heat pump tech is 170 years old. Pascal thinks it’s time for an update.

October 21, 2026

World

Costa Rica minister fired for unapproved meeting with Trump in US

By Peter NovakSeptember 25, 20260

Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez has fired Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar after he attended a US-led regional security summit with United States President Donald Trump without notifying her, an omission the government has said blocked her own participation and caused major strategic harm to the country’s interests.

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Flight canceled or delayed? Here’s what to do next

By Peter NovakSeptember 25, 20260

Flight cancellations are on the rise in 2026. Since Jan. 1, U.S. carriers have canceled roughly 2% of all flights putting this year on pace for the highest cancellation rate since 2022. And delays remain common: About one in four departures nationwide was delayed between Memorial Day and Labor Day, according to data from aviation…

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CDC opens state ordering for COVID-19 vaccines after unexplained delay

By Peter NovakSeptember 25, 20260

After a nearly monthlong delay, states are now able to order this season’s COVID-19 vaccines through a federal program that provides free immunizations to low-income children, the US health department says. Trump officials have still not provided a clear explanation for the delay, raising concerns about meddling from anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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