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The young couple dared to cross some of the most dangerous countries in Central America with no phone and very little money for the new series of Celebrity Race Across The World.

It looks like there are some new neighbours Posh and Becks can mingle with during their time in their country escape.

World champion rider Jose Antonio Rueda and Noah Dettwiler were embroiled in the brutal accident during a sighting lap ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 shares this article from Interesting Engineering: Bill Gates-backed TerraPower's innovative Natrium reactor project in Wyoming has cleared a critical federal regulatory hurdle. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has successfully completed its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project, known as Kemmerer Unit 1, and found no adverse impacts that would block its construction. The commission officially recommended that a construction permit be issued to TerraPower subsidiary USO for the facility in Lincoln County. This announcement marks a significant milestone, making the Natrium project the first-ever advanced commercial nuclear power plant in the country to successfully complete this rigorous environmental review process... The first-of-a-kind design utilizes an 840 MW (thermal) pool-type reactor connected to a molten salt-based energy storage system. This storage technology is the plant's most unique feature. It is designed to keep the base output steady, ensuring constant reliability, but it also allows the plant to function like a massive battery. The system can store heat and boost the plant's output to 500 MWe when demand peaks, allowing it to ramp up power quickly to support the grid. TerraPower says it is the only advanced reactor design with this unique capability. The Natrium plant is strategically designed to replace electricity generation capacity following the planned retirement of existing coal-fired facilities in the region. While the regulatory process for the nuclear components continues, construction on the non-nuclear portions of the site already began in June 2024. When completed, the Natrium plant is poised to be the first utility-scale advanced nuclear power plant in the United States. The next step for the construction permit application is a final safety evaluation, which is anticipated by December 31, 2025, according to announcement from TerraPower, which notes that the project is being developed through a public-private partnership with the U.S. Energy Department. "When completed, the Natrium plant will be the first utility-scale advanced nuclear power plant in the United States."

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Hadush Kebatu was arrested by four officers inside Finsbury Park, north London, at around 8.30am on Sunday.

The village in the heart of Essex is also home to some dark secrets

UKIP was banned from staging a demonstration in Tower Hamlets, east London , which has the largest percentage of Muslim residents anywhere in the UK.

From face pinching to udder cream! YOU's favourite contributors share their advice on how to look your best.

Has AI just become an easy excuse for firms looking to downsize, asks CNBC: Fabian Stephany, assistant professor of AI and work at the Oxford Internet Institute, said there might be more to job cuts than meets the eye. Previously there may have been some stigma attached to using AI, but now companies are "scapegoating" the technology to take the fall for challenging business moves such as layoffs. "I'm really skeptical whether the layoffs that we see currently are really due to true efficiency gains. It's rather really a projection into AI in the sense of 'We can use AI to make good excuses,'" Stephany said in an interview with CNBC. Companies can essentially position themselves at the frontier of AI technology to appear innovative and competitive, and simultaneously conceal the real reasons for layoffs, according to Stephany... Some companies that flourished during the pandemic "significantly overhired" and the recent layoffs might just be a "market clearance...." One founder, Jean-Christophe Bouglé even said in a popular LinkedIn post that AI adoption is at a "much slower pace" than is being claimed and in large corporations "there's not much happening" with AI projects even being rolled back due to cost or security concerns. "At the same time there are announcements of big layoff plans 'because of AI.' It looks like a big excuse, in a context where the economy in many countries is slowing down..." The Budget Lab, a non-partisan policy research center at Yale University, released a report on Wednesday which showed that U.S. labor has actually been little disrupted by AI automation since the release of ChatGPT in 2022... Additionally, New York Fed economists released research in early September which showed that AI use amongst firms "do not point to significant reductions in employment" across the services and manufacturing industry in the New York-Northern New Jersey region.

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Juress Kika, 35, from Islington, north London , and Jade Braithwaite, 36, from Bow, east London, could walk free in a matter of weeks despite murdering the 16-year-old (pictured).

A large right wing protest, led by Tommy Robinson and has taken to the streets in the city to voice their concerns about illegal migration.

When Sadiq Khan claimed that his city does not have the same grooming gang culture seen in other cities and towns across the UK, it caused anger and incredulity.

Heidi Klum dropped a NSFW hint about this year's Halloween costume ahead of hosting her annual star-studded bash.

The Irish writer, 57, was arrested by armed police when he touched down at Heathrow Airport last month from Arizona in the US and detained on suspicion of inciting violence.

The parish once had a church but it has fallen into disrepair

From ghouls to zombies to pop culture icons, horror-lovers of the county have been dressing up for the celebration every year.

The latest north and mid Essex road closures have been released for the coming weeks.

From ghouls to zombies to pop culture icons, horror-lovers of the county have been dressing up for the celebration every year.

While some activities may require a parking fee, Essex has many nature spots and activity hubs for children to enjoy.