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A shirtless Bieber was seen dancing and smoking what appears to be a cannabis joint in the vicinity of his younger brother Jaxon during a performance at the music festival.

President Trump halted funding after the storied institution vowed to defy his administration's demands to limit student activism on campus.

The Chancellor will fly to Washington this afternoon to meet with US treasury secretary Scott Bessent about a trade deal that eases American levies on UK exporters.

The longtime Trump critic and political commentator aired his views on the most recent episode of his talk show, Real Time with Bill Maher.

CATL has unveiled a second-generation Shenxing battery capable of delivering a 520km range in just five minutes of charging, surpassing BYD's recent breakthrough and positioning both Chinese firms ahead of Western rivals in EV battery tech. The battery manufacturer also introduced a sodium-ion battery called Naxtra, offering up to 500km range for EVs and potential to diversify global energy resources. The Financial Times reports: The claims by the Chinese battery groups would put them ahead of major western rivals. At present, Tesla vehicles can be charged up to 200 miles (321km) in added range in 15 minutes, while Germany's Mercedes-Benz recently launched its all-electric CLA compact sedan, which can be charged for up to 325km within 10 minutes using a fast-charging station. [...] The second generation of the Shenxing battery, which boasts a range of 800km on one charge, can achieve a peak charging speed of 2.5km per second, the company said at a media event ahead of this week's Shanghai auto show. "We look forward to collaborating with more industry leaders to push the limits of supercharging through true innovation," said CATL's chief technology officer Gao Huan, adding that he wanted the new batteries to become "the standard for electric vehicles." Analysts at Bernstein said the latest progress meant that charging speeds had more than doubled in the past year and "increased tenfold over the past 3-4 years." Huan said the new Shenxing battery would be installed in more than 67 EV models this year. He later told reporters that energy density would not be sacrificed as a trade-off for fast charging. During its tech day, CATL also unveiled its new sodium-ion battery, which it said would go into mass production in December. The battery brand called Naxtra is able to give a range of about 200km for a hybrid vehicle and 500km for an electric vehicle, according to Huan. [...] At the event, Huan claimed the new sodium-ion battery would enable the industry's shift from "single resource dependence" to "energy freedom" and reshape the global energy landscape. He added that he was in discussions with several companies about using sodium-ion batteries in their vehicles.

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Holidaymakers may want to avoid the destination over the next few days, as a number of alerts about hazardous weather conditions have been issued.

Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88, had his share of amusing moments while serving as the supreme pontiff.

Charles and Camilla held their final meeting with Pope Francis less than two weeks ago. The Pope and the King are believed to have wished each other well following recent bouts of ill-health.

Billy Ray Cyrus reportedly hid his new relationship with actress Elizabeth Hurley from his daughter Miley, with sources claiming the singer, 32, 'won't be happy'.

The actress, 59, took to Instagram to share a photo of her cosied up to the Achy Breaky Heart singer, 63, as he leaned in for a kiss.

Donald Trump was handing out high fives and celebrating the holiday with children at the annual White House Easter egg roll, earning favorable comparisons to predecessor Joe Biden.

The former footballer, 49, will begin hosting Beckham & Friends Live on Paramount+ next month and took to his Instagram to show the set for the first time.

The Duchess of Sussex , 43, looked overjoyed on Easter Sunday when she came across a flock of ducks crossing the road in Montecito. But some accused her of setting it up.

Britney Spears fans expressed excitement to see her showing off her moves outside of her living room as she shared a video of herself letting loose on a night out.

Leonardo DiCaprio has paid emotional tribute to Pope Francis after the Vatican announced his death on Easter Monday aged 88.

On Easter Monday, the Vatican announced the death of the Argentine-born Pope, who had spent the last few weeks in hospital battling an illness that had developed into pneumonia.

The man was wearing a t-shirt with a snake print on and appeared to hallucinate that the reptiles were slithering around in the cabin as he repeatedly screamed: 'Snakes on a plane! We need to land!'

He said Francis, who was the first Latin American pope, would be 'remembered for his compassion' and had 'profoundly touched the lives of so many'.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Tom's Hardware: While most people enjoy PCs that are powered by SSDs, mechanical hard drives are still king in the datacenter. When these drives reach the end of their useful lives, they are usually shredded, and the key materials they're made of -- including several rare earth elements (REE) -- end up as e-waste. At the same time, countries are mining these same materials and emitting a lot of greenhouse gases in the process. And China, a major source of REE, recently announced export restrictions on seven of them, potentially limiting the U.S. tech industry's access to materials such as dysprosium, which is necessary for magnetic storage, motors, and generators. [On Thursday], Western Digital announced that it has created a large-scale hard disk drive recycling program in concert with Microsoft and recycling-industry partners CMR (Critical Materials Recycling) and PedalPoint Recycling. The new process reclaims Rare Earth Oxides (REO) containing dysprosium, neodymium, and praseodymium from hard drives, along with aluminum, steel, gold, palladium, and copper. The REO reclamation takes place completely within the U.S. and those materials go back into the U.S. market. Dubbed the Advanced Recycling and Rare Earth Material Capture Program, WD's initiative has already saved 47,000 pounds worth of hard drives, SSDs, and caddies from landfills or less-effective recycling programs. WD was able to achieve a more than 90% reclaim rate for REE and an 80% rate for all of the shredded material. The drives came from Microsoft's U.S. data centers where they were first shredded and then sent to PedalPoint for sorting and processing. Magnets and steel were then sent to CMR, which uses its acid-free dissolution recycling (ADR) technology to extract the rare earth elements.

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The founder of cosmetics company Ice Glow shared a video of the cop as she sipped on a coffee near her stall at Sydney's Royal Easter Show.