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Winter testing: Pushing a Volvo EX30 to the limit in Swedish Lapland

Plummeting temperatures have a negative effect on an EV’s batteries because when the lithium ions move from anode to cathode, the cold slows the rate at which this can happen, which in turn restricts battery performance. Range testing from our sibling title What Car? revealed that an XC40’s range plummeted by as much as 29.9% […]

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Walgreens limits Gummy Mango candy sales to one bag per customer

Walgreens is now a candy destination, thanks to TikTok. The pharmacy chain said it is ramping up production of Walgreen’s Nice! Gummy Mango peelable candy, and limiting online sales to one bag per customer due to high demand for the squishy treats, fed by social media. Walgreens Nice! brand Gummy Mango peelable cancy and Gummy

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Trump Media's auditor is charged with "massive fraud" by the SEC

BF Borgers, the independent accounting firm for Trump Media & Technology Group, is facing allegations of “massive fraud” from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which on Friday claimed the auditor ran a “sham audit mill” that put investors at risk.  The SEC said Borgers has been shut down, noting that the company agreed to a

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Guo Wengui chief of staff Yvette Wang pleads guilty to $1 billion fraud conspiracy in New York

Fugitive Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui hold a news conference on November 20, 2018 in New York, on the death of of tycoon Wang Jian in France on July 3, 2018. Don Emmert | AFP | Getty Images The chief of staff to controversial exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui pleaded guilty in New York on Friday

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Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here's how you can see the celestial event.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley’s comet, peaks this weekend, and with just a waning crescent moon in the sky, it should be visible. The Eta Aquarids occur every year in early May, with this year’s peak activity happening early Sunday and an expected 10 to 30 meteors visible per hour. Meteor showers

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China Space

China launches lunar probe to take samples from far side of the moon

China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. It is the latest advance in China’s increasingly sophisticated space exploration program, which is now competing with the U.S., still

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Trump Media auditor charged by SEC with 'massive fraud,' permanently barred from public company audits

Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images The auditing firm for Trump Media and the auditor’s owner were charged Friday with “massive fraud” by the Securities and Exchange Commission for work that affected more than 1,500 SEC filings, the federal regulator announced. The auditor, BF Borgers CPA and its owner Benjamin Borgers have agreed to

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Jeep Grand Cherokee

The Grand Cherokee’s off-road credentials are pretty impressive, as you’d expect. There’s air suspension as standard with five different height settings and up to 275mm of ground clearance. Its maximum approach angle is 28.2deg, breakover angle 20.9deg and departure angle 30deg – similar to the Discovery. Jeep has a trail rating for its cars: the

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Employers added 175,000 jobs last month, marking a hiring slowdown

Hiring across the U.S. slowed in April, a sign the Federal Reserve’s efforts to shackle economic growth and curb inflation is chilling the labor market. Employers added 175,000 jobs last month, while the nation’s unemployment rate was little changed at 3.9%, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday. Consensus forecasts by economists surveyed by FactSet

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