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Lithium battery stores solar power

United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
The U.S. Department of Energy is investing in a power storage system that brings together several emerging industries in the alternative energy field -- solar and wind power, and the lithium-ion battery.
Does driverless car mean road safety?

Does driverless car mean road safety?

Google has recently created a lot of buzz over the computer-driven cars, which it has been testing on the West Coast. But, does driverless car mean road safety? Carty Law PA looks into legal complexities.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY and Sen. Charles Schumer D-NY, arrive at a press conference near Ground Zero in New York on December 23, 2010.

Ground Zero health bill passage hailed

Ground Zero first responders and the lawmakers who backed their efforts gathered this afternoon across the street from the site of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to celebrate the passage on Wednesday of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which will establish permanent healthcare and compensation to the approximately 20,000 people who got sick from the toxic air at the site in the weeks following the destruction of the World Trade Center.
Joseph Zadroga listens to a testimony at the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations about the health of the first responders to the September 11 terrorist attacks

Ground Zero health bill passes Senate

The long fight for healthcare and compensation for Ground Zero workers is finally over. The U.S. Senate today passed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act by unanimous consent.
A general view of the building where Kenneth Starr resides in New York and (inset) Kenneth Starr and Diane Passage

Former law firm partner charged with helping Starr operate Ponzi scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Jonathan Bristol, a former law firm partner, with aiding and abetting Kenneth Ira Starr's Ponzi scheme by allowing Starr to use his attorney trust accounts as conduits for transferring the funds stolen from Starr's clients to Starr and his two companies for personal use.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY.

Senators reach deal on Ground Zero bill

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer, D-NY, have announced that the Senate has reached a deal to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which will provide $6.2 billion for permanent healthcare and compensation for the approximately 20,000 Americans who are suffering from illnesses contracted while working at Ground Zero in the weeks following the terrorist attacks.

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