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Aerial view of Osaka Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday as investors assessed China’s May industrial data. The country’s industrial profits fell 9.1% year on year in the first five months of the year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. That marked the largest monthly decline since October last year,…

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Anshuman Jha steps in as director of Lakadbaggha 2, replacing Sanjay Shetty

Actor-filmmaker Anshuman Jha is confirmed to be directing the upcoming sequel to his 2023 cult vigilante action film Lakadbaggha. Titled Lakadbaggha 2 – The Monkey Business, the much-anticipated follow-up takes the animal-lover vigilante universe global, and is firmly under the creative leadership of Jha himself. It was initially rumoured that the film would be helmed…

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Redwood Materials is giving old EV batteries a second life as microgrids

Redwood Materials is repurposing old EV batteries into energy storage systems that cost “substantially less” than brand new storage projects, the company said Thursday. The electric vehicle battery recycling and manufacturing venture, which was founded by Tesla’s former chief technologist, has created a new division called Redwood Energy to manage these projects. The aim is…

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‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Actor Was 79

Rick Hurst, the actor known for playing Deputy Cletus Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard, has died. He was 79. According to the actor’s wife Candace Kaniecki, he died unexpectedly on Thursday in Los Angeles, TMZ reported. His cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Hurst’s co-star Ben Jones, who played Cooter Davenport on the…

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