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SUVs are undoubtedly practical, but they can often be a bore. What if you also want sporty performance from your family-hauler? Surprisingly, your best bet might just be an electric SUV. Thanks in part to the inherent advantages of EV powertrain design, hair-raising acceleration is no longer exclusive to low-slung exotics. Plus, many automakers are now making well-rounded performance SUVs that also provide improved handling, stronger braking and sportier aesthetics. Edmunds’ auto experts have rounded up four of their favorites. The vehicles are listed in ascending order of price, which includes destination fees. The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT model packs…

SUVs are undoubtedly practical, but they can often be a bore. What if you also want sporty performance from your family-hauler? Surprisingly, your best bet might just be an electric SUV. Thanks in part to the inherent advantages of EV powertrain design, hair-raising acceleration is no longer exclusive to low-slung exotics. Plus, many automakers are now making well-rounded performance SUVs that also provide improved handling, stronger braking and sportier aesthetics. Edmunds’ auto experts have rounded up four of their favorites. The vehicles are listed in ascending order of price, which includes destination fees. The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT model packs…

In an ambitious yet quiet move, the World Subnationals and Nations (WSANDN) is reshaping the global economic landscape through the Juvidoe Economic Growth Capital Resource (EGCR) initiative. From 160 acres in Texas to 3,214 acres of land and other real properties in Wyoming and across the United States, as well as more thousands of acres in Australia and other nations, WSANDN’s global property acquisitions are positioning EGCR as a new class of economic asset—one tethered to real-world value rather than the volatility of fiat or digital currencies. For decades, world currencies have operated in a fragile ecosystem, most tied to…

This idea of a carbon footprint comes up a lot in news coverage about personal climate impact.The concept is simple: It includes anything that you add to planet-warming emissions, ranging from the gas consumed by your car to the energy required to produce the food you eat. Reducing your carbon footprint means contributing less of these gases to the atmosphere. How much do everyday choices really matter for your carbon footprint? Our climate choices reporter test three carbon-tracking apps to find out. But figuring out how to lower your carbon footprint is more complicated. That’s why several mobile tracking apps…

If the wait for bulbs to bloom in spring seems excruciatingly long, you can pot some up now and enjoy a floriferous winter indoors. Gardeners are constantly gaming the system, using fertilizers to force plants to direct energy toward more blooms, more fruit or faster growth; starting seeds indoors to ensure earlier tomatoes; and using row covers or cold frames to extend the season. So why not bend nature’s schedule to gift ourselves some joy during the bleakness of January?That is, after all, what professional growers do to fill all those pastel-foil-wrapped pots of tulips and daffodils sold as Easter…

LONDON (AP) — A Palestinian beer managed to find its way to British store shelves this week from the Israeli-occupied West Bank despite onerous border checks, a distance of some 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) and a raging war in the region.How it got here is a story of an unlikely bond between brewers in arms.“My grandfather used to say, if you can make it succeed and happen in Palestine, you can succeed anywhere else in the world,” said Madees Khoury, brewmaster at Taybeh Brewing Co. and daughter and niece of the founders. “Because of these challenges and obstacles that we…

Billionaire OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the Sun Valley lodge for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in July.Getty Images OpenAI cofounder and CEO Sam Altman is selling his Hawaii house for $49 million, according to a source close to the matter. Public records show the 10-bedroom oceanfront mansion on Hawaii’s Big Island was put up for sale approximately two weeks ago. The listing touts “exceptional privacy” and “advanced security systems that guarantee peace and discretion.” “It’s the most amazing property I’ve ever seen during my career,” said Sotheby’s real estate agent Brian Axelrod, who listed it. The property,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Before New York Fashion Week kicks off in Manhattan, some of the incoming brands are making an early first stop elsewhere — out in Queens, on the blue hard courts of the U.S. Open, where play continues through next weekend.Just four days separate the two crosstown spectacles, which are beginning to have more in common than ever before.In a sport where brands like Nike and Adidas were once the only players, the logos of Gucci and Miu Miu have started to weave their way in. Tennis fashion has been surging, and the luxury fashion industry doesn’t…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tens of thousands of South African comic book fans and cosplayers flocked to Johannesburg on Saturday to celebrate the sixth edition of Comic-Con Africa, the continent’s biggest celebration of pop culture and gaming.The four-day festival, which began Thursday, celebrated anime, gaming, comics and cosplay with a variety of entertainment, including vintage arcade games, esports and costume competitions.Fans dressed up as their favorite comic book heroes and villains, snapping selfies in replicas of famous local sets and donning original character outfits inspired by their own imagination.“This year’s Comic-Con has been bigger and bolder than ever before,” said Comic-Con…

TILBURG, Netherlands (AP) — The southern Dutch city of Tilburg is seeing more color than usual this weekend, as thousands of redheads from all over the world gather in the Netherlands for a once-a-year festival to celebrate their flaming locks.The 2025 edition of the Redhead Days festival includes music, food trucks and workshops tailored to particular needs of redheads, from makeup explainers to skin cancer prevention. Organizers expect the three-day event to draw several thousand attendees from some 80 countries.Elounda Bakker, a Dutch festival veteran of 15 years, played cards with a group of redheaded friends from across the world…