2024.08.25

[lsanderson]

Bacteria helping to extract rare metals from old batteries in boost for green tech
Team at University of Edinburgh using microbes to recycle lithium, cobalt and other expensive minerals
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/25/bacteria-helping-to-extract-rare-metals-from-old-batteries-in-boost-for-green-tech?CMP=share_btn_url


‘Far from ideal’: DeSantis’s war on ‘woke’ colleges goes painfully awry
Republican Florida governor’s attack on universities suffers twin embarrassments of book dump and spending scandal
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/25/ron-desantis-woke-university-policy-florida-sarasota-new-college?CMP=share_btn_url

‘We called her mastodon’: infamous New Orleans orphanage’s abusive history ran deeper than ever known
Survivors of child sex abuse by male and female clergy seek justice – but are answered with silence
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/25/madonna-manor-orphanage-sexual-abuse-new-orleans?CMP=share_btn_url

The best new novels for autumn 2024, from Sally Rooney to Jonathan Coe and Haruki Murakami
https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/25/best-new-novels-autumn-2024-sally-rooney-haruki-murakami-jonathan-coe-elizabeth-strout?CMP=share_btn_url

How to claim on your travel insurance … and win
These simple tips can make the difference between getting your money back or being left out of pocket
https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/aug/25/how-to-claim-on-your-travel-insurance-and-win?CMP=share_btn_url

Meanwhile, in California, snow: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/25/california-winter-wonderland-summer

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