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How Trump’s promise to slash energy bills in half has failed across the US

Guardian analysis shows electricity bills were up 6.7% last year, and much higher in some states, and gas bills up 5.2%

The Guardian - US

Long-awaited $3.6B in heating assistance released to states and tribes

The federal government has released about $3.6 billion in delayed funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP

The Independent UK

Michael J. Fox jams with Jackson Browne at charity event – but what is that mystery guitar he’s playing?

The boutique custom build is quite the instrument, and may have previously been played by Sheryl Crow

Guitar World

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You can end a shutdown overnight — but you can’t reopen a government that fast

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may be officially over, but getting everything back up and running won't happen all at once

The Independent UK

The Latest: Federal offices reopen as the government shutdown ends

President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks

The Independent UK

Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families

Millions of low-income families may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown

The Independent UK

Fears of heat-rationing for millions in US as shutdown delays energy aid

Most vulnerable families could be without critical energy assistance, experts warn, as electricity and gas bills surge

The Guardian - US

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As summers grow deadlier, here's what to know about utility shutoffs

As the cost of electricity outpaces inflation, consumer advocates are sounding alarms about the risks to low-income people who can't afford consistent air conditioning in deadly heat

The Independent UK

New York energy company ramps up disconnections as it seeks 11% price hike

Con Edison, city’s monopoly utility, cut off 88,000 households in first half of 2025 as climate crisis drives extreme temperatures

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr urged to release nearly $400m allocated to help families combat heat

As part of Trump’s administrations ‘efficiency’ drive, staff running decades-old program for energy assistance laid off

The Guardian - US

Top US health official acknowledges more federal money for utility help is needed for extreme heat

The US government's top health official is acknowledging that a federal program that helps low-income people with utility bills needs to focus more on cooling and not overwhelmingly on wintertime heating

The Independent UK

Funds to Help Low-Income Families With Summer Electric Bills Are Stretched Thin

A federal program helps people in poverty cover the costs of heat and cooling. But advocates say it disadvantages states like Texas, even though extreme heat is a key cause of weather-related deaths.

Texas Observer

A federal utility assistance program favors cold-weather states, giving less money to hot places like Texas

The program helps low-income people with heating and cooling bills, but advocates say it disadvantages Texas and other warm-weather states, even though extreme heat is a key cause of weather-related deaths.

The Texas Tribune

Hot summer may bring 8% rise in utility costs for many people across the US

US families ‘could be having to sacrifice other aspects of their lives in order to just maintain power’, researcher says

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Godwin by Joseph O’Neill review – unmissable edge-of-your-seat drama

Tension at a writers’ co-op is spliced with the hunt for a gifted footballer in the Netherland author’s first book in 10 years, an exceptional tale of desire and betrayal

The Canberra Times

Top international architects picked to pitch three designs for future Canberra Theatre

Architectus, DesignInc and Hassell have been shortlisted tenderers for the theatre project.

Axios

Winter's burden: The new heat bill prices for 2023

Costs are rising due to higher fuel prices and increased demand due to forecasts of a colder winter.

WEKU

Soaring electricity bills are the latest inflation flashpoint

Inflation eased slightly in August thanks to falling gasoline prices, but the cost of many essentials continues to climb, including soaring power bills that are straining family budgets.

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