• 11/15/2024

Democratic Convention Gives Chicago, Staggered by Pandemic, a Chance to Shine

New York Times Republicans have cast Chicago as a metropolis of crime and dysfunction, but with the 2024 Democratic convention, Chicagoans are eager to prove them wrong. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/us/politics/chicago-democratic-convention.html

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Could carmaker Ford, while partnering Chinese firms, cash in on US electric vehicle policy ‘loophole’?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The US will clarify an IRA provision that stipulates EVs benefiting from tax deductions cannot contain components made by a ‘foreign entity of concern’, a restriction that observers say aims to combat Chinese dominance…

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As U.S. Tries to Isolate China, German Companies Move Closer

New York Times Some are expanding in China, reluctant to leave a huge market they need to finance operations back home. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/germany-china-trade.html

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E.P.A. Lays Out Rules to Turbocharge Sales of Electric Cars and Trucks

New York Times The Biden administration is proposing rules to ensure that two-thirds of new cars and a quarter of new heavy trucks sold in the U.S. by 2032 are all-electric. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/climate/biden-electric-cars-epa.html

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Biden DOJ recommends no jail time for trans vandal of Catholic church: ‘F— Catholics’

Fox News President Biden’s Justice Department offered what critics are calling a sweetheart plea deal to a vandal who admitted to defacing a Catholic church with profane graffiti, destroying a statue of the Virgin Mary, assaulting a church worker, and resisting arrest.  A plea agreement reviewed by Fox News Digital shows that the DOJ recommends zero…

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EPA Calls for Toughest-Ever Rules on Tailpipe Emissions

Wall Street Journal The Biden administration is seeking to speed the transition to electric vehicles, while the auto industry is warning that a rule change alone won’t be enough. https://www.wsj.com/articles/epa-seeks-to-boost-evs-with-toughest-ever-rules-on-tailpipe-emissions-5658217d

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Biden to remake U.S. auto industry with toughest emissions limits ever

Washington Post New rule updates for cars and trucks could lead to 67% of all passenger car sales to be EVs by 2032, the EPA says, as it pushes new climate proposals. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/12/biden-auto-emissions-rules-climate/

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Closest village to active Shiveluch volcano covered in 11 cm of ash fall — authorities

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Roman Vasilevsky also pointed out that settlements have the necessary equipment to start clearing their territories of ash and snow https://tass.com/society/1602999

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Wildfire in Central New Jersey Forces Evacuations

New York Times The blaze, about 50 miles east of Philadelphia in Manchester Township, had burned 2,500 acres and was 10 percent contained. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/us/new-jersey-wildfire.html

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Russian forces repel Ukrainian army attacks in Krasny Liman area

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that Russian air defense squads spotted and destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles https://tass.com/politics/1602997

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