🚙 States are getting the go-ahead to build a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations that would place new or upgraded ones every 50 miles (80 kilometers) along interstate highways as part of the Biden administration’s plan to spur widespread adoption of the zero-emission cars.
♻ The administration on Thursday announced the availability of $5 billion in federal money to states over five years under President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law, sketching out a vision of seamless climate-friendly car travel from coast to coast.
💰 The money is far less than the $15 billion that Biden had envisioned to fulfill a campaign promise of 500,000 charging stations by 2030, and it may take substantial private investment to make the plan work.
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♻ The administration on Thursday announced the availability of $5 billion in federal money to states over five years under President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law, sketching out a vision of seamless climate-friendly car travel from coast to coast.
💰 The money is far less than the $15 billion that Biden had envisioned to fulfill a campaign promise of 500,000 charging stations by 2030, and it may take substantial private investment to make the plan work.
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🔥 Fatal fires in St. Louis, Baltimore expose vacant home risks
Thick smoke billowed from the vacant, crumbling St. Louis house, but Benjamin Polson knew that homeless people might be inside taking refuge from the January chill. So, the 33-year-old firefighter went in. It cost him his life.
Eleven days later, three Baltimore firefighters died when an abandoned row home collapsed. The same vacant house was the site of another fire seven years earlier that injured three firefighters.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott directed every department to evaluate how to deal with the city’s 15,000 vacant homes. St. Louis fire leaders are doing an inventory of every vacant home so firefighters know what they’re getting into. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates there are more than 17 million vacant homes nationwide.
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Thick smoke billowed from the vacant, crumbling St. Louis house, but Benjamin Polson knew that homeless people might be inside taking refuge from the January chill. So, the 33-year-old firefighter went in. It cost him his life.
Eleven days later, three Baltimore firefighters died when an abandoned row home collapsed. The same vacant house was the site of another fire seven years earlier that injured three firefighters.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott directed every department to evaluate how to deal with the city’s 15,000 vacant homes. St. Louis fire leaders are doing an inventory of every vacant home so firefighters know what they’re getting into. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates there are more than 17 million vacant homes nationwide.
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🎤 Hillary Clinton expected to speak at New York Democratic convention
Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is expected to speak at next week’s New York State Democratic Party Convention, according to people familiar with the matter.
The development comes as Clinton, works to maintain relevance in a party that could be headed for defeat in this year’s midterm elections.
Beyond her frequent criticism of Trump, Clinton also hasn’t shied away from pushing back at certain elements of her own party. In a December interview on “Sunday TODAY,” Clinton appeared to take aim at progressive Democrats and encouraged party leaders to start focusing on the more competitive districts.
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Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is expected to speak at next week’s New York State Democratic Party Convention, according to people familiar with the matter.
The development comes as Clinton, works to maintain relevance in a party that could be headed for defeat in this year’s midterm elections.
Beyond her frequent criticism of Trump, Clinton also hasn’t shied away from pushing back at certain elements of her own party. In a December interview on “Sunday TODAY,” Clinton appeared to take aim at progressive Democrats and encouraged party leaders to start focusing on the more competitive districts.
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MoviePass says it will relaunch this summer after shutting down in 2019
Stacy Spikes, MoviePass' founding CEO, said the goal was for MoviePass to be responsible for 30% of movie-ticket sales nationwide by 2030.
Spikes did not say what pricing would be on the new MoviePass subnoscription, but he outlined some features he said would be included:
🔹 A credit system where credits will roll over month to month.
🔹 Credits will be tradeable to other people.
🔹 Users will be able to bring another person when purchasing tickets through MoviePass.
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Stacy Spikes, MoviePass' founding CEO, said the goal was for MoviePass to be responsible for 30% of movie-ticket sales nationwide by 2030.
Spikes did not say what pricing would be on the new MoviePass subnoscription, but he outlined some features he said would be included:
🔹 A credit system where credits will roll over month to month.
🔹 Credits will be tradeable to other people.
🔹 Users will be able to bring another person when purchasing tickets through MoviePass.
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🚷 Nearly 3,000 NYC Workers Have One Day Left to Get Vaccinated or Be Fired
Hundreds of municipal workers marched across the Brooklyn Bridge this week, chanting for New York City to end its vaccine mandate. Their pleas were rejected by Mayor Eric Adams, who reaffirmed the city’s looming ultimatum.
The Adams administration is poised to dismiss up to 3,000 municipal workers on Friday for refusing to be vaccinated against the COVID-19, in what could be the nation’s most drastic example of a workforce reduction tied to a vaccine requirement.
Although the loss would represent less than 1% of the city’s workforce, it is still believed to be the largest workplace reduction in the nation in response to a vaccine mandate.
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Hundreds of municipal workers marched across the Brooklyn Bridge this week, chanting for New York City to end its vaccine mandate. Their pleas were rejected by Mayor Eric Adams, who reaffirmed the city’s looming ultimatum.
The Adams administration is poised to dismiss up to 3,000 municipal workers on Friday for refusing to be vaccinated against the COVID-19, in what could be the nation’s most drastic example of a workforce reduction tied to a vaccine requirement.
Although the loss would represent less than 1% of the city’s workforce, it is still believed to be the largest workplace reduction in the nation in response to a vaccine mandate.
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US snowboarder Shaun White ends Olympic career off the podium
American Shaun White capped off his snowboarding career on Friday, finishing fourth in the men's halfpipe competition at the Beijing Olympics.
White announced last week that this would be his final competition, citing recurring knee and back injuries as a factor in his decision. He is one of the most decorated snowboarders in history, a five-time Olympian and a three-time gold medalist.
He won his first gold medal as a 19-year-old in 2006 before defending his noscript in 2010. White finished just off the podium in 2014 but rebounded in 2018 to capture the gold medal. With the win in Pyeongchang, White became the first snowboarder to win three Olympic gold medals.
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American Shaun White capped off his snowboarding career on Friday, finishing fourth in the men's halfpipe competition at the Beijing Olympics.
White announced last week that this would be his final competition, citing recurring knee and back injuries as a factor in his decision. He is one of the most decorated snowboarders in history, a five-time Olympian and a three-time gold medalist.
He won his first gold medal as a 19-year-old in 2006 before defending his noscript in 2010. White finished just off the podium in 2014 but rebounded in 2018 to capture the gold medal. With the win in Pyeongchang, White became the first snowboarder to win three Olympic gold medals.
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⚡️ Russia strongly condemns transfer of US’ and allies’ troops to Europe, UN envoy says
⚡️ NATO considering possibility of deploying new battle groups to countries of Black Sea region other than Romania - Stoltenberg
❗️Biden wants to divide the $7 billion that was sanctioned from the Afghan Central Bank. The POTUS wants to give some of it to the families of the victims of September 11, and also use it for humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, the New York Times says
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🇺🇸 Jemele Hill, a former ESPN anchor who called ex-president of the US Donald Trump “a White supremacist who has largely surrounded himself with other white supremacists,” will now host a show on CNN’s upcoming streaming service.
When asked on ABC’s “The View” if she still believed that Trump and his supporters are white supremacists, Hill said she stands by what she said, adding that she referred to their privilege “to distance and disassociate themselves from certain issues.”
Photo from Hill’s Instagram.
When asked on ABC’s “The View” if she still believed that Trump and his supporters are white supremacists, Hill said she stands by what she said, adding that she referred to their privilege “to distance and disassociate themselves from certain issues.”
Photo from Hill’s Instagram.
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☎️ In an hour, Biden will hold a call with the world leaders, the White House confirms
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⚡️Biden signs order freezing $7bn in Afghan assets
💬Taliban sees US decision to freeze Afghan assets as blatant theft, moral decline
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Sometimes simply doing your job can land you in hot water. In upstate New York, a man was kicked out of a school board meeting by guards for refusing to wear a mask. Even though the guards were just following the state mandate, they were still blasted for doing what they are paid for, making sure people follow the rules on the school premises.
⚡️ Thousands Twitter users are experiencing glitches on the social media platform
❗️Biden has been discussing Ukraine with European leaders for 1 hour and 19 minutes - White House
❗️The US is planning to pull observers from OSCE mission in Ukraine - CNN's sources
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⚡️The White House claims Russia may invade Ukraine during the Olympics, starting with "aerial bombing and missile attacks."
"We are in the window when an invasion could begin at any time should Vladimir Putin decide to order it. It could begin during the Olympics despite a lot of speculation that it will only happen after the Olympics," National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.
He also urged all Americans in Ukraine to leave in the next 24 to 48 hours, while adding that the US is “not saying” that President Putin has made a final decision to “invade” Ukraine.
"We are in the window when an invasion could begin at any time should Vladimir Putin decide to order it. It could begin during the Olympics despite a lot of speculation that it will only happen after the Olympics," National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.
He also urged all Americans in Ukraine to leave in the next 24 to 48 hours, while adding that the US is “not saying” that President Putin has made a final decision to “invade” Ukraine.