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Metro braces for closed stations, layoffs, reduced service without funding hike
Metro’s funding shortfall next fiscal year is so steep that even an additional $300 million couldn’t stave off severe service cuts that would include the elimination of bus routes, reduced rail hours, longer train waits, and station or station entrance closures. Metro leaders on Tuesday released multiple outlines for reduced service for fiscal 2025 that…
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Global Shift To Clean Energy Means Fossil Fuel Demand Will Peak Soon, IEA says
Demand for climate-warming fuels like coal, oil and natural gas will likely peak before 2030, evidence of the accelerating global shift to energy that doesn’t emit greenhouse gasses, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s World Energy Outlook. From a report: “The transition to clean energy is happening worldwide and it’s unstoppable. It’s not a…
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California Suspends GM Cruise Self-Driving Vehicles As ‘Not Safe’ For Public
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: California’s auto regulator said on Tuesday it has suspended General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle deployment and driverless testing permits, saying it had misrepresented information related to the safety of the autonomous technology. Cruise’s AVs posed an “an unreasonable risk to public safety,” and “are not safe for…
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Aaron Pennington evades arrest in connection with his wife’s death: Live Coverage
Investigators are asking for the public’s help as the search for Aaron Pennington continues near Camp Collier in Gardner. Pennington is wanted in connection with the shooting death of his wife, whose body was found in the couple’s Cherry Street home on Sunday. Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early said investigators wanted residents who may…
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Deep dive: A look at the proposed 2024 Chicago police budget
Johnson’s budget data.When Brandon Johnson was running for mayor, much of the campaign focused on what changes he would make to the police department which has been operating under a consent decree since 2019, and has lost more than 1,000 officers during the pandemic. As mayor, Johnson’s proposed $16.6 billion budget did not reduce the…
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Challenges Emerge As Maryland Health Department Works Through Medicaid ‘Unwinding’
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How Tourists Escaped A Fiery West Maui After The Blaze
Normally thousands of visitors would be in the tourist mecca on any given day. But an organized effort by tourism officials helped get them out. Even as the fires in Lahaina were still burning, even before top state officials knew the magnitude of the disaster, a handful of tourism managers on Maui moved quickly to…
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How To Get a Free Lifetime National Parks Pass
People with diabetes who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents can apply for an America the Beautiful Pass, which offers access to over 2,000 parks, monuments, and landmarks. Plus, national parks’ lover Alex Day, who has lived with type 1 diabetes for 20 years, shares tips for exercising outdoors safely. While living with diabetes brings…
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‘Superfog’ in Louisiana blamed for highway crashes that killed at least 7 people: officials
NEW ORLEANS — At least seven people were killed Monday morning after a “superfog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense fog caused multiple massive car crashes involving 158 vehicles, authorities said. Twenty-five people were injured and the number of fatalities may increase as first responders work into the night clearing the scenes…
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White House selects regional Tech Hubs for funding via Chips Act
As some US semiconductor firms grow concerned about how they will be affected by escalating trade tensions between the US and China, the Biden Administration this week tried to force their attention back to the home front, designating 31 communities across the country as Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs that will benefit from government grants,…
