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By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.”—Bob Dylan A water main breaks every two minutes somewhere in the U.S., resulting in contaminated drinking supplies and boil water notices. One out of three bridges in the U.S. needs repair, endangering hundreds of millions of commuters. More than 42,000 bridges across the country, carrying about 167 million vehicles each day, are in disrepair. It is estimated that 300 million people could face power outages across the United States between 2024 and 2028, due in large part to widespread power grid…
Shares of electric vehicle charging company EVgo Inc. jumped by the most in over three years after securing a major financing deal from the U.S. government. Meanwhile, Helene victims are suffering in the face of paltry FEMA aid. Bloomberg reports that in a significant boost to its expansion plans, Los Angeles-based EVgo Inc. announced on Thursday that it has received a conditional loan guarantee of up to $1.05 billion from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The news sent the EV company’s stock soaring by 64 percent, marking its biggest single-day gain in more than three years. As one of…
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday will meet for the first time with some of the 15,000 Ukrainian troops that France has trained for the country’s fight against the Russian invasion. Macron’s scheduled visit to a military camp in eastern France where French officers are training what will become a full new brigade of 4,500 Ukrainian troops comes as the country’s Western allies are mulling a victory plan championed by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Macron’s renewed focus on Ukraine also reflects how shifting politics in France have weakened his sway over domestic affairs. His decision to call…
During a portion of an interview with the Fox News Channel that took place on Thursday and was aired on Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Taiwanese Representative to the United States Alexander Yui stated that China’s Xi Jinping “has been emboldened” but it’s not the fault of President Joe Biden, because it’s about Xi’s thought process as opposed to who’s in the White House. Yui said, “Xi Jinping has been emboldened because he wants to realize what he calls his China dream.” He also stated, “This is not about which administration is in the United States. But…
Wednesday on CNN, network contributor Scott Jennings derided Vice President Kamala Harris for her comments criticizing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) amid Hurricane Milton’s track to his state’s west coast. Jenning called Harris’ move a “big campaign mistake,” noting that Harris’ comments contradicted President Joe Biden’s remarks about the Florida governor. “In all of your public communications, no matter what you’re doing, you have to always show that American people that you have their fellow citizens in your heart,” Jennings said. “I mean, this is the kind of historic storm that some people aren’t going to survive it. There’s going to…
(Bloomberg) — Oil rose after a two-day decline as traders watched for an Israeli response to Iran’s missile attack early last week, while US crude stockpiles expanded the most since April.Most Read from BloombergBrent rose above $77 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate was close to $74. The market remains on edge after Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday the response “will be deadly, precise and above all surprising,” while Iran has warned it’s ready to launch thousands of missiles if needed.Oil has been jolted by the hostilities, with volatility soaring and hedge funds adding more net-long positions.…
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday in his first National Day address that he would vow to resist any moves towards annexation or encroachment by Beijing.”The Republic of China [formal name of Taiwan] and the People’s Republic of China are not subordinate to each other,” Lai told a crowd attending the ceremony held on a square outside the presidential office in Taipei.Taiwan has had an independent government since 1949, but China considers the self-ruled democracy to be part of its territory.”On this land, democracy and freedom are growing and thriving. The People’s Republic of China has no right to…
Senate Democrats keep talking about Texas and Florida. As they look for alternative paths to keep the majority — with polling growing dismal for them in Montana — more and more Democrats are pointing to the two southern states as possible offensive targets. Polls suggest tight races as incumbent Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas fight for reelection. But ad spending is a zero-sum game, and both Florida and Texas are massive states with pricey media markets. Seriously competing in either would mean less for Democratic candidates in key battleground races that are sure to tighten…
Former President Donald Trump used Iran’s missile attack on Israel on Tuesday to slam Vice President Kamala Harris, blasting her and President Joe Biden as “grossly incompetent” and threatening that they “are leading us to the brink of World War III.” It was his latest instance of using current events largely out of Harris’ control to bash the vice president — just one day after turning a visit to a community ravaged by Hurricane Helene into a political jab. On Tuesday, Trump blamed the escalation of the war in the Middle East on Biden and Harris’ foreign policy, saying “the…
Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, about five miles west of Sarasota, as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday night, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.The NHC said in an 8:30 p.m. update that “life-threatening storm surge, extreme winds, and flash flooding” were happening over Florida’s central peninsula.Follow along for live coverageThe storm was downgraded to a category 2 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, the NHC said in its 10 p.m. update.The hurricane had spent the last few days exploding into a monster storm as it soaked up its natural fuel,…