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California passed a measure that would BAN the sale of new gas-fueled vehicles by 2035. What States are Planning to Follow? Automotive industry experts say that the shift needs to be consumer driven. This may backfire on the state of California as other agendas have in the past. If you have additional questions, put them in the comments below and I'll be happy to answer.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s influential state chapter of the NAACP has lost its federal tax-exempt status for failing to file tax returns for three years, according to the federal government. The state chapter has been a prominent voice in decrying the policies of the state’s Republican-controlled legislature, including challenging voter access laws in recent years. Earlier this month, the civil rights group scored a victory when the state Supreme Court ruled a lower court must consider nullifying a voter ID mandate approved by citizens in 2018. The loss of tax-exempt status became public weeks after former state chapter...

The U.S Navy is working with Israel, Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern nations to build a network of unmanned drones as it seeks to constrain Iran’s military in the region—a program the Pentagon hopes will be a model for operations around the world. A ship operated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attempted to seize an American maritime drone—equipped with cameras, radar and other sensors—but abandoned that effort on Tuesday when a U.S. warship and helicopter approached, U.S. officials said. U.S. officers declined to disclose the number of aerial and maritime drones deployed by the U.S. and its allies...

The Taliban jihadist terror organization celebrated the final withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan on Wednesday, the anniversary of the occasion, with fireworks and a celebration at Bagram Air Base, formerly America’s largest military facility in the country. As they did on August 15, the day of their seizure of Kabul, the Taliban declared Wednesday a national holiday and organized a series of ceremonies across the country to mark the departure of American troops.

Standing in my kitchen on a recent morning, making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch later that day, it occurred to me that what would appear to be a fairly mundane (albeit delicious) task was actually so much more. Maybe that’s because, during the previous month, I spent close to $700 on restaurants alone. That’s like a million peanut butter and jellies. It was that revelation that inspired a month-long no-restaurants-or-shopping challenge I assigned to myself in July. I could not continue to ignore my mounting bills, and I could not go on living with the constant reminder...

Local News Bed Bath & Beyond closing 150 stores, laying off 20% of staff boston Updated on: August 31, 2022 / 10:25 AM / CBS/CNN Bed Bath & Beyond announced Wednesday it plans to close dozens of stores and lay off 20% of staff. "The Company has identified and commenced the closure of approximately 150 lower-producing Bed Bath & Beyond banner stores," Bed Bath & Beyond stated in a news release. A list of stores that will be closing was not immediately released. Bed Bath & Beyond has 20 locations in Massachusetts and eight in New Hampshire, according to its...

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — The Coast Guard Academy is disenrolling seven cadets for failing to comply with the military’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate, after their requests for religious exemptions were denied and they were ordered to leave campus. The academy in New London, Connecticut, confirmed the disenrollments Tuesday, The Day newspaper reported. A lawyer for several of the cadets said they were told on Aug. 18 that they had to leave campus by 4 p.m. the next day. “They were escorted to the gate like they were criminals or something,” the lawyer, Michael Rose, told the newspaper. “No one helped...

A lion at Ghana’s Accra Zoo mauled an intruder to death after he climbed a fence in an alleged attempt to steal a rare white cub, officials said.At around noon local time on Sunday, security guards on patrol at the zoo noticed that the middle-aged victim had scaled a 20-foot-tall mesh fence and entered the enclosure housing a lion, a lioness and two cubs.“The intruder was attacked and injured by one of the lions,” Ghana’s state Forestry Commission said in a statement, adding that the unnamed man had died from wounds he sustained in the attack.Authorities said they have not...

… Among the many threats facing the globe, climate change stands out as an especially strong concern among citizens in advanced economies, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. A median of 75% across 19 countries in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region label global climate change as a major threat. The survey finds that people continue to see climate change as one of the greatest threats to their country, and this is especially true in Europe, where more say climate change is a major threat to their country than at any time in the past decade in...

LOS ANGELES — Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ozzy Osbourne says he is sick and tired of "freggle cong mazzer lo" and plans to exchange his fast-paced L.A. lifestyle for the peaceful green pastures of "Ghrizzah Hurgle Kroocy Breedle Boop." "Lokim gondal ragional bees," said a disappointed Ozzy Osbourne as he slowly shook his head. "I'm a rendoblan chizzle mango moo." An official statement by the Osbourne family attorney has clarified that Ozzy is leaving California due to exorbitant tax rates. However, the attorney has thus far been unable to discern the family's final destination. "I looked up...

U.S. life expectancy estimates have fallen to the worst levels since 1996, according to a new federal report, marking the second straight year of plummeting estimates in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York City authorities are posting new signs declaring the iconic Times Square a "Gun Free Zone." This comes ahead of a new state law that takes effect on Thursday, which declares several places off limits for guns. Parks, churches and theaters have also been deemed "sensitive" places. The measure passed following a June Supreme Court decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen that expanded gun rights. It also sets strict standards for issuing concealed carry concealed carry permits.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul explained Friday that legislators acted quickly on the high court's ruling because it had "destroyed the ability for a...

Yesli Vega, a Republican running for the U.S. House in a competitive Virginia district, no longer mentions her connection to former president Donald Trump in the bio section at the top of her Twitter page. Colorado state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, also running in a battleground House race, has stopped promoting language defending the “Sanctity of Life” on her campaign website. Now, there is no mention of abortion at all, a review of the website showed. And the campaign of Blake Masters, Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Arizona, has removed from his campaign website references to strict antiabortion positions he...

Read this FR Post, read all of it. It's not too long or complicated: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4087463/posts You do not need to analyze anything in the CVRs; you need only get a copy. You might simply call and have them emailed or downloaded. Or you might have to go into your County Clerk’s office to pick them up. BUT DO SO SOON. Once you have your County’s CVRs, you will be connected with national coordinators. You may also contact your County Sheriff according to the discussion in the above FR link.

The Love We Have to Giveby Patrick Yanke While hiking with my son, I met a new friend. I met him in a tough circumstance… he was stuck high on a hiking trail. He was a senior citizen with a bucket list who had bitten off more than he could chew. My son and I felt privileged to be able to help him down the mountain. It was an act of love. It was what he needed in that moment.What is love? It is a giving of ourselves to another as a sacrificial offering. We deny something of ourselves so...

A Rasmussen survey of 1,000 adults shows only 28 percent believe electric vehicles are “practical for most drivers.” Meanwhile, a clear majority of 54 percent say they are not. Eighteen percent are unsure. When asked to look a decade into the future, which will be just a few years before California outlaws gas-powered vehicles, a whopping 69 percent say it is “very” (37 percent) or “somewhat” (32 percent) likely that most cars will run primarily on gasoline. Only 23 percent disagree.

NEW YORK (AP) — As winter nears, European nations, desperate to replace the natural gas they once bought from Russia, have embraced a short-term fix: A series of roughly 20 floating terminals that would receive liquefied natural gas from other countries and convert it into heating fuel. Yet the plan, with the first floating terminals set to deliver natural gas by year’s end, has raised alarms among scientists who fear the long-term consequences for the environment. Some scientists say they worry that the floating terminals will end up becoming a long-term supplier of Europe’s vast energy needs that could last...

VIDEODoes anybody really believe that serial plagiarist Joe Biden wrote his upcoming speech on "The Soul of the Nation?" Of course not. The person who most likely wrote the speech for Biden's teleprompter is blowhard MSNBC historian Jon Meacham. In fact he even wrote a book called "The Soul of America" plus he has written the words for Biden's teleprompter in the past. Here are a few examples of Meacham going full sanctimonious pontificator in recent years which are sure to be echoed in Biden's reading of his teleprompter. Meacham should have taken care to not use too many long...

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray is under fire as revelations about political bias at the highest level of the FBI have roiled the bureau. Several rank-and-file agents wonder how Wray can survive when it appears that he has lost control of the FBI. urt Siuzdak, a lawyer who represents whistleblowers, remarked to The Washington Times, “How does this guy survive? He’s leaving. He’s got to leave.” The Times published a report detailing the political bias of Timothy Thibault, an assistant special agent in charge who was subsequently forced to resign. But there have been other accusations against Wray that have...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is at odds with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) over a farmworkers’ bill he recently vetoed, publicly calling on him to support a revised version of the bill. At the center of the feud is Assembly Bill 2183, a similar version of a bill Newsom vetoed last year that would allow farmworkers to vote by mail in union elections. On Friday, Newsom told the California legislature he would not support Assembly Bill 2183, forcing the bill back to the California legislature for revisions. Newsom’s office said in a statement that they “cannot support an untested...