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Suspect in the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe charged with murder
The gun that was used to kill the 67-year-old former prime minister was hand made according to reports
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Narcan could be required by California in gas stations, schools following rise in fentanyl deaths
California saw over 6,800 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2021, up from more than 5,500 opioid-related overdose deaths reported in 2020.
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Bipartisan lawmakers praise House passage of CHARGE Act that eases government use of electric cars
The bill would instruct the General Services Administration to permit the use of vehicle charge cards to cover the cost of recharging electric vehicles at commercial charging locations, and thereby will pave the way for the government to use more electric vehicles.
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Minnesota cities went for EVs in public transit, but the buses couldn't handle the cold
The Twin City buses were supposed to go 150 miles on a single charge, but the actual range was closer to 75 miles.
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Detransitioners press SCOTUS to uphold state ban on youth trans medicine: 'infertile' for no reason
"I feel like they saw I was a gender nonconforming and effeminate boy and that they thought they could mold me into something I wasn’t," one detransitioner says.
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Law soon requires new Illinois homes to include electric vehicle charging capabilities
Critics say this will increase costs.
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Freezing temperatures cause EV problems in Illinois
Several cars had to be towed from a charging line in Evergreen Park on Monday as temperatures struggled to rise above freezing. Tests found that electric vehicles lose between 20% and 30% of their range when temperatures dip below freezing.
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Professor paid $2.4M to settle First Amendment retaliation suit goes after HR chief's new contract
Ex-Bakersfield College historian Matthew Garrett says newly obtained sworn testimony of his nemesis shows she sicced students on him with racially charged complaints "ultimately found to be baseless," used class time to do it.
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Twin Cities celebrate EV car sharing while statewide adoptions struggles
The most significant barriers to EV adoption are a higher upfront cost, range anxiety, and a limited charging network.
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After finalizing controversial EV mandate, the Biden administration finalizes e-trucking rule
Critics of the rule warn that the limitations on electric semi trucks will increase costs to consumers for almost all goods sold.