The market value of Tesla Inc. has overtaken Exxon Mobil Corp. in a sign that investors are increasingly betting on a global energy transition away from fossil fuels. Elon Musk’s Tesla, now with a market capitalization of $ 201 billion, is rising in the optimism of the billionaire founder that …
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AOC says the proposed $ 1B budget cut for NYPD is not enough: “Refining the police means refining the police”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y., intervened in the proposed New York City budget cuts on Tuesday to the police department that said it did not go far enough, saying that “stripping the police means stripping the police “ “Definancing the police means defining the police. It doesn’t mean budget tricks or …
Read More »Cameron County officials close county beach access areas on South Padre Island
On Monday, Cameron County officials said they will begin closing beach access points on South Padre Island beginning Tuesday due to the increase in coronavirus cases. County parks will also be closed, authorities said. Less On Monday, Cameron County officials said they will begin closing beach access points on South …
Read More »NASA continues efforts to establish long-term SLS production
WASHINGTON – NASA has gone a step further in its efforts to establish a long-term production line for the Space Launch System, though it remains uncertain what, if any, cost savings those contracts will provide. NASA announced on June 29 that it signed a charter contract with Northrop Grumman for …
Read More »Shawn Johnson details addiction to pills, struggles for body image
Former gymnast Shawn Johnson says she went through a “kind of dark spiral” after the 2008 Olympics, dabbling in weight-loss drugs and battling an eating disorder. “As soon as the Olympics ended, and I didn’t have gymnastics, and I didn’t have the Olympics to work with, I quickly realized that …
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