California has adopted its new zero-emission truck program, which should help accelerate the production and deployment of electric trucks. In many markets, trucks represent a major source of pollution. This is certainly the case in California, where trucks are responsible for “70 percent of the pollution caused by smog and …
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People planning to get married can check if their partner has a history of domestic violence in a new Chinese database
The database will be launched on July 1 in Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province. It is backed by the All China Women’s Foundation (ACWF), an influential government-linked organization, which said in a statement this week that the plan “would prevent and reduce domestic violence.” The system allows individuals to retrieve information …
Read More »Stimulus Checks: Prepaid Debit Cards come with attached privacy fees and conditions
Stimulus controls led by the Coronavirus Economic Aid, Relief and Security Act, or the CARES Act, aim to help American families resist the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. But the 4 million Americans who received their payments in prepaid debit cards You may be struggling with additional headaches, such …
Read More »NASA astronauts perform a spacewalk for space station power upgrades
Friday’s spacewalk began at 7:32 am ET. At the beginning of the spacewalk, when Cassidy exited the space station hatch, her left wrist mirror came off and flew out, but it poses no risk to the crew, and the walk continued as planned, according to NASA. Mirrors allow them to …
Read More »Bernie Ecclestone: “In many cases, blacks are more racist than whites,” says former Formula One supreme
Notably from Lewis Hamilton, a six-time world champion and the first and only black driver to compete in F1, who has been a powerful voice after Floyd’s death in Minneapolis last month. For his part, Ecclestone, who was replaced as Formula One CEO in 2017 after nearly four decades in …
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