Clean energy advocates are gaga over California’s new electric vehicle mandates because the size of California’s vehicle market suggests to them that the rest of the nation will have to follow suit, if only because auto manufacturers don’t want to have to segregate markets. The target of 35% of new vehicle sales as zero emission…
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In the 1940s and 50s, Fisk University was vibrant and boasted one of the most impressive faculties in the nation, including writer and poet Langston Hughes , author and composer James Weldon Johnson , sociologist Charles Spurgeon Johnson , poets Arna Bontemps and Countee Cullin , and painter Aaron Douglas . The Nashville-based university was…
Topline The White House caused a stir on Twitter Thursday afternoon by calling out several Republican lawmakers who criticized President Joe Biden's move to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt for many borrowers, pointing out that some of the critics’ businesses had more than $1 million in federal loans forgiven as part of…
Updated Aug 25, 2022, 06:24pm EDT Topline The California Air Resources Board approved a highly anticipated measure Thursday that will ban the sale of new gasoline-only cars in the nation’s most populous state by 2035, marking what's widely considered the most stringent regulation ever enacted on gas cars as part of a nationwide shift toward…
Updated Aug 25, 2022, 02:58pm EDT Topline President Joe Biden’s historic plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans for millions of borrowers quickly drew criticism for potentially threatening to tack on to inflation that’s already reached a decades-long peak, but new analysis concludes his plan likely won’t hike up prices—and could actually help…
Topline The U.S. economy shrank for a second quarter in a row this year, a second estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis confirmed Thursday—once again signaling the start of a technical recession even as economists predict signs of a slowdown will only grow in the coming quarters, likely prompting the government to officially declare…
Updated Aug 24, 2022, 08:41am EDT Topline Global crude oil prices surged past $100 per barrel on Wednesday for the first time in more than three weeks following a warning by Saudi Arabia that oil-producing nations may have to cut output to deal with the recent drop in prices, amid fears of a global recession.…
Topline A Georgia prosecutor is seeking testimony from President Donald Trump’s onetime chief of staff Mark Meadows and attorney Sidney Powell before a Georgia grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election, as the probe continues to scrutinize Trump’s close allies. Key Facts In filings obtained by Politico , Fulton County District Attorney Fani…
Hallmark Media (Crown Media Family Networks) has announced a new initiative conceived by actor and director Ashley Williams (Amber Brown, How I Met Your Mother, Jim Gaffigan Show) that aims to enhance diversified content, increase the number of female directors and help propel the careers of female storytellers. Make Her Mark: Hallmark’s Reciprocal Mentor Program…
WhatsApp Telegram Our research team releases regularly monthly housing trends reports . These reports break down inventory metrics like the number of active listings and the pace of the market. In addition, we continue to give readers more timely weekly updates, an effort that began in response to the rapid changes in the economy and…