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Corvette goes hybrid as GM gets set to release fastest version ever
The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette, set to be released in the second half of 2023, will use a hybrid of gas and electric power to become the classic brand’s fastest edition ever. The E-Ray can go from zero to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds. According to General Motors, the car can cover a quarter mile in… -
Morning rundown: Ukraine helicopter crash, U.S.-China discussions, Sundance is back
A deadly helicopter crash in Ukraine kills top Ukrainian authorities and children on the ground; the U.S. and China are meeting to discuss the outlook of our economies; and Congressman George Santos finds himself on two House committees. These stories and more highlight your daily morning rundown for Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. Ukraine helicopter crash… -
Archaeologists in Norway discover ‘world’s oldest runestone’
Archaeologists with the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Norway announced the discovery of what it is calling “the oldest datable runestone in the world.” According to a tweet announcing the discovery, the museum said inscriptions on the stone are up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic… -
Eric Adams leaves New York Police overtime pay ‘under budgeted’
New York City Mayor Eric Adams released his 2024 city budget proposal last week, grabbing the attention of some with what he proposed to allocate for overtime pay for the New York Police Department. Under the preliminary budget, the NYPD budgeted $452 million for overtime in coming fiscal year 2024. “As our city continues its… -
Morning rundown: Musk trial begins, China’s population decreasing
China’s population has declined for the first time in decades; a former candidate has been arrested in shootings at New Mexico elected officials’ homes; and Elon Musk’s trial over a tweet he posted about Tesla begins today. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Tuesday morning, Jan. 17, 2023. Trial over Musk Tesla… -
‘It’s hard to talk’: World’s coldest city powers through cold snap
The Siberian town of Yakutsk, Russia – known as the coldest city in the world – is currently suffering an abnormally long cold snap. Temperatures have plummeted to -58 degrees F in recent days. Last week, temperatures were forecasted to be a low as -85. “It feels like this is the coldest winter. Another problem… -
Russia, Ukraine training for the potential of a long war ahead
On the heels of the latest major attack in Ukraine, both sides of Russia’s invasion have begun training for the potential of the war to last months into the future. The attack, a missile strike that hit an apartment building in Dnipro, was among the deadliest attacks on Ukrainian civilians since before last summer. About… -
Morning rundown: More Biden documents, China’s new COVID death toll
New York City’s mayor pays the border a visit; China is revising its COVID death toll; and more classified documents were found at President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware. These stories and more highlight your daily rundown for Monday morning, Jan. 16, 2023. More documents discovered over the weekend Six new pages of classified documents… -
Ukraine, Russia at odds over Soledar as fight for Donbas continues
In another example of Russia and Ukraine telling two different versions of reality regarding their months-long war, the two sides appeared to be at odds over the current state of Soledar, a key salt mining town in the Donbas region. On Friday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said Russian forces captured the town. “The… -
Japan: Fukushima water to be released starting ‘spring or summer’
Japan’s government gave its latest estimate regarding when it planned to release treated but still radioactive water at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. At a cabinet meeting Friday, Japan’s government said it would happen “around this spring or summer.” The estimate appeared to be a slight delay from the original plan, which had the Fukushima… -
AM rundown: Deadly tornadoes strike South, Lisa Marie dies, UFO sightings
Border Patrol agents are using a new app to process migrants; deadly tornadoes ravage the South; and Lisa Marie Presley is dead at 54. These stories and more highlight your morning rundown for Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. Dozens of deadly tornadoes strike South Residents from Alabama and Georgia had their lives flipped upside down after… -
2nd location revealed as Biden comments on classified documents
President Joe Biden confirmed reports circulating Thursday that revealed the location of a second set of classified documents found from Biden’s time as vice president. According to those reports, the second batch of documents was found at a storage space in the garage of President Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. The discovery comes just days… -
Officials: California peninsula may turn into island due to flooding
Officials in the Monterey Bay area warned that more of the flooding that has devastated parts of California could temporarily turn the Monterey Peninsula into an island. Several communities in the area were ordered to evacuate Wednesday. “Due to the rising flood waters along the Salinas River, there is a strong possibility areas on River…
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