#DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit

#DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit

“DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit” The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare for the District of Columbia and other major cities that public transit was a lifeline for essential workers and that even modest fares could be a burden to them. So the nation’s capital is introducing a groundbreaking plan: It will begin offering free bus…

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#Second Iranian detainee executed over alleged protest crime

#Second Iranian detainee executed over alleged protest crime

“Second Iranian detainee executed over alleged protest crime” Iran on Monday executed a second prisoner detained and convicted amid nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy, airing footage on state television it claimed shows him stabbing two security force members to death and running away. The public hanging of Majidreza Rahnavard, less than a month after he…

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#US set to announce major fusion energy breakthrough

#US set to announce major fusion energy breakthrough

“US set to announce major fusion energy breakthrough” The US Department of Energy is set to reveal a “major scientific breakthrough” this week after scientists were reportedly able to produce a fusion reaction that created a net energy gain for the first time. The development — a major milestone in the pursuit of limitless clean…

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#China to drop travel tracing as it relaxes ‘zero-COVID’

#China to drop travel tracing as it relaxes ‘zero-COVID’

“China to drop travel tracing as it relaxes ‘zero-COVID’” BEIJING — China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict “zero-COVID” policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction. At midnight on Monday, the smart phone app will cease to function, meaning residents’ travels will not be traced and recorded,…

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#Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s friend killed in Rome shooting

#Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s friend killed in Rome shooting

“Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s friend killed in Rome shooting” A friend of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and two other women were shot dead Sunday after a man opened fire at a Rome coffee shop. The women were holding a board meeting for their condominium in Rome’s Fidene district when the 57-year-old gunman stormed in and opened fire, according to Italian…

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#Elon Musk invites blacklisted Stanford professor Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to Twitter headquarters

#Elon Musk invites blacklisted Stanford professor Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to Twitter headquarters

“Elon Musk invites blacklisted Stanford professor Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to Twitter headquarters” Twitter CEO Elon Musk invited a Stanford professor to the social media giant’s headquarters on Saturday to begin looking at why the old regime acted so “imperiously” and placed the epidemiologist on a blacklist for arguing Covid lockdowns would harm children. Stanford University professor…

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