A judge in Romania has granted a request to extend by another 30 days the arrest of Andrew Tate, the social media personality who was detained in the country on charges of being part of an organized crime group, human trafficking and rape, an official said Friday.
It sounds almost like a lame joke. A former Trump strategist, a conservative cardinal with a penchant for fancy ceremonial gowns, and a far-right xenophobe walk into a bar in Rome. In this case, the Trump strategist is Steve Bannon, the conservative cardinal is American Raymond Burke, and the xenophobe is Italy's new interior minister Matteo Salvini. No, they aren't in a bar, but they are conspiring against one man, Pope Francis, on the issue most dear to him: immigration. read more
Indiana's Republican attorney general on Wednesday asked the state medical licensing board to discipline an Indianapolis doctor who has spoken publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled from Ohio after its more-restrictive abortion law took effect. The complaint alleges Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated state law by not reporting the girl's child abuse to Indiana authorities and violated patient privacy laws by telling a newspaper reporter about the girl's treatment.
QAnon leader Phil Godlewski carried on an inappropriate relationship with a minor that police records suggest turned sexual. read more
Putin's Chef and owner of Wagner Group Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday he had interfered in U.S. elections and would continue doing so in future, the first such admission from a figure who has been formally implicated by Washington in efforts to influence American politics. read more
Good article, but here is also another one that everyone should read and it is directly related. The Real Reason Why Trucks Are Getting Bigger For the TL:DR - EPA Gas Mileage Rules.
#5 | Posted by snoofy
Here's a link: Wiki
It is about 5%. So yes but it seems about half of that is from burning fossil fuels not from the concrete itself.
#70 | Posted by earthmuse
Or we just grew up with them and love the convenience. My dad owned an industrial wood business and Saw mill. Always had a truck. When I started driving in the 1980s, it was his old truck. Honestly, if I didn't drive a truck I would drive a bigger SUV because I am a big guy but the truck has so much more ready to go utility. I have had S10s and Dakotas when I was younger then went to full size. When gas mileage is virtually the same between a mid-size truck and a full size and you can do so much more with a full size, why would you get a mid-size? I have a 10-minute commute and I use the bed of my truck at least a couple of times a week for things I wouldn't want to put in an SUV. The trailering thing is such a pain in comparison to a ready to go bed. My buddy who drives a hybrid CRV does that. My truck was in the shop and I needed stuff from Home Depot ASAP. I had gone to the store, bought what I needed, rented the Home Depot truck, took the stuff to my house and had the truck back before he had his trailer out of the back yard and set up. I don't do it often but sometimes I pull a dual axle trailer around with a tractor too for friends/family. We have been wanting to get a boat but having had one in the past I can't convince myself to incur the time and expenses...
I also grew up a car guy, nothing to do with toxic masculinity as an 8 year old kid I loved fast cars, motorcycles and the like. Nothing like the rumble of a V8. I never grew out of that.