The state's worst grades went to energy, inland waterways, roads and stormwater, all receiving a D. California roads are often picked on for being some of the worst in the country, and according to the report, about a third of the state's roads are in poor condition. Bridges also fared poorly in the report with a grade of C-. More than 65% of the structures are older than 50 years, the typical lifespan, and need significant reinvestment to ensure their longevity. Even the Golden Gate Bridge, one of the state's biggest tourist attractions, still needs to secure more funding to finish an ongoing retrofitting project. Earlier this year, a report from the National Transportation Safety Board found that seven California bridges had an "unknown level of risk" for collapse. read more
To protect their money, the United States and European nations insisted on oversight. They required Ukraine to allow groups of outside experts, known as supervisory boards, to monitor spending, appoint executives and prevent corruption. Over the past four years, a New York Times investigation found, the Ukrainian government systematically sabotaged that oversight, allowing graft to flourish. read more
The New Year's Eve concert on the Champs lyses has been cancelled for security reasons. Paris was supposed to host its usual spectacle. A free open-air concert at the Arc de Triomphe, video projections on the monument and the midnight festivities that once drew close to a million people. Instead, the concert has been scrapped. It will be replaced on national television with a prerecorded concert filmed weeks ago with a handpicked crowd to mimic a celebration Paris no longer believes it can safely host. A capital once famed for its public life now performs it under studio conditions. read more
Anger over illegal migration helped return Mr. Trump to the presidency, and he has enacted even more aggressive policies than those Mr. Biden first campaigned against. Mr. Trump has drawn outrage from Democrats by sending masked agents to target immigrants, often aided by National Guard soldiers. But a New York Times examination of Mr. Biden's record found that he and his closest advisers repeatedly rebuffed recommendations that could have addressed the border crisis faster, and eased what became a potent issue for Mr. Trump as he sought to return to the White House and justify the aggressive tactics roiling American cities today. read more
The fraud scandal that rattled Minnesota was staggering in its scale and brazenness. read more
I'd like to know if Mr. Salman Fiqy is too dumb to feel dumb about this.
#1 | POSTED BY SNOOFY A
I doubt it Ilhan Omar's father Colonel Nur Omar Mohamed, had a prestigious career leading death squad propaganda in Somalia, Salman more than likely voted for her too.
You never say anything about Ilhan Omar being raised a genocidal maniac in charge of propaganda, but then again why would you.
"Most Americans knew nothing about his prestigious career as a colonel who led a successful regiment in the Somali-Ethiopian war during the late 1970s."
sahanjournal.com
God forbid we have cleaner more fuel efficient cars on the roads. God the stupidity of it all just reaks.
#27 | POSTED BY LAURAMOHR
Which is why Trump wanted to get rid of the Obama era rules.
Since 2011, fuel-economy targets scale with a vehicle's "footprint" (wheelbase track width). Big vehicles get lenient targets; small vehicles face demanding ones. A microcar that gets 40 MPG might be judged against a target of 50-60 MPG, while a full-size truck doing 20 MPG can satisfy a 22 MPG requirement.. The small car is clearly more efficient, yet it fails the rule that the truck passes.
marginalrevolution.com
Do you even know whats going on?
How do bigger, less fuel efficient cars save money?
#6 | POSTED BY SNOOFY
My guess is thats why Trump is changing the CAFE rules, they didn't.
2011 - CAFE standards create profit incentive for larger vehicles
ANN ARBOR"The current Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards create a financial incentive for auto companies to make bigger vehicles that are allowed to meet lower targets, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Over their lifetimes, these larger vehicles would generate between three and ten 1,000-megawatt coal-fired power plants' worth of excess carbon emissions. A 1,000-megawatt plant could provide power for more than half a million people.
news.umich.edu
That certainly explains why Trump wants them as guest workers!
- snoofy
You know absolutely nothing about India.