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June 13, 2023
https://twitter.com/gmoomaw/status/1668593350448906242
Lots of massive checks dropping from Clean Virginia and Dominion heading into the June 20 primaries.
Lots of massive checks dropping from Clean Virginia and Dominion heading into the June 20 primaries.
Early 🐦, meet🐛 -- We've posted more than 1,700 pre-primary campaign finance reports filed overnight. https://bit.ly/3J4H6EI
https://twitter.com/gmoomaw/status/1668593350448906242
June 13, 2023
https://twitter.com/RTDNEWS/status/1668446851761160192
Can self-pleasure give humans an evolutionary edge? Plus, tips for staying cool this summer
I couldn't decide where this should go; LBN, or the DU Lounge.
Some scientists' new findings suggest it could serve an important role in evolution. Get that and more recent health news here.
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Can self-pleasure give humans an evolutionary edge? Plus, tips for staying cool this summer, and...
Some scientists' new findings suggest it could serve an important role in evolution. Get that and more recent health news here.
Can self-pleasure give humans an evolutionary edge? Plus, tips for staying cool this summer, and...
Some scientists' new findings suggest it could serve an important role in evolution. Get that and more recent health news here.
https://twitter.com/RTDNEWS/status/1668446851761160192
June 13, 2023
June 12. Today's Highlight in History:
Today is Tuesday, June 13, the 164th day of 2023. There are 201 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 13, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
On this date:
In 1865, Nobel Prize-winning poet-playwright William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland.
In 1942, a four-man Nazi sabotage team arrived on Long Island, New York, three days before a second four-man team landed in Florida. (All eight men were arrested after two members of the first group defected.) President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Office of Strategic Services and the Office of War Information.
In 1966, the Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional right to consult with an attorney and to remain silent.
In 1971, The New York Times began publishing excerpts of the Pentagon Papers, a secret study of America’s involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967 that had been leaked to the paper by military analyst Daniel Ellsberg.
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Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 13, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
On this date:
In 1865, Nobel Prize-winning poet-playwright William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland.
In 1942, a four-man Nazi sabotage team arrived on Long Island, New York, three days before a second four-man team landed in Florida. (All eight men were arrested after two members of the first group defected.) President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Office of Strategic Services and the Office of War Information.
In 1966, the Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional right to consult with an attorney and to remain silent.
In 1971, The New York Times began publishing excerpts of the Pentagon Papers, a secret study of America’s involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967 that had been leaked to the paper by military analyst Daniel Ellsberg.
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Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
June 13, 2023
https://twitter.com/DrBuzz_Forensic/status/1668222374158712834
On June 12, 1930, Jim Nabors was born.
The actor, singer & comic Jim Nabors was #bornonthisday, June 12, 1930. Remembered for his TV roles in The Andy Griffith Show (1960-'68), Gomer Pyle (1964-'69) & The Lost Saucer (1975-'76). Passed in 2017 (age 87) #RIP #LGBTIQ #GayPrideMonth #LGBTQIA #birthday #BOTD #GayPride2023
https://twitter.com/DrBuzz_Forensic/status/1668222374158712834
June 13, 2023
Honolulu, Los Angeles to roll out new passenger-rail lines
Rail News Home >> Passenger Rail
June 2023
Rail News: Passenger Rail
Honolulu, Los Angeles to roll out new passenger-rail lines
By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor
Trains will begin running in June on two long-awaited passenger-rail lines in Honolulu and Los Angeles. ... On June 30, a fixed guideway and elevated system will begin passenger operations in Honolulu on an 11-mile stretch between the East Kapolei and Aloha Stadium stations. The Honolulu Department of Transportation Services will operate the line, assuming control from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART), which is overseeing project construction.
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Construction on the project began in 2011 and has been plagued by repeated delays, cost overruns and executive leadership changes. In October 2022, the Federal Transit Administration approved HART’s recovery plan to complete the project within expected funding levels.
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One-seat ride across L.A. County
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) will open its 1.9-mile Regional Connector light-rail line on June 16. The line will allow trains to travel between Union Station and the 7th Street/Metro Center Station in downtown L.A.’s Financial District.
The $1.8 billion project will make it easier for riders to travel across L.A. County between Azusa and Long Beach, and between East Los Angeles and Santa Monica without transferring lines. The line will improve connections, bringing together the Metro L (Gold), A (Blue), E (Expo), B (Red) and D (Purple) lines at the 7th Street/Metro Center Station, L.A. Metro officials say.
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June 2023
Rail News: Passenger Rail
Honolulu, Los Angeles to roll out new passenger-rail lines
By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor
Trains will begin running in June on two long-awaited passenger-rail lines in Honolulu and Los Angeles. ... On June 30, a fixed guideway and elevated system will begin passenger operations in Honolulu on an 11-mile stretch between the East Kapolei and Aloha Stadium stations. The Honolulu Department of Transportation Services will operate the line, assuming control from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART), which is overseeing project construction.
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Construction on the project began in 2011 and has been plagued by repeated delays, cost overruns and executive leadership changes. In October 2022, the Federal Transit Administration approved HART’s recovery plan to complete the project within expected funding levels.
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One-seat ride across L.A. County
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) will open its 1.9-mile Regional Connector light-rail line on June 16. The line will allow trains to travel between Union Station and the 7th Street/Metro Center Station in downtown L.A.’s Financial District.
The $1.8 billion project will make it easier for riders to travel across L.A. County between Azusa and Long Beach, and between East Los Angeles and Santa Monica without transferring lines. The line will improve connections, bringing together the Metro L (Gold), A (Blue), E (Expo), B (Red) and D (Purple) lines at the 7th Street/Metro Center Station, L.A. Metro officials say.
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June 12, 2023
RENEWABLE ENERGY
In a First, Wind and Solar Generated More Power Than Coal in U.S.
Wind and solar produced more U.S. power than coal during the first five months of this year, as several coal plants closed and gas prices dropped
By Benjamin Storrow, E&E News on June 12, 2023
CLIMATEWIRE | Wind and solar generated more electricity than coal through May, an E&E News review of federal data shows, marking the first time renewables have outpaced the former king of American power over a five-month period.
The milestone illustrates the ongoing transformation of the U.S. power sector as the nation races to install cleaner forms of energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. Power markets have witnessed a precipitous drop in coal-fired generation this year, driven by low natural gas prices, a mild winter and a wave of coal plant retirements.
“From a coal perspective, it has been a disaster,” said Andy Blumenfeld, an analyst who tracks the industry at McCloskey by OPIS. “The decline is happening faster than anyone anticipated.”
Renewable energy generation exceeded coal-fired power in 2020 and 2022, but only when hydropower was counted as a source of renewable energy, according to figures compiled by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
This year has been different. Wind and solar sources generated a combined 252 terawatt-hours through the first five months of 2023, compared with coal output of 249 TWh, EIA data shows. Hydro generated an additional 117 TWh through May.
EIA’s numbers for April and May are preliminary, said Chris Higginbotham, an agency spokesperson.
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In a First, Wind and Solar Generated More Power Than Coal in U.S.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-a-first-wind-and-solar-generated-more-power-than-coal-in-u-s/RENEWABLE ENERGY
In a First, Wind and Solar Generated More Power Than Coal in U.S.
Wind and solar produced more U.S. power than coal during the first five months of this year, as several coal plants closed and gas prices dropped
By Benjamin Storrow, E&E News on June 12, 2023
CLIMATEWIRE | Wind and solar generated more electricity than coal through May, an E&E News review of federal data shows, marking the first time renewables have outpaced the former king of American power over a five-month period.
The milestone illustrates the ongoing transformation of the U.S. power sector as the nation races to install cleaner forms of energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. Power markets have witnessed a precipitous drop in coal-fired generation this year, driven by low natural gas prices, a mild winter and a wave of coal plant retirements.
“From a coal perspective, it has been a disaster,” said Andy Blumenfeld, an analyst who tracks the industry at McCloskey by OPIS. “The decline is happening faster than anyone anticipated.”
Renewable energy generation exceeded coal-fired power in 2020 and 2022, but only when hydropower was counted as a source of renewable energy, according to figures compiled by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
This year has been different. Wind and solar sources generated a combined 252 terawatt-hours through the first five months of 2023, compared with coal output of 249 TWh, EIA data shows. Hydro generated an additional 117 TWh through May.
EIA’s numbers for April and May are preliminary, said Chris Higginbotham, an agency spokesperson.
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July 8, 2021
https://twitter.com/elvina_nawaguna/status/1413194085154832388
Ok, DC, we need to have a talk. What is this? And it might sell for above listing price.
Dave Weigel RetweetedOk, DC, we need to have a talk. What is this? And it might sell for above listing price.
https://twitter.com/elvina_nawaguna/status/1413194085154832388
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