WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal energy regulators on Monday approved a long-awaited rule to make it easier to transmit renewable energy such as wind and solar power to the electric grid — a key part of President Joe Biden's goal to eliminate carbon emissions economy-wide by 2050.
The rule, under development for two years, is aimed at boosting the nation's aging power grid to meet surging demand fueled by huge data centers, electrification of vehicles and buildings, artificial intelligence and other uses. Read More...
WASHINGTON (TND) — As Hunter Biden was grilled by reporters on Capitol Hill Wednesday, someone appeared to take a jab at the president's son's history of drug abuse.
“Hunter, what’s your favorite type of crack?” a voice called. Hunter did not appear to acknowledge the question.
It is not immediately clear who the questioner was.
When asked again “are you on crack today?," Hunter turned away from the voice, appearing to confer with his security entourage. Read More...
(TND) — Talk of masking has bubbled up as COVID-19 cases rise.
There have been some scattered masking mandates put in place.
Morris Brown College in Georgia recently instituted a two-week mask mandate after “reports of positive cases among students.”
Kaiser Permanente reinstated mask requirements at its facilities in Santa Rosa, California.
And movie studio Lionsgate asked some employees to put back on masks after several workers caught the virus. Read More...
