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Are electric cars really better for the environment?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:04:45 GMT

(iSeeCars) -- The U.S. transportation sector is in the midst of an aggressive push to replace fossil fuels and the internal combustion engine with renewable energy and zero emissions electric vehicles. Government incentives have recently been updated to encourage not only the sale of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), but increased domestic production of battery packs, electric motors, and EV charging stations. While the desire to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change is admirable, analysis of a gasoline vehicle’s total environmental impact must be compared to an electric vehicle’s complete carbon footprint to understand which vehicle design is truly better for the planet. Zero tailpipe emissions are the most obvious advantages electric cars have over gasoline cars, but if the power plant charging an EV isn’t using renewable energy sources the electric vehicle’s low-carbon advantage falls dramatically.The manufacturing process – along with the eventual destruction ...

Authorities: 8 dead, 7 missing off San Diego coast

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:04:45 GMT

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — Eight people were killed when two suspected smuggling boats overturned off the coast San Diego, and crews are searching Sunday for seven additional victims, authorities said.San Diego Fire-Rescue said lifeguards responding late Saturday at Blacks Beach pulled eight bodies from the water but that thick fog hampered search efforts overnight. Fire-Rescue and Coast Guard vessels combed the area early Sunday.Daniel Eddy, San Diego Fire-Rescue’s deputy chief of operations, said there was a long debris field on Black’s Beach. Black’s Beach is jointly owned by the city of San Diego and the state. The stretch of sand is also known as Torrey Pines City Beach and Torrey Pines State Beach.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | BBC crisis escalates as players, stars rally behind Lineker Crashes and Disasters | Italy’s coast guard, navy, bring hundreds of migrants ashore Crashes and Disasters | In reversal, Bid...

Shelters continue to fill near flooded Pajaro River in Monterey County. More danger is looming

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:04:45 GMT

Evacuation shelters continued to fill early Sunday morning in areas near the Pajaro River, where a breached levee has forced thousands of people, many of them farmworkers, to flee from flood waters.And in the distance, another atmospheric river continued with Jaws-like relentlessness to push toward the California coast. Its projected path was expected to further affect the flooded areas, and perhaps create new ones.“We’re keeping a close eye on the Salinas River,” Monterey County spokesperson Nicholas Pasculli said Sunday morning. “That’s a big concern for us (Sunday).”A flood warning went into effect at 1 a.m. for the Salinas River near Spreckels, and residents there were urged to be prepared to seek higher ground. The river is a rare one is that it flows south to north, and Pasculli said areas along the river from Greenfield to the south and Gonzales in the north may be in peril.As of Sunday morning, 3,400 people were under evacuation orders or ...

Treasury Secretary Yellen: No federal bailout for collapsed Silicon Valley Bank

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:04:45 GMT

By CHRIS MEGERIAN (Associated Press)WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that the federal government would not bail out Silicon Valley Bank, but is working to help depositors who are concerned about their money.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures deposits up to $250,000, but many of the companies and wealthy people who used the bank — known for its relationships with technology startups and venture capital — had more than that amount in their account. There are fears that some workers across the country won’t receive their paychecks.Yellen, in an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation,” provided few details on the government’s next steps. But she emphasized that the situation was much different from the financial crisis almost 15 years ago, which led to bank bailouts to protect the industry.“We’re not going to do that again,” she said. “But we are concerned about depositors, and we’re focused on trying to meet their needs.”With Wall Street ...

Eight dead, seven missing after boat capsizes off San Diego coast

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:04:45 GMT

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — At least eight people were killed when two suspected smuggling boats approached a San Diego beach and one capsized, and crews are searching Sunday for an estimated seven additional victims, authorities said. Gov. Newsom works with federal government after fall of Silicon Valley Bank A woman on one of the panga-style boats called 911 late Saturday to report that the other vessel had overturned in waves off Blacks Beach, according to U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Richard Brahm.“The woman who called stated that the boat that overturned had 15 people on it, but that was just an estimate,” Brahm said.Coast Guard and San Diego Fire-Rescue crews pulled eight bodies from the water, but thick fog hampered the search for additional victims. A Coast Guard cutter combed the area early Sunday, and officials hoped to get helicopters in the air when weather improves, Brahm said.Daniel Eddy, San Diego Fire-Rescue’s deputy chief of operations, said there was a long debris...

Doan grabs late winner for Freiburg to leave Hoffenheim last

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:04:45 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Japan midfielder Ritsu Doan struck late for Freiburg to beat Hoffenheim 2-1 on Sunday and leave American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team bottom of the Bundesliga. It was Matarazzo‘s fifth defeat in five games since taking over as Hoffenheim coach and it stretched the team’s winless run to 14 games. The visitors got off to a terrible start with Maximilian Eggestein scoring for Freiburg in the fifth minute. Hoffenheim struggled to break through Freiburg’s well-organized defense but finally saw its persistence rewarded when Munas Dabbur set up Angelo Stiller to equalize after the break. Matarazzo brought on attacking players with 15 minutes remaining as he went for the win, then saw defender Ozan Kabak sent off with his second yellow card for knocking the ball away in the 84th. There was still time for Doan to score with a volley of Noah Weißhaupt’s cross in the 89th. The win lifted Freiburg to fourth place. Union Berlin was a point behind before its game later at Wolfs...

Government: Gunmen in north Nigeria kill at least 16 people

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:04:45 GMT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen killed at least 16 people during an attack in northwest Nigeria, the government said Sunday.The assailants stormed the Zangon Kataf Local Government Area in Kaduna state and opened fire Saturday after a confrontation with police at a checkpoint, Yabo Ephraim, a spokesperson for the local government told The Associated Press.Authorities imposed a curfew in the area after the attack.The attackers were ethnic Fulani, a group of mostly nomadic pastoralists who have been embroiled in a long conflict with farmers over limited access to water and land, Ephraim said.Before the shootings, a fight had broken out between some villagers and a small group of Fulani men. The latter left the scene and later returned in larger numbers with guns and machetes, the government spokesperson said.“They were strategically stationed at certain places and began to open fire in the community. They chased them even right into their homes. Wherever you are hiding, they will s...

¿Qué sabemos de la segunda temporada de “The Last of Us” de HBO?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:04:45 GMT

(CNN Español) — Hasta el momento, “The Last of Us” nos ha entregado nueve episodios en una primera temporada que ha sido aclamada por la crítica y por los espectadores en general.Sin embargo, la temporada inicial llegará a su fin este domingo 12 de marzo, el décimo capítulo de la serie se emitirá en HBO y su servicio de streaming, HBO Max, con lo cual acabará esta primera parte.(HBO es parte de Warner Bros. Discovery, empresa matriz de CNN).¿Tendremos una segunda temporada para seguir el viaje apocalíptico de Joel (Pedro Pascal) y Ellie (Bella Ramsey)?¿Quiénes son los personajes de “The Last of Us”? Conoce a cada uno y sus historias dentro de la serie¿Qué sabemos de la segunda temporada de “The Last of Us”?La serie tuvo grandes números desde el primer capítulo, que se emitió el pasado 15 de enero.Ese episodio, llamado ‘Cuando estés perdido en la oscuridad’, “se convirtió en el lanzamiento más visto de HBO Max en Latinoaméri...

Flyers interim GM Briere believes franchise needs a rebuild

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:04:45 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Danny Briere is not reluctant to say the word his predecessor willfully avoided when plotting the best course for the forlorn Flyers: rebuilding.Briere knows the Flyers are a mess — the depressed state of the team a topic former general manager Chuck Fletcher rarely addressed head-on — and is using what time he has as the interim GM to show he’s the right person to fix them.That starts with the hard truth.“I don’t think this is a quick fix,” Briere said Sunday. “That’s my belief and that’s why I’m not afraid to use the word rebuild.”Briere was promoted to interim general manager on Friday and replaced Fletcher after he was fired following 4 1/2 seasons and only one playoff appearance. The Flyers have just 24 wins, their 59 points are third-fewest in the Eastern Conference and they will miss the playoffs for a third straight season.Yes, the record was abysmal, but what ultimately doomed Fletcher was his inability to settle on a true plan to turn the Flyers into a ...

Muere el rapero sudafricano Costa Titch después de que apareciera un video en el que se le veía desplomándose en el escenario

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:04:45 GMT

(CNN) — El rapero sudafricano Costa Titch falleció repentinamente este fin de semana, informó su familia en Instagram, horas después de presentarse en un festival de música.El músico, cuyo verdadero nombre es Constantinos Tsobanoglou, tenía 28 años.Las imágenes que circulan por las redes sociales parecen mostrar a Tsobanoglou cayendo sobre el escenario antes de ser levantado por alguien a su lado. A continuación, Tsobanoglou se levanta durante varios segundos antes de desplomarse.“Es con profundo dolor que nos vemos en la necesidad de reconocer su fallecimiento en este momento”, dijo la familia de Tsobanoglou en una publicación en su Instagram. “Estamos agradecidos con los socorristas y con todos los que estuvieron presentes en sus últimas horas”.El comunicado no mencionó la causa de la muerte.El festival donde actuaba, Ultra South Africa, dijo estar “devastado” por la muerte del joven rapero.“Costa era una voz estimulante en la escena...