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Porsche Taycan gets 3 years free charging - and it’s super
In a press release about the update, Porsche noted that the charging perk would be included in the Taycan's selling price. Created as part of VW's emissions violations settlement, Electrify America is building more than 300 highway charging locations and even more community sites that support a wide range of EVs from various automakers. [Full Article...]
Sinn Fein's Brexit Spokesman Says No Deal Makes A United Ireland "Inevitable"
Sir Graham Brady, chair of the influential 1922 Committee (responsible for hiring and firing Tory leaders) has tabled a Commons motion which would scrap the contentious Irish backstop , in a bid to get a Brexit deal through Parliament. [Full Article...]
Justice Department files charges against tech giant Huawei
At issue are allegations that Chinese companies are stealing intellectual property from USA tech companies. The US Justice Department has filed a host of criminal charges against Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou. [Full Article...]
Maduro rejects call for elections amid mounting pressure
Regime ally Russian Federation has accused the US of trying to stage a coup , and according to a report last week has dispatched about 400 military contractors to help Maduro with security amid street protests that have resulted in multiple deaths amid a military crackdown. [Full Article...]
Wholesaler recalls fruit sold to Hannaford, Market Basket stores
Listeria monocytogenes can cause possibly fatal infections in children and the elderly. The recall also impacts some nectarines sold at Walmarts in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, as well as select peaches from Walmarts in Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. [Full Article...]
US economy lost at least US$6b to government shutdown: S&P
I wish people would read or listen to my words on the Border Wall. "Although this funding battle has ended, the next one starts in a few weeks, which may reduce growth expectations if businesses and financial markets begin to expect that Congress and the president will repeat the experience again and again", the agency said. [Full Article...]
Is Yvette Cooper about to take back control of Brexit? Here's what you need to know
It comes ahead of crucial votes in Parliament tomorrow. "We are extremely concerned that our customers will be among the first to experience the realities of a no deal Brexit ", the letter says. He claimed the change to the deal would include a form of time limit or exit mechanism that would allow the United Kingdom to "free" itself from the agreement. [Full Article...]
Bitcoin Investors Are Turning to Gold, Says ETF Strategist
Bitcoin investors are abandoning crypto in favor of traditional commodities like gold amid the prolonged market slump. "Interestingly, we just polled 4,000 bitcoin investors". " Gold is a store of value and there's no disputing that ". Van Eck's gold ETF, the GDX gold miners ETF and the GDXJ junior gold miners ETF , have been doing well in the past few months, as they're "starting to zig ... [Full Article...]