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#VanLife gets electrified: Six places to rent electric camper vans around the globe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:49 GMT

By Elissa Garay | CNNThe road trip-meets-camping experience afforded by camper van travel is having a moment.Interest in these compact recreational vehicles, typically outfitted with home-away-from-home comforts like sleeping spaces and kitchenettes, has surged in recent years, bolstered by social media streams flooded with images and videos depicting idealized, nature-immersive #vanlife travel scenes.Plus, at the pandemic’s height, such self-contained vans – a sort of hotel room on wheels – were perceived to offer a means of travel that cut away at health risks.Yet, for the nature-loving travelers who tend to gravitate toward these outdoor adventure-ready vans, there’s a crisis of conscience at play, given that the oversize, gas-guzzling vehicles are known for spewing out carbon emissions, as a worsening global climate crisis unfolds.Just as movement toward electric vehicles (EVs) has swept the automobile industry—with fossil fuel-powered internal combustion engines being increasin...

Leaving California: Which state ‘culture’ is your best alternative?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:49 GMT

California appears to be a loser in the culture wars when it comes to interstate migration flows.Folks who talk about leaving the Golden State – or actually depart – say they no longer feel comfortable living in a state that’s dominated by big-city progressive thinking.So as a public service – and to show an economic lesson or two – this edition of my “Leaving California” columns will guide those people thinking about relocating to a place where the “culture” may be a better fit.Now, nothing can be harder to quantify than a fuzzy concept encompassing somebody’s philosophies of life. So, I’m going to skip the emotions and instead use seven benchmarks to gauge the cultural divide among the states.For departing Californians who don’t need any detailed analysis – my trusty spreadsheet says your No. 1 alternative is South Dakota. If that’s not to your liking, then head to North Dakota, Tennessee, Oklahoma or Idaho.And to avoid a really bad fit, do not go to New York, Connecticut, New Jer...

Nima Momeni due back in court with new attorney

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:49 GMT

(KRON) -- Accused killer Nima Momeni is due back in court on Monday morning for a preliminary hearing, and he will have a new attorney by his side. Racist fliers left on driveways in Corte Madera Momeni faces murder charges in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. He previously pleaded not guilty to the charges last month. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW Not long after, Momeni's previous attorney stepped down from the case citing a conflict of interest. Momeni hired a celebrity defense attorney named Saam Zangeneh to take over the case. This is a developing story. Please stick with KRON for updates from the courtroom.

Multiple aviation crashes result in 4 deaths at Wisconsin air show

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:49 GMT

OSHKOSH, Wis (WFRV) - Tragedy strikes the 70th annual Experimental Aircraft Association Airshow, two crashes involving airshow attendees took place on the same day resulting in multiple deaths.  EAA communications director Dick Knapinski says authorities have identified the victims of the crash.  82-year-old Brown County man dies after being hit by 3 different vehicles “About 12:24 pm on Saturday we did have the gyrocopter and the helicopter have a midair collision down at the Southend of the Regional Whittman Airport flight line, we have identified the two deceased who were both in the router way helicopter, the pilot Mark Peterson age 69 of Foley, Alabama, his passenger was Thomas Volz age 72 of Amelia, Ohio, "stated Knapinski.   “They did identify the victims from the t-26 acc...

Correction: Livestock-Heat-Stress story

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:49 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — In a story published July 30, 2023, about how farmers are adapting their livestock for heat stress, The Associated Press erroneously reported that more than a third of greenhouse gas emissions came from farm animals. More than a third of greenhouse gas emissions, or 35%, come from the food sector.Source

Estragos causados por fuertes tormentas eléctricas afectan el tráfico en el noreste de DC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:49 GMT

Los árboles que cayeron después de que las tormentas azotaran el área de DC el sábado seguían bloqueando las carreteras y afectando el tráfico el lunes por la mañana. Se cerraron partes de George Washington Memorial Parkway.La sección norte de GW Parkway ha estado cerrada durante dos días desde Spout Run Parkway hasta Beltway mientras las cuadrillas trabajan para quitar árboles, informó el domingo el Servicio de Parques Nacionales (NPS, en inglés).“Impacto para los conductores durante la hora pico de la mañana del lunes: grandes porciones de la sección norte de George Washington Memorial Parkway están cerradas temporalmente mientras las cuadrillas trabajan para retirar los árboles caídos después de la tormenta de ayer”, tuiteó @NPSNewsDC.A partir de las 7 a. m., los autos fueron desviados fuera de la avenida con conos naranjas en Spout Run Parkway. Aún no se ha publicado una estimación de cuándo se reabrirá la carretera.NPS informó que numerosos árboles cayeron en Clara Barton Parkw...

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:49 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased last year by Elon Musk.An attorney representing the social media site wrote to the Center for Countering Digital Hate on July 20 threatening legal action over the nonprofit’s research into hate speech and content moderation. The letter alleged that CCDH’s research publications seem intended “to harm Twitter’s business by driving advertisers away from the platform with incendiary claims.”Musk is a self-professed free speech absolutist who has welcomed back white supremacists and election deniers to the platform, which he renamed X earlier this month. But the billionaire has at times proven sensitive about critical speech directed at him or his companies.The center is a nonprofit with offices in the U.S. and United Kingdom. It regularly publishes reports on ...

Raso’s goals keep Australia going in Women’s World Cup, eliminate Canada

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:49 GMT

Australia's Hayley Raso celebrates after scoring her side's second goal during the Women's World Cup Group B soccer match between Australia and Canada in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, July 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Victoria Adkins)(AP/Victoria Adkins) Australia's Hayley Raso celebrates after scoring her side's second goal during the Women's World Cup Group B soccer match between Australia and Canada in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, July 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Victoria Adkins)(AP/Victoria Adkins) MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With Sam Kerr sidelined, Australia needed to find a new goal scorer Monday. Enter Hayley Raso, who scored twice in the first half of a 4-0 win over Canada to keep Australia in contention in the Women’s W...

Hunter Biden’s former business partner appears for closed-door interview with GOP-led committee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:49 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden’s former business partner appeared Monday for closed-door testimony on Capitol Hill, with Republicans planning to question him about claims that President Joe Biden was directly involved in his younger son’s financial dealings. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee was conducting a transcribed interview with Devon Archer as part of its expanding congressional inquiry into the Biden family businesses as the GOP explores a potential impeachment inquiry into the president. Archer, who served with Hunter Biden on the board of the Ukrainian gas company Burisma, has been seen by Republicans as a key witness in their so-far fruitless search to directly connect the president to his son’s various international business transactions. Rep. James Comer, the GOP chairman of Oversight Committee, issued a subpoena to Archer in June, saying he “played a significant role in the Biden family’s business deals abroad, including but not limited to ...

Rare tree kangaroo arrives at the Denver Zoo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- An endangered Matschie's tree kangaroo is now calling the Mile High City home after moving from the Bronx Zoo. The 1-year-old, named Pearl, is one of a few left of her kind. Denver Zoo, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo listed among the best in the country Pearl isn't the average kangaroo, she spends lots of her time up in the trees. She also won't be as big as a normal kangaroo, which can be taller than a full-grown man. Pearl won't be much bigger than she is now, which is a little bit bigger than a bowling pin. Tree kangaroos are at most 30 inches tall, according to World Wildlife.The endangered Matschie's tree kangaroo (Photo credits: Denver Zoo)Pearl, the endangered Matschie's tree kangaroo, arrived at the Denver Zoo (Photo credits: Denver Zoo).But Pearl's adorable species is on the decline. Her species lives on the Huon Peninsula of northeastern Papua New Guinea. It's estimated that there are less than 2,500 left, which is mainly due to habitat loss from logging and min...