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☆ U.S. halts plan to remove iconic stray cats from a historic area in Puerto Rico’s capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. government has temporarily halted a plan to remove iconic stray cats that live in a historic district in Puerto Rico’s capital until a lawsuit opposing the project is resolved, a nonprofit announced Monday. The ruling was cheered by those fighting a decision by the U.S. National Park Service to remove an estimated 200 cats that meander a seaside fortress that Spain built in colonial times. It’s part of the San Juan National Historic Site that the U.S. National Park Service operates. The U.S. National Park Service didn’t immediately respond to a message for comment. Aronoff said in a phone interview that removing the current cats is an impossible task since new cats would take their place.

Persons: “, ”, Yonaton Aronoff, El, Aronoff, “ They’re Organizations: JUAN, Puerto Rico —, U.S . National Park Service, San Juan, Historic, U.S, National Park Service, Cat, National Environmental, NBC Locations: Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico — The U.S, Puerto Rico’s, Spain, Maryland, Old San Juan, El Morro, U.S

If the organization fails to remove the cats within six months, the park service said it would hire a removal agency. “All visitors will benefit from the removal of a potential disease vector from the park,” the park service plan stated. “These cats are unique to San Juan,” Danna Wakefield, a solar contractor who moved to Puerto Rico in 2020, said in an interview. The U.S. Park Service plan unveiled Tuesday calls for current cat feeding stations to be removed unless they’re being used temporarily to help trap the felines. The National Park Service noted that the six-month deadline to trap cats could be extended if it sees substantial progress.

Persons: Ana María Salicrup, ” Salicrup, “, El, San Juan Mayor Felisa Rincón de Gautier, ”, ” Danna, ” Wakefield, they’ll, that's, Salicrup, ’ ” Organizations: JUAN, U.S . National Park Service, San Juan, Historic, San Juan Mayor, U.S . Park Service, National Park Service Locations: Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico’s, Old San Juan ., El Morro, San Juan, Gato, Old San Juan, ” Danna Wakefield, U.S

☆ Telo's tiny pickup and Canoo's EV are having a moment. Here are the hottest small vehicles on the road right now.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Compact trucks are becoming a hot commodity in the US. The popularity of Japanese-made Kei trucks and new models from EV startups are indicative of a trend. Here are the tiny trucks that are taking US roads by storm. Other car makers are getting in on the trend as compact pickup trucks have become more common on the road. And startups like Telo and Canoo are working on new, fully-electric models, like the Telo MT1 and Canoo's pickup truck.

Persons: we've, Matt Matusiak, Ford's, Matusiak, Todd Gato Organizations: Japan, Toyota Corolla, Federal Motor Vehicle, National, HVNY Imports, Ford Locations: Florida, Edmunds, New York

☆ Elon Musk appears to offer $1 million bounty to 'convict' those responsible for Twitter 'botnets'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk appeared to offer a $1 million bounty to help find the source of "botnets" on Twitter. The user said by taking control of several accounts, botnets were able to suppress certain accounts by mass blocking, unfollowing, and reporting them. Blogger Jane Wong pointed out that Twitter's algorithm specifically labels if Musk wrote a tweet. He plans to allow only the tweets of verified accounts and those users follow on the For You feed. "Legacy verified accounts," those verified by Twitter before Musk's takeover for free largely on the basis of noteworthiness, will begin to lose their verification marks this weekend, according to Twitter.

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