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☆ Why only 400 people at a time can visit this paradise island
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Emily Blumenthal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Lord Howe Island has the look of a destination ripe for overtourism, with verdant mountaintops, pristine white-sand beaches and clear-blue waters teeming with colorful fish. Atop the summit of Mount Gower – one of the most popular hiking trails on Lord Howe – sits a rare, endangered cloud forest. Beaches are just a few minutes’ walk or bike ride away from the guesthouses, making Lord Howe “the easiest holiday,” said Anthony Riddle, a sixth-generation islander who co-founded Lord Howe Island Brewing Company and Lord Howe Island Distilling Company. “We tell the story about what is it that’s special about Lord Howe Island. Sniffer dogsIan Hutton boating near Lord Howe Island.

Persons: Howe, ”, Lisa Makiiti, Lord Howe, Darcelle Matassoni, Lord, Makiiti, Bowker, Howe Island's Mount, Matteo Colombo, Dean Hiscox, that’s, ” Hiscox, Ian Hutton, David Attenborough, Hutton, it’s, Mount Gower –, Lord Howe –, Anthony Riddle, “, you’re, Hiscox, they’re, ” Hutton, ” Makiiti, Riddle, There’s, ” Matassoni, ” Riddle Organizations: CNN, Bowker, UNESCO, Lord Howe, Board, Howe Environmental, Howe, Museum, Brewing Company, Australian National Maritime Museum, Residents, Sustainability, Islanders Locations: Australia, Sydney, Howe Island's Mount Gower, Mount, Howe’s, Howe

☆ 65-year-old quit his job and emptied his life savings to start a business—now he's worth $11 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Not really," Chaudhry, the billionaire founder and CEO of cloud security company Zscaler, tells CNBC Make It. Together, they plunged their life savings — roughly $500,000 — into SecureIT, a cybersecurity software startup they co-founded in 1997. His timing was perfect: In 1998, Chaudhry sold SecureIT to VeriSign in an all-stock deal worth nearly $70 million. I said, "If [Netscape co-founder] Marc Andreessen could start a company — he was a young guy [right] out of college — why shouldn't I start a company?" It took us a few years to really start getting traction in the market, and VCs can write you off and move on.

Persons: Jay Chaudhry, he'd, Chaudhry, Jyoti, SecureIT, Chaudhry —, —, Marc Andreessen, Let's, we'd, Zscaler, you'll, VCs Organizations: IBM, Unisys, CNBC, Netscape, Atlanta, Software, BellSouth, Fortune, Forbes, IDC, Gartner, VCs Locations: India, SecureIT, Atlanta, Alpharetta , Georgia

☆ KFILE: JD Vance, Trump’s VP pick, once called him a ‘moral disaster,’ and possibly ‘America’s Hitler’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Andrew Kaczynski | Em Steck | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick Ohio Sen. JD Vance was once a fervent critic of the former president. “I did say those critical things and I regret them, and I regret being wrong about the guy,” Vance told Fox News in 2021. In a statement to CNN last month, Vance cited Trump’s “many successes in office” for changing his mind on the former president. “I think he’s a total fraud that is exploiting these people.”“I do too. Speaking with CNN in October 2016, Vance criticized Trump for “actively antagonizing” Black voters, claiming this tactic was a long-standing Republican strategy.

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☆ Americans are buying more Kei trucks from Japan. Is it a sign of a growing “tiny truck” movement?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Measuring about half the length of a Ford F-150, Kei trucks look almost like toys in comparison to your standard pickup truck. Instagram page Kei Trucks Appreciation Society (@keitrucksas) sells Kei truck-themed merchandise from hoodies to stickers and posts memes for its more than 95,000 followers. On X, Kei truck fans share pictures of mini trucks they spot in the wild. Most states lack Kei-specific regulation entirely, and so far, only 19 states allow Kei trucks on public roads. And data from Edmunds showed that Americans were trading in more midsize and large pickup trucks for compact trucks than vice versa.

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☆ Wimbledon final analysis: Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic for second Wimbledon title
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Matthew Futterman | Charlie Eccleshare | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

Follow live coverage of the 2024 Wimbledon men’s final and mixed doubles final hereWIMBLEDON — Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final at the All England Club 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 on Sunday. That’s any match, against any ailing opponent — let alone a Wimbledon final against a 24-time Grand Slam champion. By the time he had raised his level to where it needed to be to hang with Alcaraz, Djokovic was down two sets. In Sunday’s final, Wimbledon got a glimpse of how irresistible he is when this area of his game clicks. As they were watching my final, I have to watch their final and support them.”What did Novak Djokovic say after the final?

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☆ I'm a conservative who moved from California to Texas during the pandemic, but I only stayed 2 years before moving back to Orange County.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But Nickens only stayed in Texas for two years before returning to California because she missed the weather and access to nature. I moved from the Inland Empire to Orange County in 2016 after my daughter graduated from high school. I really didn't want to be left behind. I didn't realize how much I really loved being outside until I moved to Texas. I really, really missed the beach.

Persons: —, Heather Nickens, Nickens, I'm, Dallas, Abbott, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Labor, Angels Locations: Orange County , California, Dallas, Texas, California, Houston, Inland, Orange County, Austin, Galveston

☆ I moved our family from California to Costa Rica for love, and it ended up being the best thing for us — despite the breakup
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ivette Cuevas, a café owner living in Costa Rica, and her 16-year-old son, Vincent Alcampo. Ivette: I didn't choose Costa Rica — it chose me. By the time I sold the restaurant, I'd put down roots in Costa Rica. My son, Vincent, traveled back and forth between California with his father and Costa Rica to visit me until, a little over a year ago, he decided to move here permanently. Vincent: Life in Costa Rica is different from back home.

Persons: —, Ivette Cuevas, Vincent Alcampo, I'd, Costa, Vincent, I've, He's, I'm, he's Organizations: Service, Business, pats, Embassy Locations: Costa Rica, California, Uvita, Costa, Pacific, San Jose, Costa Rica's, Canada, Guanacaste, Barcelona, —

☆ Shelley Duvall is remembered for being the perfect victim. But she was so much more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Sadly, that victim identity was only reinforced in the mid-2010s, when Duvall appeared on an episode of “Dr. Phil” episode with a ratings-bait title, the then 67-year-old actress made confusing claims and was apparently struggling with her mental health. Shelley Duvall, Herve Villechaize, on set, in May 1982, "Rumplestiltskin," for "Faerie Tale Theatre." It was buoyed, however, by Duvall, whose unique charm and childlike whimsy as host and presenter of each tale was the perfect fairy dust. A reminder to perhaps not focus so much on her elusiveness, but on the legacy of Duvall’s work – which was there all along.

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Here’s what led to the dismissal in the Baldwin case. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer presides over actor Alec Baldwin's trial on involuntary manslaughter in First Judicial District Court on July 12, 2024 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The items, however, were cataloged separately from Baldwin’s case, excluded from the “Rust” case inventory and not tested to see if they matched the lethal round, according to Poppell’s testimony. Attorney Luke Nikas embraces actor Alec Baldwin during his trial on involuntary manslaughter at Santa Fe County District Court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on July 12, 2024. Dismissal with prejudice is warranted to ensure the integrity of the judicial system and the efficient administration of justice.”Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney, Jason Bowles, said he will move to dismiss her case following Baldwin’s case dismissal.

Persons: Alec, ”, Mary Marlowe Sommer, Baldwin, Hilaria, Halyna Hutchins, “, Hutchins, “ Rust, Joel Souza, Seth Kenney, – Erlinda Johnson –, Marlowe Sommer, Kari Morrissey, Alex Spiro, ” Morrissey, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, Alec Baldwin's, Ramsay de, Baldwin’s, Brady, Marissa Poppell, Troy Teske, Gutierrez, Teske, ” Marlowe Sommer, Luke Nikas, Alec Baldwin, ” Gutierrez, Jason Bowles, ” Bowles, CNN’s Julia Vargas Jones Organizations: CNN, Images Defense, Cornell Law School, Office, Court, Getty, State Locations: New Mexico, Mexico, Judicial, Santa Fe , New Mexico, . Maryland, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County

☆ I dropped out of college with $25,000 in loans and did a tech apprenticeship instead. I have a great job now, but I wish I left sooner.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. I decided to try community collegeI started working 40 hours a week at Chick-fil-A, and a few months later, I enrolled in a community college as a political science major again because I still wanted to make college work. I went back and forth for eight years in that cycle and ultimately took out $25,000 in student loans but didn't graduate. College is not the only optionI wish I had known when I graduated from high school that apprenticeships were an option. I don't think I retained much of the classroom knowledge I learned in college, and I wish I had pursued an apprenticeship earlier.

Persons: —, Janika Cook, I'm, It's, I've, you've, it's, could've Organizations: Service, Ohio University, Business, Intermountain Locations: Cleveland, Athens

☆ Opinion: How worried should you be about plane turbulence? This flight attendant has advice
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Opinion Heather Poole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —As a flight attendant for over 28 years, I’ve had my fair share of bumpy rides. Heather Poole courtesy Heather PooleI’ve spent a lot of time telling them that I wouldn’t be a flight attendant if I felt flying were unsafe. Lately I’ve noticed flight attendants are quicker to stop the service when we begin to experience light turbulence. If you’re a fearful flier and have anxiety, let a flight attendant know, and we’ll go out of our way to check on you if things get bumpy. And once again, Ladies and Gentlemen, a reminder from your flight attendant: Keep your #@$%&!

Persons: Heather Poole, Read, I’ve, Heather Poole I’ve, I’m, I’d, haven’t, there’s, I’ll, Heather Poole What’s, they’ve, doesn’t, it’s, Buckle, we’ll Organizations: Passengers, CNN, Singapore Airlines, Gentlemen Locations: Rocky, New York, Los Angeles

☆ Opinion | This Is How You Know Trump Smells Victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Frank Bruni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I’m used to Donald Trump being painfully loud, proudly obnoxious and, well, sort of bonkers. I’m used to alligators-on-the-border Trump, sharks-in-the-water Trump, Hannibal Lecter Trump. And this loosely hinged version of Trump scares me much, much more than the utterly unhinged one. He smells victory in November in a way he’s never really smelled it before, and his nose isn’t off. What they did with the platform, just before next week’s Republican National Convention, was soften its anti-abortion stance and tone down the homophobia.

Persons: I’m, Donald Trump, Trump, Hannibal Lecter Trump, pummel Biden, Yoo Organizations: Republican Party, Trump, Democratic Party, Republican National Convention Locations: America

☆ Biden campaign asked and got edits to Black radio interview after Trump debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The campaign of President Joe Biden asked for and received two edits to an interview he gave a Milwaukee radio station on the heels of his disastrous debate in late June against former President Donald Trump, the station said Thursday. The disclosure by Civic Media of the edits comes days after its host for the Biden interview, and another Black radio host in Philadelphia, revealed that the Biden campaign fed them questions in advance to ask the president. Civic Media said that right after Ingram taped the interview with Biden on July 3, the campaign called and requested the edits. "With a high-profile interview comes a listener expectation that journalistic interview standards will be applied, even for non-news programming," Civic Media said. Civic Media's disclosure comes five days after Ingram said Biden aides "gave me the exact questions to ask" Biden in the interview.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Earl Ingram, Ingram's, …, Ingram, " Ingram Organizations: Civic Media, Trump, Democratic, Media, CNBC, Associated Press, Wisconsin Locations: Harrisburg , Pennsylvania, U.S, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, New York

“It’s not like Biden’s inner circle didn’t know this,” one Democratic strategist close to the White House said of the extent of the president’s recent decline. “Expect a drip, drip, drip,” said one former Biden White House official. “Blinders are off and everyone is aware,” one source close to the White House told CNN. “He’s declined,” one House Democratic lawmaker who attended the gala told CNN. She wields influence in the White House and campaign, and sits in on some of the president’s political meetings.

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☆ After Biden’s News Conference, Doubters and Defenders Weigh In
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Nicholas Nehamas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden entered Thursday night hoping that a steady performance at a news conference with the national press corps would quell dissension among Democrats, some of whom want him out of the race. But within minutes of his departure from the stage, two more Democratic representatives joined the growing number of party members calling for him to end his re-election campaign against former President Donald J. Trump. “The 2024 election will define the future of American democracy, and we must put forth the strongest candidate possible to confront the threat posed by Trump’s promised MAGA authoritarianism,” Representative Jim Himes, a moderate Democrat from Connecticut and the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, said in a statement. “I no longer believe that is Joe Biden.”And Representative Scott Peters of California also argued that Mr. Biden should leave the race, saying, “The stakes are high, and we are on a losing course.”

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Trump’s, MAGA, Jim Himes, “, Joe Biden, ”, Scott Peters, Mr Organizations: Democratic, Trump, House Intelligence, Scott Peters of Locations: Connecticut, Scott Peters of California

☆ Unscripted and Unbowed, Biden Seeks to Overcome Missteps With Policy Talk
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Did President Biden really think that Donald J. Trump was his vice president instead of Kamala Harris? Did he actually believe that he was meeting with Vladimir V. Putin instead of Volodymyr Zelensky? But when it comes to his political future, did it matter that he mixed up those names in front of television cameras on Thursday? For nearly an hour, at the most anticipated news conference of his presidency, Mr. Biden held forth on the nation, the world and his political future. He demonstrated a grasp of the issues and seemed most comfortable during a long discourse on foreign policy.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Trump, Kamala Harris, Vladimir V, Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky

☆ Financial ETF nears substantial breakout, according to the charts
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Frank Cappelleri | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The charts indicate the ETF could be nearing a substantial breakout attempt. The ETF is comprised of five industries: financial services (33%), banks (26%) capital markets (21%), insurance (16%) and consumer finance (4%). Daily Bullish Pattern First, here's the daily chart. The SPX finally eclipsed its 2007 high in 2013; the XLF reclaimed its 2007 high in 2021, but that didn't hold. Putting it all together, a successful daily pattern breakout also would help the much bigger weekly pattern break out, which would finally create distance from the 2007 high and prompt a multi-decade breakout.

Persons: Banks, XLF, it's, that's, Frank Cappelleri Organizations: CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL

☆ A brain expert explains the cognitive test used to assess a president's mental fitness. It's not easy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

There are also concerns about 78-year-old Republican nominee Donald Trump's fitness for office — registered voters are split on whether he still has the cognitive skills for this job. "I have a cognitive test every single day," he added, alluding to the requirements of his job. Trump continues to boast that he "aced" the basic cognitive tests he took over four years ago, when he was president. These cognitive tests only rule out disease. Doctors themselves have resisted mandatory cognitive tests for older physicians — in part because it's ageist, but also because memory tests don't tell you whether someone is good at their job.

Persons: —, Biden, Donald Trump's, neuropsychologist Joel Kramer, might've, Trump, Kramer, Dusan Stankovic, he's, There's, Biden's, George Stephanopoulos, Sanjay Gupta, Stephanopoulos, it's Organizations: Service, Republican, Business, University of California, SAGE, The Ohio State University, telltale, FDA, White Locations: San Francisco, Montreal

☆ A financial therapist helped me budget for a month. It made me stop panicking about my wedding costs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A combination of wedding deposits, inflation, and my laissez-faire spending habits meant I was unexpectedly dipping into my savings. To learn how, I spoke to Amanda Clayman, a financial therapist who hosts Fresh Produce Media's Audible series "Emotional Investment." I wrote down a few ideas on how I could assess my spending habits, which Clayman approved of. It ended up reassuring me about my spending habits and helping me find small, new ways to save. I've wanted to get into a craft like pottery, where I could even make more personal gifts.

Persons: —, it'd, it'll, Amanda Clayman, Clayman, I'm, Julia Pugachevsky, recharges, Aperol spritzes, There's, I've Organizations: Service, Business Locations: New York City, Italy

☆ He bought a cheap house in Italy to improve his life expectancy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“Life expectancy in Italy is 82.7 years, while in the US it’s 79,” he says. For Thomas, life in Latronico fits in with his artistic philosophy. Slower pace of lifeThomas was influenced by the region’s healthier, slower-paced lifestyle and hopes that living here will increase his life expectancy. Thomas hopes to transform the second “move-in-ready” home into a multi-purpose arts complex, with accommodations for visiting international youth and adult artists. “In Latronico, I can do both.”While he says he loves Latronico, Thomas has discovered that life in a remote rural village in southern Italy isn’t always as idyllic as it seems.

Persons: Bingwa Thomas, Thomas, “, ” Thomas, ”, Vincenzo Castellano, don’t, Vincenzo Castellano Latronico’s, Latronico’s, he’s, he’d, Thomas ’, –, Latronico, Italy isn’t Organizations: CNN, World Health Organization, CNN Travel, “, ” Locations: Italy, Kansas City, Latronico, Italy’s, Basilicata, United States, Los Angeles, Africa, America, Europe, Ireland, Amsterdam, Kreuzberg, Varrazzo, Cameroon, Senegal

☆ Saya Sakakibara: After her brother suffered a brain injury in a bike crash, BMX rider has a new perspective on success
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Martynas Ruseckas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Another concussion in June 2022 in the middle of her World Cup campaign pushed Sakakibara towards breaking point. “I didn’t have a choice because my brother, Kai, was absolutely obsessed with riding bikes,” said Sakakibara. The start of the Tokyo Games, Sakakibara said, was “a big mess,” as she finished last in her first race. Sakakibara is carried away after a crash during the semifinal of BMX racing at the Tokyo Games. Now, Sakakibara is a two-time World Cup champion and has high expectations to become an Olympic medalist in Paris.

Persons: Saya Sakakibara, Sakakibara, “, ” Sakakibara, ”, ’ ”, Kai, Hannah Peters, ” Kai, Alise Willoughby, Pete Dovgan, Chris Hyde, Saakibara Organizations: CNN, Tokyo Games, CNN Sport, US Centers for Disease Control, BMX, Getty, Los Angeles Paralympic Games, Speed, Olympic, Games, Paris Locations: Switzerland, Australia, British, Japan, —, New South Wales, Tokyo, Australian, Paris, Yvelines

☆ National Portrait Gallery acquires Dolley Madison daguerreotype — the earliest known photograph of a US First Lady
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Torey Akers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Washington, DC, has acquired the earliest known photograph of a US First Lady. The quarter-plate daguerreotype of former First Lady Dolley Madison, wife of fourth US president James Madison, dates from around 1846. The Dolley Madison daguerreotype, made by artist and entrepreneur John Plumbe Jr., shows the trailblazing First Lady when she was in her late seventies. In addition to his portrait of Madison, he created the earliest extant image of the US Capitol. Courtesy Sotheby'sThe NPG bought the Madison photograph for $456,000 at a Sotheby’s auction of books, manuscripts and Americana on June 28, more than six times the lot’s high estimate of $70,000.

Persons: Dolley Madison, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Philip Haas, Madison daguerreotype, John Plumbe Jr, Madison, Lonnie G, Joseph L, Emily K, ” Bunch, Dolley Payne Todd Madison, Lady, soirees, Zachary Taylor, ”, Louis Daguerre Organizations: The Art, CNN, Capitol, Plumbe, Madison, Smithsonian, Gidwitz, Foundation Endowment, US Locations: Washington ,, America, United States, Philadelphia, Washington, Madison

☆ Dutch golfer won’t compete in the Olympics after all, despite winning court case that appeared to send him to Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Dutch golfer Joost Luiten will not be competing in this month’s Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee ruled it would not expand the field to include him, despite qualifying and winning a court case that seemed set to send him to Paris. Luiten announced last month that the Dutch Olympic Committee would not allow him to take a place on the country’s team that is competing in the golf competition, despite the fact that he met the International Golf Federation’s criteria for entry. The International Golf Federation said in a statement that the spot Luiten had earned had been given to another player because of the Dutch Olympic Committee’s original decision to exclude him from competing. According to the International Golf Federation, Luiten had finished 40th in the final men’s Olympic Golf Ranking. Luiten, a 38-year-old who went pro in 2006, said last week that he was excited to play in the Olympics despite the ordeal.

Persons: Joost Luiten, Luiten, –, ”, ” Luiten, “, you’ve, CNN’s Jill Martin Organizations: CNN, International Olympic, Dutch Olympic, Dutch Olympic Committee, Federation, Olympic, IOC, ” CNN, International Golf Federation, Le, Janeiro Games Locations: Dutch, Paris, Netherlands, Guyancourt, France, Rio

☆ Gen Z's newest style trend starts with staring deeply into your lover's (or dog's) eyes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Anna Haas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"To know someone that closely that you know their eye color is a sign of personal connection," she told BI. Related storiesThe style and sentiment behind this modern occurrence, though, is particularly reminiscent of Georgian eye miniatures, later termed "lover's eyes." Lover's eyes became particularly popular in the late 18th century. Incidentally, the mythology behind lover's eye jewelry is rooted in the tangled love story of Queen Charlotte and King George III's son, the future King George IV. Bos said lover's eyes were huge for about 50 years — until around the time the photograph was invented.

Persons: —, Ben Bailey, Anne Bos, Z, Graham Boettcher, Bos, Charlotte, Queen Charlotte, King George III's, King George IV, George, Prince of Wales, Maria Fitzherbert, Fitzherbert, Maria, Boettcher, Prince of Organizations: Service, Business, Catholic, Print Locations: Instagram, Prince of Wales

☆ A Brand-New Electric Bus, No Charge. (That Was One Problem.)
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Dionne Searcey | George Etheredge | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The matter before the school board was straightforward. The new bus would be larger than the old one, board members learned at the meeting 18 months ago, and also totally free, thanks to a federal grant. But the biggest difference: The new bus would be powered not by a diesel engine but by electricity. The bus didn’t stir up much discussion that first meeting, recalled Christopher Prososki, the superintendent, who’s known around town as Dr. P.“A free bus is a free bus,” he said. The school board president nicknamed it “the Biden bus,” annoying the superintendent.

Persons: Christopher Prososki, “ Organizations: Biden Locations: Wymore

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