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EVs are getting easier to find — but with price tags out of reach for many Canadians

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:56:22 GMT

TORONTO — Canada’s electric vehicle market keeps getting bigger, but that’s not necessarily good news for consumers — or the environment. Manufacturers are leaning heavily on electrified SUVs, trucks and large cars that mean high prices and profits for the automakers.The trend has helped push the average price for an EV to almost $73,000, according to Canadian Black Book, making it well out of reach for most households. That’s true even with signs of downward pressure from Tesla price drops.Experts say cheaper options will be crucial if Canada is to transition away from the combustion engine. They say Chinese automakers could fill the gap if established players don’t step up.“We drastically have to figure out how to produce more affordable vehicles,” said Rebekah Young, head of resilience economics at Scotiabank. In a recent report, her team calculated that EV prices will have to come down by about one-third to be affordable for middle-income households and by half...

19 protestors arrested in clash with NYPD at pro-Palestine rally in Brooklyn

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:56:22 GMT

BAY RIDGE, Brooklyn (WPIX) — Nineteen people, including three juveniles, were arrested when protestors clashed with New York Police officers during a pro-Palestine rally in Brooklyn Saturday, police said. The demonstrators were charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and failure to use a sidewalk, according to an NYPD spokesman. Palestinian death toll in West Bank surges as Israel pursues militants following Hamas rampage More than 5,000 people waved flags and chanted through the streets of Bay Ridge to support Palestine, the partially recognized sovereign state. Palestine is not a country recognized by the United States or the United Nations. Police said they made an announcement ordering people to clear the roads before officers formed a human barricade. In one video obtained by Nexstar's WPIX, the situation appeared to turn violent between NYPD officers and protesters. Police said officers were struck with eggs, bottles, and fireworks during the protest. Aid...

Search continues for police chief's son suspected in shooting of 2 Tennessee officers

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:56:22 GMT

LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The search continues for an "armed and extremely dangerous" man who allegedly shot two La Vergne, Tennessee police officers outside a store Saturday afternoon.The two officers were called to a Dollar General in La Vergne, about 20 miles southeast of Nashville, shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Saturday to investigate a stolen vehicle picked up by the city's license plate reader software.According to authorities, the officers ended up in a struggle with an individual, who pulled out a handgun and fired at the officers.The suspected shooter is Metro Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake's estranged son, 38-year-old John C. Drake, Jr. 2 officers injured in La Vergne shooting Officials said one of the officers, who has been with the LVPD for nearly three years, suffered a gunshot wound to the rear left shoulder while the other, who has been with the LVPD for about 18 months, was shot in the right groin and right forearm. One officer was released from the ho...

These are the least affordable U.S. cities for 2023-2024: report

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:56:22 GMT

SAN DIEGO (KSWB) – It is no secret that San Diego can be pretty pricy for residents, but cost of living has catapulted the city to the top spot in a U.S. News & World Report ranking of most expensive places to live in the country.Rounding out the top five were Los Angeles; Honolulu; Miami; and Santa Barbara, California.In one of the magazine's real estate rankings for 2023-2024, America's Finest City was deemed the most unaffordable metro area in the country to live, earning a "value score" of 3.3 in their data analysis to help figure out the best cities to settle down.According to the magazine, the Value Index measures how comfortably the average resident of a metro area can afford to live within their means. Specifically, it looks at housing affordability, as well as federal data on the parity between regional prices and national averages. Netflix raising prices ‘starting today,’ company confirms in letter Home prices were one of the factors that pushed San Diego – and many ...

More bed bugs found at Las Vegas Strip hotels over the summer: records

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:56:22 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Thousands are expected to travel to Las Vegas in the coming weeks for Formula 1 and the Super Bowl, but there is concern about what some of these guests could leave behind in their hotel rooms.In August, Nexstar's KLAS obtained records from the Southern Nevada Health District showing bed bugs had been found at seven hotels along the Vegas Strip since early 2022: Circus Circus, Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood, Palazzo, Tropicana, MGM Grand, and Sahara.Newly obtained records from health officials show bed bugs were found at two more Las Vegas Strip resort hotels in July and August. Previous Coverage: Inspectors find bed bugs at several Las Vegas Strip hotels According to a report, a guest staying at the Venetian complained about finding bed bugs on July 29 and was moved to another suite. An inspection three days later discovered the insects.Weeks later, a guest at Park MGM reported bed bugs to managers there on Aug. 14. The next day the room was inspected, and it...

Have you been tipping wrong at restaurants? What experts advise

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:56:22 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Are you a pre-tax tipper or do you use the total bill to figure out gratuity? While most people have a mental math trick (or a cellphone) to figure out the tip, diners are divided on what amount on the bill actually deserves one.Some will only tip on the pre-tax subtotal, maintaining that any state and local taxes that are tacked onto the bill shouldn't be part of the equation when considering how much to give to restaurant employees. While doing that math might seem tedious with a smaller bill, one diner on Reddit said their approach changes to pre-tax when it's a large party or expensive restaurant: "It's no big deal, until you get into triple digits. Then it starts to matter." 40% won’t tip at food trucks – but should you? Another factor, of course, is the tax rate. The combined state and average local sales tax rates for 2023 were well above 8.5% in California, Oklahoma, Alabama, Washington, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee, while Alaska, Oregon, New Hampshire, ...

Real World Economics: America’s natural bounty became its destiny

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:56:22 GMT

Edward LottermanBefore his disastrous invasion of Russia, Napoleon Bonaparte said, “Geography is destiny!”And even today, this assertion prompts useful thinking about how geography influences development of economies over time and why apparently similar countries can have quite different outcomes.Such effects can be very broad, as on settlement or cropping patterns, but also on very micro levels such as the evolution of the modern agricultural tractor.Start with introductory geopolitics. The U.S. has prospered politically in geographic “splendid isolation.” Thousands of miles of ocean separate us from Europe or Asia. Attacking across these distances, over history, has been virtually impossible. Our neighbor to the north has the same language and similar culture, politics and values. That to the south is also friendly despite having been mostly sinned against rather than sinning, with tensions lingering to this dayNot so for nations on the great northern European plain, stretching fr...

Crash on I-90 involving tractor trailers closes two lanes

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:56:22 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An early morning crash on I-90 involving two tractor trailers caused the closure of two lanes for several hours on Sunday. The crash occurred westbound near Exit 25A in Schenectady, and Thruway officials later confirmed that one of the drivers was taken to Albany Medical Center to be treated for minor injuries. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The center lane has since reopened, however the right lane remains closed while debris continues to be cleared from the roadway. Stay with NEWS10 as updates become available.Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!

The story of 'Missouri French' in the heart of America

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:56:22 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Did you know that there's a unique type of French exclusively found in eastern Missouri? It's called "Missouri French," and it's one of the dialects of the language that developed in the United States.Missouri French, also known as "pawpaw" French, named after a local fruit tree, is native to the upper Mississippi River region in the Midwest, spanning Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. Speakers of Missouri French may be descendants of Louisiana French settlers who migrated to Missouri and Illinois. How many malls are still open around the St. Louis area? The first wave of French speakers arrived in the 1730s, establishing Ste. Genevieve as one of the earliest settlements. It became the first French community west of the Mississippi River. The United States acquired the territory that would later become the state of Missouri through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.Over the years, several cities in Missouri, including St. Louis, Kansas City, and St. Joseph, were established...

FivePoint Amphitheatre abruptly closes permanently after Saturday night concert 

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:56:22 GMT

The curtains have closed one final time at the FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine. The amphitheatre suddenly shut down after one last concert – put on by the Zac Brown Band – on Saturday night.  LiveNation made the announcement just hours before the band took the stage.  Del Amo mall increases security to crack down on crime, violence FivePoint Amphitheatre was opened in Great Park in Irvine in 2017 and was always meant to be a temporary venue, with tentative plans between LiveNation and the City of Irvine to construct a permanent venue at the location. However, city officials rejected the entertainment company’s construction proposal over concerns about the location's size and loud noise. According to LiveNation, they are now looking for other sites in Orange County to build a permanent venue.