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Dem-backed Chinese firm razing trees in Michigan to make way for EV plant

Feb 16, 2024 | 1:57pm
A Chinese green energy company backed by Michigan’s state government has begun cutting down trees to make way for a proposed electric vehicle (EV) battery plant. The project is designed to help the state achieve its climate goals, but has faced criticism over national security concerns. Gotion Inc. – whose parent firm is China’s Gotion […]

Two minors charged in connection with Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting

Feb 16, 2024 | 1:54pm
Two minors have been charged with gun-related offenses connected to the mass shooting at a Kansas City celebration earlier this week. “Two juveniles were charged on Thursday, February 15, 2024 by the Office of the Juvenile Officer regarding the incident at the Chiefs’ rally on February 14, 2024,” the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri […]

Putin critic Alexei Navalny dead at 47, Russian officials say

Feb 16, 2024 | 8:47am
Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader and vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, has died in state custody at the age of 47. Navalny was serving a 19-year sentence at a penal colony in northern Russia known for its harsh conditions. According to a statement from Russia’s Federal Prison Service, Navalny was on a […]