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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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Alabama

Republican-led states call for Apple, Google to increase age rating for TikTok | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Fifteen Republican state attorneys general sent letters to the CEOs of Apple and Google on Wednesday demanding they increase their age ratings for the TikTok app. State governments have increasingly taken aim at the video-hosting platform for its ties to Beijing and the mature content on it. The letters argue that the app’s “Teen” rating […]

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Mayor

Taiwan Ruling Party Drubbed In Local Vote; Ex-Exec At Tech Billionaire Terry Gou’s Foxconn Elected Chip-Hub Mayor

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen announces her resignation as party chairwoman of Democratic … [+] Progressive Party in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Voters in Taiwan overwhelmingly chose the opposition Nationalist party in several major races across the self-ruled island in an election Saturday in which lingering concerns about threats from China took a backseat […]

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Alaska

Viral nature of AirTag used as political pawn in lost luggage case | #alaska | #politics

Apple’s AirTag can precisely track lost items AirTag is a controversial tracking tool sold by Apple, and any related story can lead to an incredibly viral post. One political filmmaker has seemingly taken advantage of this phenomenon. Errol Webber is a filmmaker whose luggage was allegedly stolen from a United Airlines flight in Anchorage, Alaska. […]

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