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Tesla delivers a dozen Cybertruck pickups amid production woes

Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 1:12 pm

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With manufacturing kinks still to be worked out, Tesla has delivered the first dozen or so of its futuristic Cybertruck pickups to customers.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.

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VERBATIM: The deliveries came two years behind the original schedule amid uncertainty over when large-scale production will begin. CEO Elon Musk showed off the angular trucks with an event at the company’s factory outside of Austin, Texas, that was broadcast on X, formerly Twitter. Musk said the truck had 17 inches of ground clearance to drive off the road, and it can go from zero to 60 mph in 2.6 seconds.

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Congressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hackFri, Dec 1, 2023 at 1:11 pm
Some OPEC+ members will cut oil exports to try to boost pricesFri, Dec 1, 2023 at 1:03 pm
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Greg Clugston SRN News White House correspondent

RNC sidesteps Trump’s legal issues in nominating rules

Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 7:05 am

The Republican National Committee is sidestepping Donald Trump’s legal issues when it comes to next July’s nominating convention. The RNC’s rules for next year’s convention in Milwaukee have been released, but the party leaves a major question unaddressed. With Trump under four criminal indictments, the rules don’t include any provisions if the party’s presumptive nominee is convicted of a felony. It’s unclear if GOP delegates could vote for a different candidate under such a scenario. Trump’s first trial is scheduled to begin in Washington in early March on charges that he unlawfully sought to overturn the 2020 election.

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Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on Supreme Court, has diedFri, Dec 1, 2023 at 10:20 am
Milwaukee offers first look at 2024 GOP convention siteFri, Dec 1, 2023 at 12:13 am
U.S. condemns deadly Hamas shooting in JerusalemThu, Nov 30, 2023 at 4:30 pm

Bob Agnew SRN News U.S. Senate correspondent

Schumer Vows Ukraine Aid Vote By December 4th

Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 1:18 pm

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer [D-NY] says he’ll bring a Ukraine aid bill up for a vote on the Senate floor by December 4th. Schumer writes in a letter to colleagues that one of the most important jobs facing lawmakers is passing a funding that will-quote-“ensure we as well as our friends and partners in Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region have the necessary military capabilities to confront and deter our adversaries and competitors,” He’s also setting the stage for a fierce battle with Republicans, by refusing to inckud funding for U.S. border security. And although the bill includes aid for Israel, it also provides more money for humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza…assistance some critics say will go drectly into the hands of Hamas terrorists

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Democrats Fret Over Vulnerable Red State IncumbentsMon, Nov 27, 2023 at 12:34 pm
TV Doctor Hill Harper To Run For U.S. Senate Seat In MichiganTue, Nov 21, 2023 at 2:18 pm
Democrats Fretting Over Possible Manchin Presidential Bid In 2024Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 5:30 pm

Bernie Bennett SRN News U.S. House correspondent

Michael Harrington SRN News religion desk editor

A group of 17 Republican attorneys general take on the Biden administration

Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 9:10 am

A group of 17 Republican attorneys general take on the Biden administration

VERBATIM: They have sent a letter to Washington, decrying a proposed rule that would require any foster child who identifies as LGBT be placed ONLY with parents who promise to affirm their lifestyle and “provide services necessary for their health and well-being”. That would include sex-change operations. The attorneys general point out that some states are banning those kinds of surgeries on children because of their devastating consequences. Michael Harrington, SRN News.

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