WASHINGTON - General Motors is fighting to retain a valuable tax credit for electric vehicles as the nation's largest automaker tries to deal with the political fallout triggered by its plans to shutter several U.S. factories and shed thousands of workers. Preserving the $7,500 tax incentive for EV buyers is crucial for GM as the company pivots from internal combustion engines in favor of building cars powered by batteries or hydrogen fuel cells. Yet the layoffs and plant closings could imperil GM's push to keep the tax break for consumers, which helps make plug-ins such as the $36,000 Chevy Bolt more affordable at a time when competition from other EV makers is heating up. GM faces opposition from President Donald Trump and other Republicans who consider the credit a waste of taxpayer money and want it eliminated. Trump, who has pledged a manufacturing rebirth in the Midwest, reacted angrily to GM's "transformation " announcement late last month, declaring that his administration was … [Read more...] about GM launches lobbying blitz to save electric vehicle tax credit
Reunited: Ant to join Dec for Britain’s Got Talent next month
Reunited: Ant to join Dec for Britain's Got Talent next month BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Ant McPartlin will join co-host Declan Donnelly in filming Britain's Got Talent auditions in the new year. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/reunited-ant-to-join-dec-for-britains-got-talent-next-month-37611152.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/article37611151.ece/72796/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_dc5cecbf-5797-4fbe-951f-aa7b6fe4ea42_1 Email Ant McPartlin will join co-host Declan Donnelly in filming Britain's Got Talent auditions in the new year. The Sun reported that the 43-year-old has been cleared to return to work in January following a stint in rehab. Ant checked into a private rehab clinic earlier this year after pleading guilty to drink-driving, and announced he would be taking a break from work commitments. He was banned from the road for 20 months and fined £86,000 for driving while more than twice the legal limit. The TV presenter … [Read more...] about Reunited: Ant to join Dec for Britain’s Got Talent next month
Health centre bosses hit out at plans for former clinic to be used as luxury tobacco shop
PUBLISHED: 14:00 10 December 2018 David Hannant: Local democracy reporter Plans to use the former Ship Inn as a tobacconist have come under criticism. Picture: James Bass Archant Norfolk Photographic © 2010 Plans for a former pub to be turned into a luxury tobacconist have been put under fire by a nearby health centre, with bosses arguing it would “give out entirely the wrong message”. Plans for the former Ship Inn to be used as a tobacconist have been criticised. Picture: James BassMembers of Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s licensing team will decide on Friday whether to grant C.Gars Ltd permission to sell tobacco products and spirits from the former Ship pub on Greyfriars Way.However, bosses at the East Norfolk Medical Practice (ENMP) have hit out at the proposals, arguing the use is inappropriate given the building is next door to its Lighthouse Medical Centre.The Ship building itself served medical purposes as part of the … [Read more...] about Health centre bosses hit out at plans for former clinic to be used as luxury tobacco shop
France riots ‘whipped up by Russian Twitter trolls sharing fake news to inflame tensions between cops and yellow vest protesters’
RUSSIAN trolls have been accused of fuelling the Yellow Vest riots across France by sharing “fake news”. About 600 Twitter accounts which champion pro-Kremlin views have turned their attention to France’s current struggles, according to the Alliance for Securing Democracy. In a radio interview with RTL yesterday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that French security services are probing possible Russian interference. Le Drian told the station: “An investigation is now underway. I will not make comments before the investigation has brought conclusions.” The concerned minister also said: “I know how fragile democracy is.” Bloomberg reports that while attempts to use fake news reports and cyberattacks to undermine the 2017 campaign of French President Emmanuel Macron failed, Russian-linked sites have promoted murky reports of police mutiny and cops’ backing for protest action. Bret Shafer, the alliance’s Washington-based … [Read more...] about France riots ‘whipped up by Russian Twitter trolls sharing fake news to inflame tensions between cops and yellow vest protesters’
Russia’s worst-ever serial killer Mikhail ‘The Werewolf’ Popkov convicted of 56 new murders… taking gruesome total to 78
He even beheaded several of his victims. Today, Popkov was found guilty of killing a further 56 people between 1992 and 2007 by a court in the Siberian city of Irkutsk. The verdict of his second trial also stripped him of his Police Junior Lieutenant rank and his £285-a-month state pension. Popkov, who worked as a police lieutenant in Irkutsk, was sentenced to life in prison at the end of a 2015 trial, after which detectives began working on new leads. He has now been convicted of killing at least 78 people while working as a cop. The court heard today that Popkov had confessed to 60 new murders and that 12 skeletons of women reported missing had been found. A Russian state prosecutor said: “He clearly loved killing. Some victims had 145, or even 170 knife wounds. “He said that he felt satisfied when he felt their pain as they were stabbed. “Among the victims there were women aged from 18 to 50."Popkov's own daughter refused to believe her dad was a serial … [Read more...] about Russia’s worst-ever serial killer Mikhail ‘The Werewolf’ Popkov convicted of 56 new murders… taking gruesome total to 78