Criminal justice reform

The Justice Department has announced that they are awarding $57 million in grants to “support criminal justice reform and advance racial equity in the criminal justice system.”

EV potential fires and insurance rates

In general, the insurance premium for new energy cars — which includes electric — is about 20% higher than it would be for a comparable traditional fuel-powered car, said Wenwen Chen, director at S&P Global Ratings, who leads the firm’s…

Armenia

“100 Armenian soldiers killed” — Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. “Tension between the former Soviet republics largely stems from a standoff over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region.” — Al Jazeera Editor: Another armed conflict over a narrow strip of land?Like the Donbas in…

Rooftop solar fires reported

“Between April 2020 and June 2021, solar panels atop Amazon fulfillment centers caught fire or experienced electrical explosions at least six different times.“The rate of dangerous incidents is unacceptable, and above industry averages,” an Amazon employee wrote in an internal…

Education and inflation

“The chancellors of the University of California’s nine undergraduate campuses will each get raises under an action taken by the university’s board of regents. The board voted Thursday to approve spending a total of about $800,000 to give raises to…

Job cuts

“The popular meditation startup Calm, known for its wellness app, has reportedly laid off 20% of its staff, according to The Wall Street Journal. Roughly 90 out of 400 Calm employees were laid off, according to the report.” — CNBC