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Silicon Valley startup’s flying car prototype just got an airworthiness certificate from the FAA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:21 GMT

New York — The Federal Aviation Administration has certified for testing a vehicle that a San Mateo, California startup describes as a flying car — the first fully electric vehicle that can both fly and travel on roads to receive US government approval.Alef Automotive said that its vehicle/aircraft, dubbed the “Model A,” is the first flying vehicle that is drivable on public roads and able to park like a normal car. It also has vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. It apparently will be able to carry one or two occupants and will have a road-range of 200 miles and a flying range of 110 miles.The company expects to sell the vehicle for $300,000 each with the first delivery by projected for the end of 2025.The FAA confirmed that it has issued the company a special airworthiness certificate, allowing for limited purposes that include exhibition, research and development.Numerous companies are working on all-electric VTOLs, which stands for vehicle takeoff and landing aircraft. The...

Rep. Schiff, censured by GOP, raises $8.1 million for senate race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:21 GMT

By Michael R. Blood | Associated PressLOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff’s Senate campaign said Wednesday that the California Democrat had raised $8.1 million over the past three months, a period that includes his recent censure by the Republican-led House.His team said that was a record for a Senate campaign for the April-through-June quarter of a year in which an election is not taking place. The 2024 race is to fill the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein.However, federal records show that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s main campaign committee raised over $11 million in the second quarter of 2021, a year when he was not facing reelection.Schiff’s campaign said in the announcement that the $8.1 million amount represented “the most any Senate campaign nationwide has raised in Q2 of an off-cycle year, ever.” Campaign communications director Marisol Samayoa said in an email the “record” amount referred to fundraising in open S...

Parolee arrested in connection to daytime shooting in downtown San Rafael

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:21 GMT

(KRON) -- A 31-year-old San Rafael man who was already on parole was arrested last week in connection to a daytime shooting in downtown San Rafael, the San Rafael Police Department said. Marco Antonio Gramajo was arrested on Thursday, June 29 at his home on the 100 block of Andersen Drive in San Rafael.The arrest stemmed from incidents that began around 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 24. San Rafael PD officers responded to 911 calls about a fight near Fourth and D streets in downtown San Rafael. At the scene, officers were unable to locate a fight. Cruise ship visibly damaged after hitting SF pier while docking However, a short while later, an officer driving on Fourth was waived down by someone who had witnessed the fight. The witness told the officer that a suspect involved in the fight, later identified as Gramajo, had fired a gun at a victim who was no longer on the scene. The officer investigated where the witness said the shooting occurred and found a spent shell casing and an int...

TikTok and 5 content creators ask federal judge to block Montana from banning app

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:21 GMT

TikTok Inc. and a group of five content creators who are suing the state of Montana over its first-in-the-nation law to ban the video sharing app are now asking a federal judge to block implementation of the law while the case moves through the courts and before it takes effect in January.The separate requests for preliminary injunctions were filed Wednesday in federal court in Missoula. The cases challenging the law were filed in May and have since been consolidated by U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen had the bill drafted over concerns — shared by the FBI and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken — that the app, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, could be used to allow the Chinese government to access information on U.S. citizens or push pro-Beijing misinformation that could influence the public. TikTok has said none of this has ever happened.The motions for injunctions make the same arguments as the cases against the state — that the...

Made in HimmerLand Par Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:21 GMT

ThursdayAt Himmerland Golf & Spa ResortFarsoPurse: $3.3 millionYardage: 6,647; Par: 70First RoundRobert Macintyre, Scotland33-31—64-6Ross Fisher, England33-33—66-4Nick Bachem, Germany34-33—67-3Daan Huizing, Netherlands33-34—67-3Johannes Veerman, United States33-34—67-3Lucas Bjerregaard, Denmark33-35—68-2Rasmus Hojgaard, Denmark35-33—68-2Alexander Levy, France34-34—68-2Andy Sullivan, England33-35—68-2Daniel Brown, England36-33—69-1Nacho Elvira, Spain35-34—69-1Ryo Hisatsune, Japan36-33—69-1Matthieu Pavon, France35-34—69-1David Ravetto, France35-34—69-1Todd Clements, England36-34—70EJeremy Freiburghaus, Switzerland36-34—70EMateusz Gradecki, Poland35-35—70EKristian Krogh Johannessen, Norway34-36—70EFrederik Kjettrup, Denmark33-37—70ERichard Mansell, England36-34—70EEddie Pepperell, England35-35—70ERichie Ramsay, Scotland34-36—70EBrandon Robinson-Thompson, England33-37—70EAdrien Saddier, France35-35—70EMarc Warren, Scotland36-34—70EGunner Wiebe, United States36-34—70EJeff Winther, De...

Tigers to get back Faedo, their 3rd starting pitcher in 4 days, on Friday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:21 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers starter Alex Faedo will come off the 15-day injured list to pitch against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.Faedo has been sidelined since May 31 with discomfort in his right middle finger. After a procedure to remove the fingernail, he made a rehab start for Single-A West Michigan on Sunday. He allowed four runs on six hits and a walk in 3 1/3 innings.Faedo will be the third Tigers starter to return in four days. Tarik Skubal (elbow) made his season debut on Tuesday, pitching four hitless innings, while Eduardo Rodriguez (finger) allowed five runs in four innings on Wednesday. The Tigers lost both games to the Oakland Athletics.Faedo, 27, is 1-3 with a 5.54 ERA in five starts this season.Tigers outfielders Akil Baddoo (quad strain) and Riley Greene (leg) could also return during the Toronto series.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Backers of effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked voting system accused of campaign finance violations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:21 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Backers of an effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system violated campaign finance rules and obscured the source of their funding, including forming a church that could have allowed donors to gain tax advantages for their contributions while skirting disclosure mandates, a complaint alleges.The complaint was filed by Alaskans for Better Elections, which was behind the successful 2020 ballot measure that replaced party primaries with open primaries and instituted ranked choice voting for general elections. The complaint is lodged against several individuals and groups involved in the repeal effort, including Art Mathias and Phillip Izon, the Anchorage Daily News reported.A group called Alaskans for Honest Elections has been gathering signatures in support of a ballot measure that seeks to repeal the new voting system. The Ranked Choice Education Association is the primary contributor to the group. But the complaint alleges the association was...

Sofia Kenin on comeback trail at Wimbledon trying ‘to prove some people wrong’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:21 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Sofia Kenin reached the third round at Wimbledon for the first time on Thursday. Or as the 2020 Australian Open champion put it: “Just trying to prove some people wrong.”Kenin beat Wang Xinyu of China 6-4, 6-3 to back up her victory over seventh-seeded Coco Gauff that ended a streak of three straight first-round exits at Grand Slam tournaments.The 24-year-old American came into Wimbledon ranked 128th and had to go through qualifying to reach the main draw — and she’s fine with that.“If I know every time I’m going to get to the third round at a Slam, I’ll play qualies,” said Kenin, who was ranked No. 4 after her title at Melbourne Park. “Yeah, definitely I feel like that for sure helped me. Grass wasn’t always my favorite surface, and I felt like I had some really good solid wins in qualies even though they were against tough opponents.“Looks obviously easy, but it was tough and I feel like those matches definitely gave me confidence.”Kenin’s win...

Made in HimmerLand Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:21 GMT

ThursdayAt Himmerland Golf & Spa ResortFarsoPurse: $3.3 millionYardage: 6,647; Par: 70First RoundRobert Macintyre, Scotland33-31—64Ross Fisher, England33-33—66Nick Bachem, Germany34-33—67Daan Huizing, Netherlands33-34—67Johannes Veerman, United States33-34—67Lucas Bjerregaard, Denmark33-35—68Rasmus Hojgaard, Denmark35-33—68Alexander Levy, France34-34—68Andy Sullivan, England33-35—68Daniel Brown, England36-33—69Nacho Elvira, Spain35-34—69Ryo Hisatsune, Japan36-33—69Matthieu Pavon, France35-34—69David Ravetto, France35-34—69Todd Clements, England36-34—70Jeremy Freiburghaus, Switzerland36-34—70Mateusz Gradecki, Poland35-35—70Kristian Krogh Johannessen, Norway34-36—70Frederik Kjettrup, Denmark33-37—70Richard Mansell, England36-34—70Eddie Pepperell, England35-35—70Richie Ramsay, Scotland34-36—70Brandon Robinson-Thompson, England33-37—70Adrien Saddier, France35-35—70Marc Warren, Scotland36-34—70Gunner Wiebe, United States36-34—70Jeff Winther, Denmark36-34—70John Axelsen, Denmark35-36—...

US to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:21 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send thousands as part of the latest military aid package for the war effort against Russia, according to people familiar with the decision.The decision comes despite widespread concerns that the controversial bombs can cause civilian casualties. The Pentagon will provide munitions that have a reduced “dud rate,” meaning there will be far fewer unexploded rounds that can result in unintended civilian deaths.U.S. officials said Thursday that the cluster munitions would be part of about $800 million in new military assistance to Ukraine.Long sought by Ukraine, cluster bombs are weapons that open in the air, releasing submunitions, or “bomblets,” that are dispersed over a large area and are intended to wreak destruction on multiple targets at once.The officials and others familiar with the decision were not authorized to publicly di...