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April 6, 2023
A new solar energy deal will bring power to 140,000 homes and businesses in 3 states
Enlarge this image Solar executive DK Kim poses for a photo with Kimberly Richardson, left, Lisa Nash, right, and members of the Qcells team Thursday during a visit to the company’s solar plant in Dalton, Ga. Olivia Ross/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP
Olivia Ross/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP
WASHINGTON — Continuing its efforts to promote renewable energy, the Biden administration on Thursday announced what it says will be the largest community solar effort in U.S. history, enough to power 140,000 homes and businesses in three states.
Vice President Kamala Harris announced the deal during a visit to the Qcells solar panel factory outside Atlanta. The South Korean company’s corporate parent, Hanwha Solutions Corp., said in January it will invest $2.5 billion to expand its Dalton, Georgia plant and build another plant in nearby Cartersville. Qcells projects it will supply about 30% of total U.S. solar panel demand by 2027, including making solar panel components usually manufactured outside the United States.
A deal announced by Harris calls for Qcells and Virginia-based Summit Ridge Energy to deploy community solar projects capable of generating 1.2 gigawatts of electricity in Illinois, Maine and Maryland. Community solar projects allow people to tap into solar power generated at a shared site rather than on individual rooftops and are a way for renters and those without access to rooftop solar panels to receive the benefits of clean energy.
Community solar results in an average of 10% in annual savings for customers, the White House said. The new plan will require the manufacturing of 2.5 million solar panels at Qcells’ plant in Dalton, Georgia — the largest community solar order in American history, officials said.
The solar project is made possible by tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, the landmark climate and health law Congress approved last year, Harris and other officials said.
“Since taking office, our administration has made the largest investment in solar energy in our nation’s history,” Harris said in a speech at the Qcells plant. “We strengthened domestic supply chains to make sure America has reliable access to parts and materials to build a clean energy technology and economy. We provided tax credits to encourage companies to buy solar panels made in America. And we invested billions more to build and expand factories like this one.”
The huge order by Summit Ridge Energy “was made possible by the investments that we have made to expand American manufacturing and increase demand for clean energy,” Harris said. “There is a nexus there. When we talk about the relationship between supply and demand, it is real.”
Harris touted the role of Georgia’s two Democratic senators, Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, in approving the climate law and pushing for provisions to boost solar.
“All across our nation there are communities like Dalton — communities full of people with incredible ambition and aspiration — who just need an opportunity to show what they can do,” she said.
Harris did not mention any political opponents, but White House officials contrasted Democratic efforts to promote clean energy with Republicans who unanimously opposed the climate law. The White House singled out Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican who represents Dalton. Greene voted against the climate law and wants to repeal parts of it.
Greene, a conservative firebrand who appeared at a rally in New York to protest the arrest of former President Donald Trump, has sharply criticized the Inflation Reduction Act, especially a plan to hire new IRS employees. Thousands of those hired will be armed agents, Greene said, a claim the IRS has strongly disputed.
Employees to be hired under the new law will not all be auditors and many will be replacing workers who are expected to quit or retire, the IRS said. Armed special agents make up a small sliver of the IRS workforce.
A spokesperson for Greene did not respond to a request for comment. Greene has previously said she is “excited to have jobs” in her district from the Qcells plant.
JoJo Siwa Teases New Romance in Message About Her “Happy Feelings”
JoJo Siwa has found a new dance partner.
The Dance Moms alum recently hinted at a new romance with a mysterious partner, sharing photos of their love story in an April 1 TikTok. She captioned it, “happy feelings are meant to be shared.”
Beginning her clip with “things I haven’t shown you for the last month,” JoJo gave glimpses into her new relationship, including all the adorable treats she’s received the past few weeks.
“my heart. thank you beautiful,” she captioned a photo of a smoothie. While posting delicious cookies, JoJo added, “My precious girl what!!!! Thank you for the cookie surprise.”
JoJo’s wardrobe has also been influenced by her new romance.
Sharing a photo of her wearing Los Angeles Lakers attire, the Nickelodeon star wrote, “You left this outfit here. I’m wearing it today.” She also posted a snapshot of her sporting a cozy brown jacket, noting, “wearing the jacket you got for me.”
Tiger Woods’ painful march of masters results in opening 74
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods split the fairway with his opening shot on Thursday, confidently ripping his tee off the ground before his ball had even landed, and launched in with grim-faced determination to a scorching hike around Augusta National.
The rest of his day at the Masters was pretty bleak.
There were two nasty lip-outs on the front side. A pitch shot dropped into a back green side bunker. A bit of bad luck off the tee at 18, which left him in a painfully awkward position. And on just about every hole, a pronounced limp – evidence of the accident on a road in suburban Los Angeles just over two years ago that crushed the bones of his right leg and ankle .
By the time Woods struggled through the finishing hole, failing to get up and down from another bunker, he had shot 74 – good enough to stay in contention to play on the weekend but barely good enough to actually to struggle against. He never missed the cut at the Masters as a professional.
“Most guys are going low today. It was the day to do it,” Woods said. “Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be a bit better, a bit more precise and progress a bit.”
Or at least limp through it.
It was the worst first round for Woods at the Masters since 2005, when he trailed a 74 with 65-66-71 to capture the fourth of his five green jackets. Recent history suggests that replicating that comeback will be tough, though: He shot 78-78 last year’s weekend, and is now a 16-point total for his last four rounds at Augusta National.
Four consecutive laps over par is Woods’ longest such streak since his first run down Magnolia Lane in 1995.
“Today was the perfect time to take the round under par,” he said, “and I didn’t.”
The five-time champion had the best view for a few golfers who have done so.
Viktor Hovland used a second eagle to propel him to an open 65, and Xander Schauffele shot 68 on a day when red numbers dominated the scorecards.
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“It’s really cool to be around him,” said Hovland, who was a weak amateur at the Masters in 2019 when Woods won his last green jacket. “He was such a huge influence on the game of golf and he obviously watched it for hours growing up. And to be able to play with him for the first time today was very special, and especially to play that round so well. .
Woods actually edged out both Hovland and Schauffele at first, and was cruising all the way to third, when he caught a shot high on the face of his club and left it short of the green. Woods passed his next chip over the hole, missed a slippery downhill putt and walked away with his first bogey of the day.
Then came the lip-outs: a vicious one on the fifth, the same hole Woods started using his driver as a rod on, and another on the seventh, which left him 3 plus and looking for positive vibes.
They came on briefly with a birdie in the eighth, only to dissipate when Woods threw his throw into the bunker at No. 11 and bogeyed. It looked like he could pick up his momentum with a long birdie putt on the 15th and an approach stuck near a birdie at 16thonly to see a near-perfect drive on the 18th come to rest too close to a fairway bunker.
Woods tried several positions before planting his left foot in the grass high above him and digging his right foot into the sand. He then sent a line drive from there into the green side bunker, losing his balance and jumping onto his left leg.
“Jump on the left leg is good,” he said. “If I did it on the other, it’s not so good.”
Woods came out of that bunker, missed the par putt, and began his hesitant walk to the clubhouse to sign his card.
“I didn’t make myself look very good,” he said. “We have to do a better job in the future.”
Indeed, the round was hardly vintage Woods, but the feel around Augusta National was unmistakably classic.
Patrons piled up four, five and sometimes six deep for a chance to see him, then walked quickly ahead – running strictly prohibited – to find a prime spot to see him again. They cheered politely when he tapped for par, roared old-fashioned for his three birdies and showered him with adulation when his game was over.
At one point, after waiting an hour for Woods to pass and then watching him play an approach shot from the fairway directly in front of them, a gentleman turned to his buddy and said, “Well, we we can go home now.”
Without a few more birdies and a few fewer errors, that’s where Woods will soon be heading too.
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Air raid sirens sound in southern Israel, signaling more rocket fire from Gaza
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April 5, 2023
Khloe Kardashian Reveals Initial of Her and Tristan Thompson’s Son
Khloe Kardashian is kontinuing a family tradition.
The Kardashians star—who welcomed a baby boy with ex Tristan Thompson via surrogate last summer—confirmed that her son shares the same initial as his older sister, True Thompson, during her latest appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show. In a preview of the episode, airing April 5, Khloe told host Jennifer Hudson the name “will start with a T.”
“He’s eight months old and he is a little chunk,” she remarked. “I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
While Khloe did not share more details about her baby, she did explain why it took so long for her to settle on his name. “I wanted to meet him and feel him out a little bit,” she explained. “At first, he didn’t have a name. Then, he’s been named but I’ve been waiting for the premiere of our show and I didn’t know it was going to be this far out.”
The 38-year-old jokingly added, “So now, if my daughter outs me, I’m screwed.”
Teen charged with selling fentanyl pills disguised as prescription drugs
An Illinois teenager has been arrested for allegedly selling “counterfeit fentanyl-containing pills intended to look like legitimate prescription drugs,” police say.
Antioch Village Police announcement they had Robert Julian, 19, charged with drug trafficking, describing the arrest “in connection with his ongoing battle against the trafficking of deadly counterfeit pills”.
Antioch Police Investigation Leads to Counterfeit Drug Trafficking Charges (Antioch, IL) – The Village of Antioch…
Posted by Antioch Village Police on Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Police say Julian, a resident of the 1000 block of Victoria Street in Antioch, was arrested on suspicion of selling “counterfeit pills containing fentanyl which were allegedly linked to the overdose death of a resident of Antioch” the previous year.
After police obtained an arrest warrant, the post notes, Julian was arrested during a traffic stop. Police also reportedly found a gun, 80 fentanyl pills, over a gram of methamphetamine and “several pieces of drug paraphernalia” in the vehicle.
Julian was eventually charged with one count of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, one count of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance for fentanyl, one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance for methamphetamine, and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance for diazepam, according to police.
A file from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office noted Julian is being held in Lake County Jail on $500,000 bond.
Antioch Police Chief Geoffrey Guttschow is quoted in the department’s message as saying that drugs allegedly found in Julian’s vehicle led to the “vast majority” of recent overdoses in the area, adding: ” Antioch has no place in our hometown for criminals like this.”
He added that other ways to address issues associated with opioid use, such as community outreach, are complements — but not substitutes — for arresting those who traffic these drugs.
“While the department continues to use community outreach and education to save lives, such as our recent Opioid Awareness Fair and Narcan distribution, the Antioch Police Department remains 100% committed to translating into bring justice to those who decide to sell this poison in our community,” Guttschow said in the message from Antioch Police. “The hard work of members of our department not only removed a drug and drug dealer from the streets of our city, it also removed a handgun from a criminal. Drugs and guns can have deadly consequences. It’s safe to say our officers saved lives with this arrest.
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Trump’s potential indictments could fall in this order, Kirschner predicts
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner has set out a potential timeline for when ex-President Donald Trump could be charged in further investigations.
Trump has become the first sitting president or former U.S. president in history to face criminal charges following an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office into payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal during Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. On Tuesday, the former president pleaded not guilty to 34 counts related to falsifying business records during his arraignment .
Trump faces several more investigations as he attempts a third run for the White House in 2024. Special Counsel Jack Smith is leading two Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations against the former president, including the handling of Classified documents found at his mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida in August.
Former President Donald Trump arrives for his speech on Tuesday following his arrest at Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida. Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner on Wednesday outlined a potential timeline for when the former president could be charged in several other investigations.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Kirschner said during Wednesday’s episode of his justice matters series on YouTube that he thinks a federal indictment related to the DOJ’s investigation of the classified documents may soon follow Trump’s charges in New York.
Trump could then see charges stemming from an investigation led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Kirschner said, which is examining efforts to overturn the results of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. The investigation originally centered on a phone call Trump made to Georgian Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, in which the former president asked him to “find” the votes needed for Trump to defeat President Joe Biden. in the state.
The fourth and final indictment, Kirschner predicts, could come from Smith’s second investigation, which focuses on Trump’s actions during the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
“Friends, justice, accountability have been a long time coming,” Kirschner said as he closed his show. “But we’ll get there.”
Earlier Wednesday, Kirschner said on the Julie Mason Mornings show that Trump incriminated himself in the Mar-a-Lago investigation late last month while speaking on Fox News. The former prosecutor pointed to a moment in Trump’s interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity when Trump said he had the “right” to take classified material from his time in the White House.
“As a prosecutor, I never dreamed of having this kind of directly incriminating evidence,” Kirschner said.
Smith appears to be nearing the end of his Jan. 6 investigation, as he won a court victory the day Trump was impeached in Manhattan. Smith received permission to subpoena former Trump aides.
The DOJ’s investigation into classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago also intensified last month after Smith ordered at least two dozen subpoenas for people who work at Trump’s home in Florida.
Trump also faces a $250 million fraud lawsuit from New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accused Trump of misrepresenting the value of his multi-billion dollar properties to mislead his investors. In error.
Newsweek contacted Trump’s press team via email for comment.
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Michelle Duggar Wearing Pants in Rare Family Photo Sparks Online Buzz
Michelle Duggar‘s latest fashion choice is getting the internet’s attention.
The 19 Kids and Counting alum recently swapped out her usual attire of long dresses and maxi skirts for skinny black leggings and a blue shirt, as seen in a family photo posted to daughter Jessa Duggar Seewald‘s Instagram page April 4. The look created a buzz amongst fans, who have long known Michelle to uphold a family dress code that prohibited women from wearing pants.
“So cool seeing Michelle wearing pants!!!” one user commented, while another added, “Omg mom is in pants!!!!! Love it !!!”
Some social media users praised Michelle, 56, for changing up her wardrobe, with one user writing, “Wow! Mom’s wearing pants!! BRAVO MOM!!!”
And Michelle wasn’t the only person wearing pants for the occasion. In the photo, daughters Jana, 33; Jill, 31; Jessa, 30; Jinger, 29 and Joy-Anna, 25, are all seen in trousers. Next to them, their younger sisters Johannah, 17; Jennifer, 15; Jordyn-Grace, 14 and Josie, 13—who Michelle all shares with husband Jim Bob Duggar—were dressed in skirts.
Donald Glover says he battled impostor syndrome while working on ’30 Rock’
Actor, rapper, comedian and writer Donald Glover has opened up about his struggle with impostor syndrome early in his career in a new interview with GQ.
Glover, 39, discussed landing his first writing job in 2006 on the NBC comedy “30 Rock.” Glover said Tina Fey, the show’s star and creator, told him he was a diversity rookie. NBC is owned by NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News.
Fey’s comments contributed to the rising star impostor syndrome, he said. Imposter syndrome is a person’s inability to believe that success has been legitimately achieved, according to Psychology Today.
“There’s no animosity between us or anything like that, but [Tina Fey] said so herself. … It was about diversity,” Glover said.
Glover said he and TV writer Kenya Barris, the creator of “Blackish,” were the final two candidates for the job. Glover eventually won the spot, not realizing he had been competing against Barris.
“I didn’t know it was between him and me until later. He hit me one day and he was like, ‘I hated you for years!’” Glover recalled.
Once he was at the show, he said, he often felt uncomfortable.
“I really didn’t feel like I was supposed to be there,” he told GQ. “I used to have stressful dreams every night of cartwheeling on top of a New York skyscraper with the other writers watching me.”
The interview wasn’t the first time Glover has discussed his insecurities about being hired under a diversity initiative. In 2018, he opened up about his impostor syndrome in an interview with The New Yorker.
“I asked myself, ‘Am I hired just because I’m black? “”, Did he declare.
The New Yorker wrote that Fey, when asked if Glover had indeed been hired because he was black, replied that “the answer was largely yes; she admired Glover’s talent but hired him because funds from NBC’s Diversity Initiative” made it free.’”
Despite Glover’s anxieties, “30 Rock” star Tracey Morgan praised his writing and comedy prowess.
“When I first read his writings during ’30 Rock,’ I was like, ‘He got it,’” Morgan told GQ. “The stuff he wrote for me made me really funny.”
Glover went on to a successful acting and writing career in the television industry, as well as an award-winning music career.
He’s released four studio albums and won five Grammys under his rap alias, Childish Gambino. He also starred in the comedy series “Community” and created, wrote, and starred in the hit dark comedy “Atlanta.” He won two Emmys and a Golden Globe for “Atlanta.”
Glover and Fey did not immediately respond to requests for comment. NBC also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Chipotle and Sweetgreen have beef over a chicken burrito bowl—now it’s going to court
Enlarge this image People walk past a Chipotle store in New York City. The fast casual restaurant known for its burritos and bowls is suing Sweetgreen over alleged trademark infringement. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is taking its fellow fast casual chain Sweetgreen to federal court over the salad franchise’s new “Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl.”
Chipotle said in its complaint, filed Tuesday, that Sweetgreen’s new menu item constitutes trademark infringement, trademark dilution and deceptive trade practice. The burrito chain also argues that Sweetgreen attempts to profit off Chipotle’s near-identical, directly competitive and well-known product.
Sweetgreen said in a statement to NPR that it’s aware of the lawsuit, but that it doesn’t comment on pending litigation.
The salad chain launched its new menu item in late March as part of the company’s expansion beyond green salads and warm grain bowls.
Chipotle said in its lawsuit that “bold chipotle spices” had nothing to do with the inspiration behind the product, as Sweetgreen claimed in a press release.
Among Chipotle’s complaints are that Sweetgreen’s menu item features similar ingredients to its own, and that Sweetgreen makes “prominent use “of the famous Chipotle trademark in various marketing channels, as well as a font “near identical to Chipotle’s stylized logo.” The lawsuit also claims Sweetgreen’s advertisements feature “a background that is nearly identical to Chipotle’s trademarked” Adobo Red color — all with the goal of creating a false association with Chipotle.
Social media accounts associated with Sweetgreen appeared to acknowledge customers’ close association between the two companies. In response to a comment on Instagram saying “Chipotle who?!” to Sweetgreen’s announcement of the new menu item, the restaurant said, “you said it, not us,” and included an emoji meant to indicate “zipped lips,” the lawsuit alleges.
Laurie Schalow, Chipotle’s chief corporate affairs officer, told NPR the company is “committed to protecting our valuable trademarks and intellectual property. Consistent with that, we will take appropriate actions whenever necessary to protect our rights and our brand.”
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