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EV sales in Washington state continue to stall
Electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for only 12.6 percent of newly registered passenger vehicles sold in Washington state in May. In 2025, only 15.5 percent of newly registered passenger vehicles have been EVs.These percentages…
Thousands of city workers go on strike in Philadelphia, affecting 911 calls, trash pickup, pools
PHILADELPHIA — Nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia who collect trash, answer 911 calls, maintain city pools and perform other jobs went on strike Tuesday after contract negotiations broke down. District Council 33 of…
USAID Is Done For, And the Presidents and Pop Stars Who Enabled It Are Whining Bigly
Pour one out for USAID, the biggest victim of the Department of Government Efficiency. Monday was the final day for the U.S. Agency for International Development — the wasteful, swampy foreign development bureau beloved among…
Artemis II mission one step closer to launch after successful rocket test
NASA’s Artemis II mission to the moon advanced closer to launch this week following a successful test of its RS-25 engine At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Monday, NASA and L3Harris industry teams conducted a series of engine…
Christian Group Snaps Into Action After SCOTUS Sides with Parents Seeking to Protect Their Kids from LGBT Agenda
The nonprofit Christian group Advocates for Faith & Freedom is taking advantage of a recent Supreme Court ruling allowing children to be opted out of LGBT-related lesson plans by providing parents with a roadmap on how to…
PM Netanyahu will visit the White House next Monday as Trump presses for a ceasefire in Gaza
WASHINGTON — President Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at the White House next Monday as the U.S. leader steps up his push on the Israeli government and Hamas to broker a ceasefire and…
How Free is Your City?
Today, Beacon released a new City Freedom Index for the first time in five years, ranking Tennessee’s 30 largest cities based on how local policies impact Tennesseans’ everyday life, from taxes and property rights to business…
Ukrainian drone strikes plant deep inside Russia after record Russian drone attacks in June
KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian drone struck a Russian industrial plant some 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) from Ukraine, a local official said Tuesday, after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prioritized the weapon’s…
Top Lib Critic Hates It for Being a Classic Sports Film
“F1” is well on its way to becoming one of the classic sports films of all time — and that’s precisely why one of the top critics in America loathes it. The auto-racing film, starring Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, and Damson…
Trump-Musk Feud Reignites Over ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
For those of you who are watching the all-day, all-night “vote-a-rama” on the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” in the U.S. Senate, be aware that you missed the main event, which is on social media: Yes, President Donald Trump…
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