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For Deborah Yedlin, the federal labour minister's announcement that he is sending the labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to the Canada Industrial Relations Board for resolution is "long overdue." Yedlin, the president and CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, says because of the impact of the strike on small businesses and not-for-profits, she would like to have seen the federal government intervene much earlier, as it did during the work stoppages involving railway and port workers. "This is something that's hurt so many businesses, especially small businesses, and it's hurt so many not-for-profits and charities. This has been a really, really tough thing for them to negotiate," said Yedlin. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said Friday that if the Canada Industrial Relations Board determines negotiations between Canada Post and CUPW are at an impasse, it has been directed to order striking workers back to work under the existing collective agreement until May 22, 2025. He says that could happen as soon as early next week. If it does, it will be a great relief for Heather Morley, the CEO of Inn from the Cold, a Calgary charity that helps vulnerable families find shelter. Labour minister asks Canada Industrial Relations Board to step into Canada Post contract dispute She says the strike has caused a "high level of anxiety" at many charities in the city. Over half of Inn from the Cold's $11-million annual operating budget comes from donations. They had set a goal of raising $1 million in December, but due to the strike, fundraising is down about 30 per cent. "Bringing that money in is critical for us to be able to help families that need it most," Morley told CBC News. She says a quick resolution to the strike will still leave Inn from the Cold enough time to salvage the campaign. "If the mail can start moving, that would be a very good thing for us," she said. WATCH | MacKinnon says Ottawa 'calling a timeout' as he intervenes in postal strike: MacKinnon says Ottawa’s ‘calling a timeout’ as he intervenes in 4-week-long postal strike 7 hours ago Duration 1:40 Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon announces he’s asking the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to order operations at Canada Post to resume if they agree that the contract dispute is at an impasse. MacKinnon also says he is tapping an independent commissioner to examine the structure of the corporation along with the collective agreement and produce recommendations ‘on the way forward.’ Brittany Beatty is the director of community engagement at Discovery House, which provides long-term housing, mental health support and other programs and services in Calgary for children and women recovering from domestic violence. She says about 25 per cent of her organization's fundraising happens during the month of December, so the Canada Post work disruption has forced her team to pivot to other ways of reaching out, like text messaging, emails and social media. She describes the past four weeks as "a stressful time." "It will certainly be a relief to receive some of those donations that we know are sitting with Canada Post right now," Beatty said. According to the labour minister, 1.65 million pieces of personal correspondence are in secure storage at Canada Post facilities awaiting delivery. Beatty says she's hopeful Discovery House will be able to make up the fundraising shortfall when postal service resumes, but she says some of that might not happen before the new year. Jim Osborne, the owner of the Scottish Shoppe and A Little Bit of Ireland in Kensington, says the increased shipping costs associated with the Canada Post strike have caused a "lot of disruption" to small businesses like his. He told CBC News he welcomes MacKinnon's decision but fears it comes too late for retailers in their busiest time of the year. "Most of us have come through the COVID period, and just as we are getting back to normal with new ideas ... we were hit with this," Osborne said. He added that he was fortunate his store didn't see a lot of cancellations, with many customers opting for courier deliveries, despite the higher cost. WATCH | CUPW president calls federal intervention 'an attack on all labour': Postal workers' union president calls federal intervention 'an attack on all labour' 5 hours ago Duration 2:06 Jan Simpson, national president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), says the union is 'not happy' with the federal labour minister’s move to refer the dispute between CUPW and Canada Post to the Canadian Industrial Relations Board. The strike has lasted more than four weeks, and according to MacKinnon, the federal mediator said negotiations were going in the wrong direction. "Canadians are rightly fed up," the labour minister said. Yedlin believes one of the reasons Ottawa waited this long before acting is a lack of pushback from Canadians, who probably don't realize how important Canada Post is to small business. Part of the blame for that, she says, falls to Canada Post itself. "I don't think Canada Post has made the case for itself, in terms of how it supports the underlying flow of goods across the country.... I think Canada Post has a perspective that people understand what service they provide and they don't have to explain it," said Yedlin. "Here's the issue ... it's not purely a mail service organization any more. It's a package delivery organization," she said, one that is "critical to our economic prosperity." That means Canada Post no longer has a monopoly on the services it provides, which is why she thinks the biggest loser in all of this might turn out to be Canada Post itself. "You always lose market share when you do something like this," she said.Fox News' Trey Yingst provides details on the search for Austin Tice following the fall of Assad. Sisters Meagan and Naomi Tice express frustration with the Biden administration's failure to locate their brother, who they believe is still alive. An American who was released this week after being held in a Syrian prison for seven months has been flown out of the country on a U.S. military helicopter, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Travis Timmerman, who was among thousands of prisoners freed by rebels who overthrew former President Bashar al-Assad over the weekend, said after his release that he had been on a Christian pilgrimage when he illegally crossed into the country seven months ago and was detained. He told The Associated Press that, along with another Syrian man, the "liberators" freed him with around 70 women, some of whom were also being held with their children. Timmerman said that he wasn’t treated badly while he was held in the infamous Syrian intelligence facility known as Palestine Branch. TRUMP'S PLEDGE AGAINST ‘FOREVER WARS’ COULD BE TESTED WITH SYRIA IN HANDS OF JIHADIST FACTIONS In this undated photo, Travis Timmerman sits on a porch swing in Urbana, Missouri. (Stacey Collins Gardiner via AP) But he told the Al-Arabiya TV network that he could hear other men being tortured in the prison every day. "It was OK. I was fed. I was watered," said Timmerman. "The one difficulty was that I couldn’t go to the bathroom when I wanted to. I was not beaten, and the guards treated me decently." He was allowed out of his cell three times a day to go to the bathroom. After Assad’s overthrow, he said the rebels came to the prison and "knocked the door down (of his cell) with a hammer." Timmerman was first seen in video that emerged online Thursday after rebels seized Damascus, the country’s capital. Travis Timmerman speaking with reporters on Thursday after his release. (Abdulaziz Ketaz/AFP via Getty Images) SYRIA'S LIBERATED POLITICAL PRISONS REVEAL GRIM REALITY OF BASHAR ASSAD'S REGIME OF TORTURE In the video, a bearded Timmerman was lying on a mattress under a blanket in what appeared to be a private house. A group of men in the video said he was being treated well and would be safely returned home, The Associated Press reported. Palestine Branch, also known as Branch 235, houses nearly a dozen buildings hidden behind high concrete walls, according to The New York Times. Human Rights Watch reported more than a decade ago that prisoners there were subjected to torture, including electrocutions and beatings. "The guards hung me by my wrists from the ceiling for eight days," a former prisoner told the organization in 2012. "After a few days of hanging, being denied sleep, it felt like my brain stopped working. I was imagining things. My feet got swollen on the third day. I felt pain that I have never felt in my entire life. It was excruciating. I screamed that I needed to go to a hospital, but the guards just laughed at me." Many prisoners would also die of illnesses or starvation under the deplorable conditions. Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by rebels over the weekend. (Getty Images) At another notorious Syrian prison known as Sednaya, The Free Press, in collaboration with the Center for Peace Communications, also discovered testimonies of torture and executions while investigating it after the fall of Assad’s regime this week. "They would call out names at dawn, strip the prisoners of their clothes, and take them away," a former inmate told The Free Press. "We knew from the sound of chains on the platforms that these were executions. Condemned prisoners wouldn’t be fed for three days prior. Once a month, they would search us. During one such search, an officer declared, ‘We’re not here to inspect; we’re here to kill.’" Since the thousands of prisoners were released, loved ones have been searching for signs of those who went missing in the barbaric prisons. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "We slept on top of each other," one woman, who said she had been held at Palestine Branch for four and a half months in 2020 along with dozens of other women, told The New York Times. "They did not feed us, they beat us." Fox News' Stephen Sorace and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Former NFL head coach Mike Mularkey admits to leaking false information to media just before he was fired READ MORE: Why this could be the worst weekend of the entire NFL season By JAKE NISSE Published: 22:06, 21 November 2024 | Updated: 22:09, 21 November 2024 e-mail View comments Former Titans head coach Mike Mularkey has admitted to leaking fake information regarding his future with the franchise before being fired in 2018. Mularkey's Titans went 9-7 during the 2017 regular season before losing to the Patriots in the divisional round of the playoffs. And while he knew that defeat would spell the end of his time in Tennessee , he told NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport that he was actually about to get a contract extension, as he revealed in a new interview. 'The best thing I did there at the end... was when I got called in that Monday morning after the New England game. I knew they were going to fire me,' Mularkey began on Action Sports Jax's 'Brent & Austen' , per A to Z Sports . 'So Sunday night, I called Ian Rapoport, and I said, 'Hey, I don't know if you know this, but I'm going to break it to you - I'm getting a new contract in the morning.' Mike Mularkey is seen after the Titans lost the divisional round game to the Patriots in 2019 Ian Rapoport was told by Mularkey that he was getting a new deal, and reported as such Do you remember @RapSheet reporting Mike Mularkey was going to get a contract extension from the #TitanUp but was fired instead? I think we might know why... @BrentASJax @A_Train_92 pic.twitter.com/2YlyRg7d2k — BrentDanStuartMarcelAlivia (@ActionSportsJax) November 20, 2024 'And he reported that. It was all over the country [that] I was getting [a] contract, knowing that I was going to get fired, but I just wanted to see the faces on the owner and the GM who was out to get me. And I'm pretty sure I got him for for a minute or two. When I walked in the next morning, there wasn't a whole lot of conversation.' Mularkey did in fact get fired from his Titans role, but not before Rapoport tweeted the coach's misinformation out to his followers. Rapoport's tweet was retweeted more than 2.2k times and received 2.4k likes. Notably, Rapoport had reported earlier that January that Mularkey could lose his job if the Titans lost to the Chiefs in the wild card round. Tennessee won that game but didn't get any further as they fell to Tom Brady and the Patriots at the next stage. Mularkey, who also coached the Bills and Jaguars before getting to Tennessee, was last in the NFL in 2019 as the Falcons' tight ends coach. Tennessee Titans Share or comment on this article: Former NFL head coach Mike Mularkey admits to leaking false information to media just before he was fired e-mail Add comment
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(BPT) - The holidays are almost here! It means parties and events, hustle and bustle ... and figuring out what to buy for everyone on your list. Sometimes it's hard to get inspired with great ideas that your nears and dears will love at a price you can afford, right? The good news? Inspiration + savings are covered this year. One of the top gifts of Holiday 2024 is technology, and there are a lot of deals out there right now. Done and done! Here are 5 ideas for hot tech gifts for everyone on your list. Smartphones for the family T-Mobile is running a hot deal right now. Get four new smartphones at T-Mobile — this includes Samsung Galaxy S24 and other eligible devices — and four lines for just $100/month . It doesn't get better than that! These new Galaxy phones are tech-tastic, too, with features like AI, Circle to Search with Google, which can be used to help solve math problems and translate entire pages of text in a different language, and Note Assist with Galaxy AI, which lets you focus on capturing your notes and then Note Assist will summarize, format and even translate them for you. High tech spiral notebook for students We've got to admit, this is pretty cool. The Rocketbook looks (a bit) like a regular spiral, paper notebook. Here's the high tech twist: You can take notes, capture ideas, brainstorm, draw — whatever you do on paper — on the pad, and the Rocketbook digitizes your doodles and saves to the cloud device of your choice. Then you simply wipe the pad clean and it's good to go. Look for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales at your favorite online retailer. Wrist-worthy smartwatches for athletes (or those who want to be) Everyone loves smartwatches (if you're not already tracking your sleep and heart rate, where have you been?) and the Google Pixel Watch 3 (41mm & 45mm) takes it to the next level with features for athletes or anyone who may be setting fitness goals for the coming year. The watch has workout prompts like Real Time Guidance — audio and haptic cues for when to sprint, cool down or maintain pace. It gives you the ability to program your workouts and even monitors your cadence and stride. It also has Offline Maps, with driving navigation, search and maps. Here's the deal of the century: Get it for free at T-Mobile when adding a qualifying watch line. Cute wireless keyboard for people who are all thumbs Who else is annoyed by typing email or texts or social posts on a smartphone? The Logitech Multi-Device Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard solves that problem with style! It comes in sweet colors like lavender, it's wireless, it's small and portable, and it works with just about any device. Pop it into your backpack or purse and you'll never have to thumb-out a message again. Speakers perfect for hosting and giving Have a music lover in your life or need the perfect hosting gift? T-Mobile has you covered. For a limited time, you can get the JBL Clip 5 for free when you pick up a Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 9 . The JBL Clip 5 is an ultra-portable Bluetooth speaker perfect for those on the go and the Onyx Studio 9's sleek design and booming sound will take care of all your holiday hosting needs. For more tech-tastic holiday gift inspiration, check out T-Mobile's holiday gift guide at t-mobile.com/devices/tech-gifts .
Soak it in, Nebraska fans. The long wait is finally over. The Nebraska football team is going bowling for the first time since 2016, and those who saw it happen live on Saturday couldn’t wait any longer to start the celebration. Fans rushed the Memorial Stadium field for the second time this fall, and who could blame them? As Nebraska’s one-time pregame anthem, “Can You Feel It,” blasted from the stadium’s loudspeakers, the answer was undoubtedly yes — everyone could feel the energy and the joy present on the field. Fans jumped together, screaming into the November night sky as Nebraska staffers milled around and players received congratulations, applause and handshakes. That such a breakthrough moment would happen for the Nebraska football this fall was not always certain, especially after the Huskers dropped a fourth straight game to USC last week. Following that game, quarterback Dylan Raiola boldly proclaimed he felt the Huskers would win their next game — but why? “I’m a big vibes person, and when I came back in the locker room even though we lost, I just got the vibe that we were about to take off,” Raiola said. On Saturday night inside Memorial Stadium, the vibes were immaculate. Let’s drop into coverage: When Nebraska walked off the field at the 2016 Music City Bowl, no one would’ve predicted that it’d be eight years before the Huskers would themselves back in the postseason. Year after year and season after season followed — each with its own promise and potential, only to end in heartbreak. There was the defensively challenged 2017 team, and the 2018 team that started 0-6 but put things together late. The 2019 team showed flashes but stumbled late, especially in one-score games. The 2020 team actually got the option to go to a bowl game but turned it down. The 2021 team earned the unfortunate moniker of perhaps being the best three-win team ever. The 2022 team once again found itself on the wrong end of one-score games. The 2023 team had an elite defense but couldn't get the job done in four tries. In the end, it was the 2024 Huskers who got it done, true freshman quarterback and all. It was impossible to see the accomplishment of Saturday night and not think of the hundreds of Huskers whose playing careers came to an end not during a bowl game but during the regular season. Players like Ethan Piper, Garrett Nelson, Luke Reimer or Trent Hixson — Nebraskans who shed blood, sweat and tears for the program with little to show for it. “It’s for the guys that came before us and stuck through it all,” senior Isaac Gifford said of making a bowl game. Head coach Matt Rhule was paid the big bucks to deliver such a moment, but he’s still deserving of credit for getting the job done. An inability to get over the line in 2023, combined with a swing and a miss at a transfer portal quarterback, raised pressure on Rhule as other programs found their quick fix and instant success. Rhule, who earned a reputation as a program-builder from his time at Temple and Baylor, was always going to focus on long-term, not short-term success. “The future of Nebraska football is not hanging on one decision; it’s hanging on an accumulation of great recruiting, great development, great coaching and great teaching,” Rhule said in November 2022. The Nebraska administrators who stood alongside Rhule on that day — Chancellor Ronnie Green, President Ted Carter and Athletic Director Trev Alberts — all left their posts before seeing the process through. Rhule, however, hasn't wavered. Nebraska fans can have their gripes about clock management, playing time, offensive play calls or any of the other places where NU still has room for improvement — but who can deny that Rhule has made strides in each and all of those areas? “It’s relief in that I’ve gotten the benefit of doing this twice before,” Rhule said Saturday of snapping the bowl game streak. “I look at the weight room, I look at the training room, sports science, sports psychology, player development, recruiting and I look at all the things we’re doing and believe it’s all right and that it’s all going to pay off in a big way.” Offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen is cooking up something special. Facing a Wisconsin defense that allowed just 16 points against No. 1 Oregon last week, Nebraska ran the ball effectively, threw the ball into tight windows and strung together drives with impressive consistency. It’s not just the 44-point output that stands out — the way Nebraska played on offense has simply looked different with Holgorsen calling the plays the last two weeks. “Credit to coach Holgorsen and what he’s brought to the offense,” Rhule said. “Maybe it’s playcalling, but I think the biggest thing he’s brought is a little bit of swagger to them.” Let’s give Holgorsen his flowers while remembering something as well: this is still the offense designed and built by Marcus Satterfield over the last two seasons. Holgorsen hasn’t reinvented the wheel since taking over, but what he has done is shake up the rhythm and timing of play calls within the offense and the personnel trusted to execute them. In order to run the ball, you have to commit to it, and Holgorsen has done an excellent job thus far of making sure Nebraska gets plenty out of its ground game. Playing the most snaps (52) of any Husker running back this season, sophomore Emmett Johnson also ran for the most yards (113) any player has all year. Nebraska also debuted a nifty two-back look where Dante Dowdell and Johnson lined up alongside Raiola in the backfield, a formation that gave the Wisconsin defense trouble to defend. Credit the blocking, up front and on the perimeter — where NU has looked much better in recent weeks — for springing the big running day. 20 of NU’s 38 rushing attempts went to the right side of its offensive line, with the Huskers averaging over 6 yards per carry on those plays. Holgorsen also dialed up the right mixture of passing plays for Raiola, who played his first interception-free game since late September. Nebraska got the ball out quickly with Raiola often firing to his first read for short gains, a setup senior Jahmal Banks said was “just like practice.” “The ball went where it was supposed to be,” Rhule said of Nebraska’s pass game, adding that the Huskers did well in pass protection. Also of interest in NU’s offensive personnel was senior wide receiver Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda getting on the field to record his first catch since the 2023 season opener. And at tight end, usual starter Thomas Fidone II spent much of the game on the sidelines after committing an early false start penalty. Fidone played just three snaps, ceding playing time to Nate Boerkircher (49 snaps played) and Luke Lindenmeyer (44 snaps). Many of the players who powered the Nebraska offense on Saturday are the same who the Huskers will hope to build around moving forward. Johnson in particular stands out as the running back of the future for Nebraska, having averaged 4.6 yards per carry a year ago and 5.4 yards per attempt this fall in addition to his skills as a pass-catching back. “We’re changing Nebraska football,” Johnson said after the game. Raiola, of course, has gone through his own learning curves and should come back stronger as a sophomore in 2025 as a result. His favorite target this fall, freshman wideout Jacory Barney Jr., also continues to impress as the season progresses. In addition to his work on special teams, Barney has 49 receptions, 10 rushing attempts, three touchdowns and over 500 yards to his name this season. “Jacory runs a route as hard if he’s the first progression as if he’s the fourth progression; he runs every play like it’s the last play of his life,” Rhule said. Nebraska’s depth of talent on offense runs much deeper than those players, with some who’ve not even seen the field this fall set to make their impact moving forward. Knowing that this Wednesday will not be their final practice of the season with bowl game practices to follow simply adds to the growth potential of NU’s young offense. “There’s a lot of guys that if they just stop at the end of the year, catch their breath and look up, they’ve really gotten better over the course of the year,” Rhule said. “Now we have a couple extra weeks of bowl practice to try and get them to another one.” A veteran-heavy Nebraska defense, excellent throughout the 2023 season, hasn’t necessarily been at the same level this fall. Remember, that unit essentially dragged the team to five wins; earning more than that is the reward for their hard work this time around. Wisconsin struggled to finish drives off but still chewed up more than 400 yards of offense as Nebraska allowed 20-plus points for the fifth week in a row. Still, NU’s early season success — particularly in the nonconference slate — has allowed the Huskers to put together a solid campaign at home. Nebraska allowed just 15.7 points per game inside Memorial Stadium this season, a number which rose to 28.8 points per game on the road. Nebraska’s Black Friday matchup against Iowa will pit the Huskers against a team that is down to its fourth-string quarterback. If there’s one thing Iowa knows how to do, it is win with defense, special teams and the ground game. Sophomore walk-on Jackson Stratton completed 10-of-14 passes for 76 yards in Iowa’s win over Maryland, with head coach Kirk Ferentz saying Stratton is likely to start against Nebraska as well. NU fans can now begin looking at bowl game projections with the knowledge that the Huskers will be a part of the postseason. CBS Sports’ projection, updated after Nebraska’s win over Wisconsin, has the Huskers set for the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Texas Tech on Dec. 26 in Phoenix. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fight broke out at midfield after Michigan stunned No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday as Wolverines players attempted to plant their flag and were met by Buckeyes who confronted them. Related Articles College Sports | Michigan shocks No. 2 Ohio State, 13-10, wins fourth straight in heated rivalry College Sports | Michigan State holds off No. 12 North Carolina 94-91 in overtime for 3rd at Maui Invitational College Sports | Danny Wolf scores 20 and Michigan knocks off No. 22 Xavier 78-53. College Sports | SEC losses are big gains for SMU and Indiana in latest College Football Playoff rankings College Sports | Hunter, Haggerty again lead way for Memphis in 71-63 win over Michigan State to reach Maui finale Police had to use pepper spray to break up the players, who threw punches and shoves in the melee that overshadowed the rivalry game. Ohio State police said in a statement “multiple officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray.” Ohio State police will investigate the fight, according to the statement. After the Ohio State players confronted their bitter rivals at midfield, defensive end Jack Sawyer grabbed the top of the Wolverines’ flag and ripped it off the pole as the brawl moved toward the Michigan bench. Eventually, police officers rushed into the ugly scene. Ohio State coach Ryan Day said he understood the actions of his players. “There are some prideful guys on our team who weren’t going to sit back and let that happen,” Day said. The two Ohio State players made available after the game brushed off questions about it. Michigan running back Kalel Mullings, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown, didn’t like how the Buckeyes players involved themselves in the Wolverines’ postgame celebration. He called it “classless.” “For such a great game, you hate to see stuff like that after the game,” he said in an on-field interview with Fox Sports. “It’s just bad for the sport, bad for college football. But at the end of the day, you know some people got to — they got to learn how to lose, man. ... We had 60 minutes, we had four quarters, to do all that fighting.” Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said everybody needs to do better. “So much emotions on both sides,” he said. “Rivalry games get heated, especially this one. It’s the biggest one in the country, so we got to handle that better.” — By MITCH STACY, Associated PressAs President Joe Biden's term comes to an end, social media users are falsely claiming that his administration spent billions of dollars on the construction of just a handful of electric vehicle charging stations. Multiple high-profile figures, including sitting members of Congress, have promoted the claims. The claims misrepresent funding set aside by the 2021 Infrastructure and Jobs Act , also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for a national network of publicly available electric vehicle chargers . Biden has set a goal of creating 500,000 such chargers by 2030. Here's a closer look at the facts. CLAIM: The Biden administration spent $7.5 billion to build eight electric vehicle charging stations. THE FACTS: That's incorrect. The $7.5 billion figure refers to the total amount allocated through the 2021 law to build a network of charging stations across the U.S., not the amount that has already been spent. There are currently 214 operational chargers in 12 states that have been funded through the law, with 24,800 projects underway across the country, according to the Federal Highway Administration. A charger, often called a charging port, provides electric power to one vehicle at a time through a connector, which is plugged into the vehicle. Stations are physical locations that can have multiple chargers. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg called the claims spreading online “false” in a series of X posts. “$7.5B has not been spent, nor anything like that,” he wrote, adding that federally funded chargers are built by individual states, not the federal government, and that most will be built in the second half of the 2020s. The total $7.5 billion in funding consists of $5 billion distributed through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program , or NEVI, and $2.5 billion distributed through the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program , or CFI. NEVI funds, as determined by a formula, go annually to departments of transportation in all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, from 2022 to 2026. The funds will be available until 2030. Each year, 10% of NEVI funding is set aside for states and local governments that require additional assistance. CFI provides grants to states and other localities through an application process. It funds electric vehicle charging, as well as other alternative fueling infrastructure, with a focus on underserved and disadvantaged communities. Rep. Michael Rulli, a Republican from Ohio, was among multiple high-profile figures who falsely claimed this week that the entire budget has already been spent. “Pete Buttigieg will leave his post as Transportation Secretary having spend $7.5 BILLION to build 8 EV charging stations,” he wrote in an X post that had received approximately 62,900 likes and shares as of Wednesday. “His legacy will be squandering billions on something nobody wants, while millions struggle to afford the things they need.” Rulli's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. By early this year, only four states — Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and Hawaii — had opened stations funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, The Associated Press reported in March . A Washington Post article published the next day said this amounted to just seven stations . Loren McDonald, an independent analyst tracking the electric vehicle charger buildout, told the AP that when assessing the progress that's been made it's important to understand that some states have extensive experience constructing electric vehicle charging infrastructure while others have little to none. He explained that Wisconsin, for example, had to pass a new law in order to comply with federal requirements. “This is a federal program, but at the end of the day, it's completely dependent on the states,” he said. “And so the real criticism probably needs to be directed at the states that are moving slowly or how the program was structure. But I don't know how else you would have done it.” Asked whether the federal government could do anything to help states move faster, McDonald suggested that it could have provided them with more guidance on how to manage their individual buildouts. All 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have access to two rounds of NEVI funding totaling nearly $2.4 billion, according to the Federal Highway Administration. As of Friday, 37 states have access to their third round of funding, for an additional $586 million total. The agency explained, however, that this does not represent money that has already been spent — just the money that is available to fund projects. The Federal Highway Administration has announced more than $1.3 billion in awards through CFI and funds set aside by NEVI with $779 million in grants currently available under both programs. This also represents money that is available for projects rather than money that has been spent. There are currently more than 203,000 publicly available charging ports across the U.S., with nearly 1,000 being turned on every week, according to the agency. This is more than double the number available in 2021. In addition to NEVI and CFI, funding sources include federal tax incentives and private investments. Find AP Fact Checks here: https://apnews.com/APFactCheck .
Why the first Thanksgiving may not have had the PilgrimsNeed some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today's theme — "Plan on it" — is one of those puzzles where you should take the hint absolutely literally. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #267, as well as the answers, should it come to that. We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #267, so read on if you need a little help. Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #267. Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints The official theme for NYT Strands #267 is... "Plan on it". And here's an unofficial hint from me: "You might just use the one on your phone". If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens: Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with 'C' and ends with 'R'. Scroll down to find out what it is... It's CALENDAR. Today's Strands answers So, what are today's Strands answers for game #267? Drumroll, please... ...and the spangram was CALENDAR. Strands #267 “Plan on it” 💡🔵💡🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵 Hi Strands fans. I've got to hand it to the New York Times puzzle setters: this was a great theme. At first glance, "Plan on it" seems so vague as to be useless. But a CALENDAR is, of course, something you literally plan on. Not a single word wasted. But that was only something I realized with hindsight. After being surprised that "datapoint" wasn't the spangram, I needed two clues to get started, and I was kicking myself when I was handed both DATE and WEEK. Even then I wasn't quite sure where I was going, but I had enough to go on. I bagged MONTH on the right-hand side and YEAR along the left. I then saw EVENT in the top right-hand corner, and HOLIDAY on the opposide side. That cleared enough space for the spangram: CALENDAR, spelt backwards from bottom to top. Only one answer was left, which was just as well as I'm not sure I'd have got such a long word without: APPOINTMENT, coiled around itself in the bottom-right corner. Yesterday's Strands answers Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday's Strands answers for game #266 right here .