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The Bigfoot conference has already begun when I slip into the windowless ballroom. Looking around in the dim light, I’m shocked by the number of people here — almost 100, by my count. I study the faces in the audience, trying to place them on the spectrum of skepticism. IContinue Reading

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There is no floor to what the modern Republican Oarty will turn into a political attack. On Oct. 19, Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign released an ad featuring the mother of his opponent, Dr. Amy Acton, challenging her daughter’s claims that her stepfather, Cledith Arthur, raped her in 1978.Continue Reading

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In 1816, a group of white people in the U.S. created the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Color of the United States (later simply the American Colonization Society), aimed at resolving the “problem” of a growing population of free Black people in the country. Both slave owners,Continue Reading

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Lauren Korth is a surgical nurse in the Magic Valley region of south-central Idaho. A recent graduate of Idaho State University’s nurse practitioner program, she has just passed her board exams and is eagerly awaiting her full licensure. But despite her lifelong roots in the state, Korth says she plansContinue Reading

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Indian electric powertrain developer Ferrstron Powertrains has road-tested a prototype 150 kW, 400 Nm powertrain in a 2.3-ton multi-utility vehicle. The powertrain’s motor uses ferrite magnets instead of rare earth magnets. Ferrstron is developing electric powertrains for heavy-duty trucks and buses, high-speed trains and marine vessels, plus generators for direct-driveContinue Reading

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EV charging provider Plugit has conducted what it calls Finland’s first public Megawatt Charging System (MCS) charging session. MCS is a charging standard developed for heavy-duty vehicles. It enables electric trucks’ large batteries to be charged during a driver’s scheduled break. Plugit charged a Volvo FH Aero Electric truck atContinue Reading