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TL/DR - Starting January 1, certain electric vehicles (EVs) will become more expensive due to changes in tax credit eligibility, particularly for EVs that don't source enough components from or have them assembled in North America. This move, alongside financial incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act, is part of the U.S. government's efforts…

TL/DR - Lawrence Levon Jones, a Raleigh man and leader of a local drug organization, has been convicted on charges of drug trafficking, conspiracy, and illegal firearm possession by a federal jury. Jones was found to regularly travel to Newark and Los Angeles to collect money and buy large amounts of cocaine and marijuana which were then…

TL/DR - A man found dead in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been ruled a homicide victim by the Kent County Medical Examiner following an autopsy. The man, identified as 26-year-old Pacifique Uwimana, was discovered near Plaster Creek in Roosevelt Park. The Grand Rapids Police Department is calling for anyone with information to contact them or the…

TL/DR - President Biden's Investing in America agenda has instigated robust investment in clean energy technologies, according to recent data. Private companies have announced over half a trillion dollars in new investment, including almost $360 billion in clean energy manufacturing, electric vehicles (EVs) and power generation, leading to an…