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New England is at risk of natural gas shortages this winter amid surging global demand that’s driving up U.S. exports, according to the top federal energy regulator.

- Pedestrian fatality rate per 100K population: 3.75- 19.8% of all traffic fatalities were pedestriansIn August 2021, the New Mexico Department of Transportation released its Pedestrian Safety Action Plan. This five-year plan addresses the problem of pedestrian fatalities caused by…

- Pedestrian fatality rate per 100K population: 3.58- 17.6% of all traffic fatalities were pedestriansIn October 2021, Chapel Hill rolled out its Vision Zero initiative to get zero serious traffic injuries and deaths by 2031. The town is also participating…

- Pedestrian fatality rate per 100K population: 3.57- 14.1% of all traffic fatalities were pedestriansSun Belt states and cities—including Mississippi—are the most dangerous locations for pedestrians, a 2022 report from Smart Growth America found. Smart Growth America Director of Transportation…

- Pedestrian fatality rate per 100K population: 3.20- 20.9% of all traffic fatalities were pedestriansFlorida has a five-year implementation plan, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Safety Plan, which aims to drive down the number of traffic crashes resulting in severe…

- Pedestrian fatality rate per 100K population: 3.10- 17.4% of all traffic fatalities were pedestriansBetween 2020 and 2021, pedestrian fatalities rose by 27% to 185 deaths in Louisiana, the highest number ever recorded in the state. The major causes of…

- Pedestrian fatality rate per 100K population: 2.99- 21.1% of all traffic fatalities were pedestriansLike Las Vegas, Phoenix has also gotten involved in a Vision Zero initiative—quite recently, in fact. The Phoenix City Council unanimously approved the measure on Sept.…

- Pedestrian fatality rate per 100K population: 2.67- 12.7% of all traffic fatalities were pedestriansOn July 18, 2022, law enforcement officers in Arkansas banded together across the state to participate in a "Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine" operation.…

- Pedestrian fatality rate per 100K population: 2.61- 16.8% of all traffic fatalities were pedestriansThe city of Atlanta has introduced a regional action plan, Safe Streets for Walking & Bicycling, to lower traffic fatalities within the metropolitan area. It supplements…

- Pedestrian fatality rate per 100K population: 2.53- 21.6% of all traffic fatalities were pedestriansSeveral communities in Delaware have begun instituting roadway safety measures in conjunction with the state's Strategic Highway Safety Plan. For example, Rehoboth Beach announced in September…

- Pedestrian fatality rate per 100K population: 2.52- 24.9% of all traffic fatalities were pedestriansIn August 2022, Las Vegas introduced its Vision Zero initiative, which aims to develop strategies that will put an end to all severe injuries and fatalities…

Using National Highway Traffic Safety Association data, Elk and Elk Co. ranked the most deadly states for pedestrians involved in vehicle crashes in 2020.

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A possible Sixth Man of the Year candidate, Achiuwa has come a long way since being a second line in the Kyle Lowry trade. It also looks like he’s ready to go further.

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For those of you who want all the cachet of a spiked soda with none of the booze, Dr. Pepper has you covered. The brand has released an ultra-limited flavor called the Fansville Reserve, a nod to its support of college football. It’s a bourbon-flavored Dr. Pepper, sans alcohol, that comes in a silver can with an…

Social media experts evaluate TikTok, Twitter and other platforms on their ability to handle the danger of misinformation about the coming 2022 elections

The computer maker that sold you your laptop says it's battery will last for 8 hours or more. You're probably never going to see real-world numbers anything like that, but you absolutely can improve battery life with a few simple tricks.

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The year 2022 has certainly been a tough one for the Federal Reserve. The Fed missed the emergence of the runaway inflation it helped create and continued for far too long to pump up the housing bubble and other asset price inflation. It manipulated short- and long-term interest rates, keeping them too low for too long. Now, confronted with obviously unacceptable inflation, it is belatedly correcting its mistake, a necessity that is already imposing a lot of financial pain. Читать дальше...

There are only painful options for bringing price inflation under control at this point, and that's all thanks to the Fed's creation of countless bubbles and malinvestments over the past decade. 

Via AG Metal Miner  Most metal prices experienced considerable drops from price levels seen just a year ago. Indeed, excluding lead, all non-ferrous and ferrous metal prices appear considerably below price levels seen in 2021. Most suppliers continue to stay quest amidst this decline, opting to place the onus of cost reductions on procurement. That said, detailed should-cost models for semi-finished materials can help drive double-digit cost savings for carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. Читать дальше...

Years from now, I believe history will show that late 2022 was one of the best times to start buying stocks. Here's why.

Meta vice president of corporate development Amin Zoufonoun--who spearheaded then-Facebook's acquisitions of Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus--is leaving the company after nearly 12 years. Zoufonoun--who joined Facebook in March 2011 after more than eight years as director of corporate development at Google--did not share his future plans. He said in a Facebook post, "Strategic technology deal...

Although more than three-fourths of Americans drive to work every day, alternative forms of transportation are gaining popularity—sales of e-bikes, for example, have soared since the pandemic. And after two decades of slow growth in the number of people biking to work instead of driving, our recent foray into…

When I tell my friends that I ride a motorcycle in New York City as my daily, they think I’m crazy. When I tell them it’s an all-electric 2022 LiveWire One, they think I’m absolutely nuts for a multitude of reasons. But an electric motorcycle is the ultimate form of transportation in the city, and I’m here to tell you…

By Keegan Kelly Published: October 20th, 2022