Category: Climate Change

EV startup Canoo posts larger-than-expected loss in first quarter

(Reuters) – Electric vehicle startup Canoo posted a larger-than-expected loss for the first quarter on Tuesday, but kept its outlook for the year unchanged. Slowing demand in the United States and stiff competition from Chinese EV makers in the world’s largest auto market has hit demand for companies including Canoo. That has forced several startups […]

COVID-19 whistleblower’s status unknown after 4-year prison term

[Source] Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan was expected to be released on May 13 after spending four years behind bars for documenting the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, but her current status remains unknown. Key points: Zhang’s videos documented crowded hospitals, empty streets and interviews with Wuhan residents in lockdown. Her content countered the […]

Trump Draws Fire for Using Obvious Mafia Tactic on Gag Order

As the hush-money trial for former president Donald Trump resumed on Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson held a press conference outside the courthouse and issued a slew of falsehoods in defense of Trump, denigrated the legitimacy of the judicial branch, and even attacked the adult daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the case. […]