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Filling stations to be required to display EV price comparison poster

Petrol stations will soon have to display price comparisons between petrol, diesel and electric vehicles. The regulation comes following an EU Directive and will require forecourt owners to display a poster or screen with the cost to travel 100 kilometres in a petrol, diesel, and electric vehicle. The new regulation has been introduced by the […]

A Florida high school required parents’ permission for students to watch Disney’s ‘Tangled,’ prompting some to say local education laws are ‘out of control’

A Florida high school required parents to sign a permission slip to let their kids watch “Tangled.” DeSantis‘ Parental Rights in Education law requires permission slips for school-sponsored events. One parent said the influx of permission slips is getting “out of control” and “burdensome.” A Central Florida high school required parents to sign a permission […]

South Carolina Bill to Reduce Childhood Obesity With Required Play and More PE

This article was originally published in South Carolina Daily Gazette. COLUMBIA — Recess would be required for elementary and middle school students in a proposal attempting to decrease childhood obesity rates. The bill discussed by a House panel Tuesday would mandate at least 20 minutes of outdoor play every school day for students in kindergarten […]

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) Calculator

Use SmartAsset’s RMD calculator to see what your required minimum distributions look like now and in the future. Enter your retirement account balance at the end of the previous year, your age and the expected rate of return on the account to calculate your RMDs. Do you have retirement planning questions? Speak with a financial […]

Iceland volcano erupts in same area where earlier activity required evacuations

A volcano in south-western Iceland has erupted, less than two months after a previous eruption in the area forced the evacuation of the coastal town of Grindavik. The eruption began at about 6am local time, sending lava into the air along a three-kilometre-long (1.9-mile-long) fissure north-east of Mount Sundhnukur, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said. Coast […]