The Daily Populous

Saturday April 29th, 2023 evening edition

image for Sweden is building the world's first permanent electrified road for EVs to charge while driving

And Sweden is now turning a highway into a permanent electrified road - the first of its kind in the world.

On an electric road, cars and trucks can recharge while driving.

Experts say dynamic charging allows them to travel longer distances with smaller batteries, and to avoid waiting at charging stations.

The Scandinavian country has pioneered electrified roads through several pilot projects including the world's first temporary electric road.

While much of the Electric Road System (ERS) focuses on trucks, a recent study suggested that private cars could also benefit.

This was the first attempt to simulate the electric road system (ERS) with real-life driving patterns.

Germany and Sweden have had demonstration facilities on public roads for several years, and France plans to procure a pilot section with an electric road. »

Special Counsel calls for tapes that implicate Ted Cruz in attempts to delay Biden's certification

Authored by salon.com
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Special Counsel Jack Smith will bend an ear to recordings made by former Fox News producer, Abby Grossberg, on which Republican Sen. Ted Cruz can allegedly be heard forming plans to delay Biden's presidential certification.

The issue of these tapes escalated since they were first made public knowledge weeks ago, and a plan is in motion for them to be handed over to the Justice Department.

On Tuesday, MSNBC aired a bit from Grossberg's tapes, which can be heard below:. »

US-Iran Tensions: The Iranian Navy Seizes A Texas-Bound Oil Tanker In The Gulf of Oman

Authored by thegeopolitica.com
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Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged US-bound oil tanker owned by a Chinese company in the Gulf of Oman, north of Oman’s capital Muscat.

Recently, the Iranian navy intercepted a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker on its way to Huston, Texas, in the Gulf of Oman, north of Oman’s capital Muscat.

According to the footage released by the Iranian government, camouflaged Iranian naval commandos conducted a helicopter-borne operation in the Gulf of Oman to seize an oil ship bound for the United States. »

Five dead in Texas shooting, armed suspect on the loose, ABC News reports

Authored by reuters.com

Police were still looking for the suspect, who used an AR-15-style rifle in the shooting late on Friday, Capers told Reuters.

Authorities have charged Francisco Oropeza, 38, with five counts of murder and were searching for him Saturday morning, Capers said.

Police said the victims were all from Honduras but officials did not disclose their names, ABC news reported earlier. »

Activision merger may 'seriously harm competition,' multiple companies tell CMA

Authored by tweaktown.com

Multiple video games companies told UK regulators at the CMA that the Microsoft-Activision combination could 'seriously harm competition' in the industry.

Sony wasn't the only video games company opposed to Microsoft buying Activision and snapping up multiple billion-dollar franchises.

According to the CMA's recent decision to block the Microsoft-Activision merger, multiple anonymous games companies believed that Xbox and Activision teaming up could "seriously harm competition." »