## NYC is giving free e-bikes to delivery workers with shoddy or illegal electric bikes

Authored by electrek.co

The program targets delivery workers on e-bikes, who are the backbone of the city’s critical food and parcel delivery services.

The NYC DOT has already begun accepting applications for the new E-Bike Trade-In Program, which is open to delivery workers with non-compliant electric bicycles as well as the often-seen electric scooters/mopeds that don’t really qualify as e-bikes, despite their ubiquitous use in the industry.

In exchange for trading in a non-certified vehicle, the delivery worker will receive a new UL-certified electric bike with a spare UL-certified battery.

The program is free to participate in with no additional cost for the delivery workers.

However, the supply of free electric bicycles is described as “limited.”.

If the eligible applicant pool ends up exceeding the number of free electric bikes available, the NYC DOT will use a lottery system to choose program participants.

Those wishing to apply can submit their applications anytime before the application window closes on March 10, 2025. »

### 3 men claiming to be from DOGE show up at San Francisco City Hall, demand records

Authored by cbsnews.com

San Francisco city officials are investigating after three men who claimed to be from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) showed up at City Hall on Friday demanding records from offices before fleeing.

According to the San Francisco Sheriff's Office, the men, who were dressed in "DOGE" shirts and hats with the pro-Trump slogan Make America Great Again, arrived at City Hall around noon.

The men entered several offices and demanded employees turn over digital information "related to alleged wasteful government spending and fraud.". »

### Elon Musk is doing everything conspiracy theorists accuse George Soros of

Authored by forward.com

Influential conspiracy theorists across the globe portray Soros as a shadowy puppet master manipulating global politics and controlling media narratives to serve his own self interest.

Yet despite this, the right lauds Musk as a visionary, while continuing to vilify Soros.

Musk, of course, is not a shadowy puppet master operating behind the scenes, the role in which conspiracy theories traditionally cast Soros. »

### Shark bites off Canadian woman's hands when she tries to take a photo

Authored by nationalpost.com

Shark bites off Canadian woman's hands when she tries to take a photo 'Consular officials are contacting local authorities to gather information and stand-ready to provide consular assistance,' Global Affairs Canada says Photo by Peter Winch, NOAA Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.

Article content A Canadian woman suffered severe injuries when she attempted to take a photo of a shark near a Turks and Caicos beach.

Wading in the shallows, she tried to engage with the shark so she could capture a picture, reports The Daily Mail. »

### California farm donates more than 250,000 eggs to wildfire victims and first responders

Authored by cbsnews.com

Amid soaring prices and widespread shortages, a California farm is donating hundreds of thousands of fresh eggs to people affected by last month's devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles Area.

In addition, nearly 55,000 eggs will go to firefighters and other first responders, according to a statement from the farm.

Other eggs will be used by the LA bakery Winter Fate Bakes to make birthday cakes for displaced children. »

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