## Trump to shut down all 8,000 EV charging ports at federal govt buildings

Authored by electrek.co

The Trump administration is shutting down EV chargers at all federal government buildings and is also expected to sell off the General Services Administration‘s (GSA) newly bought EVs.

GSA, which manages all federal government-owned buildings, also operates the federal buildings’ EV chargers.

Federally owned EVs and federal employee-owned personal EVs are charged on those 8,000 charging ports.

“As GSA has worked to align with the current administration, we have received direction that all GSA-owned charging stations are not mission-critical.”

The GSA is working on the timing of canceling current network contracts that keep the EV chargers operational.

Colorado Public Radio first reported yesterday that it had seen the email that was sent to the Denver Federal Center, which has 22 EV charging stations at 11 locations.

Read more: Trump just canceled the federal NEVI EV charger program. »

### 91% of Ukrainians oppose peace talks without Ukraine's participation, poll finds

Authored by kyivindependent.com

A total of 91% of Ukrainians surveyed oppose peace negotiations between the U.S. and Russia without Ukraine's participation, a poll released on Feb. 21 by Ukrainian polling firm Rating suggests.

Ukrainian surveyed overwhelmingly agreed with Zelensky's assertion, with only 7% of respondents in favor of Ukraine not participating in the peace talks.

A vast majority, 64%, of Ukrainians surveyed in the poll support Ukraine participating in direct negotiations with Russia to end the war — with 32% of respondents opposed. »

### Gov. Evers: “I want Wisconsin to become the first state in America to start auditing insurance companies over denying healthcare claims”

Authored by wispolitics.com

Health insurance companies often require healthcare professionals to get permission before they prescribe medication or care that Wisconsinites need.

Gov. Evers is proposing to make Wisconsin the first state in America to start auditing insurance companies over denying Wisconsinites’ healthcare claims.

So, first things first: I want to make Wisconsin the first state in America to start auditing insurance companies over denying healthcare claims. »

### Trump fires Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown

Authored by nbcnews.com

President Donald Trump on Friday terminated Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman CQ Brown Jr., the country's highest-ranking military officer, from his position.

“I want to thank General Charles 'CQ' Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Brown, a fighter pilot, was the second Black person to serve as Joint Chiefs chairman after Army Gen. Colin Powell held the role from 1989 to 1993. »

### Pokemon fans are bidding thousands on a Charizard-shaped Flamin’ Hot Cheeto

Authored by dexerto.com

Eventually, as per Polygon, Arena Club acquired the Flamin’ Hot Cheeto after seeing how a Pikachu-shaped Cheeto sold for $26,000.

Anyway, on February 10, the Cheetozard resurfaced, this time on the Goldin auction block – and fans are bidding big bucks for the non-official piece of Pokemon history.

The auction is set to end on March 1, but it’s already generated some significant bids from Pokemon fans. »

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