The Daily Populous

Saturday August 16th, 2025 evening edition

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Germany and the UK racked up impressive gains and Italy also turning in a mentionable performance.

That short-term lift won’t help North America catch up to Europe, as neatly illustrated by Rho Motion’s EV sales snapshot:.

Earlier this week, the nonprofit organization Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit also added some interesting detail to the EV sales picture in the UK.

With the new “Model T Moment” in hand, Ford expects to catch EV sales leader Tesla napping.

Rounding out the EICU’s Top 10 EV sales list are Renault (251%) and Peugot (112%).

Tesla repaid the loan ahead of schedule in 2013 to much cheering and went on to lead global the EV sales race by a wide margin. »

Trump says he agreed with Putin on a territory swap: Zelenskyy must accept it

Authored by pravda.com.ua

Details: The interview with host Sean Hannity took place in the meeting room where Trump had just met Putin, immediately after the press conference at which Trump and Putin refused to answer journalists' questions.

Trump repeatedly stressed in the interview that the key issue now is for Ukraine to accept the arrangements he reached with Putin.

Quote from Trump: "Those are points that we negotiated and those are points that we largely have agreed on, actually. »

Russia jubilant after Trump summit as Putin reportedly demands Donetsk and Luhansk

Authored by theguardian.com
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He added that the summit showed that talks could continue as Russia wages war in Ukraine.

Trump entered the high-stakes summit warning “I won’t be happy if I walk away without some form of a ceasefire,” and threatening “severe consequences” if Moscow refused to cooperate.

Trump finally listened to his demands,” said a member of the Russian foreign policy establishment, speaking on condition of anonymity. »

Chicagoans Unite To Expand Search For Bam Bam, The Service Dog Stolen From A Blind Man

Authored by blockclubchicago.org
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LOGAN SQUARE — Chicagoans are uniting in the search for Bam Bam, a beloved 14-year-old dachshund who was stolen from his Logan Square backyard in June.

Angel Santiago, 58, who is legally blind and has glaucoma and Type 2 diabetes, has been on a desperate search to find Bam Bam since he was taken from him.

He is now working with a police detective, the alderman’s office and dozens of neighbors and animal groups to find Bam Bam. »