The Trump administration has canceled billions of dollars in funding for California’s high-speed rail project after the state agency rejected the federal government’s assessment of the project’s failings. The Federal Railroad Administration pulled $4 billion in funding on Wednesday that was intended for construction in the Central Valley, according to a letter that acting FRA Administrator Drew Feeley sent to …
Read More »Trump pulls federal funds for California’s high-speed rail Politico Trump administration pulls $4B in federal funding for California’s high-speed rail ABC7 Los Angeles Trump rescinds $4bn in US funding for California High-Speed Rail project The Guardian $4 billion in federal funding for California High-Speed Rail project terminated KBAK Governor Newsom responds to Trump’s latest gift to China: Defunding America’s only high-speed rail Governor of California …
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Fans of Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) will have been left disappointed after finding out they won’t get to sing along to Mr Blue Sky below a blue summer sky. BST Hyde Park has cancelled the final day of its festival after Lynne, 77, withdrew from the band’s headline slot at the last minute due to health concerns. He …
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Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images If you have any Wemo smart devices in your home, you should start planning an upgrade — because you only have about six months left to use them. In an email to users today, Wemo announced that it was ending support for nearly all of its smart devices sold over the last 10 years on Jan. 31, …
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