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Range Rover EV: Electric propulsion pairs perfectly with this luxury SUV

Range Rover EV: Electric propulsion pairs perfectly with this luxury SUV

333 miles of real-world range with uncompromised comfort and off-road ability.

WIRED
Text • Jeremy White

The Range Rover Electric: Specs, Price, Availability

After long delays, JLR’s biggest gamble with its Range Rover brand is here with huge performance, range, and off-road EV skills. It’s mighty pricey, but the US gets a cheaper model.

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Self Portrait, 1930 #frida #fridakahlo

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

House Democrats Left Reeling After Shock Defections

“House Democrats were left stunned and pointing fingers Tuesday after a pair of centrist lawmakers unexpectedly helped Republican leadership pass a key procedural vote,” Axios reports. “The result underscored how little control House Democratic leadership enjoys over some of its more independent-minded members even at crucial moments.” “The two centrists, Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and […]

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

Apple Joins Google in Renaming Lake Ontario

“Apple has changed the label on Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America,'” Axios reports. “Apple is the second major digital map provider to make the switch. Google did so over the weekend — at least for those in the United States.”

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

House Censures Chuck Edwards Over Conduct

“The House on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards, the North Carolina Republican whom the House Ethics Committee found last month had engaged in ‘persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct’ toward two female staffers,” the Washington Post reports. “In a 413-2 vote, the chamber followed through on the House Ethics Committee’s recommendation that Edwards […]

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

New Emails Show Greg Bovino Was Under Investigation

“Former senior Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino faced an internal investigation prior to his retirement over his lack of credibility and for making offensive remarks about a federal prosecutor’s Jewish faith,” NOTUS reports.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kerry Crowley

‘Section 415’ podcast: The Giants’ partnership with Kalshi is part of a dangerous trend

Five MLB teams have partnered with the prediction market platform.

Electrek
Text • Michelle Lewis

NeoVolta’s US battery factory gets a 9 GWh boost from SK On

US battery storage company NeoVolta Power has locked in five years’ worth of US-made battery cells from Seoul-headquartered SK On to help scale up NeoVolta’s Georgia factory.

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The Lever Supports Webmention
Text • Emily Carmichael

AOC: Democrats Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Use Presidential Power

 AOC: Democrats Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Use Presidential Power

While slamming President Donald Trump’s overreach, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told The Lever “we must use the tools of the office.”

The City Reporter
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DHS Concludes ‘Operation Rotten Apple’ In NY, Offering Few Details

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin speaks at a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin came to New York City on Tuesday to announce the completion of “Operation Rotten Apple” after targeting 2,100 immigrants across the state for arrest in the past month, he said. At a press conference inside DHS offices at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, Mullin lambasted Mayor Zohran Mamdani as […]

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Techdirt
Text • Karl Bode

Monitor Makers Start Pummeling Owners With Annoying Ads, ‘Smart’ Spyware

Initially the idea of the “smart television” seemed like a good idea. That is until TV makers realized they could make significantly more money loading the television with spyware, tracking your every online choice, then selling all that data to a global assortment of unregulated data brokers. It didn’t take long for product quality to […]

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Trump Is in Open Revolt Against the Constitution

Jamelle Bouie:

The details of what is happening here are important — that’s why I laid them out — but it’s also important to step back and make a more fundamental point: the president of the United States is engaged in a conspiracy against the voting rights of the American people, which is to say that the president is engaged in a conspiracy against the Constitution itself. And this is part of a larger effort, spearheaded by the most fanatical of his allies, like Stephen Miller, to end the American republic and supplant it with an authoritarian regime in which President Trump holds sovereign authority over the whole nation.

It is important to say, as well, that this is all out in the open, as plain as day.

*repeated hair tearing-out noise*

Tags: Donald Trump · Jamelle Bouie · politics · usa

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

How Abortion Could Shape 2028

“Abortion is simmering as an issue in the background of this year’s midterm elections. But the new 2028 Democratic primary calendar could put it back toward the top of the list in the next presidential race, six years after the Supreme Court struck down its landmark Roe v. Wade ruling,” Politico reports. “Reproductive rights are […]

Berkeleyside
Text • Ally Markovich

Where to go for last-minute camping near Berkeley this Labor Day weekend

Didn’t plan ahead? We’ve got tips for finding a scenic spot to sleep under the stars — even when traditional campsites are already reserved.

Letters from an American
Audio • Heather Cox Richardson

Military Leadership is Concerned

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
Text • Bobby Welber

Did You Hear About The Hudson Valley’s Most Chilling Cold Case Discovery

This is a chilling story Stephen King could have written, but it is true and it happened right here in the Hudson Valley. Continue reading…

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
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Did Mike Johnson Just Describe Trump By Accident?

In Tuesday's press conference, Speaker Mike Johnson attacked Islam, calling its followers liars, and then used that to justify Trump's -- who is himself a prolific liar of the worst kind -- inability to end the Iran war. Johnson always feigns ignorance to the press over the...

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Untitled (O'Connor-Thaw 770), 1947 #pollock #jacksonpollock

The City Reporter
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5 Years After Ida, NYC Is Still Struggling To Deal With Extreme Rain and Deadly Flooding

Torrential rain fell in Lower Manhattan,

The remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled through New York City five years ago, dumping unprecedented amounts of rain on the city and resulting in 13 New Yorkers’ deaths. The storm, which served as a wake-up call about the safety risks of extreme rain, still looms large today, having marked a shift in how city officials […]

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