Energy company Avangrid announced that power for the Vineyard Wind project had delivered about 5 megawatts around noon on Tuesday.
According to the developers, the project is estimated to save customers $1.4 billion over the first 20 years of operation and is expected to reduce carbon emissions by more than 1.6 million metric tons per year, the equivalent of taking 325,000 cars off the road annually.
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As artificial intelligence (AI) applications increase there doesn't seem to be anything AI can't do.
The latest AI technology is helping researchers decode animal communication and even begin to talk back to nonhumans.
I highly recommend going to Science, Quickly (you'll find them on Apple and Spotify) and tune into their podcasts for more AI news. Their looking back at last year's favorite episodes this week.
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Today's Top Stories
** Ford recalls thousands of F-150s due to a rear axle hub bolt that could break. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Ford is recalling 112,965 F-150 trucks built between 2021 and 2023. Owners of recalled trucks can call the NHTSA's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
** House committee to begin impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The Republican controlled House Homeland Security Committee said it will hold an impeachment hearing Jan. 10 against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for allegedly refusing to enforce laws passed by Congress.
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A capuchin monkey named Charlie who escaped from a sanctuary in Ireland is likely on the hunt for a mate, the sanctuary's owner Willie Heffernan told reporters.
Heffernan asked local hunters to be aware that Charlie could be hiding in the trees and asked that they take extra caution to avoid shooting him.
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Opinion/Politics
** Trump Blocking Iowa Newspaper from rally raises questions. Lisa Grouette, a journalist for Iowa's Globe Gazette said she had been denied media entry to Trump's event being held in Mason City.
This is nothing new for Trump rallies where the media has been demonized from the start.
** Supreme Court put on notice by legal expert that slow-walking Trump case hurts Americans
Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance recently wrote that ignorance of the law isn't an excuse to ignore it. In fact, personal opinion isn't either. Still, it's what is being used by Trump as he mounts a political defense for his indictments.
Vance explained that the case before Judge Tanya Chutkin is on hold while Trump fights for absolute immunity in the appeals court and, presumably at the Supreme Court.
At some point in time, we're going to find out how far right the Supreme Court currently is.
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A few fun facts about Oregon
(Where my beautiful wife Shirley and I live)
1. A quarter of the country's IIama population lives in Oregon.
2. Oregon's State Flower is the Oregon Grape.
3. The smallest park in the world is in Portland.
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As it stands, Seneca once said, "Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing."
