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A beautiful, broken America.
‘American Exceptionalism’ as defined in Wikipedia, is the belief that the United States is either distinctive, unique, or exemplary compared to other nations.
For reference, dealerships and independent mechanics typically charge between $100 and $300 per hour to work on cars. Rates vary based on location, car brand, and whether it’s a specialty shop or a more general mechanic. Dealerships are typically more expensive than local garages, but there are exceptions. According to CarMD, the average labor cost nationally in 2022 was around $142, and I’ve spent between $95 and $160 per hour at many independent mechanics over the years because of my questionable vehicle choices. High-end dealerships are a bit more costly, as to be expected; Porsche South Shore on Long Island charges $225 an hour, and Porsche Manhattan bills an eyebrow-raising $349. But Land Rover Brooklyn’s $500 rate is more than 40% higher than that.
The allegations were first reported in the The Chronicle of Higher Education,
A group of academics who compile the DataColada blog(opens a new window) about the evidence behind behavioural science has started publishing a series of posts in which they say they will detail “evidence of fraud in four academic papers” co-authored by Gino. “We believe that many more Gino-authored papers contain fake data,” they wrote in the first post of the series, which appeared on June 17.
That does not include your side order of a dozen real Trump University diplomas?
The shortage could lead to preventable deaths, and it’s unclear when it will end.
NPR » The average test scores for U.S. 13-year-olds have dipped in reading and dropped sharply in math since 2020, according to new data from National Assessment of Educational Progress.
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Schiff, a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by Dianne Feinstein, didn’t fight particularly hard against the effort to formally chastise him. He told The Times he initiated no conversations with Republicans in the last week to sway their votes; he’s called the censure a “badge of honor” and has already begun using the free publicity to fuel his Senate campaign.
“Roosevelt said you can judge a person by the enemies they make,” Schiff said in an interview with The Times on Wednesday before the vote. “By that standard, I’m doing pretty damn well.”
“I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.”
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Wired » The Fruit Union Suisse is 111 years old. For most of its history, it has had as its symbol a red apple with a white cross—the Swiss national flag superimposed on one of its most common fruits. But the group, the oldest and largest fruit farmer’s organization in Switzerland, worries it might have to change its logo, because Apple, the tech giant, is trying to gain intellectual property rights over depictions of apples, the fruit.
The Guardian » Leshie Chandrapala is one of the hundreds of members of the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK group who have expressed their anger and frustration over a newly released video appearing to show a Christmas party at the Conservative party headquarters during Covid restrictions in 2020. Leshie told the Guardian: ‘we are living a nightmare’ and said she felt a ‘physical sickness’ after watching the video for the first time. Her father, Ranjith Chanrapala, 64, was a bus driver and died from the virus in May 2020. The video appears to show staff members drinking alcohol and dancing on 14 December 2020 at a gathering held by the campaign team of the unsuccessful London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey, who has since been given a peerage in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list. 232 people lost their lives to the pandemic that day
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San Francisco: US$4.7 million
New York City: US$3.3 million
Southern California (includes Los Angeles and San Diego): US$3.5 million
Seattle: US$3.1 million
Washington, D.C.: US$3 million
Chicago: US$2.3 million
Houston: US$2.1 million
Boston: US$2.9 million
Dallas: US$2.3 million
Atlanta: US$2.3 million
Phoenix: US$2.4 million
Denver: US$2.5 million
This morning » USD$1,000,000 = CDN$1,324,030 = Euro €916,410 = GBP £785,360
Flat Water Free Press » One of every three state civil asset forfeiture seizures happen in this county, pop. 17,692. Proponents say it combats the drug trade and saves taxpayer money. Critics say it’s highway robbery.
Texas Tribune » Texas heat-related deaths reached a two-decade high in 2022 amid extreme temperatures
Meanwhile, Texas governor Greg Abbot has a plan to end water breaks for construction workers.
Rolling Stone » Donald Trump’s former secretary of defense, Mark Esper, thinks that the ex-president should not be in charge of the country’s most closely-held information, considering he was storing classified documents at his resort, as alleged in a federal indictment filed earlier this month.
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