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This Week in Transportation News: 12 Stories You Need to See

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Friday, August 18, 2023

NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the auto and transportation industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire.
  • To help journalists covering the auto and transportation industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
  • The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story.
  • Range Using NASA-Proven Thrusters
    The Epiphany™ Transporter evokes dreams of Aladdin's Magic Carpet, providing fast, door-to-door, airborne transportation with VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) capability.

Canoo Finalizes Incentive Package with Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation

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Monday, August 14, 2023

JUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Canoo (NASDAQ: GOEV), a leading high-tech advanced mobility company, announced it has finalized today agreements on workforce and economic development incentives from the state of Oklahoma and the Cherokee Nation for its vehicle assembly and battery module manufacturing plants in Oklahoma City and Pryor, respectively. The estimated combined value of the incentive agreements is up to $113 million over 10 years.  The agreements require the company to meet job creation and investment targets.

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  • The estimated combined value of the incentive agreements is up to $113 million over 10 years.
  • Canoo also signed on-the-job training agreements with the Cherokee Nation.
  • Under these agreements, the Cherokee Nation is committed to working with Canoo to identify skilled workers within their reservation to staff the battery module manufacturing facility in Pryor.
  • Aquila adds that Canoo is accessing long-established incentive programs available to any business that meets eligibility criteria set by tribal and state governments.

Lenovo's Work For Humankind creates lasting impact in communities across the globe

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

It's a simple yet profound idea that plans for the future while allowing us to leave a positive impact on those who come after us.

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  • It's a simple yet profound idea that plans for the future while allowing us to leave a positive impact on those who come after us.
  • In 2022, community volunteers brought Lenovo technology to residents on Robinson Crusoe Island in the South Pacific.
  • The Work For Humankind island partnership also captured essential data on the Pink-footed Shearwater, a native bird whose ecosystem was threatened.
  • It's my hope we leave a lasting legacy through the power of kindness and collaboration, fueled by technology, and embraced by people across the globe.

The World Series of Poker® Appoints PokerOrg As Official Media Partner For WSOP® Circuit Tour

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Monday, July 24, 2023

LAS VEGAS, July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PokerOrg, the fast-growing poker news source, will bring its modern, player-obsessed, social-first and vibrant style of live event poker news coverage to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) circuit stops for the fast-approaching 2023/2024 season as the Official Media Partner of WSOP Circuit Tour, it was announced today.

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  • LAS VEGAS, July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PokerOrg, the fast-growing poker news source, will bring its modern, player-obsessed, social-first and vibrant style of live event poker news coverage to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) circuit stops for the fast-approaching 2023/2024 season as the Official Media Partner of WSOP Circuit Tour, it was announced today.
  • "Poker boom 2.0 is in full swing and we're proud the WSOP Circuit has evolved into the most played tournament series in the world", said Ty Stewart, Executive Director of the World Series of Poker.
  • We're thrilled PokerOrg has made the commitment to become the primary media partner of the WSOP Circuit."
  • "WSOP Circuit players have been underserved in media coverage for too long and PokerOrg is eager to bring a fresh new approach to live poker coverage," said Eric Hollreiser, CEO of PokerOrg.

CANOO ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF PARTNERSHIP WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT TO FURTHER DEVELOP NEW HIGH-POWER BATTERY PACK

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Monday, July 10, 2023

JUSTIN, Texas, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Canoo Technologies (NASDAQ: GOEV), an advanced mobility company, announced today that the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) significantly expanded the scope of its previously announced partnership. 

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  • This announcement further DIU's Jumpstart for Advanced Battery Standardization (JABS) program ( DoD Prototyping Commercial Batteries To Electrify Future Military Platforms (diu.mil) .
  • JABS accelerates "form-fit-function battery standards for defense" by using proven and protected commercial EV battery technologies for military use.
  • "We are honored to deepen our collaboration with the Department of Defense," says Tony Aquila.
  • Designed for flexibility, modularity, and compatibility, Canoo's battery system is future proofed in its capability to incorporate the latest advancements of battery technology.

Six must-read summer fiction books – reviewed by our experts

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

Summer is here and many people have more time to read. Whether you’re looking for a steamy read for the beach, a twisty mystery to pass the time on a long train journey or an engrossing work of historical fiction to accompany you to the park, our experts in literature have you covered with a series of recommendation’s of novels released in 2023.1. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusShe writes: “Fuel for learning” and “Don’t automatically let the boys win” on slips of paper tucked in beside the sandwiches.

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Summer is here and many people have more time to read. Whether you’re looking for a steamy read for the beach, a twisty mystery to pass the time on a long train journey or an engrossing work of historical fiction to accompany you to the park, our experts in literature have you covered with a series of recommendation’s of novels released in 2023.

1. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

    • She writes: “Fuel for learning” and “Don’t automatically let the boys win” on slips of paper tucked in beside the sandwiches.
    • Throughout the book Zott points out the inequalities she suffers because of her gender with a cutting matter-of-factness that boils everything down to chemistry.
    • Garmus has created a love story that defies the tropes and presents a powerful woman attacking life on her own terms.

2. Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto, translated by Jesse Kirkwood

    • So it should be little surprise that a novel which starts on 13 January on Platform 13 of a Japanese railway station soon takes a sinister turn.
    • A couple of corpses are found splayed side-by-side on a remote beach, the tableau suggestive of a love suicide.
    • Matsumoto’s slimline novel has become a classic in his native Japan since its 1958 publication.

3. The Three Dahlias by Katy Watson

    • Little do they know they have walked into what will quickly become a real-life murder mystery.
    • An unusual aspect of this whodunit is that it follows the detectives closely, something avoided by the classic detective novel to maintain mystery until the end.
    • The ingenious structure of The Three Dahlias resolves this problem by having three detectives, each hiding details but also acting in turn as Sherlock’s sidekick Watson to the others.

4. Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery

    • Nicole Flattery’s first novel, Nothing Special, is somewhat more anchored in reality than her debut short story collection, Show them a Good Time, which was a series of oddball vignettes, witty and disturbing in turn.
    • The story begins in 1966 and charts the journey of high-school dropout Mae, who finds herself employed as a typist at Andy Warhol’s studio, The Factory.
    • Like Mae, the reader cannot help but be seduced by the sordidly appealing world which Flattery evokes.

5. Four Seasons in Japan by Nick Bradley

    • Armchair travellers can readily picture Tokyo – vibrant with neon lights and pulsing with nightlife – but in his latest love letter to the country, Nick Bradley takes the slow train to rural Japan.
    • Flo, an American character who first appeared in his bestseller The Cat and the City, chances upon an
      intriguing novel, Sound of Water.
    • We read her translation as she grapples with some of the issues of failure and freedom shared by its main character, Kyo.

6. The Cherokee Rose: A Novel of Gardens and Ghosts by Tiya Miles

    • This inspiring, moving and deeply spiritual “dual time” novel is loosely based upon research by the historian Tiya Miles, who introduces readers to the often-overlooked ownership of enslaved people by Native Americans.
    • She deftly guides the reader through this complex history via the lives of three strong, contemporary women: Jinx, Cheyenne and Ruth.
    • Their interests in the former plantation (the Cherokee Rose) leads them to Georgia during a time of upheaval.

What is the difference between nationalism and patriotism?

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

The words nationalism and patriotism are sometimes used as synonyms, such as when Trump and his supporters describe his America First agenda.

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  • The words nationalism and patriotism are sometimes used as synonyms, such as when Trump and his supporters describe his America First agenda.
  • But many political scientists, including me, don’t typically see those two terms as equivalent – or even compatible.
  • There is a difference, and it’s important, not just to scholars but to regular citizens as well.

Devotion to a people

    • A nation is a group of people who share a history, culture, language, religion or some combination thereof.
    • A country, which is sometimes called a state in political science terminology, is an area of land that has its own government.
    • A nation-state is a homogeneous political entity mostly comprising a single nation.
    • Some of those groups are formally recognized by the federal government, such as the Navajo Nation and the Cherokee Nation.
    • Scholars understand nationalism as exclusive, boosting one identity group over – and at times in direct opposition to – others.

Devotion to a place

    • In contrast to nationalism’s loyalty for or devotion to one’s nation, patriotism is, per the same dictionary, “love for or devotion to one’s country.” It comes from the word patriot, which itself can be traced back to the Greek word patrios, which means “of one’s father.” In other words, patriotism has historically meant a love for and devotion to one’s fatherland, or country of origin.
    • Patriotism encompasses devotion to the country as a whole – including all the people who live within it.
    • Nationalism refers to devotion to only one group of people over all others.

Nationalism vs. patriotism

    • Adolf Hitler’s rise in Germany was accomplished by perverting patriotism and embracing nationalism.
    • After World War II, President Harry Truman signed the Marshall Plan, which would provide postwar aid to Europe.
    • Rather, he viewed the “principal concern of the people of the United States” to be “the creation of conditions of enduring peace throughout the world.” For him, patriotically putting the interests of his country first meant fighting against nationalism.

Rescue Village announces the appointment of six new board members.

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Friday, June 9, 2023

CLEVELAND and AKRON, Ohio, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rescue Village appointed six new members to the board of trustees, bringing the total number of trustees to sixteen.

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  • CLEVELAND and AKRON, Ohio, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rescue Village appointed six new members to the board of trustees, bringing the total number of trustees to sixteen.
  • These additions to the Board of Trustees come at a pivotal time as Rescue Village prepares for its next strategic planning process and the enhanced programs and new projects that will follow.
  • Board of Trustees President Carrie Radivoyevitch stated, "I'm thrilled to welcome this extraordinary group of professionals to Rescue Village's board.
  • Not only are they highly skilled, but they also bring different perspectives and a common passion for Rescue Village's mission.

National Native Scholarship Providers Statement on Right to Wear Tribal Regalia at Graduations

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Its passage would have ensured Native students in all Oklahoma public schools would be permitted to wear tribal regalia at high school graduations and other ceremonies throughout the state.

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  • Its passage would have ensured Native students in all Oklahoma public schools would be permitted to wear tribal regalia at high school graduations and other ceremonies throughout the state.
  • At public institutions, the right of an individual to wear regalia is protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
  • “This bill, which would have allowed all Native American students in Oklahoma to wear tribal regalia at school ceremonies, is not controversial.
  • To help students achieve favorable outcomes with requests to wear regalia at graduation, the American Indian College Fund published a guide for students to request wearing tribal regalia at graduation ceremonies.

VICI Properties Inc. Announces First Quarter 2023 Results

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Monday, May 1, 2023

VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI) (“VICI Properties” or the “Company”), an experiential real estate investment trust, today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

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  • VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI) (“VICI Properties” or the “Company”), an experiential real estate investment trust, today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • VICI’s international expansion opens up a new frontier of investment opportunities as VICI aims to be an owner of premier global experiential real estate.
  • AFFO per share was $0.53 for the quarter, an increase of 18.6% compared to $0.44 for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
  • In March 2023, the Company entered into two forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $250.0 million.