25 m. ago Beta Technologies’ bet on electric flight and Hyundai’s new Tesla charging port comes up short

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Fifteen years ago, I started writing about a little EV startup that was trying to survive even as others failed in the clean tech boom-and-bust cycle. Back […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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36 m. ago S.F. case leads court to strike down part of California sentencing law

S.F. case leads court to strike down part of California sentencing law  San Francisco Chronicle

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40 m. ago Electric aircraft founder Kyle Clark threw out the Silicon Valley playbook

On a cool morning last November, 800 people gathered before sunrise in a South Burlington hangar to witness the maiden flight of Beta Technologies’ first electric aircraft to be built on its new scaled production line. Kyle Clark, Beta’s enigmatic founder and CEO, piloted the Alia CX300 — one of the startup’s two aircraft models […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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49 m. ago Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says 1996 arrest in Iowa shaped advocacy for 'police accountability'

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says 1996 arrest in Iowa shaped advocacy for 'police accountability'  KING5.com

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71 m. ago Seattle mayor confirms past detainment over handgun incident, claims racial profiling

Seattle mayor confirms past detainment over handgun incident, claims racial profiling  KOMO News

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94 m. ago Hey, Black Seattle! founder Kiesha Garrison uses her voice to connect the community

Hey, Black Seattle! founder Kiesha Garrison uses her voice to connect the community  seattlerefined.com

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1 hour ago Seattle school district gets greenlight for major building and renovation projects

Seattle school district gets greenlight for major building and renovation projects  The Seattle Times

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1 hour ago A new cookbook by Seattle’s version of vegan royalty celebrates food and love

A new cookbook by Seattle’s version of vegan royalty celebrates food and love  The Seattle Times

Society

1 hour ago On a new episode of our podcast, our host geeks out over pizza dough

On a new episode of our podcast, our host geeks out over pizza dough  The Seattle Times

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1 hour ago Taking the high road is tough. We want to hear from people who’ve tried it

Taking the high road is tough. We want to hear from people who’ve tried it  The Seattle Times

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1 hour ago WA superintendent tells schools to resist Trump order to end DEI efforts

WA superintendent tells schools to resist Trump order to end DEI efforts  The Seattle Times

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1 hour ago NPR host Adrian Ma remembers his girlfriend who died in D.C. plane crash

NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.

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2 h. ago Chinese community of Greater Seattle to hold fifth annual Chinese Expulsion Remembrance March

Chinese community of Greater Seattle to hold fifth annual Chinese Expulsion Remembrance March  Northwest Asian Weekly

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2 h. ago Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to make announcement on California's High Speed Rail project

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to make announcement on California's High Speed Rail project  ABC7 Los Angeles

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2 h. ago Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell claims racial profiling and misunderstanding in 1996 arrest

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell claims racial profiling and misunderstanding in 1996 arrest  KIRO Seattle

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2 h. ago Washington pair sentenced after deputies find 10,000 fentanyl pills near Grand Island

Washington pair sentenced after deputies find 10,000 fentanyl pills near Grand Island  KSNB

Politics

3 h. ago The success of the Delta Flight 4819 rescue effort highlights the need for coordinated responses

The day after the Delta Flight 4819 crash on Feb. 17 at Toronto Pearson International Airport, the damaged aircraft remained on the runway as the crash investigation ramped up.

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3 h. ago California privacy regulator seeks to fine Florida data broker after huge breach of Social Security numbers

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3 h. ago Menendez brothers discuss 'bullying and trauma' in prison in rare public remarks, new podcast interview

Convicted parental killer Erik Menendez discusses the "trauma and bullying" of his life in a California prison in a new interview from behind bars.

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4 h. ago U.S. transportation secretary to make announcement on California high

U.S. transportation secretary to make announcement on California high-speed rail project  NBC Los Angeles

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