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These families are living car-free and the benefits surprised them – The Washington Post

by dldamore

These families are living car-free and the benefits surprised them – The Washington Post:

 

“Just 8.4 percent of U.S. households own no cars, and 33.3 percent own just one vehicle.”

*Wonder what the age and demographics are. Is is mostly old and young people without cars? How many people from 22-62 are without cars? Where do they live and how accessable are supermarkets, pharmacies, public transportation …  to them? How does rideshareing impact people seeing zero car as an option? How much money are people saving with the substitute options?

James David Rogers sentenced to prison for threats against Eva LaRue – The Washington Post

by dldamore

James David Rogers sentenced to prison for threats against Eva LaRue – The Washington Post:

The FBI caught on to Rogers’s trail after taking DNA found on the envelope of one of his letters and running it through a genetic genealogy database, according to CNN. That gave agents a list of the suspect’s relatives and led them to a small town in Ohio where they surveilled Rogers. After he threw an Arby’s bag in a dumpster, agents collected it and matched DNA from a soda straw to what they’d found on the letter, CNN reported.

Tips for finding travel deals – The Washington Post

by dldamore

Tips for finding travel deals – The Washington Post:

if you’re looking for a discounted cruise or vacation package, a big-box store probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind. Maybe it should be. Wholesale stores such as Sam’s Club and Costco have earned reputations for offering deep discounts, particularly during the pandemic, according to deal experts.
“The deals posted to their website tend to be anywhere from 10 to 30 percent less,” says Andrea Woroch, a Bakersfield, Calif.-based budget travel expert.

Minnesota faces largest private sector nurses strike in U.S. history – The Washington Post

by dldamore

Minnesota faces largest private sector nurses strike in U.S. history – The Washington Post:

For years, hospitals in the United States have faced understaffing problems. A surge in demand and increased safety risks for nurses during the pandemic accelerated those trends. The number of health-care workers in the United States has still not recovered to its pre-pandemic levels, down 37,000 workers compared with February 2020.

White House scrambles to avert looming railroad strike – The Washington Post

by dldamore

White House scrambles to avert looming railroad strike – The Washington Post:

The freight industry has warned that the strike would shut down 30 percent of the country’s freight and “halt most passenger and commuter rail services.” A freight railroad shutdown could “devastate” Amtrak operations, according to the Association of American Railroads, with roughly half of commuter rail systems running at least partially on tracks or rights of way owned by freight railroads.

Norman Mineta, transportation secretary who helped create TSA, dies at 90 – The Washington Post

by dldamore

Norman Mineta, transportation secretary who helped create TSA, dies at 90 – The Washington Post:

The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 authorized $20,000 in reparations for each surviving internee; it passed with support from both parties and served as an official recognition that the incarceration of Japanese Americans was wrong, a result of “race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership,” as a presidential panel had concluded.

Was unaware of this.