President-elect Joe Biden is expected to be a friend to Amtrak following decades of loyal ridership during his time in the US Senate. A Biden presidency could finally see funding for new tunnels under the Hudson River, a project defunded by the Trump administration. An expansion of high-speed rail is also on the table as…
Fauci says it’s ‘obvious’ that it would be ‘better’ for public health if Trump facilitated a smooth transition to Biden
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday on CNN it would be “better” if he and other public health officials were able to work with the Biden transition team. Since he has refused to officially concede his loss in the 2020 presidential election, President Donald…
‘Customers are calling us crying’: scams and soaring prices as Californians move out
Record numbers of residents have been leaving California in recent years, but in 2020 the growth of remote work, the lure of cheaper housing and a summer of unprecedented wildfires has accelerated the trend. As a result, the moving business in San Francisco’s Bay Area is booming, but the surge has come with its own…
iPhone 12 mini teardown shows what Apple shrank to make a tiny flagship
It’s now clear just how Apple stuffed a high-end smartphone into the iPhone 12 mini’s diminutive frame. iFixit has finished a teardown of the 12 mini that reveals just what Apple sacrificed in the name of size. The battery is an expectedly smaller 8.57Wh versus the 10.78Wh in the regular iPhone 12, although that’s still…
World’s largest free trade agreement signed in coup for China
Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries on Sunday signed the world’s biggest free trade deal, seen as a huge coup for China in extending its influence. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) includes 10 Southeast Asian economies along with China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia, with members accounting for around 30 percent of global GDP. First…
Pattern flip to warm up East Coast, chill down West Coast
The weather pattern will bring a week of temperature transitions across the country, having residents from Boston to Dallas to Seattle wondering what season it is. After wintry weather starts off the week in the Northeast, warmer air will return at the end of the week. In the West, wet weather will continue, but cold…
Scientists Destroyed a Nest of Murder Hornets. Here’s What They Learned.
Asian giant hornets — better known as murder hornets — inspired menacing headlines throughout the summer amid warnings that the invasive insects could decimate American honeybee populations. Last month, after various sightings across the Pacific Northwest, officials in Washington state discovered and removed the first known murder hornet nest in the United States. As officials…