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In the days after the deadly, pro-Trump insurrection attempt at the US Capitol, we continue to learn alarming new details about the January 6 attack as well as the potential for additional violence tied to next week’s inauguration of Joe Biden. Here’s what you need to know about the January 6 insurrection, the security threats related to Inauguration Day, and what federal and local leaders are doing to keep the city safe.
Missed warning
Though a senior FBI official has claimed earlier that the bureau had no prior knowledge that Pro-Trump extremists might seek to harm anyone at last week’s protests,
Five lonely wind turbines spin in the state waters off the coast of Rhode Island. They’re the entirety of the Block Island Wind Farm, the United States’ only commercial-scale offshore wind facility currently in service, with an installed capacity of just 30 megawatts.
By contrast, on-land renewables are growing. We’ve installed more than 100 gigawatts of onshore wind capacity and 89 gigawatts of solar.
The Block Island project, completed in 2016, remains a monument to possibility, though. And it’s one that’s about to be realized.
Admittedly, no new commercial-scale offshore wind energy projects will break water this year in the United States. Despite that, the industry is poised for a big year. And we desperately need it, experts say.
Jan 13, 2021
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that HotelTonight has also canceled all reservations.
Airbnb and its subsidiary HotelTonight will not allow those hoping to attend the inauguration in the Washington, D.C. metro area to use its services. The home-sharing service announced on Wednesday that in light of official guidance, it will cancel all existing reservations and prevent any new reservations in the Washington, D.C. metro area around the Jan. 20 inauguration date.
More than a Dozen Unions and Associations Representing 48,000+ Educators Unite in National Day of Resistance
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, in a national day of action, the leaders of more than a dozen unions and associations representing more than 48,000 public school teachers and educators across multiple school districts in the greater Washington, DC region united together behind the demand for a shared set of reopening standards to protect students.