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  MS. PSAKI:  Okay.  Happy Earth Day, everyone.  And joining us in the Briefing Room for the second time — I told you they’d come back and take more questions; I deliver on my promises — is National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry.   We’re, of course, very excited to have them here.  After their short remarks, they will be able to take just a few questions because they have a busy Climate Summit under way.       On day one, President Biden fulfilled his promise to rejoin the Paris Agreement.  And as part of reentering the P...

Wed April 21, 2021 - West Edition #9 Rebuild SoCal The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released its 2021 Report Card for America's Infrastructure. The report, published once every four years, gave the United States a C- overall grade — up from a D+ in 2017 — marking the first time in two decades that the country has received a grade in the C range. However, the overall grade still means that the nation's infrastructure is "in mediocre condition, has deficiencies and needs attention." U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said that the report card results "tell us s...

SpaceX’s new Starlink satellite internet service is in a very limited beta testing period right now, but the company is already thinking ahead: as first noted by CNBC, SpaceX has filed an application with the FCC for Starlink components that would allow the service to work on moving vehicles. Big moving vehicles, that is — Elon Musk tweeted that the existing Starlink terminals are too big for Tesla’s vehicles, and the idea is targeted at planes, RVs, trucks, and ships. Not connecting Tesla cars to Starlink, as our terminal is much too big. This is for aircraft, ships, large trucks & R...

Biden seemed like a safe choice. But so far he might as well be wearing a T-shirt saying, 'Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.'

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