Watch: Electric Rivian ute demonstrates impressive wading depth – NZME
The battery-powered ute has no trouble getting through 90cm of water…
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AOC, Tlaib and Pressley urge Biden to replace Fed chair Jerome Powell – Yahoo News
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) are calling on President Biden…
Free flights, points: Virgin Australia’s vaccination competition – Executive Traveller
Virgin will join Qantas in putting prizes up for grabs to encourage Aussies to get vaccinated.
Covid-19: One stuck box of fertiliser shows the global supply chain crisis – Stuff.co.nz
Somewhere in the port of Shanghai sits a container of fertiliser, waiting for a ride to the US.
Customers will need to show COVID vaccine cards or negative tests to enter long list of Oahu businesses – Hawaii News Now
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced the program Monday amid an ongoing surge in new COVID cases in Hawaii that’s threatened…
Christchurch family with baby on the way win $1 million Lotto prize – New Zealand Herald
The couple spent Sunday evening writing a wishlist of how they want to spend the money.
Water In The West: Bankrupt? : The Indicator from Planet Money – NPR
Water is one of the West’s most precious resources, but it’s drying up. We begin a week of the economics of water. Today: Who…
Amazon’s favorite electric vehicle company Rivian is going public – Vox.com
Rivian, which doesn’t have any vehicles on the road yet, is seen as a potential competitor to Tesla.
Alberta to offer booster shots to seniors in care facilities, immunocompromised people – CTV Edmonton
The province will also make Pfizer and Moderna doses available to travellers going somewhere that does not accept AstraZeneca…
Starbucks Workers in Buffalo Seek Union Vote – The New York Times
The organizing campaign, if successful, could upend the company’s labor model. Employees say chronic understaffing has long caused…