Virgin Hyperloop One picks West Virginia site for certification center
Virgin Hyperloop One will build a certification center in West Virginia to advance high speed enclosed-pod travel. The project aims to test a 6-mile track and safety facilities across hundreds of acres as part of the electromagnetic levitation concept. Hyperloop, championed by Elon Musk, envisions Chicago to Pittsburgh service in under an hour with commercial use years away.
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Explanations surface on causes of August California outages
A 121 page state report finds no single root cause for the mid August blackouts. Heatwave driven demand, inefficient gas plants, reduced imports, a downed Pacific Northwest line, and evening solar drop all strained CAISO managed grid across about 80 percent of California.
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WTO to be led by a woman for first time
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria and Yoo Myung-hee of South Korea advanced to the final round for WTO director-general. The Geneva body eliminated three other candidates, with a winner to be named by early November amidst past tensions with the United States related to trade.
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JPMorgan Chase pledges 30 billion to close racial wealth gap
JPMorgan Chase announces a five year plan to invest 30 billion dollars to reduce Black and Latino wealth gaps through more mortgages, refinancing, affordable rental housing, and vendor support. The bank aims to finance 40,000 mortgages and assist 20,000 homeowners while expanding access to banking and empowering Black and Latino communities.
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