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Rivian shares soar on Volkswagen plan to invest up to $5bn - Financial Times

  1. Rivian shares soar on Volkswagen plan to invest up to $5bn  Financial Times
  2. Rivian stock soars as Volkswagen agrees to invest up to $5 Billion in new joint venture  Yahoo Finance
  3. Volkswagen's Rivian investment is about licensing software, says RBC's Tom Narayan  CNBC
  4. German car maker VW to invest up to $5bn in Tesla rival Rivian  BBC.com
  5. What are these hidden vehicles in Rivian's shareholder letter?  Electrek

BangkokPost.com 

Pickup sales hit by faltering economy

Domestic car sales continue to be a concern, with pure pickup sales plummeting by 40.8% in the first five months of 2024 and likely to keep falling, attributed to a sluggish economy and restricted access to loans, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

TheHill.com 

Lawsuit claims RFK Jr. ineligible to appear on New Jersey ballot

A prominent Democratic election lawyer claimed in a suit that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ineligible for the ballot in New Jersey, adding hurdles to Kennedy’s already difficult effort to gain ballot access in all 50 states. Scott Salmon argued Tuesday that Kennedy’s candidacy violates New Jersey’s “sore loser law,” which bars...

The NBA Live Series Center 

NLSC Podcast #534: Appreciating History, Debunking Narratives

More and more basketball gamers are revisiting the classics, and also stepping back in time with retro season mods, as we did in a fun session with NBA 2K10 using a 1997 roster. This week, we join the community in discussing our increased interest in retro content - whether it's through mods or what's in the game by default - as well as the importance of appreciating history, and debunking ridiculous narratives in real life and on the virtual hardwood alike.

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NPR (npr.org) 

Can't stop the (classical) music

It's Black Music month! This week, Host Brittany Luse invites Howard University professor and trombonist Myles Blakemore to talk about how classical music influenced some of our favorite musicians. They look at how the counterpoint technique of Johann Sebastian Bach may have inspired Nina Simone, and how a love of Genuine can turn into a career in classical music.

Want to be featured on IBAM? Record a voice memo responding to Brittany's question at the end of the episode and send it to ibam@npr.org.

Kfor.com 

Sheriff tells employees to fill out questionnaire or risk firing

The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office is asking its employees to weigh-in on what they think is best for the agency moving forward. Cleveland County Sheriff Chris Amason said he created the survey after employees said they wanted to give their input.

Google.com 

Falcon Heavy launches GOES-U weather satellite - SpaceNews

  1. Falcon Heavy launches GOES-U weather satellite  SpaceNews
  2. Launch Recap: Live updates from the GOES-U Falcon Heavy launch  Florida Today
  3. Live: NOAA GOES-U Satellite Launch - Videos from The Weather Channel  The Weather Channel
  4. SpaceX launches GOES-U mission from Florida atop Falcon Heavy rocket  FOX 35 Orlando
  5. Satellite launches to keep an eye on space weather as solar activity ramps up  CNN