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Connecticut transportation officials have yet to make a decision on purchasing additional electric buses after a fire that destroyed one of the CTtransit bus last month, which officials say was the first of its kind involving a battery-powered bus in Connecticut. Meanwhile, some Republicans are pointing to the incident to call for a moratorium on the state’s plans to move away from its existing fleet of diesel buses. The exact cause of the fire, which completely engulfed the decommissioned bus, sending two transit workers to the hospital for smoke inhalation, remains under investigation by both state and federal authorities, with…

BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and Wall Street futures edged lower on Monday as investors looked to this week’s Federal Reserve conference for signs of more possible U.S. rate hikes to cool rising inflation . London and Frankfurt opened lower. Tokyo and Hong Kong declined. Shanghai, the only major market to advance, gained after China’s central bank cut a rate that affects mortgage costs. Oil prices fell more than $1.50 a barrel. Investors are eyeing the Fed’s annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, after minutes from the US central bank’s July board meeting last week confirmed plans to raise rates…

The NSW Government has announced an “ambitious” plan to build a retail and office precinct over the Central Station rail yard in Sydney, with retailers hailing efforts to revive the CBD’s footfall. The Sydney Central Station masterplan is expected to deliver a retail, dining and residential destination, with a public square and parks, office space and new connections to the city. National Retail Association (NRA) chief executive Dominique Lamb said the precinct was an opportunity for NSW businesses, workers and consumers to put the pandemic behind them. “The city-shaping vision for Central Station will hugely revitalize CBD businesses by increasing…

The summer of 2022 has certainly turned out to be another hot and dry one in the Inland Northwest. As of yesterday, Coeur d’Alene has had 25 days with temperatures at or above 90 degrees. We also had four consecutive afternoons with readings above 100 degrees, which occurred July 28-31. Since the stretch of 90 degree temperatures began on July 23rd, despite a 79 degree day on August 5th, our average high has been about 93 degrees. Our average high temperature since the first day of summer, which was June 21st, has been 83 degrees. In 2015, it was very…

Fired last fall as CEO of Manchester Community College, Nicole Esposito subsequently sued the Connecticut State College and University System, alleging gender discrimination and a host of other issues, including violations of her First Amendment and equal protection rights. Today he returns to his role, with a payment and other concessions from the CSCU system. “I look forward to returning and continuing to provide the best possible experience for Manchester Community College students, as well as everyone else who is part of the MCC community,” Esposito said in a statement through his legal counsel. Esposito filed a lawsuit in August…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – According to Russian state television, the future of regions of Ukraine captured by Moscow’s forces is almost decided: Referendums to join Russia will soon be held there, and the happy residents who were abandoned by Kyiv be able to prosper in peace. The Kremlin actually appears to be in no rush to seal the deal on the southern Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and the eastern provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk, although the officials it installed there have already announced plans to vote to join Russia. As the war in Ukraine approaches six months, Moscow…