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NEW YORK, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: IPVA.U) (NYSE: IPVA) (NYSE: IPVA WS) (the “Company”) announced today that Susan L. Decker, Jeffrey Harris and Tracey Brophy Warson were appointed to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) on March 4, 2021, in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. Ms. Decker, Mr. Harris, and Ms. Warson are independent directors. InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp. is led by Chairman and CEO

Bloomberg Tesla Is Plugging a Secret Mega-Battery Into the Texas Grid (Bloomberg) — Elon Musk is getting into the Texas power market, with previously unrevealed construction of a gigantic battery connected to an ailing electric grid that nearly collapsed last month. The move marks Tesla Inc.’s first major foray into the epicenter of the U.S. energy economy.A Tesla subsidiary registered as Gambit Energy Storage LLC is quietly building a more than 100 megawatt energy storage project in… Source link

Patrick Harker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, spoke with Yahoo Finance to discuss challenges to the labor market and where Fed policy is headed next. Below is a transcript of his appearance on March 3, 2021. – BRIAN CHEUNG: Well thank you so much for joining us this afternoon, President Harker. I just want to start off the conversation with broadly speaking, how is the vaccine rollout going in your district? And what do you have as an updated economic outlook as we… Source link

The ongoing union vote at an Amazon (AMZN) warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, has drawn attention in recent days from President Joe Biden, actress Tina Fey, and Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, among many others. Despite the national spotlight, workers at the warehouse continue to endure grueling and unsafe working conditions as well as aggressive anti-union propaganda, said Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which has organized the union drive. “It’s… Source link

The L.A. Times’ recent bombshell investigation of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the non-profit organization that selects Golden Globe winners, revealed allegations of corruption, bullying, and self-dealing to the tune of millions of dollars by members. The report describes HFPA, which has about 90 members, as “struggling to shake its reputation as a group whose awards or nominations can be influenced with expensive junkets and publicity swag.” In spite of the pandemic and its… Source link

Robert Kaplan, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, spoke with Yahoo Finance to discuss the COVID-19 recovery and the future of Fed policy. Below is a transcript of his appearance on Feb. 12, 2021. — BRIAN CHEUNG: There’s no question that we’re not out of the woods yet on the economy, almost 10 million people still sidelined relative to pre-pandemic levels. There’s millions still turning to unemployment insurance, as we saw from the Department of Labor yesterday. So to chat… Source link

Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, spoke with Yahoo Finance to discuss the COVID-19 recovery, economic inequality, and the future of Fed policy. Below is a transcript of his appearance on Feb. 4, 2021. – RAPHAEL BOSTIC: This is a very large was, logistical challenge and one that we really never tried to do before. So I think there’s been a lot of learning. I know here in Atlanta, the counties have really started to understand how to engage with the public, just to… Source link

Posted: Jan 13, 2021 / 09:49 AM EST / Updated: Jan 13, 2021 / 09:49 AM EST (File/Getty) (NEXSTAR) – President Trump’s YouTube channel has been suspended for a minimum of seven days after parent company Google deemed that his videos violated its policies. “After review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed new content uploaded to Donald J. Trump’s channel for violating… Source link

Posted: Jan 13, 2021 / 06:53 AM CST / Updated: Jan 13, 2021 / 06:53 AM CST (File/Getty) President Trump’s YouTube channel has been suspended for a minimum of seven days after parent company Google deemed that his videos violated its policies. “After review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed new content uploaded to Donald J. Trump’s channel for violating our… Source link

by: Nexstar Media Wire, with additional reporting from the Associated Press Posted: Jan 12, 2021 / 09:25 PM PST / Updated: Jan 12, 2021 / 09:25 PM PST President Donald Trump greets his supporters at Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas, on Jan. 12, 2021. (Go Nakamura / Getty Images) President Donald Trump’s YouTube channel has been suspended for a minimum of seven days after parent company Google… Source link