Tesla sales fall for second straight quarter despite price cuts, but decline not as bad as expected

Tesla sales fall for second straight quarter despite price cuts, but decline not as bad as expected

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s global sales fell for the second straight quarter despite price cuts and low-interest financing offers, another sign of weakening demand for the company’s products and electric vehicles overall. The Austin, Texas, company said Tuesday that it sold 443,956 vehicles from April through June, down 4.8% from 466,140 sold the same period

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Flying objects and shrunken heads: World UFO Day feted amid surge in sightings, government denials

Flying objects and shrunken heads: World UFO Day feted amid surge in sightings, government denials

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — For those of you who don’t celebrate World UFO Day, consider this: A former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer told Congress last summer about a government program that retrieves and reverse engineers unidentified flying objects. The Mexican Congress held an unprecedented session in September during which supposed mummies were presented as

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Judge’s ruling protects migrant shelter on US-Mexico border and accuses Texas of harassment

Judge’s ruling protects migrant shelter on US-Mexico border and accuses Texas of harassment

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A judge blasted efforts by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to shutter one of the oldest and largest migrant shelters on the U.S.-Mexico border in a scathing ruling Tuesday, accusing the Republican of “outrageous” conduct over his claims that the shelter encourages migrants to enter the country illegally. Judge Francisco X.

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