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The national electric vehicle charging network is gaining real ground. Texas recently awarded two hundred twenty six million dollars to build three hundred twenty one new charging stations through the federal NEVI program, while Arizona has opened its first funded station. The Sierra Club is now urging Congress to keep that momentum going by reauthorizing the program in upcoming budget negotiations.
Shifting to the gaming world, Electronic Arts has announced it is cutting roughly four hundred jobs, representing about three percent of its workforce, and shutting down BioWare, the storied studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age. The move came via an internal email following EA's return to private ownership in August, with leadership signaling a sharper focus on higher-margin projects going forward.
And on the legal front, the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to greenlight construction of a border wall through Big Bend in Texas, a stretch that a federal judge had previously blocked. The case raises questions about executive authority, environmental protections, and how far emergency powers can reach into contested public lands.
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