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Lagniappe Sunday

Quote: “Auto experts say old-line companies risk becoming obsolete if they don’t learn how to make appealing, profitable electric vehicles, which most executives expect to eventually replace cars that run on gasoline despite the Trump’s administration efforts to promote fossil fuels. Improvements in electric vehicle technology mean that, within a few years, they will be…

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Lagniappe Sunday

Quote: “I saw part of the deck rip away. I heard windows break from every corner. Cracks split the walls. We crashed into something, probably a tree. I don’t know how long it took—ten seconds, maybe fifteen—for the house to come apart.” An eyewitness story of the July 4 Texas flood, from Texas Monthly. Above,…

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Lagniappe Sunday

Take a bow for the great boat and the great video, Bay Weld Boats. Freebird! Quote: “Can Mary explain what effect extending the 2017 tax cuts will have on economic growth AND make her entire segment rhyme? Will Erika be able to overcome her fear of singing and craft a country song about the history…

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