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Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Haley Stevens launches Senate bid in Michigan
Rep. Haley Stevens is making her long-awaited Senate bid in Michigan official with a nod to her first car. 'I'm running for Senate because just like that day I got these keys to that old Cutlass, we have the power to chart our own path. I'm proud of Michigan and I'll never get tired of saying it. It would be my honor to fight for you in the Senate,' she said in a video announcement released Tuesday morning. Stevens is touting her background in the auto industry in the manufacturing-heavy state. Her announcement video features her role as a top aide on President Barack Obama's auto rescue task force — and an old video of Obama talking about her. She's also suggesting she'll emphasize an economic message in the race, saying that Michiganders are getting 'more chaos' while facing higher prices and increased housing costs. A prodigious fundraiser, Stevens had quietly been making moves this year towards a bid to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, but she'll be entering a crowded Democratic field to replace him. State Sen. Mallory McMorrow and Abdul El-Sayed, the former director of Wayne County's Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, are already running, with former Michigan state House Speaker Joe Tate is also expected to declare his candidacy. Other top-tier Democrats like former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet opted not to join the race, leading many Democrats to see the contest as wide open. Stevens is now likely to occupy a more centrist lane in the race as compared to her declared and expected competitors, drawing from her current position as the current chair of the political arm of the New Democrat Coalition. El-Sayed and McMorrow have positioned themselves as political outsiders, with El-Sayed winning the endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). She has previously backed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, while other Democrats like McMorrow have openly said they would oppose him continuing in his leadership role over his handling of a GOP-backed government funding bill. Stevens is no stranger to tough races. She flipped a seat in Detroit's northwestern suburbs in 2018, though redistricting after 2020 made it bluer. That redistricting cycle then forced her into a bruising member-on-member primary against Rep. Andy Levin, a member of a storied Michigan political dynasty. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee spent heavily for Stevens in her 2022 primary, fueling fears among some Democrats that the deep-pocketed group could get involved in the Senate primary this year, too, and reopen deep Democratic divisions over Israel and Gaza. Michigan is also likely to be one of the most hotly contested Senate battlegrounds this cycle. Republicans see it as a pickup opportunity after President Donald Trump won the state in 2024, and former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, who narrowly lost the Senate race to Democrat Elissa Slotkin last year to replace retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow, is already running again. Rep. Bill Huizenga has also been floated as a potential GOP candidate.
Politico
22-04-2025
- Automotive
- Politico
Haley Stevens launches Senate bid in Michigan
Rep. Haley Stevens is making her long-awaited Senate bid in Michigan official with a nod to her first car. 'I'm running for Senate because just like that day I got these keys to that old Cutlass, we have the power to chart our own path. I'm proud of Michigan and I'll never get tired of saying it. It would be my honor to fight for you in the Senate,' she said in a video announcement released Tuesday morning. Stevens is touting her background in the auto industry in the manufacturing-heavy state. Her announcement video features her role as a top aide on President Barack Obama's auto rescue task force — and an old video of Obama talking about her. She's also suggesting she'll emphasize an economic message in the race, saying that Michiganders are getting 'more chaos' while facing higher prices and increased housing costs. A prodigious fundraiser, Stevens had quietly been making moves this year towards a bid to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, but she'll be entering a crowded Democratic field to replace him. State Sen. Mallory McMorrow and Abdul El-Sayed, the former director of Wayne County's Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, are already running, with former Michigan state House Speaker Joe Tate is also expected to declare his candidacy. Other top-tier Democrats like former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet opted not to join the race, leading many Democrats to see the contest as wide open. Stevens is now likely to occupy a more centrist lane in the race as compared to her declared and expected competitors, drawing from her current position as the current chair of the political arm of the New Democrat Coalition. El-Sayed and McMorrow have positioned themselves as political outsiders, with El-Sayed winning the endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). She has previously backed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, while other Democrats like McMorrow have openly said they would oppose him continuing in his leadership role over his handling of a GOP-backed government funding bill. Stevens is no stranger to tough races. She flipped a seat in Detroit's northwestern suburbs in 2018, though redistricting after 2020 made it bluer. That redistricting cycle then forced her into a bruising member-on-member primary against Rep. Andy Levin, a member of a storied Michigan political dynasty. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee spent heavily for Stevens in her 2022 primary, fueling fears among some Democrats that the deep-pocketed group could get involved in the Senate primary this year, too, and reopen deep Democratic divisions over Israel and Gaza. Michigan is also likely to be one of the most hotly contested Senate battlegrounds this cycle. Republicans see it as a pickup opportunity after President Donald Trump won the state in 2024, and former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, who narrowly lost the Senate race to Democrat Elissa Slotkin last year to replace retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow, is already running again. Rep. Bill Huizenga has also been floated as a potential GOP candidate.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Retreat Into Solid Luxury with 1978 Olds Cutlass Supreme Brougham
General Motors put Oldsmobile's neck on the chopping block in 2004, which wasn't so long after the period during which the Oldsmobile Cutlass reigned Supreme—get it?—as the best-selling car in the United States: the 1975 through 1981 model years. The Cutlass was downsized for 1978, but that didn't stop Americans from buying better than a half-million examples of the somewhat smaller Olds. Here's a magazine advertisement for the upscale 1978 Cutlass Supreme Brougham two-door, with plenty of cushy velour inside and a padded landau roof up top.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Yahoo
NYPD patrol car beloved cop was executed in by drug deal was left for ruin— until now
The bullet-scarred patrol car of NYPD Officer Eddie Byrne — who was executed by a drug dealer as he sat inside — will be brought back to life by some of the cops who were on duty that night 40 years ago, The Post has learned. The estimated $30,000 restoration effort is a labor of love for about a dozen retired officers who will ask the NYPD to install the car at the Police Academy in Queens so young cops can learn about Byrne, 22, who was guarding the home of a witness in a drug dealer's criminal case on Feb. 26, 1988, when he was murdered. 'They wanted to make every police officer afraid to do the dangerous job we do,' Detectives Endowment Association President Scott Munro, whose union is helping to fund the work, said. 'It didn't work. This car tells everyone everywhere that each of us carries Eddie Byrne with us every day.' The hole from the bullet that tore through the passenger's side door will remain on the vehicle as a symbol of Byrne's sacrifice. As it was held as possible evidence, the blue 1987 Chevy Caprice sat in a Red Hook warehouse for about a decade — during which it was damaged by floodwaters from Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and scorched by a fire 10 years later. Today, the patrol car has faded to light blue, and its roof and hood have turned a rusty orange hue. Its tires have been worn away by being dragged by a forklift for inspection, since it no longer runs. 'The roof has caved in on itself from being exposed to the elements for the past 20 years,' said retired Detective Jay Caputo, one of the cops leading the preservation effort. 'The taillights melted and the light bar on top melted from the fire,' Caputo said as he pointed to the car's roof when a reporter visited the Erie Basin Auto Pound in Brooklyn on Wednesday. 'God must still be watching over Eddie, because the car still stands,' added Caputo. Retired NYPD Det. Michael Siraco, who left the job in 2005, and Det. Sgt. Jon Schwartz, who left in 2010, were on duty that night and are among the 10-12 retired NYPD and Nassau County cops who will be working on it after it's moved to a shop in Long Island. 'I was doing the midnight when I heard a radio run come over of a cop shot in the 103 precinct,' Siraco said, recalling the night Byrne was killed. He and other cops immediately started hunting for the suspects. 'We were looking for a Cutlass,' he said. 'At the time, I didn't know that Eddie passed away.' Schwartz had just gotten off work but returned upon hearing a brother-in-blue had been shot. 'We turned Queens upside down looking for these guys,' Schwartz said. Eventually, the four killers, Philip Copeland, Todd Scott, Scott Cobb, and David McClary, were caught and eventually imprisoned. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch pointed out that Byrne 'was just 22-years-old when his life was taken while protecting New Yorkers.' ''The restoration of Officer Byrne's patrol car will serve as a tribute to his sacrifice and the NYPD's commitment to never forget the memory of our fallen officers,' the commissioner said. The work will be funded by donations from The NYPD Police Foundation and the Detectives Endowment Association.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Saronic unveils plans for autonomous shipyard
Texas-based Saronic Technologies announced Tuesday it raised $600 million in private funding to build an autonomous shipyard it's calling Port Alpha. The company plans to use the facility to grow its fleet of medium- and large-class autonomous surface vessels amid demand from the Pentagon for more drones of all kinds, including ships. 'It is going to be the most advanced shipyard in the world,' CEO Dino Mavrookas told reporters. 'We're going to build it right here in America. We're going to build it from the ground up.' Saronic hasn't yet picked a site for Port Alpha, but the company is working with state governments throughout the U.S. to find the right fit. Texas and the Gulf Coast are among the regions the firm is closely exploring, according to Mavrookas. The company declined to offer specifics on how much the project would cost, saying only that it planned to funnel 'billions and billions of dollars' toward the effort over its lifecycle. Mavrookas would not commit to a timeline for when the facility would open its doors, but said he expects it to be operating 'well within five years.' 'This is not something that we're just thinking about,' he said. 'Our goal is to get it open as fast as possible with shipbuilding production lines, rolling things out and into the water.' Founded in 2022, Saronic has raised more than $850 million and is valued at $4 billion. In just three years, the firm has developed three uncrewed vessels: Spyglass, Cutlass and Corsair — a 24-foot-long boat that it unveiled last October. The company sees its systems as a solution to the U.S. Defense Department's push for more uncrewed systems and Port Alpha as a means for boosting the Navy's shipbuilding capacity. The service's latest 30-year shipbuilding plan calls for 381 battle force ships — an increase from its current fleet of 295 — and an additional 134 unmanned surface vessels over that time period, including 40 large-sized vessels. The service is also pushing toward a fully operational unmanned fleet by the mid-to-late 2030s. At the same time, the Navy's shipbuilders are struggling to maintain cost and schedule requirements, many of them years behind on delivering due to a number of factors, including a shrinking workforce and a lagging supply chain. Asked whether he expects Port Alpha to put additional strain on that base, Rob Lehman, Saronic's chief commercial officer, said the autonomous vessels the company is building won't rely on the same manufacturing techniques, hardware and workforce that traditional shipbuilders developing manned platforms. 'We're looking at a new class of vessels with a new way of building them, unburdened by some of the constraints that the current shipbuilding industrial base is hindered by,' he said. 'We plan on approaching the Navy with ideas, concepts and capabilities rather than just waiting and being told what to do.'
