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4 hours ago
- Automotive
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California EV maker to consolidate with Bollinger Motors in Michigan under new name
Mullen Automotive Inc. is putting all of its chips on Bollinger Motors Inc., consolidating operations with the electric truck startup and moving business functions from the West Coast to metro Detroit. The Brea, Calif.-based parent company of Bollinger is moving commercial vehicle operations to Detroit suberb Oak Park and combining Mullen and Bollinger sales, marketing and service operations, the company announced Tuesday. The company will be renamed Bollinger Innovations and update its NASDAQ ticker symbol by Aug. 15. Sign up for the weekly Automotive News Mobility Report newsletter for the latest developments at the intersection of transportation and technology. Mullen was trading at 11 cents per share on July 15, a precipitous decline from a month ago when a second reverse stock split briefly sent its share value climbing. As part of its consolidation, the company touted cash conservation efforts, including the elimination of 155 jobs since January and a $35 million reduction in operating expenses. 'These essential measures position the Company for growth in a challenging environment while working towards becoming cash flow positive,' Mullen CEO David Michery said in a news release. The CEO hinted at the move last month when he told Automotive News affiliate Crain's Detroit Business that Mullen would close its engineering base in Irvine, Calif., and consolidate it to the company's tech center in Troy, where 40-50 employees would be added. 'I want all engineering, all manufacturing, everything in the state of Michigan,' he said at that time. Crain's Detroit inquired with the company about what its footprint will be in Michigan and California following the consolidation. Bollinger's business has sputtered in recent months. The manufacturer of Class 4 electric trucks was forced into receivership after founder and former CEO Robert Bollinger sued the company, seeking to recoup an $11 million loan. While the company exited receivership, it faces major challenges around demand and governmental EV rollbacks. Send us a letter to the editor Have an opinion about this story? Tell us about it and we may publish it in print. Click here to submit a letter to the editor. Sign in to access your portfolio
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4 hours ago
- Sport
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Hot Tigers Prospect Named Candidate to Join Bullpen for 2025 MLB Playoffs Run
Hot Tigers Prospect Named Candidate to Join Bullpen for 2025 MLB Playoffs Run originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Detroit Tigers entered MLB's All-Star Break with the best record in baseball after outdueling the Los Angeles Dodgers for the distinction and placing six players on the American League All-Star roster. This season has been a strong one not just for the parent club but also for the Tigers' minor league affiliates as several prospects have been placed on watch lists by baseball writers during the season. The most recent is a right-handed pitcher who was chosen in the fourth round of 2022's MLB draft (117th overall), a player who has carved out a place for himself on the list of the Tigers' top prospects headed into the second half of the 2025 baseball season. Troy Melton, a 6-foot-4, 210 pound Toledo Mud Hens starting pitcher, was named as Detroit's 'Prospect to Watch' for the second half of the season by Jason Beck of Melton has a 2-3 record in 17 games (16 games started) in 71.1 innings pitched along with 93 strikeouts and a 1.22 WHIP. "The Tigers' aggressive promotion of Jackson Jobe down the stretch last season, from Triple-A Toledo in September to Detroit's bullpen in the final week and into the postseason, shows they're not afraid to give prospects a chance," Beck wrote. "That should create a lot of intrigue around Melton amidst a run of high-strikeout starts since he joined Toledo in June. "He has a big arm and wipeout stuff that could be useful in a bullpen that needs more strikeouts," Beck story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
Japan Times
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Japan Times
Tigers focused on getting back to playoffs and contending for World Series
Even after an exciting, plucky Detroit Tigers team pushed its way into the postseason last year, it would have been far-fetched to predict the production the club has engineered midway through 2025. At 59-38, Detroit owns the majors' best record and sent six All-Stars to Atlanta, the most of any team. And still, it doesn't seem the Tigers are being lauded as the title contenders that their numbers suggest. Detroit, which leads Minnesota by 11½ games in the American League Central, is spearheaded by reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal and his 10-3 record, 2.23 ERA and league-leading 0.83 walks plus hits per innings pitched. Fellow All-Star Riley Greene has blasted 24 home runs, while a solid bullpen has helped the Tigers post four separate five-game winning streaks. For a team on pace to win its most games since 1984 — when the Tigers went 104-58 on the way to the franchise's last World Series triumph — not much matters before October. "The goal, to me, of baseball is to win and win championships," Skubal said during the All-Star week news conference. "So as much as this is an honor, and I appreciate this moment, and I'm going to have a good time over the next couple days, my focus is on winning a championship, and that's what the game's about. So I don't really think that I've accomplished much until I win a championship." Sparking the team's turnaround from the dugout, former World Series champion manager A.J. Hinch knows better than the most of the players in the Tigers' clubhouse what it takes to finish a season as the last team standing. "I am very proud of where we're at, at the midway point of the season," said Hinch, who managed the 2017 Houston Astros to the title. "When you start looking at the series that we've won, there are a lot more series won than lost, so I think we're in a good position to have a very special summer. We just have to do a lot of work to get there. We have a good team. We have a winning team that I'll feel can stack up against anybody." Although the club's All-Star hitters — Greene, Javier Baez, Gleyber Torres and Zack McKinstry combined to go 0-for-8, and Skubal and Casey Mize combined to allow three runs on four hits in 1⅔ innings — the fact that Detroit, which lost 96 games three years ago, had players littered across the field is a testament to the present and future of what Tigers baseball has become.
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Business
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Trump, Noem, Powell and Democrats: 5 takeaways from the Hill Nation Summit
Wednesday's Hill Nation Summit was packed with lawmakers and major figures on both sides of the aisle, and made clear that President Trump has an iron grip on the Republican Party. Republican speakers were notably deferential to and confident in Trump, while Democrats struggling to coalesce around a strategy to come back from their crushing 2024 defeat outlined their own ideas. Here are five takeaways from the summit. Trump is king for GOP Six months into Trump's second term, it is clear that his grip on other Republicans is the strongest it's ever been. Republicans at the Hill Nation Summit gave the president high marks for his term so far — and resisted any hint at criticism. Rep. John James (R-Mich.), who is running for governor, declined to criticize Trump's tariffs despite representing an area heavily dependent on auto manufacturing. 'I have every reason to believe, when I talk to people in my district who are saying, 'We're getting more business than we've ever gotten before' … that's a result of President Trump, a businessman who knows what he's doing,' James said. House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said there was a 'huge distinction' between former President Biden's policies around social media and Trump's pressure campaign on major law firms. 'It's not censorship,' Jordan said, arguing that the firms were not directed to take down particular posts or speech from their websites. House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) said that the pressure Trump exerts on members is actually helpful to help unify Republicans in Congress. 'I think too often we're all carrot and no stick. And I think in life in general, and in business, to many audience members, I think you have to have equal parts carrot and stick, and that's generally the best way to incentivize the outcomes and the behavior we want,' Arrington said. Trump is winning, and his first six months back in office have underscored his willingness to hit back hard at his opponents in either party. The remarks from Republicans on Wednesday suggested they like the winning. But Republicans also aren't interested, for the most part, in getting on the president's bad side. Powell's future hangs over event Did we just say something about staying on Trump's good side? One person who isn't on his good side is Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who is under a severe pressure campaign from the president. In the first hour of the confab, Peter Navarro, the White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, unloaded on Powell at the summit, labeling him the 'worst Fed chair in history' — without, notably, calling for his ouster. 'All I want is a Fed chair who understands how economies work, and Powell ain't that,' he said. 'We're in the endgame now for Powell.' During the event, reports surfaced that Trump, during an Oval Office meeting with House Republicans on Tuesday, indicated that he would likely fire Powell 'soon,' according to a senior White House official. Trump later said it was 'not true' and 'highly unlikely,' but noted 'I don't rule out anything.' One of the GOP lawmakers in the meeting, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), sat down for an interview at the Hill Nation Summit shortly after. Donalds refused to disclose details from the gathering — 'I'm not going to get into the details of that conversation' — but notably said he was not, and likely would never be, in favor of pushing out Powell. 'I'm not there yet, but I'll tell you that the president doesn't rule anything out,' Donalds said. 'It's pretty clear the president is frustrated about where short-term interest rates are.' 'I think the greater issue is Congress being smart with the people's money,' he added. Asked if he would ever get to a place where he believes Powell should be fired, Donalds responded: 'For me, probably won't get to that point.' Democrats debate how to make comeback Democrats attending the Hill Nation Summit all had something to say about how their party can make a comeback and regain power in Washington. But there were some differences over how to do so. Activist David Hogg, 25, who has sought to pressure his party into shifting toward the left and allowing a new generation of leaders to take hold, said it is vital for his party to make big changes. He joked that he was confident he'd eventually win out since he'd 'outlive' many of those on the other side of the debate, and more seriously compared the Democratic Party to the Soviet Union when it came to aging leaders holding on. Other speakers, such as Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.), said they thought age was overrated, even as they said the party needed to rethink some things. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said that one of the problems Democrats are facing is that 'we were way too judgmental' of people who voted for President Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Khanna, a prominent House progressive, recently visited South Carolina, a crucial stop on the road to the Democratic presidential nomination, but said he hadn't made a decision on running for president in 2028. 'Whether I run or whether I get behind someone and have a network that can then support them, I haven't decided,' Khanna said. 'But I do know this: The Democratic Party has not had a compelling economic vision for years. I have a compelling economic vision.' Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) said his state's governor, Gavin Newsom, would be a great 2028 candidate. He also predicted Republicans would pay for their 'big, beautiful' bill's cuts to Medicaid, noting Sen. Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) bill seeking to undo parts of the legislation's Medicaid provisions. 'One thing the bill does is for any Republican that's been saying, 'Oh, these weren't actually cuts to Medicaid,' it shows a lie to that,' Lieu said at the Hill Nation Summit. 'Our messaging is, if you want to elect the same person who voted for the cuts, you can do that, or you can elect a Democrat that's going to stop the cuts.' And while Hogg was pushed out of his unpaid role at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) earlier this year, he said he is still interested in working with the committee in the future, adding that he still has a 'good' relationship with the DNC Chair Ken Martin. 'There's obviously disagreements that we have at the end of the day, but I think that we all still have good relationships. I still have, you know, enormous respect for all my fellow vice chairs, for the other officers of the DNC,' Hogg said. McCarthy opens door to return to politics Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who has joined the speech-giving circuit since he was ousted from the Speakership and left Congress, had previously ruled out taking a role in the Trump administration — but he cracked that door back open at the Hill Nation Summit. Asked if he would be open to serving in the Trump administration or another governmental role, McCarthy said: 'Oh, yeah. I talk to the president often. I will do whatever I can to help this president, I will do whatever I can to help this country be successful.' But McCarthy indicated he is happy, at least for now, with being outside the government. 'I think there's things I do now that do that in a way that I don't have to take a paycheck from the government, I think that's more helpful to the taxpayer,' McCarthy said. 'I don't have to go back into government — but I will always help individuals.' Noem defends, attacks and surprises The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a large enterprise that gives its secretary, Kristi Noem, power and influence over a host of issues. At Wednesday's summit, that was underlined as Noem defended the administration's record, went on offense on immigration and surprised, at least a bit, with some news on security at airports. Noem, commenting on the immigration raid on a California marijuana farm where protesters clashed with federal officers, said, 'We will go places where we know there are known criminals, where we've built a case to go get those individuals.' That signaled Noem and the administration have no intention of backing down on an issue that has been a huge strength of Trump's, though the 'known criminals' part of Trump's wording could also suggest the administration will be less focused on migrants without criminal records who may be working on farms. Noem separately said the Trump administration might not spend all of the money allocated to it to build a wall on the southern border. That funding was included in the tax and spending megabill earlier this month. She said the funding might not need to be spent given the significant drop in border-crossing numbers since President Trump came into office. 'Maybe you don't need all that money for the wall because we've done such a great job securing the border. We'll look at all of that,' Noem told NewsNation's Blake Burman. Noem separately suggested changes could be coming to the size of liquid containers allowed for passengers boarding flights in the United States. Noem said such changes were one of the things the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which reports to Noem, is weighing. 'But I will tell you — I mean the liquids — I'm questioning. So that may be the next big announcement is what size your liquids need to be,' Noem told Burman. 'We're looking at, you know, our scanners.' Noem's comments came about a week after her department, which oversees the TSA, announced travelers flying domestically will be allowed to keep their shoes on while passing through TSA screening. Currently, liquids such as juices, bottled water and coffee as well as aerosols, creams, gels and pastes all less than 3.4 ounces are allowed in carry-on bags. Noem spoke about streamlining the experience for domestic travelers at airports, revealing that DHS is in discussion with 'several' companies about making it happen 'Well, hopefully the future of an airport where I'm looking to go is that you walk in the door with your carry-on suitcase, you walk through a scanner and go right to your flight,' Noem said Wednesday, adding that it could take just 'one' minute to get to the gate. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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5 hours ago
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6 tips to keep kids from getting lost at large public events
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – It's Parenting Connection Tuesday, and 6 News is here for you with tips, strategies, and helpful reminders from local child development experts on how we can be better parents and topic: 6 tips to keep kids from getting lost at large public events. There's a big increase in outdoor public events in the summertime — like carnivals, fairs, and farmers' markets. As many parents and guardians know… when you're at one of these events, it's easy to get distracted — and then before you know it, you're child has wandered off, or large groups of people end up separating you've had this experience, it's the worst feeling ever. Every second you can't see your kid feels like forever… and then the panic starts to set in. An event with hundreds, if not thousands, of people will make a lost child situation even more complicated… So, here are 6 tips to keep kids from getting lost at large public events: Educate your kids on what to do if they get lost. This should include establishing a meeting point. This could be a symbolic place at the event, or your child knows to stay put if they lose sight of you. Choose bright or loud colors for them to wear so they can be spotted more easily. Teach your child how to identify safe people to talk with. This would include a police officer or a worker at the event. Take a fresh picture on your phone of your child before you enter the event. This will greatly help describe what your child looks like if you need to alert others. Write your phone number down on a piece of paper and have your child carry it in his or her pocket. Set clear expectations. Your kids need to understand that when in big crowds, it's important to pay attention and to stay close to you. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
