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And raises gas prices for the first time since 1996.

Not yet sure how much of a devaluation yet... I heard 59%

The Tesla Model X just so happens to be the fastest SUV ever; not just American SUV; not just electric SUV—the Model X P90D’s combined (available) horsepower of over 530 from its front and rear motors meeting a claimed 0 to 60 time of just 3.2 seconds makes it the fastest sport utility vehicle ever made. But how does it compare to its equally fully-electric mind-blowing sibling, the Model S P90D (which sits on the same platform)?

To be viable in the mass market for vehicles, an alternative vehicle needs to be competitive with the internal combustion engine (ICE) in three ways. It must have:

1. a price point of about $25,000
2. a record of reliability, and
3. a driving range of at least 300 miles, typical of mid-size sedans.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/woodmackenzie/2016/02/17/is-tesla-about-to-unleash-a-black-swan-on-the-energy-industry/#7dbe0d944104

http://fortune.com/2016/02/17/tesla-referral-program-home-charging/

Tesla’s latest referral program began Tuesday and runs through April 15. Customers who purchase a Model S through a unique referral link and take delivery by April 15 will receive a $1,200 credit towards the cost of installing a home EV charger applied to the purchase price. The credit should cover the bulk of the cost to install home charging.

The company recommends installing a NEMA 14-50 outlet or a Tesla Wall Connector, a hard-wired charging station, to prepare for home charging. The average NEMA 14-50 installation is between $1,000 and $2,000, according to Tesla. The Wall Connector costs $750.

Tesla owners are allowed up to three referrals. Each qualified referral gives the referrer a chance to win in a drawing. One referrer will win a Ludicrous P90D Model X and an all-expense trip for two to tour Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s other company, SpaceX in Hawthorne, Calif. Five referrers will win a tour for two of SpaceX, including travel and accommodations.

Isn't the Catholic Church one of the main shareholders of many large corporations using such "slave labor"? I bet there is evidence out there of this.... 

Nevermind their own history of enslavement of entire indigenous populations 

Pope Francis has again lambasted treatment of workers in the global market system, bluntly declaring to day laborers and their employers in a meeting here Wednesday that "God will hold accountable the slavers of our day.

Germany calls for a no-fly zone in northern Syria which could, among other things, reduce the number of displaced Syrians. Similar requests have been made by Turkeyand others throughout the 5-year-old war. Russia rejects this strategy without Syria's consent.

Experts confirm the discovery of a lost Spanish settlement in Florida from an expedition led by Tristan de Luna.

An Iraqi Air Force helicopter is shot down by ISIL near Amiriyah Fallujah, Al Anbar Governorate, killing at least one crew member and wounding another.

Iraqi authorities are searching for "highly dangerous" radioactive material stolen from aWeatherford International oilfield services facility near Basra in November 2015. Authorities are concerned about its potential use by Islamic State, or the like, to develop adirty bomb weapon.

Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 28 people and injuring 61 others. Authorities believe a car bomb caused the blast. A senior Turkish security source says initial signs indicate that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) are responsible. 

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After more than 200 years, Mozart's and Salieri's lost cantata Per la Ricuperata Salute di Ofelia is discovered in Prague. 

UEFA charges Dmitri Tarasov and his football club Lokomotiv Moscow with improper conduct after Tarasov pulled off his team's jersey to reveal an undershirt that was emblazoned with a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin following Lokomotiv Moscow's loss to Fenerbahçe S.K.on Tuesday. 

Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda says tomorrow’s presidential and parliamentaryelections will be peaceful, and urges all registered citizens to vote. Seven candidates are vying to unseat President Museveni, who has been in office since 1986.

A suicide bomber kills at least 13 recruits at a Yemeni Army base run by forces loyal to ousted President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in the southern port city of Aden. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claim responsibility for the attack. 

Iran says that it plans to increase its crude oil output until it achieves pre-sanction levels, although that contravenes OPEC efforts to restrain output.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin inMoscow. Orbán used the meeting to call for Russia’s relations with the EU to "return to normal", saying "We all are interested in normalizing relationship between Russia and Europe" while Putin described Hungary as an "old and faithful partner"

In the United States, the South Dakota Legislature passes a bill requiring students, even those identifying as transgender, to use the school bathroom corresponding to their gender at birth. It now moves to Governor Dennis Daugaard for his approval or veto.

Apple Inc. says it will appeal a court order to create a backdoor for an iPhone 5c belonging to Syed Farook who conducted the 2015 San Bernardino attack.

Canadian multinational aerospace and transportation company Bombardier Inc. is to cut 7,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years, including over a thousand jobs in the United Kingdom.

Four U.S. F-22 stealth fighters, escorted by other U.S. and South Korean jets, flew low over the Osan Air Base in a show of force following North Korea's recent rocket launch. The Yonhap news agency reported two of these stealth planes will be deployed in South Korea "for a while." 

A report by the Taiwanese Defense Ministry states that China has placed surface-to-air missiles on the disputed Woody Island. Taiwanese President-elect Tsai Ing-wen called on all parties to "exercise self-control based on the principle of peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea," while Harry B. Harris Jr, commander of the US Pacific Fleet, said that such a move would be "a militarisation of the South China Sea in ways" that China's President Xi Jinping had pledged not to make.