Harlingen rejects plan to restrict car washes amid boom


by The Monitor

The Monitor— Earlier this week, city commissioners rallied against a proposal requiring new car washes to get special use permits to operate amid concerns they’re wasting water during a shortage while posing traffic hazards.

Yahoo Finance—Tesla stock pops on plans to ramp up affordable car plans. Tesla (TSLA) reported first quarter results that missed analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines. Adjusted earnings per share of $0.45 fell short of the $0.52 Wall Street was expecting. Revenue of $21.3 billion fell short of the estimated $22.3 billion. Operating income also missed, $1.17 billion versus the $1.53 billion estimate. However, the company said it plans to accelerate the launch of new models, including a more affordable one. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Jared Blikre are...

Carscoops—Ford F-150 Lightning Crashes Into 7 Cars At Michigan Car Wash. The driver hit the accelerator pedal and sent three tons of electrified F-Series into several cars waiting for a wash

The Center Square—Biden plans to reschedule cannabis, easing restrictions. (The Center Square) – President Joe Biden's administration plans to ease federal restrictions on cannabis by reclassifying the drug for the first time in half a century. The Biden administration plans to announce an interim rule soon reclassifying the drug for the first time since the Controlled Substances Act was enacted more than 50 years ago, according to media reports confirmed by NBC News. For decades, cannabis has been classified as a Schedule I drug, a...