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Natural Grocers plans to close its store in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood at the end of the month, pointing to failed attempts to address theft and safety issues at the location. “Despite our investment in security and loss prevention strategies over the years, these factors have continued to challenge our ability to operate our store safely and sustainably, and we have made the difficult decision to close our doors at this location,” Kemper Isely, co-president of the Lakewood-based grocery chain, said in a release on Wednesday. Isely said the decision to close the store at 1433 N.

Elon Musk’s EV company delivered fewer cars in Q3 than Wall Street expected, but Tesla is planning an event to reveal the designs of its robotaxi later this month. On Wednesday, Tesla announced its third-quarter (Q3) productions, deliveries, and deployments report, causing stocks to fall more than 4% as of this writing.

Officials from leading exporters of affected commodities—including Brazil, Indonesia and the Ivory Coast—object to the EU’s regulation. A growing number of governments, international trade organizations and businesses are urging the European Union to reconsider a deforestation regulation set to take effect in December.

Tuesday’s VP debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz was, for the most part, a civil exchange focused on policy. But one contentious moment stood out. Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate between Republican nominee JD Vance and Democratic nominee Tim Walz was, for the most part, a civil exchange, focused on policy—especially when compared to last month’s presidential debate.

‘The investments from Chinese private companies are largely driven by the need to circumvent trade barriers.’ Chinese firms’ overseas investments in clean energy technology projects have exceeded $100 billion since the start of 2023 as they aim to avoid tariffs in the U. S. and elsewhere, Australian research group Climate Energy Finance (CEF) said on Wednesday.

Red, blue, and radioactive green. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance of Ohio are both Midwesterners running for the same job.