The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed ambitious new car pollution rules that could require electric vehicles to account for up to two-thirds of new cars sold in the US by 2032.

This would be one of the Biden administration’s most aggressive climate-change policies yet.

The tailpipe standards would also have the effect of cutting planet-warming pollution from cars in half.

Transportation accounts for nearly 30% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the US, according to the EPA.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan called the regulations “the strongest-ever federal pollution standards for cars and trucks.”

Regan touted the proposed rules on “CNN News Central” on Wednesday, claiming they would bring down costs for consumers and slash planet-warming pollution.

“This is a future for everyone, and we’re starting to see all of the auto industry move in this direction,” Regan told CNN’s Sara Sidner, saying strong auto emissions rules have been part of President Joe Biden’s “vision from day one.”

If approved, the emissions standards would start model year 2027 vehicles.

One expert told CNN the Biden administration’s proposal is a pivotal moment for the US auto industry and consumers.

The Italian Coast Guard on Tuesday was escorting two boats carrying 1,200 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, as part of a major operation in a region that has seen migrant arrivals spike in the past year.

Emergency workers were racing to rescue a barge with 400 migrants onboard that had ran out of fuel, according to the volunteer-run service Alarm Phone.

The Coast Guard told CNN later Monday that it is also escorting another vessel carrying 800 migrants.

“Due to the prohibitive sea conditions, the Peluso ship, the Diciotti ship and the Coast Guard patrol boats are escorting the two units, in difficulty since yesterday, with migrants on board,” the Coast Guard said on Twitter. (CNN)

European countries have taken in many migrants in the last few years.

Italy has taken many because it is a shorter distance from Africa.

But, its Coast Guard came to the rescue because that’s what all Coast Guards do: Save Lives!

The US Navy has sent a destroyer close to a contested island in the South China Sea that Beijing has fortified with military installations to stake its territorial claims on the region.

The sailing came as the Chinese military entered a third day of a show of force around Taiwan, a thousand miles away near the northern entrance to the South China Sea, in response to a brief visit by Taiwan’s President to the United States.

On Monday, a statement from the US Navy’s 7th Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius passed within 12 nautical miles – the internationally recognized limit of a nation’s territorial waters – of Mischief Reef in the Spratly islands, known as the Nansha Islands in China.

Mischief Reef, which lies in the Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone, is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan.

But Beijing has asserted its claims to the island by building it up and placing military infrastructure on it.

The US contends such actions are in violation of the Law of the Sea Convention. (CNN)

Constant taunting of one another.

Let’s hope it will remain that way.

You are aware of your problems and difficulties.

Are you aware of your blessings on this Easter morning?

Do you have at least one person who loves you?

Do you have any friends?

Do you live in a healthy body?

Do you have enough to eat each day?

Do you have shelter from inclement weather?

Do you live in a free country?

Do you have enough clothes to wear?

Count your blessings!

Of course, you’re going to invite the same old crowd.

In the spirit of the holiday season, would you consider inviting a lonely person who has nowhere to go?

It will make his or her day and yours.

And there is another issue that could be addressed.

Will you forgive and forget an old grudge?

Forgiveness is a very timely attribute to practice at the holidays.

Make this holiday about more than food and drink.

Reach out to improve the life of someone else!

If not today, when?

Happy Holidays!

Parisiens have voted against the use of electric scooters.

Over the past few years, electric scooters have been brought to Paris and dozens of other cities worldwide by various startups.

They promised an environmentally-friendly individual transport option.

What cities have gotten instead is chaos:

Scooters are shooting down sidewalks at dangerous speeds or laying abandoned on pedestrian thoroughfares.

Both riders and pedestrians have been injured and sometimes killed.

Scooters sounded great in theory.

In practice, they’re much more of a menace than a convenience.

What has been the scooter reaction where you live?

One is always left to carry on!

Will your surviving parent carry on ALONE?

I heard an interesting story yesterday.

His father is a widower and 94 years old.

My friend is one of 10 children.

He lives a 5 hour drive from his father.

He has 9 siblings, 3 of whom live near their father and their childhood home.

They want their dad to go to an assisted living facility, but dad wants to live out his life on his farm.

So, my friend drives the 5 hour drive every other weekend to stay with his dad.

My friend cooks for him and takes him to church.

As he drives the 5 hours back to his home on Sunday night, he fears his dad will die alone.

Chronic stress can have long-term consequences.

Studies have shown that it can raise the risk of heart disease and stroke.

It’s associated with a worse immune response and decreased cognitive function.

Individuals experiencing stress are also more likely to endorse unhealthy behaviors, like smoking, excessive drinking, substance use, lack of sleep and physical inactivity.

These lifestyle factors in turn can lead to worse health outcomes.

CNN: What techniques can help in addressing stress?

First, awareness is important.

Know your own body and your reaction to stress.

Sometimes, anticipating that a situation may be stressful and being prepared to deal with it can reduce stress and anxiety.

Second, identifying symptoms can help.

For example, if you know that your stress reaction includes feeling your heart rate increase and getting agitated, then you can detect the symptoms as they occur and become aware of the stressful situation as it’s occurring. (CNN)

The First Lady felt like inviting both LSU and IOWA to the White House.

It’s never been done before.

LSU was the winner.

Tradition has it that only the winning team is invited.

Mrs. Biden attended the game as shown in the photo above.

LSU players think inviting the losing team is a JOKE!

After LSU players complained, Mrs. Biden changed her decision.

What would you have done?

Could your spousal relationship be better?

It is the most important relationship of your life.

You promised that you would be married to this person always.

In order to be happily married, you must put the needs of your spouse before all others.

Do you do that? Consistently?

Because you are different people, you have different needs.

That’s why it’s important to understand your spouse’s needs and and provide for them.

You can be “Happily Ever After!”

Just put your spouse first.

If not today, when?