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Usher rocks Washington DC stage after neck injury, Baltimore next
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Usher had successful two nights in Washington DC after finally launching his long-awaited Past Present Future Tour following a brief delay.
The singer previously was supposed to start his tour in Atlanta on August 15 before he injured his neck during rehearsals last month. This pushed him to cancel his first three shows.
“My hope was that with physical therapy and medical treatment, I would be able to overcome the injury and be ready for opening night,” he explained in his August 15 statement. “Unfortunately, the injury has not healed yet, and my doctors have instructed me not to perform any shows this week.”
On Tuesday night, the R&B legend, 45, finally kicked off his two-hour opening night at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, in a dazzling black coat and hat, Variety reported.
He sported an all-red ensemble for the second night where he was joined by DC native musicians Wale, Raheem DeVaughn and E.U.’s Sugar Bear.
The eight-time Grammy winner also serenaded the crowd with songs from his ninth album, Coming Home, which was released in February.
Usher’s next tour stop is Baltimore, where he will perform at the CFG Bank Arena on August 23 and 24.
The North American leg of the tour will conclude with a three-night stand in Atlanta in December.
The European portion of the Past Present Future tour will kick off on March 29 at London’s The O2 Arena for an eight-night stand.
He also has performances lined up in Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin, followed by a finale in London in May.
The musician announced he would go on the career-spanning tour in December 2023, just weeks after ending his My Way: The Las Vegas Residency run.
Usher also has a concert film USHER: RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS hitting roughly 2,000 theaters worldwide between September 12 and 15.
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EV charging infrastructure in DC starting to get a federal boost – WTOP News
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The broken and outdated EV charger on Benning Road, not far from Anacostia Avenue, is getting a makeover, D.C. officials announced Thursday.
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EV charging infrastructure in DC starting to get a federal boost
Ford is the latest car manufacturer to announce a scaling back in production of electric vehicles due to a lack of demand, as customers voice frustrations over high costs and a lack of charging infrastructure. The federal government, however, is trying to beef up the country’s charging capabilities.
Those efforts include a rehabbed charging station that broke ground in D.C. on Thursday.
“Over 300 people use this charger to charge their vehicles. So it’s very important, as you can see. This is the main corridor for the city,” said D.C. director of the Department of Energy and Environment Richard Jackson during the groundbreaking.
The broken and outdated EV charger on Benning Road, not far from Anacostia Avenue, has not been functional for two years, according to Jackson.
It will be the first charging station in the country to be rehabbed using funding from a federal grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s Electric Vehicle Charging Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator, which was passed as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021.
“This is a really accelerated program, because we know that people can’t be going to a charger and not getting a charge, just like when you go to a gas station you expect to get what you need,” deputy Federal Highway administrator Kristin White told WTOP.
The FHA’s program awarded approximately $148.8 million in total in grant funding across D.C. and 19 other states. The 24 applicants received funding to repair or replace broken EV charging ports.
The new station on Benning Road will triple the speed of charging capabilities and will be able to charge four electric vehicles at once.
But with car companies scaling production, are these chargers still needed? White thinks so.
“JD Power and Associates has reminded us that quarter over quarter, compared to previous years, Americans are adopting and purchasing electric vehicles at increasingly faster rates,” White told WTOP.
White said the Biden Administration’s timeline to see 500,000 publicly available chargers by 2030 is on track with a peak of investment in occurring in 2027 and 2028.
“Which does very much align with some of the timelines that you’re reading from some of these auto companies,” said White.
Ford, meanwhile, abandoned manufacturing a fully electric, three-row SUV and is focusing on other electric vehicles, including trucks and a new commercial van. The automaker lost $2.46 billion on EVs in the first half of the year.
Officials plan to open the Benning Road EV charging station in two years.
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Around the Beltway: 📹 VIDA camera update
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Access All Areas for win over Washington Spirit
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Enjoy our opening game of the US pre-season tour all over again with Access All Areas!
Go behind the scenes as a brace from Alessia Russo secured a win against Washington Spirit at their home ground, Audi Field.
There were appearances from our academy players, a debut for new signing Rosa Kafaji, plus a guest appearance from Jason Sudeikis after the game.
Click play on the video above to watch.
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