Ford Motor Co. has asked the owners of 350,000 vehicles to take them into dealerships to be repaired under a three-pronged recall announcement. About 39,000 of those vehicles should be parked outdoors because their engines could catch fire, Ford said. The Michigan automaker said in U.S. government documents posted Thursday …
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May, 2022
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12 May
Indiana appeals court overturns Marquis D. Young’s murder conviction
Indiana’s appeals court has overturned the murder conviction of a Gary man sentenced last year to 115 years in prison for a fatal shooting at a gas station. The 2-1 decision released Wednesday overturned Marquis D. Young’s murder conviction and his convictions on two counts of attempted murder, citing a …
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11 May
Some job posts are scams. Here’s how to avoid fake listings.
Scammers are posting fake job listings and taking money from unsuspecting applicants eager to make a quick buck, the Federal Trade Commission has been warning recently. Though these types of phony opportunities aren’t new, bad actors have become more creative and deceptive over time. They are even taking advantage of …
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5 May
Judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against Alec Baldwin from family of fallen U.S. Marine
A judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a fallen U.S. Marine who claimed actor Alec Baldwin defamed them on social media. The U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, where the lawsuit was filed, found that it does not have ruling power over Baldwin, as …
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4 May
How to save money during periods of inflation — like right now
When it comes to spending power, inflation means that things cost more and that your money becomes less valuable. When a period of high inflation hits — like right now — you may want to consider changing up the way you handle your finances to help protect the value of …
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April, 2022
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26 April
Shooting deaths of couple in New Hampshire woods still a mystery 5 days later: “They can’t tell us the motive”
Police still have no new information to release in the case Monday of a Concord, New Hampshire couple found shot to death on the walking trails near their apartment complex, CBS Boston reports. Stephen Reid, 67, and Djeswende (Wendy) Reid, 66 went out for a walk on Monday, April 18 …
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26 April
U.S. stocks take sharp plunge ahead of major tech earnings
Stocks fell in Tuesday afternoon trading as markets remain turbulent amid a busy week of earnings from some of the nation’s biggest companies, including Microsoft and Apple. The S&P 500 closed down 2.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 809 points, or 2.4%, to 33,240 and the Nasdaq plunged nearly …
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26 April
Oklahoma governor signs ban on nonbinary gender markers on birth certificates
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday explicitly prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates, a ban experts say is the first of its kind in the nation. The bill followed a flap last year over the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s agreement in a …
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20 April
Problems at Parchman prison in Mississippi “severe, systemic,” Justice department finds
Jackson, Mississippi — A Mississippi prison violated inmates’ constitutional rights by failing to protect them from violence, failing to meet their mental health needs, failing to take adequate steps for suicide prevention and by relying too much on prolonged solitary confinement, the Justice Department said Wednesday. The department released findings …
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14 April
Political donor Ed Buck sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally injecting 2 men with meth
Los Angeles — Even after two men were found dead in his California apartment, Ed Buck did not stop injecting gay men with walloping doses of methamphetamine. Federal prosecutors said Buck’s unrelenting fervor to satisfy a fetish by preying on vulnerable men, often young and Black, is reason enough to …
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