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11/22/2024 04:10:08 pm

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Takata airbag

U.S. Fines Honda US$70 Million for Not Reporting to Regulators 1,729 Deaths & Injuries Complaints

It was only in November 2014 that Japanese car-manufacturing giant Honda Motors admitted that it didn't report 1,729 complaints of deaths and injuries involving its vehicles in the U.S. The data, covering 11 years from 2003 to 2014, was supposed to be submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Dunkin Donuts

Dunkin’ Donuts to Open 1,400 Over Next 20 Years in China

Fast food chains are taking advantage of the prosperity of Chinese consumers by opening outlets in the Asian giant.

Overseas Chinese

Beijing Wants to Tax Income of Overseas Chinese

With millions of Chinese now working overseas, Beijing is eyeing their income so it could collect taxes on these. Ahead of collecting taxes, China is asking its citizens to report their income earned abroad.

School Tables

Folding Table’s Bench Hits & Kills 7-Year-Old New Jersey Student

The bench of a folding table at the Berkley Street Elementary School in New Milford, New Jersey collapsed and hit a 7-year-old student on Wednesday night, killing the boy.

Chemotherapy

Connecticut Supreme Court Rules State Can Require an Underage Cancer Patient to Continue Chemotherapy

The decision if a 17-year-old cancer patient should stop or continue with her chemotherapy is not for the patient or her family to make, but belongs to the state.

French Police

French Police in Hot Pursuit of Paris Massacre Suspects Possibly Hiding in Forest

A day after the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris, Said and Cherif Kouachi, the suspects, held up a gas station near the town of Villers-Cotterets on Thursday and are now possibly hiding in Foret de Retz.

Bill and Melinda Gates

Models Fool Rich Chinese Man by Claiming to be Ex-Wife of Bill Gates

Bill and Melinda Gates, the co-founders of Microsoft, remain married to this day, but in China two female models duped a rich old foolish Chinese man into thinking one of them was the former wife of Gates.

Adult Diapers

Manila Cops Must Wear Adult Diapers During Papal Visit

Adult diapers would likely enjoy an unexpected temporary boom in sales, thanks to a requirement by Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Francis Tolentino that all Manila cops wear one while on duty during the five-day visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines.

Airline Ticket Counter

Police Kill Armed Man Who Tried to Buy Plane Ticket with Fake ID at Ohio Airport

Ohio Police shot to death an armed man who unsuccessfully attempted to purchase a plane ticket at the Port Columbus International Airport on Wednesday using fake identification documents.

Firing a Handgun

Young Florida Girl Who Shot Brother Was A Victim of Sexual, Physical Abuse

Ariel Kornegay, the 15-year-old from White Springs who shot her brother to death on Monday, was a victim of sexual and physical abuse for years.

Tribute to Victims of Paris Massacre

Charlie Hebdo Massacre Gunmen Identified by French Police

The identities of the three men who were responsible for the "Charlier Hebdo" massacre are now known after one of the suspects dropped his identity card in the getaway vehicle.

Gas Prices Forecast to Dip to $2.64 per Gallon

Due to the continuous decline of crude oil prices, American motorists are expected to save US$750 per household as pump prices are forecast to average US$2.64 a gallon in 2015.

Impromptu Memorial For Eliza Delacruz

LA Offers US$10K Reward For Info On California Baby Killer

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is offering US$10,000 in reward for information on the man who killed 3-week-old Eliza Delacruz and shot the baby's parents on Saturday.

Etihad Airways

Angry Passengers Spend Half Day Inside Etihad Jet Waiting for Fog at Abu Dhabi Airport to Clear

Passengers of Etihad Airways Flight 183 in Abu Dhabi bound for San Francisco doubled the 12 hours it usually takes to fly that route on Saturday to 24 hours.

Sarah Palin Hits Back at PETA for Criticism on Trig’s Photo Stepping on Pet Dog

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin hit back on Sunday at the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal (PETA) for its criticism of her New Year's photo posted in her Facebook showing 6-year-old son Trig stepping on a dog's back while washing the dishes.

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