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BMW Recalls About 357K Vehicles for Takata Air Bag Inflators
BMW is recalling nearly 357,000 older vehicles in the U.S. to replace dangerous Takata front air bag inflators. The inflators are among 10 million sold to 14 automakers that Takata is recalling. It’s the last recall that the bankrupt Takata agreed to in a 2015 settlement with U.S. safety regulators. The U.S. government released details of three BMW recalls on…
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Accused Ringleader Pleads Guilty in $400K GoFundMe Scheme
The New Jersey man prosecutors say was in the middle of a scheme to bilk thousands of GoFundMe donors out of more than $400,000 with a fake feel-good story about a homeless veteran has pleaded guilty and faces years behind bars.
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Deadly Defect Found in Another Version of Takata Airbags
A new and distinct problem has been discovered in air bags made by the now bankrupt company Takata which has led to at least one death. The recently discovered malfunction is different than the defect that led to at least 24 deaths and hundreds of injuries worldwide, though the result, like the earlier issue, leads to air bags that can…
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Automakers Side With Trump in Legal Fight With California
General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and many others in the auto industry are siding with the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether California has the right to set its own greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards. The three companies, plus a trade association called the Association of Global Automakers, said Monday they plan to intervene in a lawsuit...
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LISTEN: Philadelphia Eagles Star Fletcher Cox Tells Police He's About to Kill Intruder on 9-1-1 Call
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox told a police dispatcher on Oct. 16 that he would kill an intruder if police didn’t arrive soon enough, according to audio from a 911 call.
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Federal Charges for Man at Center of $400,000 Homeless GoFundMe Scheme
The New Jersey man prosecutors say is in the middle of a scheme to bilk thousands of GoFundMe donors out of more than $400,000 with a fake feel-good story about a homeless veteran now faces federal charges.
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Trump Challenges California's Power to Control Auto Pollution
The Trump administration on Friday began an all-out challenge to California’s authority to set its own automotive emissions standards as government agencies opened an antitrust investigation and told state officials that they appear to be violating the law in a deal with four automakers to reduce pollution. The U.S. Justice Department opened an antitrust probe into the July deal between...
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Politics of Climate Change Put Corporations in Tough Spot
The polarizing politics of climate change have forced companies to choose between supporting the Trump administration’s deregulation policies that could boost profits or opposing them to win over environmentally conscious consumers. That dynamic played out again Thursday when President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency sought to revoke regulations on methane gas emissions from oil facilities. British Petroleum, ExxonMobil and Royal...
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Justin Thomas Hangs On to Win BMW Championship
Staked to a six-shot lead, Justin Thomas spent more time Sunday worrying about what could go wrong than ending 12 months without winning.
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BMW Championship Temporarily Suspended for Severe Weather
The BMW Championship taking place at the Medinah Country Club in Chicago’s northwest suburbs was temporarily suspended Saturday because of severe weather in the Chicago area.
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Justin Thomas, Jason Kokrak Share 1st Round Lead at BMW Championship
A large group of players came into the BMW Championship at Medinah needing big performances to advance in the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and Justin Thomas and Jason Kokrak were among those that delivered in the first round of the tournament.
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While in Chicago, Tiger Woods Backs Redesigned Golf Course
While competing in the BMW Championship outside Chicago this week, Tiger Woods also is backing a redesign of a golf course in the city.
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California Skirts Trump, Signs Mileage Deal With 4 Companies
Four major automakers have reached a deal with California to toughen standards for gas mileage and greenhouse gas emissions, bypassing the Trump administration’s push to relax mileage standards nationwide instead.
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Fact Check: Trump's Repeated Falsehood on Auto Plants
In launching his reelection campaign, President Donald Trump repeated a claim about new auto plants that he made a year-and-a-half ago. It’s still not true, and it fits a pattern of Trump falsely boasting of unexpected or unusual gains in the auto industry.
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Trump Launches 2020 Campaign at Orlando Rally
President Donald Trump officially announced his 2020 reelection campaign Tuesday at a rally in Orlando.
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Lab Tests Find Estranged Husband's DNA Mixed With Missing Connecticut Mom of 5's Blood on Kitchen Faucet, Prosecutors Say
The estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos, the suburban Connecticut mother of five now missing for more than two weeks, and his girlfriend pleaded not guilty to charges in connection with her disappearance Tuesday, as prosecutors unveiled new forensic information for the first time in several days.
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BMW Profit Hit by Anti-Trust Case, Spending on Technology
BMW lost money making cars in the first quarter as its automotive division was hit by a 1.4 billion-euro ($1.6 billion) set-aside for an anti-trust fine from the European Commission and by higher up-front costs for new technology and factories. The fine and investment spending, along with weaker pricing in some markets, led to an operating loss for the company’s...