The US government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers the 2016 through 2020 Honda Pilot and Acura MDX, as well as the 2018 through 2020 Honda Odyssey and Acura TLX. Also included is…
California drivers may soon see a hike in gas prices after state regulators approved tougher standards for reining in climate emissions. The California Air Resources Board (CARB), which comprises board members appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democrat-controlled legislature, voted Friday to update the Golden State’s Low Carbon Fuel Standards (LCFS). The board says the updates are…
A group of left-leaning Hachette employees slammed the launch of a new conservative imprint, dubbed “Basic LIberty” — as well as the hiring of a conservative publisher to run it. Hachette Books Group and Hachette UK boss David Shelley announced on Nov. 7 — two days after Donald Trump won the presidential election — that…
WINCHESTER, England — In the half-light of dusk, Martin Edwards surveys the shadows of the ancient woodland from a high seat and waits. He sits still, watching with his thermal camera. Even the hares don’t seem to notice the deer stalker until he takes aim. The bang of his rifle pierces the stillness. He’s killed…
Hedge funds betting against Elon Musk’s Tesla have lost billions of dollars after Donald Trump’s White House win last week, according to a report. Investment firms with short positions on the electric car maker’s stock between Election Day and Friday’s close suffered an on-paper hit of at least $5.2 billion, according to Bloomberg calculations based…
The billionaire owner of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons hired a woman half his age to work on his private jet while the pair were “in a romantic relationship” — but she wasn’t qualified for the job, and he allegedly forced two other stewardesses to work unpaid overtime to pick up the slack, according to an…
Chipotle Mexican Grill was sued on Monday by shareholders for concealing how many of its restaurants were skimping on portions, forcing the chain to spend more on ingredients and hurting its stock price. In a proposed class action filed in Santa Ana, Calif., federal court, shareholders said Chipotle failed to disclose growing unhappiness among customers with inconsistent portion sizes…
A trio of state senators are calling on SUNY to investigate its $2.7 million contract with a powerhouse publishing company accused of acquiescing to the Chinese government by censoring articles. Springer Nature, the dominant publisher of academic journals which has a five-year contract with the State University of New York system, allegedly blocked access to thousands…
PHOENIX — A natural gas utility with more than 2 million customers in Arizona, Nevada and parts of California is being fined $2 million by regulators in Arizona over concerns about piping that is known to degrade in the heat. The Arizona Corporation Commission announced Friday that it reached a consent agreement with Southwest Gas…
TOKYO — Asian shares were trading mostly lower Tuesday, despite a rally on Wall Street in stocks seen as benefiting the most from Donald Trump’s reelection as president. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.6% in morning trading to 39,774.43. But the rest of the regional markets didn’t get much of a perk. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200…
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