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Rishi Sunak’s top aides advised against early election, memo reveals

Isaac Levido and Michael Brooks warned ex-PM on 3 April voters ‘less likely to feel financially optimistic’

The Guardian - UK

US agency says Tesla's public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can't.

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its vehicles can drive themselves

The Independent UK

US investigating reports that some Jeep SUVs and pickups can catch fire after engines are turned off

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks with the ignition turned off

The Independent UK

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Chevron takeaways: Supreme Court ruling removes frequently used tool from federal regulators

Federal rules that impact virtually every aspect of everyday life, from the food we eat and the cars we drive to the air we breathe and homes we live in, could be at risk after a wide-ranging Supreme Court ruling

The Independent UK

A toddler was trapped in a Tesla after its battery died without warning amid record heat waves—'safety comes last' at Tesla, expert says

One expert blames the firefighters, the other, a “failure in Tesla’s safety culture.”

Fortune

Oklahoma Lawmaker Introduces Controversial Bill to Declare Hispanic Gang Members as 'Terrorists'

Republican Justin Humphrey apologized, vowing to replace 'undocumented' in his earlier statement

Latin Times

Outrage as Oklahoma bill labels Hispanic gang members ‘terrorists’

Republican JJ Humphrey seeks punishments for ‘acts of terrorism’ and defines terrorist as ‘any person who is of Hispanic descent’

The Guardian - US

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Tesla Files Recall On 2 Mn Vehicles To Fix Autopilot Software

In cases where vehicle operators misuse Tesla's driver-assistance program or fail to recognize when the system won't work well, "there may be an increased risk of a collision," said a notice from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Latin Times

Safety regulators investigating after Takata air bag inflator in BMW blows apart, injuring driver in Chicago

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says BMW is recalling 486 SUVs after the driver was seriously on Oct. 23. BMW blamed a welding defect and said it is limited to a small lot of inflators.

Chicago Sun-Times

US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago

U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously injured a driver in Chicago

The Independent UK

Best podcasts of the week: Marina Hyde and Richard Osman take on pop culture

In this week’s newsletter: The Guardian columnist and the presenter turned author unite for The Rest Is Entertainment. Plus: five of the best podcasts with unlikely host pairings

The Guardian - UK

Drive a Hyundai or Kia? See if your car is one of the nearly 3.4 million under recall for fire risks

Nearly 3.4 million Hyundai and Kia vehiclesin the U.S. are under recall due to the risk of engine compartment fires

The Independent UK

Hyundai and Kia recall 3.4M vehicles; owners warned of fire risk when parking indoors

The recalls cover several models from 2010 through 2019, including Hyundai’s Santa Fe SUV and Kia’s Sorrento SUV.

Chicago Sun-Times

Three top US transportation agencies still don’t have permanent leaders

WASHINGTON — Three of the major U.S. transportation safety agencies are without permanent leaders as the nation contends with toxic railway spills, near-collisions on runways and surging traffic deaths.

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The Independent UK

More than 30 million US drivers don't know if they're at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast

More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel

The Independent UK

Hyundai and Kia thefts keep rising despite security fix

Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their vehicles, caused by a security flaw that was exposed on TikTok and other social media sites

The Guardian - UK

Rick Edwards looks back: ‘I don’t know what my dad said to make me smile like that’

The TV presenter turned podcaster on causing trouble at school, why he’s geeky about science and how being on TV changed him

The Independent UK

Seventeen states urge recall of Kia and Hyundai cars after surge in TikTok challenge thefts

Attorneys general in 17 states want the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars because they are too easy to steal

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Chicago Sun-Times

Thefts prompt 17 states, including Illinois, to urge the recall of Kia, Hyundai vehicles

Some Kia, Hyundai models lack engine immobilizers, making them easy to steal. Viral TikTok videos showing how to hot wire the cars have led to a spike in thefts.

The Independent UK

Thefts prompt 17 states to urge recall of Kia, Hyundai cars

Attorneys general in 17 states want the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars because they are too easy to steal

Newsroom.co.nz

Egg industry says consolidation no risk to consumer

Changes to welfare standards by both welfare regulators and the supermarkets are pointed to by industry as being behind New Zealand’s short supply of eggs.

ABC News

The 'elephant in the room' of racism in Australia's aged care homes

A workforce shortage, exacerbated by the pandemic, is increasing Australia's dependency on culturally diverse aged care workers. But researchers say that workforce is on the receiving end of racism "on a daily basis".

ABC News

Million-dollar windfall for club connected to senior Tasmanian Liberal Mark Shelton

A senior Tasmanian government MP is at the centre of fresh questions about a perceived conflict of interest, after a community project he and his family are involved with won $1 million in taxpayer funding following recent state and federal elections.

Daily Record

'Psychic' who found Nicola Bulley's body says his 'gift' guided him to location

Nicola Bulley's body was found in the River Wyre on Sunday February 19 more than three weeks after the mum-of-two went missing.

Wales Online

Man who says he found Nicola Bulley's body describes reporting it to police

Jason Dean Rothwell says he is the man who found Nicola

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