A self-driving shuttle bus crashed less than two hours after it was launched in Las Vegas this week. According to news reports, city officials had hosted an unveiling ceremony for the bus, described as the country’s first driverless shuttle bus. Within two hours, the bus crashed with a semi-truck. The human driver of the other…
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Driverless Bus Crashes Shortly After Launch in Las Vegas
Fidget Spinners Sold at Target Contain Dangerous Lead Levels
Two models of fidget spinners, the popular gadgets that whirl around, contain high levels of lead that can be particularly harmful to children, a leading consumer group announced this week. According to an ABC news report, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG), tested several models of fidget spinners sold at Target and found two…
Court Filing Shows Takata Creditors Want $30 Billion
Creditors of the bankrupt Takata Corporation say the company owes them $30 billion after an unprecedented recall over its faulty airbags. According to a Reuters news report, that’s an amount that is many times more than what the company can pay. Following a worldwide recall that encompassed tens of millions of vehicles, Takata sought bankruptcy…
Tijuana Beauty Queen Killed in Fiery Lamborghini Crash in San Diego
Stephanie Rivera Camarena, 26, died after she was ejected in a San Diego car accident the night of November 5, 2017. According to a news report in the Daily Mail, Camarena was a passenger in a Lamborghini driven by millionaire Michael Llamas. Police say Llamas, the founder of a hemp products empire, was two weeks…
MLB Pitcher Roy Halladay’s Fatal Plane Crash Turns Spotlight on Aircraft Manufacturer
An aviation accident that killed Roy Halladay, former pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies, has turned the spotlight on Northern California aircraft manufacturer, Icon Aircraft. According to a KCRA news report, 40-year-old Halladay’s death has occurred almost six months to the day an Icon test pilot and designer were killed in…
Aaron Hernandez Suffered Most Severe Case of CTE Ever Seen
Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez who killed himself in his jail cell while serving a life sentence for murder had suffered the most severe case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy ever seen, scientists who examined his brain after his death said. According to news reports, Boston University’s CTE Center, which has studied the disease caused by…
Florida Police Officer Sickened by Carbon Monoxide Leaks in Ford Interceptor
A police officer in Oviedo, Florida, is one of thousands across the country to complain about carbon monoxide levels becoming too high in his Ford Interceptor police cruiser. According to a WFTV news report, while Ford has not issued a recall, area law enforcement agencies are taking precautions to ensure that their officers are safe….
End of Daylight Saving Time Brings Traffic Hazards
Daylight saving time ended on Sunday and while “falling back” gives us an extra hour to catch up sleep and more light when we wake up in the morning, it also creates hazards on the road. There are physiological reasons for these dangers. Our bodies’ internal clocks essentially tell us to sleep when it’s dark…
Trump Administration’s CPSC Nominee Defended Manufacturers of Deadly Products
President Donald Trump has picked Dana Baiocco to sit on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). There’s only one problem. According to an article on The Intercept, this is a woman who has made a name helping companies dodge responsibility for dangerous and defective products. Biaocco is a partner at law firm Jones Day. She’s…
NBCUniversal Faces Employment Lawsuit Amid Allegations of Sexual Harassment
A former female employee at NBCUniversal has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the company alleging that she was fired in retaliation for complaining about a supervisor’s inappropriate behavior and sexual comments to her, which created a hostile work environment. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Gina De Marco’s wrongful termination lawsuit claims NBCUniversal failed to…