Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has issued a vehicle defect recall for nearly half million Ram pickup and work trucks to fix faulty pumps that could cause overheating and engine fires. According to Marketwatch.com, this marks the second major truck recall this year by the automaker and affects about 494,417 Ram heavy-duty 2500 and 3500 pickup…
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Fiat Chrysler Recalls Ram Pickup Trucks for Fire Risk
Equifax Sends Customers to Fake Phishing Website
It’s common for people to create fake versions of larger companies’ websites all the time, usually for phishing purposes – to get sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card information by posing as a trustworthy entity. But it’s not often that the companies link to them by mistake. That’s what credit card reporting…
Girl Injured by Line Drive in Yankee Stadium
A young girl suffered a severe facial injury and had to be carried out of her seating area at Yankee Stadium after she was struck by a foul ball flying at 106 mph, the afternoon of September 20, 2017. According to a report in The New York Times, the Yankees victory over the Minnesota Twins…
Researchers Say Aaron Hernandez Had Severe CTE
Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots tight end who killed himself in his prison cell in April while serving a life sentence for murder, had a severe form of CTE, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head trauma. According to a report in The New York Times, this brain disease is said to…
Woman Injured After LAPD Cruiser Runs Her Over on Venice Beach
A woman is recovering from injuries sustained after being struck by a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser on Venice Beach. According to a KTLA news report, the incident occurred on September 7, 2017 near Windward Avenue and the Venice Beach Boardwalk. The vehicle hit the woman as she was reportedly sunbathing. A police report was…
Thousands of Fake Hoverboards Seized in Southern California
Los Angeles Sheriff’s investigators seized thousands of counterfeit hoverboards worth about $1.2 million in the Los Angeles area. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, deputies found anywhere between 2,500 and 3,000 of the fake hoverboards in a building in the 10000 block of Pioneer Boulevard in the city of Santa Fe…
NHTSA Upgrades Ford Explorer Carbon Monoxide Investigation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has upgraded the Ford Explorer carbon monoxide investigation after officials said they weren’t too pleased with the automaker’s response to the investigation. According to a report on CarComplaints.com, the original investigation was opened in 2016 and included 2011-2015 Explorers, then expanded in July 2017 to include additional model…
Google Faces Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Gender-Based Pay Discrimination
Google is facing a new class action lawsuit accusing it of gender-based pay discrimination. According to an ABC news report, a lawyer representing three female former employees of the corporation is seeking class action status for the claim, filed in San Francisco Superior Court. This action follows a federal labor investigation that makes a preliminary…
SoCal Company Recalls Imported Papaya for Salmonella Contamination
A Southern California company has issued a recall for imported papaya from Mexico after health authorities linked its fruit shipments to a salmonella infection that has left one dead and sickened 13 others in three states. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, Bravo Produce, Inc. of San Ysidro, issued a recall notice…
FTC Investigates Equifax After Massive Data Breach
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it is investigating Equifax Inc.’s massive data breach. According to a Reuters news report, this is a rare public confirmation of an investigation as Senate Democratic Leader Church Schumer suggested that the company’s corporate leaders might need to resign. Schumer also compared Equifax to Enron, a…