T-Mobile has confirmed that it has been the victim of a data breach, which could affect as many as two million customers. According to a report on TechCrunch.com, the cell giant, which is currently merging with Sprint, said in a statement that hackers stole sensitive customer information including names, billing, zip codes, phone numbers, email…
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T-Mobile Data Breach Could Affect About 2 Million Customers
UCLA Neuroscientists Restore Bladder Control to Spinal Cord Injury Victims
A vast majority of about 250,000 Americans who are living with spinal cord injury lose the ability to voluntarily urinate after their injury. In fact, a 2012 study showed that for these individuals, the desire to regain bladder control supersedes their wish to walk again. According to an article on Medicalxpress.com, in a UCLA study…
What Caused the Massive Chipotle Food Poisoning Outbreak?
Chipotle’s most recent food-borne illness outbreak has been the biggest in the restaurant chain’s history with more than 600 people sickened after dining at a lone outpost in Powell, Ohio. According to a report on Thrillist.com, the restaurant chain’s latest brush with food poisoning garnered headlines and alarm because the cause of the outbreak was…
Texas Jury Awards $242 Million in Toyota Defective Seatback Case
A Dallas jury has ruled that Toyota Motor Corporation manufactured a Lexus with defective seatbacks, which resulted in permanent brain damage to two young children during a 2016 crash on North Central Expressway. According to a news report in the Dallas Business Journal, jurors deliberated for about eight hours over two days and ordered the…
California Company Creates First Breathalyzer Test for Marijuana
A California company has created the first marijuana breath analysis test, which it says, has the potential to be used by police to detect whether drivers have used the drug. According to a report on Newsweek.com, law enforcement officials have grown increasingly concerned about those driving while under the influence of marijuana as more and…
New Study Finds Traumatic Brain Injury May Increase the Risk of Suicide
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has found that traumatic brain injury significantly increases the risk of suicide. According to a report in The Washington Post, researchers found that of the nearly 7.5 million people who make up the population of Denmark, more than 34,500 deaths between 1980…
Distracted Driver Arrested in Fatal Crash that Killed CHP Officer and Another Man
California Highway Patrol officials have arrested 36-year-old Sean Matthew Walker in connection with a crash that killed CHP Officer Kirk Griess and Jaime Bueza Manuel, 49, a man who was pulled over on the side of the road. According to a CBS13 news report, Officer Griess had pulled over Manual when a vehicle driven by…
Class Action Lawsuit in California Over Baby Teethers Continues
A class action lawsuit against a baby teether manufacturer accused of falsely advertising that the products are BPA-free should proceed, a federal judge in California has ruled. According to a report in the Northern California Record, Judge Toy Nunley of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, denied I Play Incorporated’s request…
Allure Hair Dryers Recalled After Consumers Report Burn Injuries
About 235,000 hair dryers have been recalled because they could overheat and cause a fire. According to a CBS News report, nearly 20 people have reported they were shocked or burned while using these hair dryers, which were sold online by retailers including Wal-Mart and Amazon. This product recall involving Allure and Allure Pro 2200W…
NHTSA Launches Investigation Over Ford F-150 Seatbelt Fires
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is launching a preliminary investigation into reports that a seatbelt component in Ford F-150 pickup trucks has led to unusual fires in newer model vehicles. According to a Consumer Reports article, the investigation covers 1.4 million trucks from the 2015 through the 2018 model years. Consumers have reported…