The U.S. Department of Justice federal prosecutors were ready to charge Toyota with wire fraud for the sale of thousands of vehicles from late 2009 to early 2010 because the company’s engineers…
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28 People Sickened With Mumps At Ohio State University
The number of people at Ohio State University with the mumps has increased to 28 – 23 are students, one is a university staff member, one person is related to an OSU…
Pixar Working On Sequels For Popular Animated Movies
Pixar recently announced it was currently working on the sequels to two popular animated movies: Cars 2 and The Incredibles. Bob Iger, CEO of Disney, announced it while in a meeting with…
2 Killed, One Critically Injured When Helicopter Crashes Near Space Needle
Two people were killed and another was critically injured after a news helicopter fell from the sky and crashed near Seattle’s iconic Space Needle Tuesday morning. According to KOMO, it was the…
WhatsApp CEO Reassures Users Facebook Won’t Use Private Data In Ads
WhatsApp CEO Jay Koum is speaking out about what he deems as inaccurate information about the company’s user data policies and how they would change now that Facebook purchased it for $19…
Sally Beauty Suffers Security Data Breach Of Less Than 25,000 Accounts
Another retailer is letting people know that they too suffered a security breach. Denton, Texas-based Sally Beauty, one of the largest retailers of professional beauty products in the world, said it found…
Honda Recalls Nearly 900,000 Odyssey Minivans Over Fuel Strainer Problem
A recall affecting close to 900,000 Honda Odyssey minivans has been issued. According to the statement released on March 16 by the auto manufacturing giant Honda, the affected models in the recall…
Pine Pays Small Fine, Subjected to 6-Month Driver’s License Suspension For New Zealand DUI Charge
Chris Pine, the Hollywood Actor and known for playing the infamous Captain Kirk in the latest “Star Trek” movies plead guilty to a drunk driving charge in New Zealand. At a Ashburton…
The Search for MH370 Still Continues as Authorities Probe Four Passengers With Suspicious Identities
MH370, The Malaysian Airlines flight, missing now for over a day, is proving to be elusive with no wreckage in sight. Although initially it was reported that two passengers boarded with stolen…
Privacy Advocacy Groups Seek Block Of Facebook/WhatsApp Acquisition
Privacy advocacy groups are demanding the U.S. Federal Trade Commission block the $19 billion acquisition Facebook made for the messaging service WhatsApp – at least until the popular social media network tells…