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Nissan recalls over 800K SUVs because a key defect can cut off the engine
Nissan says the SUVs have jackknife folding keys that may not stay fully open. If driven with the key partially folded, a driver could touch the fob, inadvertently turning off the engine.
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National
Kobe Bryant family settles the helicopter crash photos lawsuit for $28.5 million
The figure includes a newly agreed upon payment from the county of $13.5 million along with the $15 million a federal jury awarded Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, at a trial in August.
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Technology
Citing security concerns, Canada bans TikTok on government devices
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government's ban of TikTok on all government-issued mobile devices might be a first step to further action or that it might be it.
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Environment
The rights to a famed PSA of a crying Native American now held by an Indigenous group
The anti-pollution ad debuted in 1971 and showed a man in Native American attire shed a single tear at the sight of pollution over a once unblemished landscape.
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Latin America
Pregnant Russians flock to Argentina, seeking passports — and options — for their kids
The navy blue booklets, available to anyone born there, allow entry to 171 countries without a visa. It's a backup plan that well-off Russians believe may come in handy in the ever-uncertain future.
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Science
The Webb telescope finds surprisingly massive galaxies from the universe's youth
At about 600 million years after the Big Bang, they're not the oldest galaxies the telescope has spotted. But they appear as developed as our Milky Way — far further along than researchers expected.
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National
Seattle becomes the first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination
Calls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, have grown louder among South Asian diaspora communities in the United States.
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Food
Arby's+? More restaurants try subscription programs to keep eaters coming back
Large chains like Panera and P.F. Chang's as well as neighborhood hangouts are increasingly experimenting with the subscription model as a way to ensure steady revenue and customer visits.
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Politics
Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe is forced out at the right-wing group
In a video, O'Keefe said he was leaving his group, known for hidden-camera efforts to embarrass journalists, after the board of directors removed his power. The board cited "financial malfeasance."
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National
A record 6,542 guns — 18 a day — were intercepted at U.S. airport security in 2022
With the exception of pandemic-disrupted 2020, the number of weapons intercepted at U.S. airport checkpoints has climbed every year since 2010.