3 02, 2026

China Bans Hidden Car Door Handles in World-First Safety Policy

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China banned concealed door handles on electric vehicles, the first country in the world to outlaw a design popularized by Tesla Inc. that is now facing global regulatory scrutiny due to a spate of deadly incidents. Cars sold in China …

2 02, 2026

Bitcoin’s Break Below $80,000 Signals New Crisis of Confidence

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Price, relevance, conviction — Bitcoin is bleeding all three. The world’s largest cryptocurrency slipped below $76,000 in thin weekend trading, dropping about 40% from its 2025 peak and revisiting levels last seen in the aftermath of the “Liberation Day” tariff …

2 02, 2026

Rapaport Reappointed as Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commissioner

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The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission reappointed Commissioner Robert A. Rapaport to serve an additional six-year term as a commissioner of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission. Rapaport was originally appointed to the commission in 2017. Before his appointment, Rapaport practiced law …

2 02, 2026

NHTSA Expands Probe into 1.3M Ford F-150 Pickups Over Transmission Issues

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it had expanded a safety-related investigation into 1.27 million Ford F-150 pickup trucks following reports of unexpected downshifts with rear-wheel lockup. The investigation covers vehicles from the 2015–2017 model years, NHTSA …

2 02, 2026

Trafigura Wins $600M Nickel Fraud Suit Against Businessman Gupta

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Trafigura won its London lawsuit against Indian businessman Prateek Gupta over fake nickel cargoes on Friday, with London’s High Court ruling in favor of the commodities trader. Geneva-based Trafigura alleged Gupta was the mastermind of a fraudulent “Ponzi scheme” in …

2 02, 2026

Open-Source AI Models Vulnerable to Criminal Misuse, Researchers Warn

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Hackers and other criminals can easily commandeer computers operating open-source large language models outside the guardrails and constraints of the major artificial-intelligence platforms, creating security risks and vulnerabilities, researchers said on Thursday. Hackers could target the computers running the LLMs …

2 02, 2026

Man Charged With Murder in New York City High-Rise Gas Explosion

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A deadly gas explosion in a New York City high-rise last weekend was traced to an intruder who disconnected a stove to steal and sell it, prosecutors said Thursday. The suspect, Samuel Calderon, was being held without bail after his …

4 02, 2026

Elon Musk Loses Bid to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit Over Twitter Stake

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A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Elon Musk’s bid to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit that claimed he waited too long to disclose his purchases of Twitter shares in 2022. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan in Washington, …

2 02, 2026

Federal Judge Puts Brakes on New Hampshire Plan to Abolish Car Inspections

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A federal court judge has halted New Hampshire’s plan to end motor vehicle inspections. U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty granted a preliminary injunction on January 27 to prevent the state from implementing a new law abolishing the annual inspection …

1 02, 2026

Search Suspended for 7 People on Fishing Vessel That Sank Off Massachusetts

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The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday suspended the search for seven people who were aboard a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in rough, frigid waters. The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early …