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☆ Car owners claimed a bear trashed their Rolls-Royce. Insurers say it was fraud involving a person in a bear suit.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The California Department of Insurance said the "bear" was actually a person in a costume. AdvertisementFour Californians said a bear damaged their luxury car, but insurers have accused them of insurance fraud involving someone dressed in a bear costume. However, CDI investigators determined that the "bear" in the footage was actually a person wearing a bear costume, the press release said. Insurance fraud is a major issue in the US. According to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, it costs the country over $300 billion annually.

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☆ Tesla initiates sixth Cybertruck recall in a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla is recalling 2,431 Cybertrucks to replace defective drive inverters, according to notices made public by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday. It's the sixth recall of the Cybertruck since the angular steel pickup went on sale about a year ago. Tesla addressed the previous Cybertruck recall with an over-the-air software update to fix an issue that caused images from the truck's backup cameras to not display correctly after the driver shifted into reverse. The latest Cybertruck recall requires the replacement of a part called a drive inverter, which provides power to the wheels of the vehicle. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has clashed with NHTSA and other federal regulators for years.

Persons: Tesla, It's, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Musk, Trump, Elon Organizations: National, Traffic, Administration, NHTSA, Department of Government, Congress, Trump Locations: U.S

☆ Annual inflation rate hit 2.6% in October, meeting expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The core CPI accelerated 0.3% for the month and was at 3.3% annually, also meeting forecasts. The consumer price index , which measures costs across a spectrum of goods and services, increased 0.2% for the month. That took the 12-month inflation rate to 2.6%, up 0.2 percentage point from September. Inflation perked up in October though pretty much in line with Wall Street expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Energy costs, which had been declining in recent months, were flat in October while the food index increased 0.2%.

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☆ Tesla's social media posts falsely implied that its cars are robotaxis, NHTSA warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The NHTSA is investigating possible safety defects in Tesla's FSD option, a partially automated driving system. In one instance, a Tesla driver using FSD fatally struck a pedestrian. Magno referred to an array of posts shared by Tesla on X, the social network owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. One post showed a driver using FSD to go to a hospital while enduring a possible heart attack. In the posts, Tesla suggested there are "advantages to using FSD while inebriated" or while fatigued, Magno wrote.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Gregory Magno, Magno, Donald Trump's, Elon Organizations: National, Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, Tesla, Trump Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S

☆ Tesla, Alphabet or GM? A breakdown of the autonomous driving battle and how to trade it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Michael Khouw | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Autonomous driving is at a pivotal juncture, with several companies vying for leadership in a sector that promises to revolutionize transportation. While Tesla (TSLA) has dominated the autonomous vehicle headlines with its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, it may not be the best autonomous driving investment. Waymo: A leader in the autonomous race Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet , has long been a frontrunner in the autonomous driving sector. Tesla's FSD software relies primarily on optical cameras, supported by advanced AI algorithms to interpret the road environment. The value autonomous driving adds to stock Currently, Alphabet, GM, and Tesla are not generating meaningful revenue from autonomous driving or robotics technology.

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☆ US citizens caught in Virginia’s voter purge aimed at noncitizens speak out
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Rene Marsh | Danya Gainor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Glenn Youngkin’s effort to purge 1,600 people he says are suspected noncitizens from the state’s voter registration rolls using records from the Department of Motor Vehicles. Nadra Wilson was also listed as a noncitizen and was purged from Virginia’s voter rolls. She also didn’t realize she had been purged from Virginia’s voter registration rolls until she received a call from CNN. She said she is still undecided but “I have the right to vote.”Saule Bohoney was also wiped off of Virginia’s voter registration rolls. She became aware she had been taken off Virginia’s voter rolls after receiving mail from the state informing her.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Republican officials in Virginia to revive a plan aimed at removing noncitizen voters from the rolls ahead of next week’s election. Virginia has same-day voter registration, meaning that any eligible voter who was removed from the rolls should still be able to vote. The Justice Department said that while states can review its voter rolls, it cannot do so right before an election. States are barred from systematically removing people from voters rolls within 90 days of an election under the National Voter Registration Act. In court papers, the groups said that "the record makes clear that citizens are being removed from the voter rolls."

Persons: WASHINGTON —, commonsense, Glenn Youngkin, Biden, Ryan Snow, Virginia, Patricia Giles, Donald Trump, Trump, Kris Kobach Organizations: Republican, Justice Department, Department of Motor Vehicles, Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Lawyers, Committee, Civil Locations: Virginia, U.S, Kansas

☆ Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge suspected noncitizens from voter registration rolls
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, framed the effort in Virginia as a commonsense way of ensuring noncitizens don’t vote. At issue are about 1,600 voter registrations that Virginia said came from self-identified noncitizens but that a US District Court said hadn’t been fully vetted for citizenship status. Noncitizens are not allowed to vote in federal elections; none of the lower court rulings had changed that fact. But documented cases of noncitizens voting are extremely rare. Those opposed to the program relied on a 1993 law, the National Voter Registration Act, which bars states from making “systematic” changes to voting rolls with 90 days of a federal election.

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“Make no mistake, an attack on a ballot box is an attack on our democracy and completely unacceptable,” Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade said Monday. All ballot boxes in Multnomah County and Clark County have fire suppressant installed, election officials said during a news conference Monday. Voting in Oregon and Washington is done almost entirely by mail or ballot drop off. Enhanced ballot box securityA damaged ballot drop box is displayed during a news conference at the Multnomah County Elections Division office on Monday in Portland, Oregon. Following the ballot box fires, Gluesenkamp Perez requested overnight law enforcement patrols at drop boxes through Election Day.

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A federal judge on Friday granted a Department of Justice request to block Virginia from systematically removing alleged noncitizens from the voter rolls this close to an election. "All of the eligible voters who were wrongfully purged from the voter rolls will now be able to cast their ballots," Snow said. The Justice Department said in a previous filing that 43 people removed from rolls in Prince William County were likely U.S. citizens. States are barred from systematically removing people from voters rolls within 90 days of an election under the National Voter Registration Act. A lawyer for the state of Virginia, Charles Cooper, defended the program in court Thursday, arguing, “There are going to be hundreds of noncitizens back on these rolls.

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A federal judge on Friday blocked Virginia from purging its voter rolls of alleged noncitizens and ordered the state to reinstate more than 1,600 people who had already been bounced from those lists. Judge Patricia Giles in her ruling agreed with arguments by the U.S. Department of Justice, which said that the purge ordered by Gov. Federal law bars states from systematically removing people from voter rolls within 90 days of an election. The DOJ said in a court filing that 43 people in Prince William County who had been removed from voter rolls were likely U.S. citizens, and lawyers earlier this week confirmed that 18 American citizens were removed from voter rolls. Giles said it was "not happenstance" that Youngkin had issued his executive order to purge the voter rolls exactly 90 days before Election Day.

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☆ Here’s why China has been testing its autonomous car technology in the U.S. for years
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Magdalena Petrova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Chinese companies are aggressively developing autonomous vehicles. In August, China announced that it had issued 16,000 test licenses for driverless cars and opened up about 20,000 miles of roads nationwide for autonomous vehicle testing. But Chinese autonomous vehicle companies have also quietly been testing their technology on U.S. streets. Michael Dunne, CEO and founder of consulting firm Dunne Insights, told CNBC that China had "carte blanche" when it comes to testing AVs in California. Missy Cummings, a former senior safety advisor to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, told CNBC the ban was a good start.

Persons: Didi, WeRide, Michael Dunne, Dunne, Let's, Missy Cummings, Cummings, Marc Veasey, Biden Organizations: Baidu, California Department of Motor Vehicles, CNBC, Apple, U.S, National, Traffic Safety Administration Locations: China, California, Silicon, Texas, U.S, California , Nevada, Utah, United States

☆ Elon Musk says he’ll fix the government under Trump. His track record paints a different picture
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Elon Musk is making some big promises while campaigning for former President Donald Trump. Musk and Trump have publicly discussed some kind of government role for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO if Trump wins the presidency. Trump on Fox News last week said Musk may serve as the “Secretary of Cost-Cutting,” a government agency that also doesn’t currently exist. At X, Musk has made significant layoffs, slashing roughly 80% of the company’s staff. At Tesla, Musk has pushed forward ambitiously in deploying “full self-driving” technology, despite multiple accidents and government warnings and investigations.

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☆ Family of Karen Read’s boyfriend says she put them ‘through hell,’ but they’re ready for a second trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

For more on the Karen Read case, tune in to “The Night of the Nor’esaster” on “Dateline” at 9 ET/8 CT tonight. Lally also cited Read’s own alleged words in the immediate aftermath of O’Keefe’s death: A friend who was with Read when O’Keefe’s body was discovered recalled her saying “I hit him” three times. Casting the blame on other officersRead has repeatedly said she is innocent in O’Keefe’s death, and her lawyers have alleged law enforcement officers sought to frame her in the killing. Pat Greenhouse / Boston Globe via Getty ImagesThrough their attorneys, Albert and the agent, Brian Higgins, denied involvement in O’Keefe’s death. The defense has also accused Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor of leading a biased and improper investigation into O’Keefe’s death.

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☆ My family moved to Florida in 2016 and have been through 6 major hurricanes. We're staying here anyway.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Terri Peters | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Since moving to Florida in 2016, my family and I have faced several major hurricanes. Florida may seem dangerous, but the people who live here know the risk of hurricanes is worth it. "You're wondering what you did moving your family here with these storms, but they rarely happen and you will love living here. AdvertisementDespite the dangers of living in Florida, I love living hereSeven years after moving to the Sunshine State, I know my family doctor was right. There are so many things to love about living in FloridaThere are more things I love about Florida than I can count.

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☆ Feds investigating safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ feature
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has launched an investigation into the safety of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature, or FSD, after at least one fatal accident involving a pedestrian. The investigation is looking into four accidents involving vehicles using the FSD feature. FSD is at the center of Tesla’s plans for future growth and profitability. This is not the first time that the NHTSA has announced it is investigating Tesla’s self-driving features. In February 2023 the agency ordered a recall to change the FSD software on all of the more than 360,000 Teslas then on US roads with the feature.

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A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Alabama’s voter removal program that flagged thousands of registered voters and accused them of illegally registering in the state. The Justice Department sued the state of Alabama challenging the program aimed at removing voters from its election rolls, arguing it was too close to the Nov. 5 election. Allen announced a process for purging 3,251 registered Alabama voters in August, 84 days before Election Day. The case is among several instances of voter purges in Republican-led states ahead of this fall’s presidential election. The Justice Department lawsuit said it has already been determined that legal voters were mistakenly purged from the voter rolls.

Persons: Wes Allen, Allen, Anna Manasco, Donald Trump, ” Manasco, ”, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin Organizations: The Justice Department, Republican, Alabama, Justice Department, Gov, Department of Motor Vehicles, Justice Locations: Alabama, “, States, Virginia

A Florida man accused of tying his dog to a fence and abandoning it as Hurricane Milton approached the state is now charged with aggravated animal cruelty, authorities announced Tuesday. “In Hillsborough County, we take animal cruelty very seriously,” Lopez said in the statement. Trooper was facing "sure death" when he the trooper found him, Lopez said at a news conference Tuesday alongside Gov. NBC affiliate WFLA of Tampa reported that Garcia went to the Hillsborough County Animal Shelter on Friday looking to claim his dog, the highway patrol said in an affidavit. His information was shared with the sheriff's office in Leon County, where the dog was taken.

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☆ Toronto police open hate crime investigation after Jewish girls’ school hit with gunfire
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Police in Toronto, Canada, are opening a hate crime investigation after shots were fired overnight into the window of a Jewish girls’ elementary school – the second time this year the school was targeted by gunfire, officials said. The investigation into the incident will be led by the agency’s Gun and Gang Task Force with assistance from its hate crime unit, he added. There were no injuries or reports of gunshots heard, and the building was empty because the school is currently closed for the Jewish High Holidays, Krawczyk said. The same school was also hit with gunfire in a similar incident in May, Krawczyk said. The agency has increased police presence in Jewish neighborhoods in recent weeks and will also do so at the school as the investigation unfolds, Krawczyk said.

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☆ Don't hold your breath waiting for a Tesla robotaxi
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla's robotaxi will almost certainly face safety and regulatory questions before it comes to market. Waymo and Cruise have also encountered regulatory challenges with their autonomous vehicles. It has a permit to test autonomous vehicles with a driver on public roads in the state. "It's a problem of their own making," Phil Koopman, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and an expert in autonomous vehicle safety, told Business Insider. A Waymo autonomous self-driving electric vehicle.

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☆ 3 questions about Tesla's robotaxi that Elon Musk needs to answer
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThe stakes are high heading into Tesla's Robotaxi Day on Thursday night in California. AdvertisementAs is typical, Musk's promise that the robotaxi business was taking shape offset a major earnings miss and helped juice Tesla's languishing stock price. Spak wrote. With all this in mind, Jonas isn't sure Musk can live up to investors' high expectations. Advertisement"Tesla's future valuation is highly dependent on its ability to develop, manufacture, and commercialize autonomous technologies," Jonas wrote.

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☆ A lot is riding on Musk and Tesla’s ‘robotaxi’ event
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Elon Musk and Tesla have pledged a game-changing moment in the company’s history Thursday night. For the last decade, the electric vehicle maker’s CEO has vowed that true self-driving cars from Tesla were right around the corner. And even if the technology is as advanced as Musk likes to claim, getting regulatory approval to operate could be difficult. Tesla and Musk have made promises many, many times before about autonomous vehicle capabilities and when true self-driving would be available. “Either you walk away from the event as a jaw dropping moment, or you walk away with a shrug of shoulders event.”

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☆ Consumers hate paying for return shipping — it tops jury duty and the DMV in annoyance factor, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

As much as consumers love shopping online, most hate to shell out for shipping charges. Paying for return shipping is even worse. These days, 77% of shoppers check the return policy before making a purchase, according to a September survey of 1,500 adults by GoDaddy. Nearly a third, 30%, of consumers said paying for return shipping was more annoying than jury duty and going to the Department of Motor Vehicles. When it comes to winning over customers, return fees matter, other reports also show.

Persons: Optoro, Amena Ali, Amy Jennette Organizations: Parcel Service, GoDaddy, Department of Motor Vehicles, Finance, Miami Locations: New York

Many posts on TikTok and X, some of which garnered millions of views, speculated on the relationship between Thomas and Abraham. Thomas, who is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was arrested in Dallas on Tuesday. Some TikTok users claimed to be “Mr Prada victims” and would make videos feigning distress when Thomas would like their videos, according to Know Your Meme. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said it found blood, sharp objects and other weapons in Thomas’ home, according to an affidavit for an arrest warrant. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said “there is no evidence to suggest that Thomas was a client of Abraham.” A motive and relationship are still under investigation, according to the sheriff’s office.

Persons: Terryon Thomas, William Nicholas Abraham, Thomas, Abraham, Thomas ’, Prada, ”, Jarrett Ambeau Organizations: NBC News, Baton, Baton Rouge Sheriff’s, Prosecutors Locations: Baton Rouge , Louisiana, Dallas, Tangipahoa Parish , Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Thomas ’, Louisiana

Terryon Thomas, a 20-year-old TikTok creator best known as Mr Prada, has been charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana announced Thursday. The popular Baton Rouge-based online creator was accused of driving the stolen vehicle of 69-year-old therapist William Nicholas Abraham, also of Baton Rouge, who was found dead on the side of a highway near Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, on Sunday. Thomas has been the subject of a social media frenzy after claims that he was involved in Abraham’s death went viral. Many posts on TikTok and X, some which garnered millions of views, speculated on the relationship between Thomas and Abraham. “I appreciate the work done by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana State Police and Crime Lab, Baton Rouge Police Department, U.S. Marshal’s Service and all others involved,” East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux said in a news release.

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