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Business Highlights: Carmakers failing privacy test; UAW says it may strike any Detroit automaker

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:42 GMT

___Carmakers are failing the privacy test. Owners have little or no control over data collectedBOSTON (AP) — Most major car brands admit they may be selling your personal data — though they are vague on the buyers, and half say they would share it with the government or law enforcement without a court order. What’s more, nearly all the 25 brands whose privacy notices were scoured by the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation give drivers little or no control over the data they collect. Released Wednesday, the study found cars scored worst for privacy among more than a dozen product categories, including fitness trackers and smart speakers, that Mozilla has assessed since 2017.___UAW chief: Union to strike any Detroit automaker that hasn’t reached deal as contracts end next weekDETROIT (AP) — The head of the United Auto Workers warned that the union plans to go on strike against any Detroit automaker that hasn’t reached a new agreement by the time contracts expire next week. A strike against a...

Seiya Suzuki hits 3-run double as Cubs beat Giants 8-2 for 4th straight win

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:42 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run double, Cody Bellinger homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 8-2 on Wednesday for their fourth consecutive win.Suzuki, Bellinger and Ian Happ each had two hits as Chicago completed a three-game series sweep to move a season-high 12 games above .500 at 76-64. The Cubs also moved within 1 1/2 games of NL Central-leading Milwaukee.Chicago left-hander Jordan Wicks improved to 3-0 with a 2.16 ERA in his first three big league starts. He permitted two runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings.San Francisco dropped back to .500 with its sixth consecutive loss. The Giants (70-70) went 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position and left six runners on base.Thairo Estrada, Luis Matos, Casey Schmitt and Paul DeJong each had two hits for San Francisco, which closed out a 1-6 road trip. Alex Wood (5-5) was tagged for five runs and five hits in 2 1/3 innings.Fresh off a wild 11-8 win on Tuesday night, the Cubs got off to a fast start.A two-...

GW campus told to shelter in place after man escapes DC police custody at hospital

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:42 GMT

Police in D.C. say a murder suspect escaped custody at The George Washington University Hospital Wednesday afternoon, triggering a shelter in place at the campus.Police identified the man as 31-year-old Christopher Haynes. They said he escaped custody at 3:38 p.m.Police described Haynes as a Black man with shoulder-length dreadlocks, wearing a white suit with one red shoe. He is not handcuffed. He’s 6 feet tall and weighs about 205 pounds. Police also said that under his white suit, Haynes is wearing a black T-shirt and gray shorts.“Do not engage, call 911 if spotted,” D.C. police said.GW’s student alert system asked members of the campus to shelter in place “due to the dangerous individual around campus.”ALERT: 31-year-old Christopher Haynes escaped custody at GW Hospital in 900 block of 23rd St NW at 3:38 p.m.He is described as a black male with shoulder-length dreadlocks, wearing a white suit with one red shoe. He is not handcuffed.Do not engag...

Google reaches tentative settlement with 36 states and DC over alleged app store monopoly

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:42 GMT

Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant’s alleged monopolistic control of app distribution for the software that runs most of the world’s cellphones.The agreement, cited in a court filing late Tuesday by both sides, is subject to approval by the state attorneys general and the board of directors of Google’s parent company, the execution of an agreement and court approval.Terms of the temporary agreement bar the parties from disclosing its details for now, according to the Utah attorney general’s office, the lead plaintiff. “We don’t have a comment at this time,” said Google spokesperson Peter Shottenfels. A trial date had been set for Nov. 6.The complaint filed in a Northern California federal court echoed similar allegations that mobile game maker Epic Games made against Google that is scheduled to go to trial in November.Apple prevailed in a...

Mar-a-Lago worker struck cooperation deal with prosecutors in Trump documents case, ex-lawyer says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:42 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — An information technology director at Mar-a-Lago struck a cooperation agreement with federal prosecutors last summer in their investigation of Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at the former president’s Florida property, according to the worker’s ex-lawyer.Stanley Woodward, a former attorney for the IT manager, made the revelation in a court filing responding to Justice Department arguments that he had a potential conflict-of-interest because of his representation of another key figure in the Mar-a-Lago probe, Trump valet Walt Nauta.A cooperation agreement generally requires an individual to assist a criminal investigation in exchange for not being prosecuted. In this case, the worker testified before a federal grand jury that in July returned an updated indictment against Trump, Nauta and another Mar-a-Lago employee, Carlos De Oliveira, accusing the men of conspiring to delete surveillance footage from the property. All three have ...

Felony convictions vacated for four Navy officers in sprawling scandal due to prosecutorial misconduct

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Felony convictions vacated for four Navy officers in sprawling scandal due to prosecutorial misconduct.Source

Aurora officers cleared in Jor'Dell Richardson killing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Two officers involved in the shooting death of 14-year-old Jor'Dell Richardson will not face criminal charges, the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday.Police shot and killed Jor'Dell on June 1 after an Aurora convenience store robbery, with responding officers thinking he was armed. It turned out Jor'Dell was carrying a pellet-gun replica of a 9mm pistol, and his killing led to protests in the city.But prosecutors found that the officer's belief that it was a real gun was reasonable at the time, and body camera video shows the gun "clearly visible" in Jor'Dell's hands, according to the DA's investigative report. Investigators also found that the people involved in the store robbery thought the gun was real.Interim Aurora Police Chief Art Acevedo said the DA's decision is "fair and just.""Regardless of this finding, the death of a young man is a tragedy for his family and extended community, and it will continue to weigh heavily on members ...

Dog found on I-595 exit with large slash wound recovering at Deerfield Beach animal hospital

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:42 GMT

A dog found with his side sliced open on an interstate exit in Broward County is finally healing at an animal hospital, as authorities investigate what appears to be a horrific case of animal abuse.The canine, since named Zeus by those who found him, was spotted on an Interstate 595 exit in Dania Beach, Tuesday night.Now the animal is receiving the medical help he needs, thanks to good Samaritan Kay Khal.“It’s really sad. I couldn’t leave this dog on the side of the road,” she said.Khal said it was around 10:30 p.m. when she was headed east on I-595, and she took the exit to U.S. 1.As she came around the curve, Khal said, she saw the young dog in the middle of the roadway, in an industrial area far from homes. It appears the animal was sliced and then dumped.“His cuts were so bad, he would have bled out, or he would have died,” said Khal. “Somebody would have come around the corner and hit him.”Khal and others stopped to get the dog in...

Former patients meet for the first time since undergoing medical milestone with robot-assisted kidney exchange

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:42 GMT

In a medical feat, doctors were able to successfully perform a groundbreaking two-way paired kidney exchange using robotic surgery. Months later, four former patients are now meeting each other for the first time since the innovative procedure.7News cameras on Wednesday captured the two couples who were part of this medical breakthrough as they greeted and embraced each other.They joined a team of surgeons for a news conference as they described their arduous but rewarding journey.Michael Deitado, 57, received the life-altering diagnosis of chronic kidney disease when he was 28 years old. Over the course of 29 years, his primary physician fought to preserve his diminishing kidney function.“They did tell me at an early age, when I was about 28, that over time, the kidney would fail that I would need a transplant,” said Michael. “It’s kind of hard to accept it at first, but ultimately, I did what I needed to do and tried to live a healthy lifestyle.”But d...

Stolen MBTA vehicle with passenger inside crashes in Boston after pursuit

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:42 GMT

One person was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after a MBTA transport vehicle was stolen in Woburn with passengers in it, officials said.MSP said the sole passenger, who has intellectual challenges, was calling 911 as the suspect stole the vehicle from a Stop ‘n Shop parking lot in Woburn around 3:30 p.m. The Massachusetts State Police said a patrol located the vehicle in the O’Neill Tunnel just before 3:45 p.m. and attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle then crashed into multiple cars while fleeing on Route 93 south into Boston.The trooper lost sight of the vehicle, which was then located at Mercantile Street and Surface Road in Boston just ten minutes later. The suspect was pursued on foot and was arrested in the Bostonian Hotel.There were only minor injuries reported. Drivers stopped at the red light were hit by the incoming vehicle.“Everything was so fast, so I looked through the middle and he was just flying,” Jose Perez said, whose car was hit. SKY7-HD wa...