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Orem couple sets out to break world record traveling the world
OREM — When a job offer in Europe fell through, a couple with roots in Orem decided to do something epic to make up for that dream that came unraveled. They saved their money, sold everything they owned – even went door to door for sponsors, and started on a journey to break a world …
Conn. Senator Blumenthal Calls For Technology Fix To Hot Car Threat
Thirty-one children have died around the country so far this year as a result of being left alone in hot cars. Senator Richard Blumenthal is endorsing a bill aimed at preventing these deaths. He said Monday the proposed law will require all auto manufacturers to include technology that alerts drivers to check the rear seat …
Technology to save kids in hot cars exists. So why isn’t it in every vehicle?
At a car dealership a couple of months ago, Miles Harrison’s 8-year-old daughter climbed into the back seat of a parked sports utility vehicle that a salesman was showing to the family. What happened next startled Harrison: As his daughter was exploring the back, the salesman got out of the car and shut the driver’s …
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Jack Ma: Cars of the world’s top tech moguls
Some of the world’s most successful tech moguls have a fairly modest taste when it comes to picking cars to drive. In fact, the world’s richest man, the CEO and founder of Amazon – Jeff Bezos – was seen driving a Honda Accord as recently as 2013. With this in mind, we decided to find …
Police identify man shot, killed by officer after allegedly breaking into Utah medical clinic
OGDEN — Ogden City police released the name of a man fatally shot by police Wednesday after they say he broke into a Roy medical clinic and then attacked officers with a knife. About 1:50 a.m., Donald Lee Joseph, 37, allegedly broke into the Tanner Clinic, 3443 W. 5600 South, through a window he’d broken …
Police identify man shot by officer after allegedly breaking into Utah medical clinic
OGDEN — Ogden City police released the name of a man shot by officers Wednesday after police say he broke into a Roy medical clinic and then attacked officers with a knife. About 1:50 a.m., Donald Lee Joseph, 37, allegedly broke into the Tanner Clinic, 3443 W. 5600 South, through a window he’d broken with …
Health care comes in focus, this time as risk for Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health care is back as the focus of presidential politics. But Democrats are split over “Medicare for All” and those divisions were on display in this week’s Democratic debates. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren called for a switch to government-run health insurance for all. Former Vice President Joe Biden says, “Obamacare …
Tesla Tech Chief’s Exit Is Latest High-Profile Departure
The departure of one of Tesla Inc. TSLA -14.33% ’s top executives, the latest in series from the company, marks one of the highest-profile exits from the electric-auto maker in its 16-year existence. Chief Executive Elon Musk said JB Straubel, who helped create the company and has served as Tesla’s chief technology officer since 2005, …
Police charge 16-year-old boy with breaking into cars on Tipp Hill
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A teen is facing 37 felonies that accuse him of breaking into cars near Tipperary Hill in Syracuse, police said. A 16-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday by the Syracuse Police Department and charged with damaging and stealing from cars near Tipp Hill last weekend. Nine cars were broken into early Saturday at …
South Korean petrol stations refuse to fill up Japanese cars amid growing boycott | World news
Petrol stations and garages in South Korea are refusing to fill up or service Japanese cars as part of a growing boycott of Japanese goods sparked by trade and political tensions. Sales of trips to Japan, Japanese beer and even tickets for the anime work Butt Detective the Movie have all been affected, and there …