DETROIT — An Apple engineer who died when his Tesla Model X slammed into a concrete barrier had previously complained about the SUV malfunctioning on that same stretch of Silicon Valley freeway. His complaints were detailed in a trove of documents released Tuesday by federal investigators in two Tesla crashes involving Autopilot, one in California […]
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LOS ANGELES — Ernie Els has made it clear he will not be returning as International captain for the Presidents Cup next year. Tiger Woods was a little more vague. Woods, captain of the U.S. team that won at Royal Melbourne for the eighth straight time, says he spoke with Els while boarding the charter
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If you’re on edge waiting for the results on Tuesday night from New Hampshire, worrying that all you’ll get is the mess we got in Iowa, we have good news for you: That’s extremely unlikely. The reason has nothing to do with the relative competence of the Iowa and New Hampshire Democratic Parties, and everything
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Spain’s parliament has endorsed an effort by the new Socialist-led government to legalize euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide By BARRY HATTON Associated Press February 11, 2020, 8:10 PM 3 min read LISBON, Portugal — Spain’s parliament has endorsed an effort by the new Socialist-led government to legalize euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide. After early elections twice last
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Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption The Splash has been in private ownership since 2006 One of British artist David Hockney’s most famous works, The Splash, has been sold for £23.1m at Sotheby’s in London. The buyer is not known. It had been estimated to sell for £20m-£30m but ended up going for £23,117,000. The painting,
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Image copyright Getty Images Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Facebook and Microsoft are facing fresh scrutiny over whether they stifled competition by buying up smaller rivals. The Federal Trade Commission has asked the firms to hand over information about a decade of deals, warning it could lead to action being taken. The tech giants already face several
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that it had ordered Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google’s parent company Alphabet and Microsoft to turn over information about past acquisitions, in a broadening of its review of the power of big tech companies. The F.T.C. said it requested information about hundreds of smaller deals made by
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NCAA President Mark Emmert has urged Congress to step in and put restrictions on college athletes’ ability to earn money from endorsements By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer February 11, 2020, 7:47 PM 4 min read WASHINGTON — NCAA President Mark Emmert urged Congress to step in and put restrictions on college athletes’ ability to
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This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — A long-serving capital defense lawyer for one of the five men accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks asked the judge on Tuesday to be excused from the case, citing his health and other issues, casting doubt
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WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the U.S. economy appears durable, with steady growth and unemployment near a half-century low, but faces risks from the broadening viral outbreak that began in China. Powell also said that the Fed is content with where interest rates are, suggesting that no further rate cuts
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