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US doctor faces first day of manslaughter trial
An American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling pleaded not guilty in an Australian court Monday to three manslaughter charges and one of grievous bodily harm.
British Airways cabin crews strike for 2nd day
British Airways cabin crews walked off the job for a second day Sunday but the airline insisted the strike was having less impact than expected and said it was able to restore flights that had previously been canceled.
Fargo's fight against flooding nears end
A weeklong fight against flooding neared its climax in Fargo on Sunday, with miles of sandbags and clay dikes expected to hold back the bloated Red River at its crest with room to spare.
Volcano erupts in southern Iceland
Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beneath a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday.
Feds suggest driver error may have caused runaway Prius in NY
This accident occurred just after the high-profile case involving Jim Sikes and his runaway Prius in San Diego , but unlike that incident where the car eventually came to a complete stop, the New York Prius crashed into a stone wall with the driver suffering minor, non-life threatening injuries.
Ex-porn star reveals purported Tiger Woods texts
Friday, March 19, 2010 at 10:02 a.m. Read more: Sports , Tiger Woods , Text Messages to Porn Star , Joslyn James , Tiger Woods Text Messages , Pro , PGA LOS ANGELES a ' A former porn actress says she may reveal more potentially embarrassing information about Tiger Woods after releasing sexually graphic text messages that she claims prove her affair ...
Police: Arrest in Walmart racial comment case
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, New Jersey- An arrest has been made in the case of a racial comment being made over the public-address system at a Walmart store in southern New Jersey, police said.
Olympic swimmer speaks out on sex abuse lawsuit
The governing body of U.S. competitive swimming hasn't done enough to address widespread sexual abuse against young girls at swim clubs across the country, an Olympic gold medalist said Friday.
Obama assures Indonesians he will visit this year
President Barack Obama is assuring the people of Indonesia that he is looking forward to visiting his former home once the health care debate is resolved.
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Toyota Off the Hook - Sales Surge
Toyota sales up 60% in some markets. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is leaving news outlets a message with a report that points to driver error, not unintended acceleration, in a key case involving the Prius.
Domestic car brands underrated: J.D. Power
A new study gives high marks to more than two dozen vehicle brands for improving their quality in 2010 -- including second-ranked Lincoln and third-ranked Buick -- but said that many of these names suffer from lousy consumer perceptions.
Ore. lawsuit claims Boy Scouts sex abuse coverup
The Boy Scouts of America has long kept an extensive archive of secret documents that chronicle the sexual abuse of young boys by Scout leaders over the years.
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Has CR divorced Toyota? Prius Trouble
CR says not so fast buddy. We built a church in honor of Toyota but our pocketbooks still need lining.
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Chrysler Sebring to Rival Lexus
A post on allpar.com just confirmed that the updated and heavily refreshed Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger were just shown at an impromptu town hall meeting.
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Toyota used its 'game plan' to escape the Early Recall
Yikes, Toyota executives knew of the defects in 2007 and played the "game plan" with inoocent life? Game over, good bye.
Kraft to cut salt in its North American foods
Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that it will cut the salt in its products that are sold in North America by an average of 10 percent over the next two years to appeal to health-conscious consumers.
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Toyota Tops Reliability Survey - Sales Surge
Like clockwork, Toyota has ranked among the most reliable vehicles in the US in a recent survey.
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U.S. Says Driver Error Cause of N.Y. Prius crash
The New York incident was the second of two recent high-profile complaints of unintended acceleration in a Prius where the driver was found to be at fault.
Toyota weighs fix to prevent stalling
Toyota is considering how to fix computer flaws in up to 1.2 million 2005 through 2007 model-year Corolla and Matrix cars that can cause engines to stall, but has told federal auto safety regulators the problem does not pose "an unreasonable risk" to safety.
Report Fails To Shed Light On Runaway Prius
A California Highway Patrol officer responding to a report of a runaway Toyota Prius last week arrived to find a Border Patrol agent near the driver with emergency lights on.