| Distracted woman slips between subway cars dies |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
Audrey-Anne Dumont. (Handout) MONTREAL - A 20-year-old was so distracted by her cellphone that she fell between metro cars in Montreal last Friday morning and was crushed to death, according to video surveillance footage. Audrey-Anne Dumont, from south of Montreal, was one of the last passengers still on the metro platform after the train arrived to the southwest station around 8:15 a.m. on ...
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| Feds Drivers Faked Bankruptcy To Avoid Auto Impound Fees |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
CHICAGO (STMW) – In a city well-practiced in the way of scams, this is a new one. Charges made public this afternoon by the U.S. Attorney's Office allege a scheme where people whose cars were towed to a city pound paid off someone to help get their cars out without paying fees to the City's Finance Department, the Sun-Times is reporting. How they did it: They pretended they were ...
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| Best family cars of 2013 |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
We know what you're thinking: Another list of mundane midsize sedans, crossovers and the requisite minivan. Think again.Not all families fit into the 2.5-kids-and-a-dog mold, so neither should the cars and trucks we're recommending here. From newlyweds to empty nesters, teenagers to seniors -- these 15 suggestions fill your basic transportation needs and give a little extra in return, ...
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| Pocket rockets Thrifty motorcycles |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
Wow slushbox transmissions in motorcycles. It is a motorcycle people. If you can't bother to learn how to clutch and ride a bike safely and using all of your hands and feet you shoudl not be on teh road. Of course the only execption os for someone who physically cant operate all the controls due to a handicap or injury. Motorcycles are amazing and fun and ride mine year round expet ...
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| Nissan Renault to use common car parts Nikkei |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:36pm EDT (Reuters) - Japan's Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) and France-based Renault SA (RENA.PA) plan to use common parts in the production of new versions of the Nissan March and Renault Clio to reduce costs by about 30 percent, the Nikkei said. The common parts in the two models, expected to roll out in 2015, are likely to constitute about half of the total parts used, the ...
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| Fiat call-option case judge leaning in UAW funds favor |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
Fiat SpA, the majority owner of U.S. automaker Chrysler Group LLC, may have to pay more than its $139.7 million offer in a call option for shares being bought from the United Auto Workers' retiree health care trust, a judge suggested in court Thursday.Fiat, based in Turin, Italy, is increasing its stake in Chrysler and is asking Delaware Chancery Court Judge Donald Parsons Jr. to help ...
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| Michigan worker killed at Nissans Tennessee plant |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
Smyrna, Tenn. - Nissan officials say an employee of a supplier died in a fatal accident at its vehicle assembly plant in Smyrna.The employee of Lake Orion, Mich.-based Complete Automation was killed Thursday in the factory's paint plant. Bob Light, a spokesman for Complete Automation, said the employee was killed when a large electrical panel fell while it was being moved.Light said the ...
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| Hinsdale Might Install Barriers Downtown To Stop Cars From Hitting Buildings |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
The front of a vacant restaurant in Hinsdale is boarded up, after a car crashed into the building on Washington Street on March 25, 2013, the third such crash in five weeks on the same block. (Credit: Bernie ...
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| French President Hollande arrives in China for state visit |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
Xi Jinping . The leaders met in the Great Hall of the People, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. Xi called for stronger economic and diplomatic ties between the countries. "The two sides should also strengthen coordination when dealing with world affairs and we are looking forward to seeing the development of a new type of China-France comprehensive and strategic partnership ...
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| Tax leads village of 300 to have 60000 registered cars |
Apr 26th, 2013 |
A Spanish village with only 300 residents has 60,000 registered cars as a result of companies seeking to take advantage of the low tax rate. Census data for Aguilar de Segarra, in Barcelona province, shows 300 inhabitants in the village with an average 228 cars per resident, thinkSpain reported Thursday. The village's car tax is $13-$20 per year, at least 10 times lower than in neighboring ...
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