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Drive Time: Los Angeles Auto Show Emphasizes Entertainment, Electrification
Auto shows continue to evolve post-pandemic, and the Los Angeles Show is playing up the fact that Hollywood and the entertainment industry is outside its door. For example, this year’s exhibits includes car collections from Kevin Hart and Robert Downey Jr. Downey Jr., along with his team of car restoration …
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Everything we saw at the 2023 North American International Auto Show’s charity preview
Detroit’s 2023 North American International Auto Show opened to the public this past weekend at Huntington Place. The event’s black-tie charity preview included a performance from Grammy award-winning reggae musician Shaggy and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Over the past 25 years, the event has raised more than $100 million for children’s charities in Southeast Michigan.
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Stellantis offers buyouts to some U.S. salaried employees
Stellantis NV is offering buyout packages to 6,400 white-collar workers in the United States, citing market conditions and the transition to electric vehicles for the decision. The offer was made available to about half of its 12,700 salaried employees not represented by the United Auto Workers. It’s the second round of buyouts the company has…
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More Insurance Companies Are Leaving California
California residents, like their counterparts in Florida and other states hit hard by climate-related disasters, are about to find it even tougher to get insurance coverage. Four Kemper Corp. subsidiaries — Merastar Insurance, Unitrin Auto and Home Insurance, Unitrin Direct Property and Casualty, as well as Kemper Independence Insurance — will no longer renew preferred…
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Pleasantrees looks to expand cannabis center in Mount Clemens
The iconic Gibraltar man sign overlooking passing motorists on Interstate 94 in Mount Clemens has a new look these days. The dapper mustached gentleman painted on the 75-foot sign recently underwent a facelift to call attention to a Pleasantrees cannabis dispensary’s breaking ground at the site of the Gibraltar Trade Center for a new addition.…
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Man’s head injury during arrest by Dover police tests fragile bonds with residents
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! In the decade since a Dover police officer was captured on video kicking a suspect and breaking his jaw, the city’s force has made steady strides in rebuilding relationships with the 39,000 residents…
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Meta’s New Rule: If Your Political Ad Uses AI Trickery, You Must Confess
Press2ToContinue writes: Starting next year, Meta will play the role of a strict schoolteacher for political ads, making them fess up if they’ve used AI to tweak images or sounds. This new ‘honesty policy’ will kick in worldwide on Facebook and Instagram, aiming to prevent voters from being duped by digitally doctored candidates or made-up…
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Baltimore stops using sign language interpreters at some mayoral and other events, drawing criticism
Over the last five months, Baltimore has held mayoral events and press conferences without a deaf interpreter, upsetting organizations representing the deaf and hard of hearing who say Mayor Brandon Scott is violating of provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The critics say the Scott administration’s use of interpreters has stopped completely, in recent…
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Explore the redesigned Škoda exposition at Autostadt
Part of the exposition charts the company’s first steps. Visitors can learn about the brand’s history, its close links to sport, interesting facts and news from the field of mobile and digital services, as well as new Škoda cars. There are currently 4 models on display in the pavilion, with a prominent position in the…
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Coat giveaway highlights local need
T-R PHOTO BY LANA BRADSTREAM — Marshalltown residents get free winter coats during Saturday’s coat giveaway. During the event, 15 people were able to get coats at a time. By the end, 10,200 coats were given away. <!– SHOW ARTICLE –> The Coats for the Community giveaway on Saturday brought at least 2,700 people to…