Toyota is once again recalling vehicles due to an issue with the vehicle engine control module (ECM), this time recalling 1.3 million vehicles. The latest recall affects Matrix and Carolla models from 2005 to 2008. The failures of the ECM in these vehicles can cause a faulty check-engine light alert, rough shifting, or even an…
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Every day thousands of tons of garbage are burned in “burn pits” at military installations across Iraq and Afghanistan. Houston based contractors KBR and Halliburton were contracted and paid by the U.S. government to properly dispose of waste products at specific U.S. bases. However, although both KBR and Halliburton agreed to follow all U.S. laws…
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We Americans do love our dietary supplements. More than half of the adult population have taken them to stay healthy, lose weight, gain an edge in sports or in the bedroom, and avoid using prescription drugs. In 2009, we spent $26.7 billion on them, according to the Nutrition Business Journal, a trade publication. What consumers…
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall on more than 2 millionstationary-side cribs from seven different companies because of a potential hazard for entrapment, suffocation and falls. The agency has recalled 9 million drop-side cribs in the past five years amid safety concerns, and new rules for them have been in the works….
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CLEBURNE, Texas – Officials say three people were killed and at least 10 people were missing and about a half-dozen more were injured when a gas line exploded Monday after it was struck by workers. Cleburne city manager Chester Nolen said three people are dead and at least 10 people were missing, Dallas-Fort Worth television…
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More than 700 complaints about health problems in infants and children given Johnson & Johnson medications, including 30 reports of deaths, have been lodged with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration but no direct link has yet been found. J&J took more than 40 nonprescription products off store shelves in late April, including Children’s Tylenol,…
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More than 60 passengers were injured after being thrown around during a sharp turn by the Carnival Cruise Lines ship Ecstasy near Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Miami-based Carnival, claims, minor damage was limited to some merchandise and unsecured objects. Carnival claims the maneuver, resulting in the ship listing to the port side, was meant to avoid…
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