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  1. HAL 9000

    Volkswagen Tells Dealers To Halt Sales Of New TDI Cars Amid Diesel Cheating Scandal

    Following the government investigation of Volkswagen’s diesel emissions, The Detroit News reports the automaker ordered its U.S. dealerships to halt sales of new 2016 and remaining 2015 TDI car models with 2.0-liter diesel engines. According to the Environmental Protection Agency and...
  3. HAL 9000

    Volkswagen Recalls 420,000 Cars in the U.S. to Fix Air Bag Flaw

    Volkswagen AG is recalling as many as 420,000 cars in the U.S., to fix a flaw that may prevent their air bags from deploying in an accident. The recall affects seven models made between 2010 and 2014, including the Golf, Jetta and Passat, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
  4. B

    RSA Laptop and cell phone inthe USA

    Good day Does anyone know if my laptop from south africa will function without an additional transformer in the US? Eskom operates at 220 to 230 volts and 50Hz, while the USA supplies power at 110-120V and 60 Hz? Another question, will a cellphone from SA be able to receive phonecalls and...
  5. N

    USA changes broadband speed benchmark to 25mbps

    http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-finds-us-broadband-deployment-not-keeping-pace
  6. HAL 9000

    Danger Ahead: Airbags may have made a difference

    Most mid-segment cars in India are priced higher than corresponding models in markets such as the US or Europe, but fall short of safety standards. Airbags may have made a difference in Gopinath Munde’s case. Here’s a what-if situation: Would last week’s accident involving Union Rural...
  7. Lycanthrope

    Police Shoot and Kill Man Just 5 Minutes After He Makes a Cheerful Post on Facebook

    Source: The Free Thought Project This seems to be a daily occurrence out in the US.
  8. Kevin Lancaster

    U.S. passed citizens’ info to Israel: Snowden

    U.S. passed citizens’ info to Israel: Snowden Former US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden has accused the US National Security Agency of routinely passing private, unedited communications of Americans to Israel
  9. N

    Importing Laptop: Experience, cost, viable

    As the title thread says, I am considering importing a laptop from the US. I've been struggling to find the same level of quality vs. price that companies there offer compared to what we're getting here. So I would like to know from anyone that has imported a laptop from the US before on what...
  10. LazyLion

    US Policeman on trial in death of 7 year old girl

    Police accompanied by a reality TV crew fired a stun grenade through a window as they raided a Detroit home in search of a murder suspect. A gunshot then went off inside, fatally striking a 7-year-old girl in the head while she slept on a couch. Now three years later, Officer Joseph Weekley...
  11. A

    Importing goods using a US postbox service

    Hi there, I did a search and found a number of long threads regarding importing from the US, but none that answer my question specifically. I've just moved back to SA, and I am in need of a few items only available from the US. Everything from custom cake pans for my wife, to small consumer...
  12. LazyLion

    Pakistan Court directs government to shoot down US military drones

    The Pakistani government has the right to shoot down US drones if Washington ignores warnings to halt the "illegal" aerial attacks, a Pakistani court ruled Thursday. "The government of Pakistan and its security forces shall ensure that in future such drone strikes are not conducted and...
  13. LazyLion

    US Soldier to be Sentenced in Espionage Case

    A U.S. soldier convicted of attempted espionage faces up to life in prison when he goes before an Army sentencing panel Monday, the military said. Spc. William Colton Millay pleaded guilty last month, but his plea was announced only on Thursday by officials at Joint Base Richardson-Elmendorf...
  14. LazyLion

    Japan, US Reach Deal on Okinawa Land Return

    Japan and the U.S. said Friday they have agreed on plans for returning to Japan land near Kadena Air Base on the southern island of Okinawa that is now used by U.S. troops, in an effort to balance local concerns with support for the countries' military alliance. A statement issued by both...
  15. LazyLion

    Intercepted comms indicate North Korean planned Missile Launch

    http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/04/world/asia/koreas-tensions/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Article Continues at the link....
  16. LazyLion

    Russia Fears Out of Control North Korea Situation

    Russia warned Friday that a flare-up in tensions between North Korea and the United States could spin out of control, urging all sides involved in the standoff to refrain from muscle-flexing. "Unilateral actions are being taken around North Korea which manifest themselves in an escalation of...
  17. LazyLion

    Assault Weapons Ban Shrivels in US Senate

    US lawmakers dropped an effort to include a ban on assault weapons in a broader gun control package Tuesday, conceding the difficulties of passing such legislation through Congress. The move by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid does not kill the proposal outright, but cleaving it off from...
  18. LazyLion

    US Woman Falls 8 Stories with Baby, Dies, but Baby OK.

    Police say a woman holding a baby boy has plunged eight stories out of a New York City apartment window to her death in an apparent suicide but the baby has survived. Police found the 45-year-old woman Wednesday afternoon. The baby was in her arms. An officer took the baby to a hospital...
  19. LazyLion

    Police: Couple Brings Kids Along for Bank Heist

    Police in Utah say they've arrested a husband and wife bank robbery team that took their two children along for the illegal excursion. An arrest report from police says the man and woman, both 27, were caught Monday soon after a Wells Fargo branch was robbed. A 5-year-old and a 2-year-old...
  20. LazyLion

    4 Dead in US Shooting, Police Looking for Suspect

    A man suspected of shooting to death four people and wounding two others was believed to be in an abandoned building surrounded by police Wednesday evening, police said. Police officers were fired on from the building while looking for 64-year-old Kurt Myers, state police Superintendent...
  21. LazyLion

    Rape Victims Say US Military Justice System has Failed Them

    Former US troops who were raped during their time in uniform recounted their traumatic experiences at a Senate hearing and demanded changes to the military's justice system. Four victims, three women and a man, told lawmakers Wednesday in poignant testimony how they had been sexually...
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