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US safety agency closes investigation into Jeep Compass engines shutting down

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:57 GMT

U.S. auto safety regulators have closed an investigation into complaints that engines on some small Jeeps can shut down while being driven.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday it will not seek a recall of about 229,000 Jeep Compass SUVs from the 2019 and 2020 model years.The agency opened the probe in December of last year after getting 15 complaints that drivers have gotten dashboard messages saying their coolant temperature is too high, followed by an immediate engine shutdown.But an investigation found that the failure rate was low and that the SUVs can normally be restarted immediately after the engine shuts down. The agency found only one allegation of a crash and no injuries. The agency says its investigation agreed with Jeep maker Stellantis’ conclusion that once the engine shuts down, the SUVs can be put in park and restarted with no issues. Source

1 arrested after alleged carjacking, assault in Commerce City

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Several police officers responded to a scene near the Reunion neighborhood in Commerce City where one person was allegedly arrested.FOX31's Jim Hooley was the first reporter at the scene and spoke to witnesses who were working near 96th Avenue and Tower Road when the incident happened around 10 a.m. on Tuesday.According to the witnesses, a Lexus came speeding by before coming to an abrupt stop. The workers told Hooley that a woman jumped out of the driver's side and a man jumped out of the passenger's side. That is when the man allegedly ran over to the driver's side, grabbed the woman and threw her to the ground. Over a dozen car windows smashed in Arvada neighborhood Witnesses claim the man took out what appeared to be a lighter and tried to light the woman on fire. The witnesses said it appeared to be a carjacking. Hooley said the woman was taken by Commerce City police, but her condition is unknown at this time. The man was taken into custody. FOX31 has reached...

Colorado ranks dead last for housing competitiveness: Report

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A report released by the Common Sense Institute claimed that Colorado ranks dead last in terms of housing competitiveness nationwide.The Centennial State ranked at No. 51 on a list that includes all 50 states and Washington, D.C. when it came to housing competitiveness. This ranking includes factors like the housing shortage to population ratio and the number of hours required to pay mortgage and rent.This is not new, according to the report, as Colorado has ranked last in all but one of the last seven years. These new Colorado laws go into effect in 2024 In 2021, Colorado ranked No. 50 and Utah was last.According to the report, it now takes 96 hours of work at the median wage to afford the mortgage of a median-priced home, up from the 44 hours of work it took in 2011.It also takes 86 hours of work to pay the median rent in the state.The report pointed out that fewer condos are being built, especially relative to the number of apartments being built. It said that,...

EU Commission wants registry for foreign lobbyists

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:57 GMT

The European Commission wants to bring lobbyists and advocates for foreign governments out of the shadows under a proposal out Tuesday.Interest representatives working on behalf of governments outside the European Economic Area (the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) would have to register in national transparency databases under a new directive, the most concrete pillar of the so-called Defence of Democracy package.Yet while the Commission says the move would stymie Russian President Vladimir Putin’s machinations against EU democracies, watchdog NGOs say it would embolden politicians in the mold of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.The measure has become a point of bitter contention between the Commission’s transparency experts and the democracy activists who are usually their allies when it comes to rooting out corruption and malign influence. Transparency International EU, for example, is pushing for a universal lobby register. The Commission’s plan to hold orga...

Polish right-wing MP douses Jewish menorah with fire extinguisher

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:57 GMT

Grzegorz Braun, an antisemitic lawmaker from the right-wing Confederation party, on Tuesday doused the candles in a Hanukkah menorah in the Polish parliament with a fire extinguisher — denouncing the Jewish ritual as “Satanic.”“Racist motives have been attributed to me here, meanwhile, I am just restoring a state of normalcy and balance here, putting an end to acts of Satanic, Talmudist triumphalism, because that is the message of these holidays,” Braun, peppered with white powder from the extinguisher, said in the parliament building.He was kicked out of the parliamentary session by Speaker Szymon Hołownia after appearing at the podium of the parliament and inviting MPs to a “historical-theological debate.” Speaking to journalists, Hołownia called the episode “absolutely scandalous” and said the Polish parliament’s security service would “carefully review” footage from the incident to decide on a punishment. He added...

Meloni’s star Christmas guests: Rishi Sunak and Elon Musk

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:57 GMT

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has invited the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to an upcoming right-wing bash, which billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will also be attending.Sunak, an ally of Italy’s right-wing leader, is expected at the event which takes place from Thursday to Sunday, the Financial Times reported.On Monday, the annual Atreju festival — an event for Italy’s right-wing youth founded by Meloni in 1998 — gave a hint of another one of Meloni’s special guests, posting a picture featuring a silhouette of a male figure.The mysterious attendee is none other than SpaceX and Tesla boss Musk, according to a social media post on Tuesday evening by the event organizers. Musk will be interviewed Saturday morning by journalist Nicola Porro, Italian outlet Il Fatto Quotidiano reported. Porro had already landed an interview with the tech tycoon in June, when Meloni and Musk met in Italy to discuss AI, European markets and birth rates. Meloni has also invited I...

These programs put unused prescription drugs in the hands of patients in need

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:57 GMT

Kate Ruder | KFF Health News (TNS)COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — On a recent November evening, Angie Phoenix waited at a pharmacy here in Colorado’s second-largest city to pick up prescription drugs to treat her high blood pressure and arm seizures.But this transaction was different from typical exchanges that occur every day at thousands of pharmacies across the United States. The cost to Phoenix, 50, who lives in the nearby community of Falcon and has no health insurance, was nothing.Open Bible Medical Clinic and Pharmacy runs Colorado’s only current drug donation program. Most of the medications it dispenses come from nursing homes across the state.“We take any and all of it,” said founding pharmacist Frieda Martin, who used those donations to fill 1,900 prescriptions for 200 low-income and uninsured adults last year. Participants pay a $15 annual registration fee for free medications and care at the adjoining clinic.Drug donation programs like this one in Colorado and one in Californ...

How Chicago Bears DJs set the ‘atmosphere’ for fans — and players — at Soldier Field

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:57 GMT

Any fan who has been to a Chicago Bears game at Soldier Field has heard (or felt) the music playing in and around Soldier Field.During Week 3 of the 2018 season, the Bears faced the Seattle Seahawks at home. It was a “Monday Night Football” game and new coach Matt Nagy was seeking his first win.“It was a huge game and I was like, ‘Yo, I gotta go crazy. I gotta give the boys some energy,’” Jay iLLa, the Bears practice and pregame DJ, recently told the Tribune.The Bears defense, led by pass rusher Khalil Mack, sacked Seahawks QB Russell Wilson six times and Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky was 25 of 34 for 200 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions in the 24-17 win.“That was the first game I played ‘Swag Surfin’ pregame. They were all on the field swag surfing. They were ready,” iLLa continued. “We won that game and they played it in the locker room, and thus birthed ‘Club Dub.’ I’ll nev...

Bruins notebook: Undermanned B’s face high-octane Devils

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:57 GMT

Different challenges present themselves throughout the NHL season. Headed into Wednesday’s game against the Devils in New Jersey, the Bruins have themselves a whopper.The B’s will be without a good chunk of their team defense — top six center Pavel Zacha and No. 1 defenseman Charlie McAvoy — when they take on the speedy, young Devils, who have climbed to fourth in the league in goalscoring at 3.54 per game.All hands will be required to be on deck to slow down the Jersey offense.“You don’t replace one of your top two centers and you don’t replace you’re top D-man with an individual,” said coach Jim Montgomery. “It’s got to be a concerted effort by everyone eating more minutes and they’ve got to do the job.”One player who will be asked to do more is Morgan Geekie. He’ll be bumping up to top six duty, skating between David Pastrnak and Jake DeBrusk and taking over Zacha’s bumper spot on the first power-play unit.He playe...

‘Anything with Michael Jordan in it is a hell of a compliment.’ DeMar DeRozan joins rare air in Chicago Bulls history.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:57 GMT

DeMar DeRozan entered rarefied air Monday as he matched a scoring performance that had only been recorded by one other player in Chicago Bulls history: Michael Jordan.DeRozan tallied 41 points and 11 assists in a 133-129 overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Before Monday’s game, Jordan was the only Bulls player to ever finish a game with more than 40 points and 10 assists.The final stat line reflected DeRozan’s evolving role for the Bulls, who have relied on their veteran star to serve as a distributor more this season than in previous years. And DeRozan still delivered his necessary scoring production, knocking down the tying basket to send the game into overtime.DeRozan’s new standing in Bulls history came as a surprise postgame. The 15-year league veteran is accustomed to setting and breaking records, but matching Jordan in Bulls history made a significant impression.“Anything with Michael Jordan in it is a hell of a compliment,” DeRozan said. ̶...