Tom Krisher, Associated Press Published 12:50 p.m. ET Jan. 8, 2021 Detroit – The U.S. government’s auto safety agency has rejected a request to investigate unintended acceleration in Tesla electric vehicles, saying the acceleration was caused by drivers pushing the wrong pedal. Brian Sparks of Berkeley, California, petitioned the National […]
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Meet Goodee, the ethical design shop that rejects systemic racism
Browsing through Goodee, an online ethical design shop, you’ll find objects from different parts of the world, each telling a different origin story, and yet the pieces fit together seamlessly. There are wicker bicycle baskets made by Ghanaian artisans next to aluminum tables made by a Swedish designer. Even the […]
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Meet Goodee, the ethical design shop that rejects white supremacy
Browsing through Goodee, an online ethical design shop, you’ll find objects from different parts of the world, each telling a different origin story, and yet the pieces fit together seamlessly. There are wicker bicycle baskets made by Ghanaian artisans next to aluminum tables made by a Swedish designer. Even the […]
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Russia rejects accusations of ‘pressure tactics’ after journalist Irina Slavin’s suicide
Asked during a regular call with reporters on Tuesday whether he considered use of searches as “a problem,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “If we talk about it as a trend — no, there is no trend.” “If we talk about individual cases, it is necessary to consider each one […]
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Mississippi rejects new flag design featuring giant mosquito
Officials in Mississippi said a proposed design for its new state flag featuring a giant mosquito has been rejected and mistakenly made it past the screening process. After years of criticism and attempts to change the state flag, Mississippi recently enacted legislation to remove the Confederate flag symbol and include […]