SAN FRANCISCO—Tesla Inc. has filed a lawsuit to challenge Louisiana’s refusal to allow the company to sell vehicles directly to consumers, calling the U.S. state’s move protectionist and anti-competitive. The case is the latest battle to reverse direct sales bans in some states against the electric carmaker, which bypassed traditional car dealerships. In those states,…
Philips Expands Respiratory Devices Recall on Possible Plastic Contamination
Dutch medical device maker Philips said on Monday it has expanded an earlier recall of some respiratory machines to a total of 1,700 devices globally due to possible contamination of a plastic component with a non-compatible material. The company’s subsidiary, Philips Respironics, has not received any reports of patient harm due to the issue but…
Dodgers Quiet Timmy Trumpet for Now, Beat Mets 4–3
NEW YORK—Gavin Lux and the Los Angeles Dodgers quieted Timmy Trumpet at least for now, edging the New York Mets 4–3 Tuesday night in a matchup of NL division leaders. The Mets lost with Trumpet, who performs Edwin Diaz’s entrance song “Narco,” at Citi Field and ready to blare away if the closer got into…
Vehicle Pedestrian Safety Systems Struggle to See in the Dark
DETROIT—Many of the automatic braking systems automakers are using to prevent vehicles from hitting pedestrians do not work well in the dark, according to test results released Tuesday by the U.S. non-profit group Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The group, backed by the insurance industry, said 12 of the 23 sedans, midsize SUVs and small…
Tyson Pork Plant in Indiana Suspended From Exporting to China: USDA
CHICAGO—Tyson Foods Inc.’s pork processing plant in Logansport, Indiana, has been suspended from exporting products to China, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday. The suspension is effective Aug. 29, the agency said. Neither USDA nor the company on Monday said why exports to China from the Tyson Fresh Meats plant has been halted….
Libya: 2 Egyptian Migrants Dead, 19 Missing After Capsizing
CAIRO— A boat carrying Egyptian migrants capsized off Libya’s coast, leaving two people dead and 19 more missing and presumed dead, the Libyan agency that combats illegal migration said Monday, in the latest migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea. The boat was carrying 27 migrants and was found over the weekend off the northeastern town…
Building Collapses in Nigeria; 8 People Pulled From Rubble
ABUJA, Nigeria—A three-story building under construction collapsed Tuesday in northwestern Nigeria, trapping shoppers in a busy neighborhood. Emergency response workers told the Associated Press that at least eight people have been pulled from the rubble and they were searching for more. The building in Kano state, northern Nigeria’s commercial hub, was being constructed as a…
South Carolina House Approves Abortion Ban With Exceptions After Rejecting Total Abortion Ban
The South Carolina House on Tuesday approved a bill to ban abortion with the exception of pregnancies due to rape or incest, or to save a mother’s life. The legislative chamber initially rejected the bill which was a near-total abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest, in a vote of 47–55. After the…
Kentucky Flood Victims Rebuild Again
The Cockerhams of Beattyville, Kentucky have lost everything again. Their home has been destroyed by flooding twice in 17 months. In the heart of Appalachia, Earl Cockerham 81, and his wife Jennifer Cockerham, 62, live on Social Security, on the land once owned by Earl’s grandparents. The North Fork of the Kentucky River flooded their…
‘Triangle of Sadness’ Actress, Model Charlbi Dean Dies at 32
NEW YORK—Charlbi Dean, the South African actor and model who had a breakout role in “Triangle of Sadness,” which won this year’s top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, has died at age 32. Dean died Monday at a hospital in New York from a sudden unexpected illness, her representatives said Tuesday. Dean also had…
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