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Better Late Than Never: GM’s 17 Year Wait To Recall
On Monday, July 7th, GM recalled 8.23 million vehicles. Among the vehicles recalled was the 1997 Chevy Malibu. The recall was made because of an "unintended ignition key rotation," which can turn off the engine and cut off power to brakes, steering, and air ba...
How Not To Die From Tylenol
Can you believe that every year Tylenol sends 78,000 Americans to the emergency room? In fact, the active ingredient in this seemingly harmless medicine, acetaminophen, is the deadliest over the the counter pain reliever in the United States. According to the ...
Madoff Victims Left To Lose Billions In Court Ruling
In order to recover money for the victims of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, Bernie Madoff's investment company first had to be liquidated. That job was issued to Irving Picard. Of the $17.5 billion stolen by Bernie Madoff, Picard has since recouped $9.82 bill...
Potentially Explosive Air Bags
Honda Motor Company has issued a mass recall for air bags they fear might be explosive. The air bags, which were made by Takata Corp, have the potential to explode and unleash hot metal and plastic shrapnel into the driver.Honda owners in the following sta...
Every Single One: The Chevy Camaro Recall
The classic American muscle car, the Camaro, was brought back into production in 2010. Since then, Chevy has sold more than 500,000 Camaros worldwide. Of the 511,508 produced, each and every one has just been recalled by Chevrolet.The bad news keeps on pil...
$1 Billion Scammed Away From T-Mobile Users
T-Mobile users should be on the watch-out. The Federal Trade Commission is accusing T-Mobile of fraudulently billing customers for "hundreds of millions of dollars" between 2009 and 2013.The FTC's lawsuit against T-Mobile accuses the company of an unscrup...
The $15 Billion Insect
What's a bee cost to America? More than $15 billion.Eighty percent of the United States' flowering crops are pollinated by honeybees, that makes up a third of all food we eat. Many nuts, fruits, and vegetables are heavily reliant on these little black and ...
Pennsylvania Polluted: Widespread Mutated Fish
Can you imagine the level of pollution needed in order to change the sex of a fish? Scientists are looking into the matter now, after having found fish in Pennsylvania that are intersex. And we're not talking about a lone case of a male fish that likes wearing...
The Easy Way Californians Are Making A Difference
"Your lawn may only be a small piece of land, but collectively, California lawns amount to many acres," says Brian Leahy, director of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.By making sure that their landscapers are trained and licensed to ap...
The Story of How Facial Scrubs Are Disrupting The Great Lakes
All the convenience plastics have provided humans for the last seventy years does not come without a cost, as is now being evidenced in the Great Lakes. Something as seemingly innocuous as facial scrub is creating an ecological uproar.Many facial scrubs an...