Reactions   Sign in to like   Reblog on Tumblr   Share   Tweet   Email   Chris Mills, BGR News   The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded a probe into potential carbon monoxide poisoning being caused by Ford Explorers. The NHTSA said it is aware of 2,700 complaints and three crashes potentially linked to carbon monoxide poisoning in the vehicles’ cabin. Don't Miss:  If Comcast buys Verizon, we should all give up and go home An initial investigation was opened last year into more than 638,000 vehicles, and the NHTSA has now upgraded that investigation into an “engineering analysis,” a necessary step before the agency can force Ford to recall any vehicles. Ford has acknowledged some kind of problem, issued numerous service bulletins, and told  Reuters  that it has a dedicated team “to investigate reported issues and solve them.” It was reported this month that the police department in Austin, Texas, pulled more than 40 Ford

Reactions   Sign in to like   Reblog on Tumblr   Share   Tweet   Email By Alexandria Sage FREMONT, Calif. (Reuters) - Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday the Model 3 had over half a million advance reservations as he handed over the first 30 to employee buyers, setting the stage for the biggest test yet of the company's strategy to become a profitable, mass market electric car maker. Outside Tesla's Fremont, California factory, Musk showed off the $35,000 base vehicle with a range of 220 miles (350 km) on a charge that marks a departure from the company's earlier luxury electric cars. Musk took to the stage driving a red Model 3, and said Tesla has produced 50 of the vehicles so far, including 20 for testing purposes. Hours before the event, Musk acknowledged it would be "quite a challenge" to build the car during the early days of production. "We're going to go through at least six months of manufacturing hell

Senator John McCain. Photo credit: Wikipedia At a time like this, we accept that it might definitely be a tough one for Senator John McCain. The 80-year-old senator, who is also the Chairman of the Armed Services Committee has been diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor, after doctors at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix removed a blood clot from his left eye, last week, July.  Right now he is recovering from the surgery in his Arizona home while the family is weighing further treatment options for the tumor.  Heartmenders Magazine is using this opportunity to remind the ebullient and stout Senator John, what a lion-like fighter he had always been, and the need to remain strong and hopeful.  Senator McCain, a Navy pilot, was a war survivor who had endured an over 5-year incarceration in Vietnam prison.   We express our support to everyone in McCain's family as they are rallying around their father, husband, uncle etc., and giving him the encouragement he needs at thi

By Okechukwu Okugo Whenever you see any news online, follow these simple tips to detect and avoid spreading fake news. They might help: 1. No matter how breaking or exciting the information is, don't just hit the share button right away. First, hold your fingers, pause, take a deep breath, and think.  2. Next, take a closer look at the message or the photos. Look first and see if they were photo-shopped. Look and see if the picture displayed matches the background of the place being talked about. Look at how familiar the people in the photo are and if it fits the content. Sometimes there's a little contrast between the message and the photos. 3. Then, finally, leave that page and surf the internet to verify the message. Check if you can find the news or event on any other site at all. If you keep seeing the news or event only on one website, it is probably fake. Actual events usually produce some sort of chain-reaction; different people reacting to it differently, at

IN THE NEWS Source: Heartmenders Magazine By Okechukwu Okugo Now, it is really clear that many of the European countries are frustrated by the complex problems the refugee migrants are causing them, as a result of thousands upon thousands of people fleeing wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria; pouring into the Balkans and all through European countries, creating a burden of absorbing them, from Germany to Hungary, Italy, Serbia, Austria, etc. This leading to a crisis, the Washington Post reported as, “What has been called the biggest migrant crisis in 70 years.” With the call from the Foreign Minister of Austria on August 28, 2015, reported by New York Times, stating that, “Europe must wake up at long last and recognize that this is a serious problem.” It is clearer today that he is correct. With the ABC News reporting on November 11, 2015, that there are “1 million refugees seeking asylum in Europe with more expected,” it seems the final solution to this crisis

Reactions   Sign in to like   Reblog on Tumblr   Share   Tweet   Email   The Associated Press OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires barreled across the baking landscape of the western U.S. and Canada, destroying a smattering of homes, forcing thousands to flee and temporarily trapping children and counselors at a California campground. Here's a look at the wildfires blackening the West. CALIFORNIA Two major wildfires in California have sent nearly 8,000 people fleeing to safety. About 4,000 people evacuated and another 7,400 were told to prepare to leave their homes as fire swept through grassy foothills in the Sierra Nevada, about 60 miles north of Sacramento, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Sunday. The fire burned nearly 8 square miles (20 sq. kilometers), destroyed at least 10 structures and damaged critical infrastructure, leading Governor Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency to provide assistance to local autho