The recall covers about 69,000 of the cars globally, including nearly 51,000 in the U.S.

Those with loans backed by the departments of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture or Veterans Affairs could get their monthly payments reduced by 25 percent.

Thefts of catalytic converters have skyrocketed from an average of 108 per month in 2018 to 2,347 in December 2020.

California on Thursday filed a lawsuit alleging the video game company Activision Blizzard has a “pervasive ‘frat boy’ culture” where female employees are sexually harassed and paid and promoted less than male counterparts.

Funding for blockchain start-ups topped $4 billion for the first time in the second quarter, despite a sharp slump in cryptocurrency prices.

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Retailers are having difficulty getting all the pens, folders and other supplies they need for the all-important back-to-school season, amid shipping delays and price hikes.

“We really want to go for it … and be dominantly, if not all electric, by the end of the decade,” said the head of Daimler, Mercedes-Benz’s parent company.

“When you go into dispensaries you’ll be shocked. The store is a cross between an Apple store and a Nordstrom.”

These buyers often come armed with the kind of financial firepower ordinary Americans can’t hope to match, housing experts say.

For the first time, Netflix executives spoke at length about the company’s video gaming