The accident data of the German concern Volkswagen is too “good,” many experts say. Volkswagen may have underestimated accident data, Facebook/volkswagen experts say. The average number of incidents involving cars at Volkswagen is nine times lower than that of other automakers, writes Bloomberg.…
Stanford professors have filed a federal lawsuit against Volkswagen. The lawsuit alleges that the automaker deliberately manipulated the emission systems in its vehicles by installing specially designed devices to avoid checking mandatory emissions. The lawsuit was filed just a few days after the German automaker ...
The unsuccessful performance of the University of Kansas Student Orchestra was the reason for a big scandal. The participants in the show were suspected of trying to offend the enemy. The incident occurred during the opening of a new football season at a match between the teams of the University of Kansas and the University of South Dakota. During the break between the halves, the audience ...
Among the data of 37 million users of the Ashley Madison portal, an account was found that may belong to Hunter Biden, the son of US Vice President Joseph Biden. Hunter Biden has already denied these reports, CNN reports. Scandals related to the Ashley Madison hack, intended for dating cheating spouses, ...
Is abortion considered murder, is the embryo a human, and until what month can a pregnancy be terminated? Is it ethical to use embionic tissue in medical research? All presidential candidates argue on these topics in America, but especially heated discussions erupted after the scandal around the Fund ...
There is another scandal in the camp of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. On Saturday, August 8, he fired his political advisor, Roger Stone. Stone's dismissal was attributed to his intention to use the presidential campaign for his own personal goals and to draw attention to ...
Russia has declared a high-ranking employee of the Swedish embassy in Moscow persona non grata. No specific charges were brought against him. According to a spokesman for the Swedish Foreign Ministry, Russia decided to expel a diplomat in response to a similar measure against a Russian who was recently declared an unwelcome person in Sweden. The Swedes suspected the exiled Russian diplomat of violating the Vienna ...
Texas police released footage of the detention of black Sandra Bland, who died three days later in a detention center. A video recording made on July 10 by a video recorder from a patrol car indicates that an African-American woman entered into a skirmish with a policeman who stopped her for breaking the rules ...
Forbes magazine has published an annual ranking of the richest family dynasties in the United States. The Walton family, the founders of the Walmart chain, topped the list for the second year in a row. The six Walmart heirs together own about 54% of the global retailer. Forbes estimates their fortune at $ 149 billion (last year it was estimated ...
The US authorities have sent a request to Swiss law enforcement agencies to extradite FIFA officials detained earlier as part of a high-profile corruption case investigation. According to the Swiss Ministry of Justice and Police, the request has already been received. At the same time, the materials received from the United States have not yet been considered. ...