More than 1 million cars have been recalled. What drivers need to know.
Plus: 20 careers that are unfairly villainized.
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More than 1 million cars have been recalled due to issues with their backup cameras. Here’s what drivers should know.
Ms. Rachel announced she’s unsubscribing from The New York Times over its Gaza coverage, after reading the newspaper’s leaked internal memo.
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More than 1 million Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru cars have been recalled. Here’s what drivers need to know.
Toyota recalls over one million cars across its namesake brand as well as Lexus and Subaru, in which it owns a significant stake. Here’s what drivers need to know if they own an impacted vehicle.
A glitch with the backup camera means the cars fail to meet federal safety requirements and may obstruct a driver’s view of the road behind them.
“The precedent we need”: Ms. Rachel unsubscribes from The New York Times over Gaza coverage, and fans are following suit
Beloved children’s entertainer and educator Ms. Rachel, known for her gentle videos teaching toddlers speech and emotional skills, said she canceled her subscription to The New York Times after reading a leaked internal memo that allegedly instructed journalists to avoid words like “genocide,” “massacre,” and “occupied territory” when reporting on Gaza.
Calling the paper’s coverage “biased and dehumanizing,” Ms. Rachel said she could no longer support an outlet she believes has “failed to uphold journalistic integrity.”
“They’re just doing their jobs”: 20 careers that are often unfairly villainized
In a post on r/AskReddit, a user asks, “What’s a career that’s unfairly villainized?”
Some point to workers in fields that folks don’t want to encounter, such as parking authority, tax collection, or defense attorneys. They suggest the industry’s bad rep shouldn’t extend to individual people.
Others argue that certain job duties, such as public sanitation or defending alleged criminals, are heavily scrutinized despite their necessity.
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🛏️ Guests are horrified after catching what appears to be a hotel worker using the hot tub to clean bed sheets.
🤔 Nikki Glaser’s “SNL” jokes have fans torn between laughing and recoiling. It was either the “funniest ever” or “awful.”
🎮 Fired developers previously working on Grand Theft Auto 6 accuse Rockstar of union-busting. Yes, the game is delayed again.
📸 Fans are calling out Orlando Bloom after he posed with an actress dressed as Katy Perry for Halloween.
🛍️ Marshalls announced a change to their holiday return policy, giving shoppers an extra month to bring back presents gone wrong.
🐶 Missed connection: A Golden Retriever falls for the dog next door on his parents’ honeymoon
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