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Honda fined record $70M for failing to report deaths, injuries
2015-01-08 20:16:10| Automakers - Topix.net
Honda Motor Co has agreed to pay $70 million to the U.S. government in penalties for failing to report hundreds of injuries, deaths and other consumer claims involving its cars, transportation officials said on Thursday. Honda will pay two $35 million fines, making it the largest amount ever paid by an automaker as a result of an investigation by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.
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Local real estate leader calls December "One of best on record"
2015-01-07 22:03:16| Real Estate - Topix.net
Real estate brokers around Western Washington reported a strong finish to 2014. December's sales outpaced the same month a year ago by double digits, according to new figures from Northwest Multiple Listing Service.
2014 may set a new temperature record
2015-01-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Speaking on the Senate floor in July, Oklahoma's James Inhofe -- soon to head, once again, the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee -- made a claim that has become quite prevalent among skeptics of climate change. "For the past 15 years," Inhofe said, "temperatures across the globe have not increased." Inhofe was offering one of the favorite arguments of skeptics, namely, that global warming paused or slowed down since the very hot year of 1998. But the argument has one big problem....
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2014 was the hottest year on record, Japanese scientists say
2015-01-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vox: 2014 was Earth's hottest year since records began in 1891, according to new data from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA): The global average temperature in 2014 was about 0.63°C (or 1.1°F) hotter than the average during the twentieth century, JMA found. Its data is based on both satellite and ground readings. The second hottest year in JMA's records was 1998 -- a big El Nio year -- followed by 2013, 2010, and 2005. All ten hottest years have come since 1998. Climate scientists expect...
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Under Armour Launches Record And Partners With HTC On Wearables
2015-01-07 10:28:50| Footwear - Topix.net
A surprising winner may have emerged from the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show. Apparel maker and popular sports brand Under Armour made two big announcements on Tuesday and showed off its new product at the annual expo.
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