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Today’s News Briefs: China & foreign adoptions; Volvo drops EV goal; Frequent flyer scrutiny

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Today’s news briefs include China banning foreign adoptions; Volvo abandoning electric car goal; and US airlines srutinized over their frequent flyer programs. Government questions airlines over loyalty programs The four largest U.S. ...

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‘Privacy nightmare:’ Automakers abusing your personal data

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Auto manufacturers are not protecting consumer privacy while collecting driver data. The Mozilla Foundation’s recently released “Privacy Not Included” survey concluded that automakers sold or shared much of their consumers’ personal data, ...

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“Back the Blue” Kansas license plates available

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Kansas drivers soon will be able to show their support for the police by displaying special “Back the Blue” license plates. Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday signed legislation to allow the plate. ...

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GM gives Buick dealers ultimatum on electric cars

General Motors is ditching gas-powered cars in its Buick line and forcing dealers to go all-electric. The carmaker says dealerships that refuse to comply will not be part of the brand and ...

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Prices of new vehicles hit record high: Kelley Blue Book

Inflation is now the highest it has been in 40 years and the price of new vehicles is leading the way. The transaction price for a new vehicle has increased more than ...

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Church opens up parking lot to vehicles of homeless drivers

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A downtown Kansas City church is opening up its parking lot in the overnight hours to the homeless.  It’s thought to be the first time the homeless have a dedicated parking lot. ...

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Missouri bill to ditch the property tax fails in legislature

An attempt to end Missouri’s personal property tax failed to get enough votes to pass this week. The measure, which would have saved taxpayers $1.4 billion, would bring the state in line ...

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In Israel, watch out for camels on the road!

In the United States, motorists are familiar with signs warning about deer on the roadways, especially during hunting season. In Israel, it’s camels. Now, two entrepreneurs have found an ingenious way to ...

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Ford, GMC, Honda to re-open plants in April

Ford Motors is going back to work. The company announced Thursday that it is restarting production in April of its most profitable vehicles. The move is to generate cash that has been ...

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Has Israel invented how future cars will be built?

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Automotive companies are slow to change. The basic design of the automobile has not really changed in over 120 years. Now, thanks to an Israeli start-up, cars are about to look, and ...

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Kansans urged to help protect children from heatstroke

On average, every 10 days a child dies from heatstroke in a vehicle. In more than half of these deaths, the caregiver forgot the child was in the car. TFI Family Services, ...

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