| Joe Biden: Christine Blasey Ford 'Shouldn't Have To Go Through What Anita Hill Went Through' Posted: 21 Sep 2018 06:40 AM PDT  Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday defended his handling of Anita
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| Photos of the week: 9/14 - 9/21 Posted: 21 Sep 2018 03:00 PM PDT  Florence was downgraded to a tropical storm this week, but still caused
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| 3D-Printed Gun Creator Cody Wilson Arrested In Taiwan After Sexual Assault Charge Posted: 21 Sep 2018 09:05 AM PDT  Cody Wilson ― 3D-printed gun creator, neo-Nazi funder and sexual assault
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| NC river swirls with gray muck near flooded coal ash dump Posted: 22 Sep 2018 09:00 AM PDT  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Gray muck is flowing into the Cape Fear River from the site of a dam breach at a Wilmington power plant where an old coal ash dump had been covered over by Florence's floodwaters.
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| Iran's Khamenei blames Gulf states for military parade attack Posted: 22 Sep 2018 09:31 AM PDT  Khamenei ordered security forces to bring to justice those responsible for one of the worst assaults ever against the Revolutionary Guards, the most powerful and heavily armed military force in the country, which answers to him. The allegation will likely ratchet up tensions with Iran's rival Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies, who along with the United States have been working to isolate the Islamic Republic. "This crime is a continuation of the plots of the regional states that are puppets of the United States, and their goal is to create insecurity in our dear country," Khamenei said in a statement published on his website.
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| Brexit 'humiliation' leaves May vulnerable: UK papers Posted: 21 Sep 2018 02:15 AM PDT  London (AFP) - Prime Minister Theresa May's "humiliation" at the hands of EU leaders who rejected her Brexit plans dominated Britain's front pages Friday, although eurosceptic publications accused her tormenters of mafia-style behaviour.
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| Safety, Driver Assistance, and Warranty Posted: 20 Sep 2018 01:40 PM PDT  From Car and DriverSafety, Driver Assistance, and Warranty Rating:
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| China tells US to withdraw Russia sanctions or 'bear the consequences' Posted: 21 Sep 2018 12:10 AM PDT  Beijing has warned the US must "bear responsibility for the consequences" if Washington doesn't withdraw new sanctions on China for procuring military equipment from Russia. The US government imposed sanctions on the Chinese military on Thursday for buying ten SU-25 fighter jets and S-400 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia, in breach of a sweeping US sanctions law punishing Moscow for meddling in the 2016 US election. In response, "China expresses strong indignation at these unreasonable actions by the US side and has already lodged stern representations," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang. The Chinese military bought Russian missile systems and jets, including the Su-35 combat aircraft pictured here Credit: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters "We strongly urge the US side to immediately correct the mistake and rescind the so-called sanctions; otherwise the U.S. side will necessarily bear responsibility for the consequences," he said, without giving details. China has cozied up to Russia lately at a time when both nations have been targeted by the US. Bilateral relations have been so successful that China was invited to take part in military exercises in Russia earlier this month, the country's largest since the Cold War and the first including a country from outside the former Soviet bloc. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin also cultivated a rather public friendship. Xi and Putin have met several times, most recently at an annual economic forum in Vladivostok that occurred alongside the joint war games. The pair have enjoyed traditional foods together and Putin even recalled celebrating his birthday once with Xi. In 2017, Xi was award Russia's highest state order, an occasion commemorated by Putin hanging an elaborate medallion around Xi's neck. The following year Xi reciprocated by presenting Putin with a similar high order of friendship in the form of a giant gold necklace. As these new sanctions show, close relations with Russia means China could suffer collateral damage as the US continues to target Moscow, on top of escalating trade tensions with Washington. One US administration official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, said the sanctions imposed on the Chinese agency were aimed at Moscow, not Beijing or its military, despite an escalating trade war between the United States and China. Despite China essentially taking a hit for Russia, security analysts in Asia think the sanctions could further boost ties between Moscow and Beijing. "The imposition of US sanctions will have zero impact on Russian arms sales to China," said Ian Storey, of Singapore's ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. "Both countries are opposed to what they see as US bullying and these kind of actions will just push Beijing and Moscow even closer together," he said, adding that Moscow needed Chinese money and Beijing wanted advanced military technology. Collin Koh, a security analyst at Singapore's S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, said the sanctions would do little to counter the evolving research and development relationship between China and Russia. At a glance | Sanctions against Russia Indeed, for now, Geng said China would continue to work with Russia to promote strategic cooperation at an even higher level. China relies less on large big-ticket purchases from Russia, but Chinese defense industries are seeking expertise from Russia and former-Soviet states to plug knowledge gaps, he said. The sanctions target China's Equipment Development Department, the military branch responsible for weapons and equipments, and its director Li Shangfu for engaging in transactions with Russia's main arms exporter, Rosoboronexport. Trump has insisted there was no collusion with Russia. Moscow denies any effort to meddle in US politics. They also block the Chinese agency and Xi from applying for export licenses and participating in the US financial system, and adds them to the Treasury Department's list of specially designated individuals with whom Americans are barred from doing business. The US blacklisted another 33 people and entities associated with the Russian military and intelligence, adding them to a list under the 2017 law, known as the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, or CAATSA.
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| Trump starts attacking credibility of Kavanaugh accuser Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:17 AM PDT  President Trump says his Supreme Court nominee is "under assault" by Democrats who want to derail his confirmation.
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| Will American Airlines bar customers from changing a ticket? Posted: 20 Sep 2018 04:05 PM PDT  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines is threatening to prohibit customers from making changes to nonrefundable tickets if Congress makes good on a proposal to crack down on what critics call unreasonable airline fees.
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| A North Carolina Power Plant Dam Has Been Breached by Florence Floodwaters Posted: 21 Sep 2018 09:16 AM PDT  It's possible that coal ash from an adjacent dump is flowing into the Cape Fear River
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| Google CEO Sundar Pichai denies efforts to tweak search results: Axios Posted: 21 Sep 2018 10:27 PM PDT  The Wall Street Journal citing internal emails reported on Thursday that the company's staff discussed ways to alter search functions to counter the Trump administration's 2017 travel ban. The Journal's report said Google did not go through with the ideas that were brainstormed. According to Axios, Pichai wrote an email to "Googlers" saying an internal email to suggest the company would compromise the integrity of its search results for a political end were "absolutely false".
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| New details: Man accused of trying to steal plane Posted: 21 Sep 2018 03:11 AM PDT  Authorities say a man who is being accused of attempting to steal an American Airlines jet had a commercial pilots license and was in the U.S. with a Canadian passport.
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| May says EU response to UK Brexit plan 'unacceptable' Posted: 21 Sep 2018 06:57 AM PDT British Prime Minister Theresa May said Friday the European Union's abrupt dismissal this week of her Brexit plan was unacceptable, as she conceded negotiations were "at an impasse". European leaders refused to give ground to May at a summit in Salzburg on Thursday, warning that her proposals for future economic ties based on a UK-EU free-trade area only for goods would "not work".
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| White House Brags About Trump's 'Historic Recovery Effort In Puerto Rico' Posted: 20 Sep 2018 11:18 AM PDT  White House officials on Thursday touted President Donald Trump and his
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| North Dakota Senate candidate: Kavanaugh allegation 'absurd' Posted: 22 Sep 2018 08:59 AM PDT  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republican Senate candidate Kevin Cramer says a sexual assault accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is "even more absurd" than Anita Hill's 1991 sexual harassment allegation against Clarence Thomas.
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| Wendy Martinez: Murdered Jogger to Be Buried in Wedding Dress She Never Got to Wear Posted: 21 Sep 2018 09:05 AM PDT  Wendy Martinez's fiance, Daniel Hincapie, broke down in tears during a candlelight vigil Thursday night.
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| At least 44 dead in Tanzania as ferry capsizes in Lake Victoria Posted: 20 Sep 2018 07:57 PM PDT  At least 44 people died and scores were feared missing after a ferry capsized in Victoria, Africa's largest lake, with a desperate search for survivors set to resume in Tanzania on Friday. There were "more than a hundred passengers" on board the vessel when it sank Thursday afternoon near Ukara Island in the southeast of the vast lake, which also extends into Uganda and Kenya, a local official said. "It is feared that a significant number have lost their lives," said George Nyamaha, the head of Ukerewe district council of which the island is a part.
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| Walmart Inc (WMT) Eyes Price Increases Because of Tariffs Posted: 21 Sep 2018 09:02 AM PDT ![Walmart Inc (WMT) Eyes Price Increases Because of Tariffs]( "Walmart Inc (WMT) Eyes Price Increases Because of Tariffs") With the S&P 500 index up another 9.6 percent year-to-date, American investors have been able to mostly ignore the trade dispute between the U.S. and China up to this point. Just days after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods, Walmart sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer urging a de-escalation of the trade war and warning that import tariffs have broad consequences for U.S. businesses. "As the largest retailer in the United States and a major buyer of U.S. manufactured goods, we are very concerned about the impacts these tariffs would have on our business, our customers, our suppliers and the U.S. economy as a whole," Walmart says in the letter.
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| U.S. preparing 'actions' in coming days against Venezuela: Pompeo to Fox News Posted: 21 Sep 2018 06:30 PM PDT  The United States is preparing a "series of actions" in the coming days to increase pressure on the Venezuelan government, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Friday. "You'll see in the coming days a series of actions that continue to increase the pressure level against the Venezuelan leadership folks, who are working directly against the best interest of the Venezuelan people," Pompeo said. "We're determined to ensure that the Venezuelan people get their say." He did not give further details on the nature of the planned actions.
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| 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged / SVR Posted: 21 Sep 2018 01:10 PM PDT  Today, however, there's a veritable smorgasbord of hot SUVs aimed at wealthy driving enthusiasts with a kid or three. The Range Rover Sport Supercharged brings an intriguing combination of luxury and British class to the mix. A sonorous supercharged V-8 engine-offered in either standard 518-hp or 575-hp SVR trim-provides substantial forward thrust and brawny towing capacity, while a sport suspension helps this Land Rover maintain its composure through the twisties.
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| More than 500 Sexual Assaults Happen in a Single Year at Some Military Installations: Report Posted: 21 Sep 2018 12:42 PM PDT  A newly released Pentagon study revealed that many military sexual assaults occur at a relatively small number of bases and naval ships.
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| Michael Cohen visits NY courthouse a month after guilty plea Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:21 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid an unannounced visit Friday to the federal courthouse in New York where he pleaded guilty a month ago.
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| Hurricane Florence: Family Demands Answers After 2 Mental Health Patients Drowned Posted: 21 Sep 2018 05:36 AM PDT  The two women were being transported in a van at the time of their deaths.
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| Officials: 4 killed, including suspect, at Maryland Rite Aid facility Posted: 21 Sep 2018 09:40 AM PDT  The 26-year-old female suspect was identified by police as Snochia Moseley.
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| Woman shoots dead three at US warehouse, commits suicide Posted: 20 Sep 2018 02:12 PM PDT  A woman opened fire with a handgun on Thursday at the warehouse where she worked in the eastern US state of Maryland, killing three people and wounding another three in the country's latest mass shooting, police said. The suspect -- a 26-year-old identified as Snochia Moseley -- died after shooting herself in the head, Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler told reporters. Gahler said Moseley was a temporary employee at the distribution center for the Rite Aid drugstore chain in Aberdeen, Maryland.
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| May challenges EU as Brexit talks hit 'impasse', sterling tumbles Posted: 21 Sep 2018 10:38 AM PDT  At a summit in Austria on Thursday, EU leaders rejected May's "Chequers" plan, saying she needed to give ground on trade and customs arrangements for the UK border with Ireland. The British media said the response had left her proposals in tatters, and May angrily struck back in a televised address from her Downing Street office, saying neither side should expect the impossible from the other. "Throughout this process, I have treated the EU with nothing but respect," May said.
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| N.C. hog farmers caught in conundrum: US loves pork, but not Big Pork Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:41 AM PDT ![N.C. hog farmers caught in conundrum: US loves pork, but not Big Pork]( "N.C. hog farmers caught in conundrum: US loves pork, but not Big Pork") In Mr. Carter's view, the fact that only 23 lagoons became inundated and 31 have overtopped is a sign of farm ingenuity in a state with 3,300 such lagoons across more than 2,000 farms. "We need an atta-boy for the job we're doing," says Carter. "The focus on pigs is because they are more regulated, they are more visible, and they can stink, there's no doubt about it," says North Carolina State University environmental engineer John Classen, who focuses on the waste chain.
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| The Push For Christine Blasey Ford to Testify Plays Into An Ugly Myth About A Victim's 'Duty' Posted: 20 Sep 2018 04:56 PM PDT  Politicians criticizing Christine Blasey Ford for not wanting to testify
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| RAF fighter jets intercept Russian bombers over North Sea Posted: 20 Sep 2018 09:02 PM PDT  RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft were scrambled to monitor two Russian planes approaching UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence has said. The Russian Blackjack long-range bombers were not talking to air traffic control, making them a hazard to all other aviation, the department said. RAF Lossiemouth-based fighter jets intercepted the bombers over the North Sea between 40 and 100 nautical miles from the coast, according to the RAF. They added the Russian aircraft were in the UK "area of interest", although they did not enter UK territorial airspace. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said: "Russian bombers probing UK airspace is another reminder of the very serious military challenge that Russia poses us today. Why are Russian bombers flying close to Britain? "We will not hesitate to continually defend our skies from acts of aggression. Once again the rapid reactions of our RAF have demonstrated how vital our Armed Forces are in protecting Britain." Russian aircraft are routinely intercepted, identified and escorted by the RAF.
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| Trying to hold state Trump won, McCaskill feels pull to left Posted: 20 Sep 2018 11:54 AM PDT  The audience at a St. Louis coffee shop came armed with tough questions and were unafraid to push back at any answer they didn't like.
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| The 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe Looks Similar, Hides a Big Change Underneath Posted: 20 Sep 2018 12:40 PM PDT  It's adopting a new independent rear suspension, just like the Suburban.
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| Best Gas Cooktops of 2018 Posted: 20 Sep 2018 02:05 PM PDT  There's a reason chefs love cooking on gas. Seeing a flame rise and fall with the turn of a knob gives you the sense of ultimate control over your meal. But it's not just about warm feelings. "On...
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| Photo Shows Wanda Barzee's First Taste of Freedom After Release From Utah Prison Posted: 20 Sep 2018 12:08 PM PDT  The woman convicted of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart was also reportedly heard "wailing religious scripture" in her hotel room.
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| Teacher suspended after being reported for kissing a student in classroom: Part 2 Posted: 21 Sep 2018 05:16 PM PDT  Elizabeth Thomas says she was teased by students and teachers after Tad Cummins was suspended from her school.
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| Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang dead at 61 Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:06 AM PDT  Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang, a former police chief known as a tough politician and committed communist with little tolerance for dissent, died Friday aged 61 after a serious illness, state media reported. Coverage on state media was sombre Friday, with a Vietnam Television anchor in dark clothing announcing the news of the leader's death, first reported by the official Vietnam News Agency. The president had sought treatment in Japan for over a year before he was checked into hospital on Thursday afternoon after contracting a "rare virus", Nguyen Quoc Trieu, in charge of the healthcare committee for top leaders, said in state media.
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| PayPal ends business dealings with Alex Jones's Infowars Posted: 21 Sep 2018 01:36 PM PDT  The move makes PayPal the latest tech company to take action against Jones, a deeply controversial right-wing radio talk-show host who has suggested that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax, among other sensational claims. "We've made a decision to end our relationship with Infowars websites, including PrisonPlanet," a PayPal spokesman said.
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| Chinese police arrest 21 over data theft at Alibaba's delivery arm: Xinhua Posted: 22 Sep 2018 01:37 AM PDT ![Chinese police arrest 21 over data theft at Alibaba's delivery arm: Xinhua]( "Chinese police arrest 21 over data theft at Alibaba's delivery arm: Xinhua") Chinese police on Friday arrested 21 suspects in connection with the theft of customer information from Alibaba Group Holding's logistics affiliate Cainiao Network, state news agency Xinhua reported. More than 10 million pieces of client data - including user names, phone numbers and parcel tracking numbers - were stolen from Cainiao, which provides logistics support to Alibaba's Taobao e-commerce platform, the report said. The agency said that police in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, had been told by the logistics company in June that barcode scanners used in its distribution stations had been infected with malware.
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| Gunmen kill 24 Iranian revolutionary guard in an attack on military parade Posted: 22 Sep 2018 03:06 AM PDT  Gunmen opened fire on a military parade in Iran on Saturday, killing 24 people including elite Revolutionary Guard troops, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in recent years. Four assailants targeted a stand where Iranian officials had gathered to watch an annual event in the southwestern city of Ahvaz marking the start of the Islamic Republic's 1980-88 war with Iraq. There were reports they were dressed in Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) uniforms. A pan-Arab, anti-government group called the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz appeared to take responsibility for the attack, which wounded more than 50 people. Among the dead were eight IRGC servicemen, as well as women and children. Islamic State also later claimed it, but Iranian authorities deemed it not to be credible. At least 24 troops were killed on September 22 in an attack on a military parade in the southwestern province of Khuzestan Credit: AFP Ahvaz is in the centre of Khuzestan province, where there have been sporadic protests by the Sunni Arab minority in predominantly Shia Iran. Such attacks are relatively rare in Iran. However, tensions between mainly Shia Iran and mostly Sunni Saudi Arabia have surged in recent years, with the two countries supporting opposite sides in wars in Syria and Yemen and rival political parties in Iraq and Lebanon. A photojournalist takes a photo as she hits the ground after an armed attack targeting a military march Credit: Getty The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) play a major role in Iran's regional interests in Iraq, Syria and Yemen. Mohammed Javad Zarif, Iran's Foreign Minister, said the assault was the handiwork of "regional terror sponsors". "Terrorists recruited, trained, armed and paid by a foreign regime have attacked Ahvaz," he tweeted. "Children and journos among casualties. Iran holds regional terror sponsors and their US masters accountable for such attacks." Iranian soldier carrying an injured comrade at the scene of an attack on a military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz Credit: AFP The brazen attack appeared to be a direct attack on the Revolutionary Guards - the most powerful and heavily armed military force in the Islamic Republic. The IRGC have been the sword and shield of Shia clerical rule since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution. The Guards also play a major role in Iran's regional interests in countries such as Iraq, Syria and Yemen. Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif, a spokesman for the guards, said that the attack was launched to "overshadow the greatness of the armed forces parades [across the country]". Injured soldiers lying on the ground Credit: AFP It also came as Tehran faces growing US pressure. President Donald Trump decided in May to pull the US out of the 2015 international nuclear deal with Tehran and reimpose sanctions in a bid to isolate the Iran. Washington has said it is ready to open talks on a new agreement to replace the accord, but Tehran has said repeatedly it cannot negotiate under the pressure of the sanctions. A Revolutionary Guard member carries a wounded boy after a shooting during a military parade Credit: AP Mr Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, will both be in New York next week for the United Nations General Assembly. But Iran has repeatedly ruled out any meeting, which the US president has said he will chair.
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| Nevada senator rallies with president he used to criticize Posted: 20 Sep 2018 08:56 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republicans' chances of keeping their majority in the U.S. Senate have become shakier as races in red states such as Texas have tightened, but the party's most vulnerable member insists he's bullish about his re-election in Nevada.
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| The 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-class Sedan Is a Worthy Luxury Entry Point Posted: 21 Sep 2018 12:20 PM PDT  One of the first things we were told during the briefing for the new Mercedes-Benz A-class sedan is that there are four ways to interact with it. Well of course there are, we thought, mentally ticking off the controls: steering wheel, accelerator, brake pedal, clutch-wait a sec, could this sporty little sedan actually have a manual transmission? What the Mercedes rep was actually talking about is the company's new infotainment system: Mercedes-Benz User Experience, or MBUX for short.
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