Hyundai recalls over 390K vehicles for possible engine fires
NPR
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‘Worse than the act itself’: Whistleblower working to prevent sexual assault in military opens up about her own experience
NEWS 10
The military’s top commander may change how sexual assaults are handled. read more »
Judge postpones Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial until the fall in light of new charges
CNN
Neurosurgeon and Two Affiliated Companies Agree to Pay $4.4 Million to Settle Healthcare Fraud Allegations
DOJ
Vanessa Guillen's family reacts to US Army report that murdered soldier was sexually harassed
ABC
Harvey Weinstein to Face Charges in Los Angeles as Early as May
NEW YORK TIMES
For a year, Harvey Weinstein has been fighting attempts to extradite him from a prison near Buffalo, N.Y., to Los Angeles, a city where he was once feted as a visionary film producer and now faces multiple charges of rape and sexual assault. read more »
'Self-driving' cars to be allowed on UK roads this year
BBC
The Department for Transport said automated lane-keeping systems (ALKS) would be the first type of hands-free driving legalised. read more »
Car recalls for April 22-29
USA TODAY
Whistleblowers are being scared into silence, hampering efforts to expose corruption in Australia, research finds
THE GUARDIAN
U.S. safety board to release report on Texas Tesla crash within a month
REUTERS
The U.S. transport safety board is working to publish as soon as possible a preliminary report on a recent Tesla (TSLA.O) vehicle crash in Texas in which local police said no one was in the driver's seat, a senior official told Reuters, acknowledging public confusion over the fatal accident. read more »
The military should finally take sexual assault cases out of commanding officers’ control
WASHINGTON POST
Alex Oh Resigns from SEC; Melissa Hodgman Named Acting Director of Enforcement
SEC
Ex-Song Girls coach accuses USC of discrimination, harassment; rejects Title IX probe
YAHOO
Jury awards UC Irvine neurosurgeon $2 million in whistleblower retaliation case
LA TIMES
Self-driving cars speed forward while safety rules lag
AXIOS
The U.S. has taken a hands-off approach to regulating self-driving cars, hoping to help the market thrive — but that approach could ultimately backfire, if it helps sow doubt about the technology's safety. read more »
Three U.S. senators want driver-monitoring systems mandated
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS
San Jose State whistleblower sues school over handling of sex abuse scandal; retaliation
USA TODAY
Boeing Pays Pentagon $10.7 Million to Settle Double-Billing Case
BLOOMBERG
Sleep-deprived Ghislaine Maxwell needs bail to prepare for trial -lawyer
REUTERS
Ghislaine Maxwell deserves bail because her "horrific" jail conditions make it impossible to prepare for trial on charges she procured teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, her lawyer told a U.S. appeals court on Monday. read more »
German prosecutors charge more VW managers in emissions scandal
REUTERS
German prosecutors have charged 15 executives from Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) and a car supplier in connection with the diesel emissions scandal that emerged in 2015, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office said on Saturday. read more »
CEO of vaccine maker sold $10 million in stock before company ruined Johnson & Johnson doses
WASHINGTON POST
A year after Vanessa Guillén’s murder, family and advocates say not enough has changed in the military
TEXAS TRIBUNE
Hyundai stops making the Kona EV for South Korea after battery recall
THE VERGE
