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  • Frailty as a risk indicator for falls in older adults with type 2 diab

    Frailty as a risk indicator for falls in older adults with type 2 diab

    Introduction

    Vietnam is experiencing one of the fastest rates of population aging globally, with individuals aged 60 and older comprising 11.9% of the population in 2023, projected to reach 17.9% by 2030.1 This demographic shift has amplified…

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  • Watts earns Lute Olson National Player of the Week

    Watts earns Lute Olson National Player of the Week

    LUBBOCK – A career-high scoring performance in a non-conference home game followed by providing 20 points in a win over No. 3 Duke has earned LeJuan Watts the Lute Olson National Player of the Week honor. The Lute Olson Award is presented…

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  • Ray-Ban Meta deal: Save 25% on smart AI glasses at Amazon

    Ray-Ban Meta deal: Save 25% on smart AI glasses at Amazon

    SAVE 25%: As of Dec. 22, you can get the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1) Smart AI Glasses for $246.75, down from $329, at Amazon. That’s a 25% discount or a $82.25 price cut. It’s also a new…

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  • Cocaine dealer targeted in stabbing sentenced

    Cocaine dealer targeted in stabbing sentenced

    However, it was “impossible to say” how much cannabis and cocaine Masson had dealt, the prosecutor said.

    She was described as a “mid-level supplier” as she had others “grafting for her,” the court heard.

    Messages also showed Masson had been…

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  • Serum and urinary placental growth factor concentrations in miscarriag

    Serum and urinary placental growth factor concentrations in miscarriag

    Meruyet Kuspanova,1 Andrey Gaiday,1 Saule Bermagambetova,1 Andrii Dinets,2,3 Zhanna Amirbekova,4 Gulmira Zhylkaidar,4 Gulnaz Sarkuchikova,5 Svetlana Sakhanova,1 Aruzhan Amantay,1 Meruyert Aidarkhanova,6 Akylbek Tussupkaliyev1

    1Department of…

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  • Schwarzschild Spacetime Propagator Differs From Newtonian Predictions, Revealing Hawking Particle Motion

    Schwarzschild Spacetime Propagator Differs From Newtonian Predictions, Revealing Hawking Particle Motion

    The behaviour of particles in gravitational fields forms a cornerstone of modern physics, yet a complete understanding of this interaction at the quantum level remains elusive. Viacheslav A. Emelyanov, from the Institute for Theoretical…

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  • AG Jennings announces nearly $150 million emissions fraud settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG

    AG Jennings announces nearly $150 million emissions fraud settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG

    NOTE: AG Jennings and Connecticut AG William Tong announced this settlement at a Zoom press conference this morning. Video of the Zoom announcement is available here.

    Attorney General Kathy Jennings, together with her counterparts in Connecticut and Maryland, led a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a nearly $150 million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling and leasing vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed emissions defeat devices designed to circumvent emissions standards. The settlement also includes more than $200 million in potential consumer relief.

    “For nearly a decade, Mercedes sold vehicles that were marketed as clean and environmentally responsible while secretly polluting far beyond legal limits,” said AG Jennings. “This settlement holds Mercedes accountable for deceiving consumers, evading emissions laws, and putting public health at risk. We expect honesty in the marketplace and clean air in our communities. Today’s agreement delivers both meaningful penalties and real relief for affected drivers.”

    “Vehicle emissions are one of the largest contributors to air pollution in Delaware, so our air quality depends on properly operated vehicle emission control systems,” said Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control Sec. Greg Patterson. “All vehicle manufacturers need to do their part by meeting the emission requirements, and we appreciate Attorney General Jennings and her staff leading this multistate investigation and settlement concerning our air.”

    Beginning in 2008 and continuing to 2016, the states allege Mercedes manufactured, marketed, advertised, and distributed nationwide more than 211,000 diesel passenger cars and vans equipped with software defeat devices that optimized emission controls during emissions tests, while reducing those controls outside of normal operations. The defeat devices enabled vehicles to far exceed legal limits of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions, a harmful pollutant that causes respiratory illness and contributes to the formation of smog. Mercedes engaged in this conduct to achieve design and performance goals, such as increased fuel efficiency and reduced maintenance, that it was unable to meet while complying with applicable emission standards. Mercedes concealed the existence of these defeat devices from state and federal regulators and the public. At the same time, Mercedes marketed the vehicles to consumers as “environmentally-friendly” and in compliance with applicable emissions regulations.
    Today’s settlement requires Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG to pay $120 million to the states upon the effective date of the settlement. An additional $29,673,750 will be suspended and potentially waived pending completion of a comprehensive consumer relief program. Delaware will receive $3.6 million through today’s settlement.

    The consumer relief program extends to the estimated 39,565 vehicles that had not been repaired or permanently removed from the road in the United States by August 1, 2023. Mercedes must bear the cost of installing approved emission modification software on each of the affected vehicles. The companies must provide participating consumers with an extended warranty and will pay consumers $2,000 per subject vehicle.

    The companies must also comply with reporting requirements, reform their practices, and refrain from any further unfair or deceptive marketing or sale of diesel vehicles, including misrepresentations regarding emissions and compliance.
    Today’s settlement follows similar settlements reached previously between the states and Volkswagen, Fiat Chrysler and German engineering company Robert Bosch GmbH over its development of the cheat software. Automaker Fiat Chrysler and its subsidiaries paid $72.5 million to the states in 2019. Bosch paid $98.7 million in 2019. Volkswagen reached a $570 million settlement with the states in 2016.

    Delaware co-led this multistate investigation and settlement with the attorneys general of Connecticut and Maryland. They were assisted by Alabama, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, and Texas.  The final settlement was also joined by Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico.

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  • Barry Manilow to undergo surgery for ‘cancerous spot’ on lung

    Barry Manilow to undergo surgery for ‘cancerous spot’ on lung

    Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow has revealed he will undergo surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his lung.

    Manilow, one of the biggest stars of the 70s and 80s, said it was “pure luck” that doctors found the spot early when he had an MRI…

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  • Popular video games may offer meaningful emotional benefits for young adults

    Popular video games may offer meaningful emotional benefits for young adults

    A new study published by JMIR Serious Games reports that popular video games, such as the Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi games, may offer meaningful emotional benefits for young adults. The research, titled “Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi…

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  • Apple iPhone Fold Achieves First Crease-Free Display

    Apple iPhone Fold Achieves First Crease-Free Display

    When you look at every foldable phone on the market today, there’s one glaring problem that manufacturers just can’t seem to solve: that persistent crease running right down the middle of the display. You know the one I’m talking about—that…

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