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Britney Spears is once again making headlines after a risky moment on a Southern California freeway left fans and onlookers stunned. The pop icon was photographed standing through the sunroof of a moving SUV as it traveled along one of Los Angeles’ busiest highways, reigniting debate over her safety just months after resolving a high-profile …
1984 is right around the corner (if this wasn't clear enough before) byu/FreddieFredd inconspiracy Every time a new surveillance tool rolls out, it comes with the same explanation. It’s for your safety. Starting July 7, every newly registered car in the EU must include a driver monitoring system. That means an infrared camera or sensors …
Event called Defi Vision Mira lets legally blind drivers compete on track. Navigators sit beside them and guide during the race. FloRacing post marks 37th edition with green flag wave. For the 37th time, Autodrome Granby in Quebec waved the green for the Defi Vision Mira, where legally blind drivers with the help of navigators …
Inflation liquidity tech credit risks stacked simultaneously for the first time in 50 years US and Canadian investors at ~60% of assets in stocks near all-time highs Korean household loans exploding nearly 3x in one month straight into the market QQQ relative to M2 looking eerily like the dotcom peak The biggest setup in decades …
Major cities in India, particularly #Hyderabad is currently experiencing a severe Compressed Natural Gas #CNG shortage, forcing thousands of auto-rickshaws and cabs off the roads or into long, hours-long refueling queues pic.twitter.com/h0xMYHXDNr — S.M. Bilal (@Bilaljourno) March 24, 2026 This is what a real supply squeeze looks like on the ground. In Hyderabad, drivers are …
#HungerGames: UK motorists have been warned over "non-essential journeys" as the price of petrol and diesel per litre hits at staggering 180p. AA president Edmund King, has led the warnings for motorists. #DeathZero #COVID1984FOREVER https://t.co/NuJTc1HpU3 — Geopolitics & Empire (@Geopolitics_Emp) March 11, 2026 Britain has barely two days of gas left in storage as the …
🚨 GAS JUST HIT NEARLY $8 A GALLON — AND PEOPLE ARE ASKING HOW THIS IS EVEN REAL A driver in Los Angeles filmed a station showing $7.81 for regular and almost $8 for premium. People watching are asking the same thing: How is this normalized? Some are calling it a complete… pic.twitter.com/YfM8bSKIh3 — HustleBitch …
Dalilah’s Law, a commercial driver’s license-related bill spoken about at length by President Donald Trump during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, was recently introduced by U.S. Senator Jim Banks, a Republican from Indiana. The bill, introduced on Wednesday by Banks, prohibits states from issuing commercial driver’s licenses to individuals who are not citizens or …
Waymo is paying gig workers from companies like DoorDash and Honk to help close the doors of its robotaxis. When a rider leaves a vehicle’s door ajar, it prevents the car from departing until a human closes it. Waymo, which is owned by Alphabet, plans to expand into several new U.S. cities this year. Waymo’s …
ATLANTA — Channel 2 Action News Investigates found a law designed to keep kids safe has some Georgia drivers saying they’ve been wrongfully fined $1,000 for passing school buses. Channel 2 investigative reporter Ashli Lincoln found fines have brought in millions of dollars for North Georgia school districts and local governments. Drivers say they understand …
The numbers don’t just clash. They flip. In cities like San Francisco, New York, and Boston, unionized city bus drivers with seniority and overtime routinely break into the $80,000 to $100,000+ range. Career.com’s 2025 breakdown shows California’s average city bus driver salary at $50,201, before overtime, bonuses, or night shifts. Career.com That is not a …
JUST IN – U.S. pauses all issuing of worker visas for commercial truck drivers as the increasing number of foreign drivers "is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers." pic.twitter.com/PYSAT0g03r — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) August 21, 2025
Even though oil prices are still near $70 a barrel, OPEC and Saudi Arabia have agreed to raise oil production by 547,000 barrels a day starting in September. “OPEC has agreed to boost oil production by 547,000 barrels per day from September,” the group said. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-slips-after-opec-agrees-hike-output-september-2025-08-03/ This ends earlier production cuts of about 2.5 million …
Gov. Ron DeSantis (FL): “If you’re driving on one of those streets, and a mob comes and surrounds your vehicle, and threatens you, you have a right to flee for your safety. And so if you drive off, and you hit one of these people, that’s their fault for impinging on you.” https://t.co/oADC4tD20c pic.twitter.com/m6R5Bso1TJ — …
Drivers across Florida and even the country report alarming paint‑peeling problems on their cars. There are thousands of complaints from owners saying sheets of paint, not just small chips, are flaking off, exposing bare primer. “My daughter’s hood basically just flaked completely off, probably maybe 10% of the paint was left on it. And then …
Nobody’s putting this on a billboard. But the numbers are sitting in plain view. Over the life of a car, the difference between driving a fuel sipper and a gas hog isn’t just noticeable. It’s punishing. Take two vehicles. One gets 35 miles per gallon. The other guzzles at 13. Run both for 100,000 miles. …
Auto insurance rates in the US have increased by 84% over the past 5 years. That's the biggest 5-year spike on record.https://t.co/l5IYmkeySJ pic.twitter.com/8oALpnRJEQ — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) June 16, 2025 The average American now pays $2,165 a year for full coverage. That’s up from $1,176 in 2019. Minimum coverage climbed too, now averaging $596. These …
🚨 WATCH: Sen. Cynthia Creem says EVs aren’t enough—Massachusetts must limit how far you can drive, too. Her bill creates a panel to track your mileage and fine you if you go too far. She says just walk or bike instead. Textbook extreme, out-of-touch policymaking. 👇#mapoli pic.twitter.com/RgI3OqMTL0 — Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance (@MassFiscal) May 23, 2025 …
🇺🇸 PRESS SEC: TRUMP TO MANDATE ENGLISH LITERACY TESTS FOR TRUCKERS@PressSec, Karoline Leavitt: “The third executive order, which actually speaks to the heart of your question earlier about the Uber drivers will be an order directing the Department of Transportation to include… https://t.co/mBzXeNWMwe pic.twitter.com/xsH5dpQqlJ — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 28, 2025 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS …
Speedboat driving 200mph flips up in the air and crash as the drivers attempt to break a record in Lake Havasu, Arizona. pic.twitter.com/qFju8mAdlH — Oli London (@OliLondonTV) April 27, 2025 Here is a good history of water speed records which is currently held by Australia at over 300mph.
Gold — the ultimate haven asset, backed by a multitude of macro drivers that I believe are fueling the onset of another secular cycle. pic.twitter.com/RBPe57F9dU — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) March 13, 2025 This is your irregular reminder that you don't hold enough gold in your portfolio. pic.twitter.com/GKrFjZsmky — Bob Elliott (@BobEUnlimited) March 14, 2025 …
Uber & Lyft about to suspend operation in Massachusetts. — Beardo (@BeardoTrader) September 17, 2024 As of June 27, 2024, Uber and Lyft are required to pay their drivers in Massachusetts a minimum of $32.50 per hour. This change is part of a settlement announced by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell. The settlement also includes …
How is it that people from 3rd world shitholes, who have no money, who have never owned a car, never driven a car – how are they getting cars and driver’s licenses? The new mayor fights the Haitian car crash crisis in Springfield Ohio Driver in deadly school bus crash faces judge Ohio: car insurance …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, The global economy is toast. All that’s left is the distribution of the burned bits. The six one-offs that drove growth and pulled the global economy out of bubble-bust recessions for the past 30 years have all reversed or dissipated. Absent these one-off drivers, the global economy is stumbling off …
Crime has gotten so bad in California that delivery drivers now have armed guards: pic.twitter.com/Mh9yso33cW — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 3, 2024
Food-delivery apps have responded to cities’ new wage-increase requirements for gig workers by ratcheting up fees. Now, they are contending with frustrated consumers, plunging restaurant orders and an exodus of delivery drivers. Lawmakers in New York City, one of the cities where pay increases for delivery drivers recently were adopted, say that their changes have …
Three states have requested that motorists avoid driving gas- and diesel-powered vehicles and refrain from visiting gas stations while air quality alerts are in place. Over the past week, several states have been impacted by poor air quality which has worsened as summer weather brings an influx in temperatures across multiple regions. On Wednesday morning, …
AMERICAN drivers with electric vehicles and hybrids will be hit with a $178 surcharge as a part of a new transportation bill. Vermont EV and hybrid owners are hit with a fee implemented to make up for a loss in revenue from gas tax money. The payment for car owners with batteries is because fully …
