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Jeff Bezos fund donates $117 million to support homeless charities. Here are the recipients.

24Nov

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Jeff Bezos fund donates $117 million to support homeless charities. Here are the recipients.

Teen CEO of nonprofit helps homeless youth at local schools Teen CEO of nonprofit helps homeless youth at local schools 02:08 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' fund to support homeless families announced $117 million in new grants on Tuesday to organizations across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, part of a $2 billion commitment that the billionaire made in 2018 to support homeless families and to run free preschools. That brings the amount granted by the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund to benefit homeles...

Surge and Swarm: How China’s Ships Control the South China Sea

9Nov

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Surge and Swarm: How China’s Ships Control the South China Sea

Listen to article(2 minutes)A Chinese coast guard ship attached itself like a shadow to a group of boats from the Philippines, trailing them for hours.The Philippines had sent two wooden boats and two coast guard vessels to resupply an unusual outpost in the South China Sea: a decrepit World War-II era ship preventing Beijing from taking control of a reef called Second Thomas Shoal.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

2Nov

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Toyota recalls nearly 1.9 million RAV4 SUVs in the U.S. over fire risk

Toyota is recalling roughly 1.9 million RAV4 sport utility vehicles in the U.S. because the batteries can shift during sharp turns and potentially cause a fire.The recall, which Toyota announced Wednesday, affects certain RAV4s from the 2013 through 2018 model years. The Japanese automaker said in a statement that some replacement 12-volt batteries used in the SUVs have smaller top dimensions than others. If the hold-down clamp is not tightened properly, the battery could move, allowing the positive terminal to contact the clamp and short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire, the company said.Toyota said it is still preparing a fix. When the remedy is ready, dealers will replace the hold-down clamp, battery tray and positive terminal cover with improved ones. The compa...

China Coast Guard Ship Collides With Philippine Boat in South China Sea

22Oct

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China Coast Guard Ship Collides With Philippine Boat in South China Sea

A Chinese coast guard ship collided with a Philippine vessel it was seeking to block in the South China Sea, the Philippines said, marking an escalation in tensions between Beijing and the U.S. ally in a volatile area. The Philippine boat was on its way to deliver supplies to an outpost the country maintains at Second Thomas Shoal, about 100 nautical miles off its coast. A small detachment of marines lives there, on a dilapidated World War-II era ship the Philippines deliberately ran aground in 1999 to assert its rights. China claims Second Thomas Shoal, as it does much of the South China Sea, and calls the presence of the long-grounded ship illegal. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

A Chinese coast guard ship came within a few feet of a Philippine vessel it was trying to block in the disputed South China Sea.

7Oct

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Over 1 million dehumidifiers recalled for fire, burn hazards Over 1 million dehumidifiers recalled for fire, burn hazards 01:00 More than 1.5 million dehumidifiers including models by brand names GE and Kenmore have been recalled because of a risk of fire and burns.The units were manufactured by Gree USA, the U.S. arm of a Chinese appliance company, have been linked to 23 fires and 688 overheating incidents. Gree recalled the dehumidifiers because the devices can "overheat, smoke and catch...