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Fast Company
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Fast Company
The NHTSA announces a Ford recall affecting 100,000 F-150 pickup trucks
The recall is for Ford's F-150 models made between 2023 and 2025. A Ford F-150 pickup truck is seen on the assembly line at Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. April 11, 2024. [Photo: Rebecca Cook/Reuters, File] BY Ford is recalling more than 103,000 F-150 pickup trucks in the U.S. over axle bolts that may break and result in vehicle rollaways or a loss of drive power, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday. A broken axle bolt can damage axle hub splines — components that transfer power from the axle to the wheels and help them rotate. Damaged splines can cause vehicles to roll away when in park without the parking brake engaged or result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash, the U.S. auto safety authority said. The report said that if the rear axle bolt becomes loose, customers may report a clicking noise. If the bolt breaks, they may hear a rattling noise. As a remedy, dealers will replace the rear axle shaft assemblies, free of charge. The recall affects Ford's F-150 models between 2023 and 2025. NHTSA estimates about 1% of the vehicles have the defect. —Harshita Meenaktshi and Aishwarya Jain, Reuters The early-rate deadline for Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies Awards is Friday, September 5, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply today.
Economic Times
01-08-2025
- Automotive
- Economic Times
Ford Motor Company to recall more than 300,000 vehicles in the US: Which models are impacted, and what can consumers do
Synopsis Ford Motor Company is recalling over 300,000 vehicles due to a potential Electric Brake Booster malfunction that could increase crash risk by extending stopping distances. Owners will be notified by August 25 for a free software update. Simultaneously, Ford reported a loss despite revenue growth, projecting a $2 billion hit from tariffs in 2025. Reuters FILE PHOTO: A Ford logo is seen on the Ford Motor World headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo In a jolt for Ford Motor Company, it is set to recall more than 300,000 vehicles due to a defect that can increase the risk of a crash, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The American automaker is recalling some US vehicles, as an unexpected loss of power brake assist while driving can extend stopping distance and increase the risk of a crash, news agency Reuters reported. The NHTSA recall report stated that as many as 312,120 vehicles were potentially affected. The administration stated that the vehicle's Electric Brake Booster (EBB) could malfunction while driving or when using the Advanced Driver Assistance System. The Ford number associated with this recall is 25S77, according to USA Today.2025 Lincoln Navigator2025 Ford Bronco 2025 Ford Expedition 2025 Ford F-1502025 Ford Ranger According to NHTSA, owners will get a letter in the mail on August 25. The EBB software can be updated either over the air or at a dealer for free. Consumers can also call Ford customer service at reported a narrow loss on Wednesday (July 30, 2025) despite surging sales from consumers seeking to beat tariff impacts as the automaker projected a $2 billion full-year earnings hit due to the levies, according to news agency major US automaker pointed to one-time costs related to vehicle recalls and the cancellation of an electric vehicle program as factors behind a second-quarter loss of $36 million, compared to profits of $1.8 billion in the prior revenues jumped 5.0 percent to $50.2 billion, a record, as the company notched robust sales of popular truck models and reported strong demand for new sport utility automaker estimated the second-quarter impact from tariffs to be about $800 million, and it projected a full-year gross tariff hit of $3 billion for 2025, although Ford said it was able to offset about $1 billion of the President Donald Trump has announced a slew of tariffs on other countries and on key materials like steel, while pursuing trade deals with major partners. So far, Trump has sealed agreements with Japan and the European Union that set imports of finished cars at 15 percent. That levy is below the current 25 percent tariff on autos imported from Mexico and Canada. Ford is also affected by Trump's tariffs on imported auto parts.
Newsweek
17-07-2025
- General
- Newsweek
Man Goes Berserk on American Airlines Flight Over a Charging Cable
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A woman on TikTok filmed a man completely losing his cool on an American Airlines flight, even before it took off from Charlotte to Denver. According to Rebecca Cook, going by the username rebeccacook748 on the platform, the man was denied a charging cable and a first-class seat, which lead to a profane meltdown. Another man told the belligerent passenger not to speak disrespectfully to women. "If she's being a b****, I'm gonna call it out, bro," he yelled. "Shut the f*** up and sit down, bro. You have three f***ing seconds before I f*** you up." Stock image: American Airlines planes at an airport. Stock image: American Airlines planes at an airport. Photo by Kameraworld / Getty Images The man continued to bellow at the woman, as well as other passengers who tried to intervene. "I have four sisters," he shouted. "If I wanna talk to a b**** like that, I f***ing will." As passengers looked on, he stormed to the front of the plane telling someone to walk off with him, then he walked back, passing a man who apparently stuck his leg out. "Come on, bro," he said on camera, "You're gonna try to trip me, bro? You're a p****, bro." Throughout the video, other passengers chuckled at the man's explosion. The man who tried to trip the passenger munched on Frito chips, watching with apparent interest. "My dude with the Fritos understood the assignment," a viewer quipped in the comments. In a statement to Newsweek, American Airlines said the man was removed for "disruptive behavior" prior to departure. "The flight continued as scheduled following the removal," a spokesperson said. "We thank our customers for their patience and apologize for the inconvenience." Users React TikTok users seemed to enjoy the opportunity to tee off on the unruly passenger, amid more than 400 comments and almost 42,000 views within two days. "No-neck, Temu dupe Jonah Hill stomping down the aisles is killing me," one wrote. "No-Fly List forever," a critic declared, to which Cook replied: "That's what I was thinking too." A contributor shared that their mother worked as a flight attendant for 44 years: "He is the reason she kept an ice mallet in her pocket at all times." Finally, one pundit had a pertinent question: "Who are his sisters? I'd be so embarrassed, [Oh my God]." Other Flight Issues Flights certainly offer plenty of opportunities for drama. One passenger felt something on her feet and looked down to discover two cockroaches crawling across her. "I can't imagine from what part of the world these roaches must [have] boarded the flight," the passenger wrote, "This is extremely unacceptable. "In my 15 years flying, I've never before seen roaches on a plane until now." However, not every flight is unpleasant. A traveler went viral sharing his trans-Atlantic flight from London to New York, which featured hardly anyone else on board. "Basically flew private," the traveler wrote. Newsweek has contacted rebeccacook748 for comment via TikTok. Newsweek's "What Should I Do?" offers expert advice to readers. If you have a personal dilemma, let us know via life@ We can ask experts for advice on relationships, family, friends, money and work, and your story could be featured on WSID at Newsweek. To read how Newsweek uses AI as a newsroom tool, click here.
News.com.au
28-06-2025
- Health
- News.com.au
Mum's ‘pimple' led to terrifying ordeal
A mum has revealed how what she thought was an innocent pimple led to her getting a chunk of her ear cut out. Rebecca Cook, 46, had always been vigilant about sun safety — particularly as a mum to two children. 'I've got two kids who are in Nippers, so we were always wearing hats, sunscreen and long sleeve shirts. I've been pretty regular with my skin checks,' she said. But two years ago she discovered what she thought was a small, white pimple when she was pulling her hair back. She asked a friend to have a look. Her friend was suspicious and so she went to the GP. Immediately, her doctor realised it was a basal cell carcinoma (BCC), which is a type of melanoma. Ms Cook was sent to a plastic surgeon, and it was surgically removed. Doctors used a skin graft, taken from behind her ear, to repair the chunk that was pulled out. It was described as a 'very nasty' form of BCC. It took a month to recover. 'I was freaking out because there was a chunk out of my ear, so I rang the surgeon freaking out,' she said. But it healed and barely left a scar. 'When I went back for the results, it turned out it wasn't an ordinary BCC but an infiltrative BCC,' she said. This meant every three months she needed to get checked because the possibility of needing radiotherapy was very real. This lasted for a year. Last week, she got the official all clear. A spot had appeared on her nose, but a biopsy labelled it all clear. 'I'm so vigilant now, I carry sunscreen in my car,' she said, pointing out the ear she'd found the cancer in was on her driver's side window. 'It got to the point where I was wondering if I should wear a hat in the car. I was so paranoid.' Australia is the number one country in the world for skin cancer — and Ms Cook is sharing her story as she believes sometimes Aussies can be a bit blasé about it. Around 2000 Australians die from skin cancer every year. She is advocating for everyone to be more vigilant about sun safety and skin checks — even in the midst of winter. She also called for more bulk billing skin check clinics to be available. Doctor Ludi Ge, a dermatologist at Moshy, said that all-year round skin protection is important. 'In winter UV levels can reach 3 or higher, which is sufficient to cause skin damage and photo ageing, while the cumulative effect of daily exposure, even in cooler months, increases the risk of skin cancer,' said Dr Ge. 'People often associate sunburn with heat, but UV rays penetrate clouds and can harm the skin regardless of temperature, even when driving in the car.' 'Skin cancers can appear in different forms including lesions like a mole or scab that won't heal, bleeding on light contact, changes in size and colour and flat moles that become raised or develop an irregular edge.'
Metro
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Is Ncuti Gatwa leaving? Our Doctor Who experts know who should take over
As Doctor Who's Ncuti Gatwa second season comes to an end, sights are already being set on the 16th Doctor. After two stand-out seasons shepherding Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) and Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) around the universe, the 15th Doctor has seen it all (except the Daleks, much to Ncuti's devastation). He's faced down enemies from the distant past, pushed back against bigotry, discovered hell-dimension defying love and found himself in the middle of more than one musically-themed episode. Although we hope there are more adventures to come, with rumours swirling of an imminent departure (and Doctor's traditionally not sticking around for more than three seasons) it's best to be prepared. The future of Doctor Who could unfold in any direction. Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro's TV Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we'll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you. So, here are the picks from Metro's Doctor Who experts – Deputy TV Editor Tom Percival, Senior TV Reporter Rebecca Cook and TV Reporter Asyia Iftikhar – for the next Doctor from unexpected frontrunners to dream fancasts. Now I know what you're thinking – did you just misread that name? No, you read correctly – that is Billie Piper, aka the actor behind Rose Tyler who's currently stranded in a parallel universe with a discount David Tennant. There's no one quite like Rose to keep your ego in check while effortlessly swooning you with her straight-forward charm and disarming loyalty – all packaged into someone whose edges were sharpened on a bustling London council estate with a mum who knows her own mind (and then some). Despite the fact that she still plays a very much existing character in the Whoniverse (if her return to Big Finish is any indication) everyone is ignoring that tiny detail as speculation rises that she could be upgrading to the top dog themselves – the 16th Doctor. Hey, if 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi is anything to go by (albeit on a much, much smaller scale) Doctor Who is in the business of not only recycling faces but actually acknowledging it in the plot! Anyone who checked in to the latest stay at The White Lotus will know the award of season scene-stealer was a toss-up between Parker Posey's amorphous accent and the delightful Aimee Lou Wood. After being a standout on Sex Education before that – much like Ncuti Gatwa – the only issue here might be that Aimee Lou Wood wouldn't want to be tied down to a long-running show – again, much like Ncuti Gatwa. But if we're purely fan-casting here, what would be a better way to follow up the immense eye-acting powers of Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor than with Wood's own mesmerically shiny windows to the soul? And who else, like Gatwa, could get away with calling every alien, demi-god and mortal being they come into contact with 'babes' and 'hon'? It just might be that these are shoes only Wood can fill. Senior TV Reporter Rebecca Cook It might be hard to imagine Danny Dyer travelling through time and space, battling Daleks, and fighting the good fight. After all, Danny's made a career playing rough and ready characters who are more likely to throw hands than throw around a bit of technobabble. Yet, to paraphrase Matt Smith's iconic final lines, times change, and so must Doctor Who. Danny could offer an entirely fresh take on the beloved Time Lord, one that's a bit grittier and edgier. I imagine him as a mash-up of the Ninth, Third, and Twelfth Doctors, a slightly grumpy, less refined figure who's as passionate and brave as ever but not afraid to bust out the Venusian aikido when a Cyberman needs slapping down. In case you think I'm being facetious, I think Danny's proven, most recently in the brilliant Rivals, that he brings a surprising level of pathos to his characters that belies his carefully cultivated wide boy persona, and with the right script, I can see him bringing tremendous depth to the Doctor. Plus, who wouldn't love to see Danny Dyer dressed like a Victorian dandy telling their assistant to get up the apples and pears before that Dalek can have a butchers at 'em. Deputy TV Editor Tom Percival It's difficult to find a more exciting emerging British talent than Ambika Mod, who in just a handful of roles has been able to make audiences curl up on their sofa and cry or laugh out loud at her impeccable comedic timing. Her comedy background, coupled with her ability to infuse immense emotional depth into her characters – whether slowly destroying us as Emma Morley in Netflix's One Day or tearing our hearts out as junior Doctor Shruti in This Is Going To Hurt – has made her an unstoppable force. By pure coincidence, it's also all the qualities we look for in the Doctor who needs to be able to bring a dark gravitas to one scene and levity the next – a tall order. I can truly see her having a high-stakes showdown with a Weeping Angel one minute and accidentally taking the companion's cat along for the ride the next. Not to mention, it would be delightful to see her take on a more fast-paced, action-style role, which I have no doubt she would thrive in. Adolescence star Erin Doherty has proven her metamorphic ability in spades. The 32-year-old actor inhabits a grounded presence on screen that she infuses with grit and, when appropriate, panache that completely draws you in – and leaves you wanting more. Even knowing that she plays Princess Anne in The Crown I still struggle to fully accept it's her, so great is her talent to be completely consumed by the role that she's playing. Doctor Who is nothing without the total surrender of the actors who embody this time-travelling Time Lord and I can think of no one more up to the task. More Trending Whether creating some of the most devastating television you'll see this year in one shot or packing a punch in a period drama all about boxing – Erin Doherty has mastered it all. Now she just needs a sonic screwdriver and a panchant for crashing the Tardis in the most dangerous imaginable place to fit the bill. Justttt to cover our bases. Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. 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