Monthly Archives: August 2011

Feds hot on the paper trail bust international car theft scheme

The plan may have seemed ingenious. Rent luxury sedans and SUVs in metro Detroit. Drive them to Canada. Report the vehicles stolen or carjacked in Detroit, and then ship them to Iraq. Trouble is, federal authorities say, the schemers apparently … Continue reading

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Hyundai to give $100000 to UNC’s Lineberger Center

The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center will be presented a check on Friday for a $100,000 Hope Grant from Hyundai Hope on Wheels. The grant is to fund childhood cancer research efforts as a part of National Childhood Cancer Awareness … Continue reading

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Feds: Crime ring stole vehicles to sell in Iraq

Sterling Heights man led plan targeting rentals, officials say Robert Snell/ The Detroit News Detroit— A Sterling Heights man and others stole rental vehicles and sold them in Iraq after spiriting the rides across the U.S.-Canada border, federal investigators said … Continue reading

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Chrysler’s Eight-Speed Automatics: First Drive

As we reported at last winter’s North American International Auto Show, Chrysler will couple a new eight-speed automatic transmission with the V-6 engine in its full-size sedans, the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger. Both cars were redesigned for 2011; these … Continue reading

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Rick Teverbaugh: Kick the tires and light the fires at Nationals

August 31, 2011 Rick Teverbaugh: Kick the tires and light the fires at Nationals Anonymous The Herald Bulletin Wed Aug 31, 2011, 11:45 PM EDT The Mac Tools U.S. Nationals have always been a big deal. This year certainly is … Continue reading

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Sketching out his passion for hot wheels

LUDHIANA: Harjeev Singh Sohal has a way with his hands and it shows best on his room’s door that doubles up as a display board for his works of art. Harjeev, 20, has been sketching since he was 13 years … Continue reading

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A behind-the-wheel look at Scion’s micro car, the iQ

Toyota offshoot Scion has plans to bring the iQ microcar to North America within the next few months. We had the chance to take it out for a spin. Toyota is the world’s best-selling auto manufacturer, and part of the … Continue reading

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Texas bans tire-puncture devices used by drug runners

Washington (CNN) — Attention, all drug runners. Your days of using caltrops to avoid apprehension are over — at least in Texas. Caltrops — more commonly known as road spikes — are jumping-jack-shaped objects that, when tossed on roadways, always … Continue reading

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The not-so-funny truth about Toronto’s Ferris wheel idea

Before you laugh at Doug Ford’s Ferris wheel idea, consider the large tourist attractions that spin on the water’s edge in Chicago, London and Singapore. Think his football stadium dream is far-fetched? Well, a $357-million (U.S.) ballpark was built on … Continue reading

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From great glass pyramids to gigantic Ferris wheels; a history of Toronto …

A 1968 proposal by renowned American innovator Buckminster Fuller and called Project Toronto suggested building a giant pyramid on Toronto’s waterfront. CITY OF TORONTO The vision is so jaw-droppingly exciting that it would surely earn Toronto’s waterfront international attention. Imagine … Continue reading

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