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Hiker in Death Valley Dies from Heat Exhaustion and Crashes Car | Giga Gears
Peter Hayes Robino, a resident of Los Angeles County, died of heat exposure following a one-mile hike and a subsequent car crash in Death Valley National Park on August 1, marking the second heat-related death of the summer in the park. Robino returned from a one-mile hike on the park’s Natural Bridge Trail, and was…
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475,000+ Decade-Old Cars Receive ‘Do Not Drive’ Warnings Due to Exploding Takata Airbags
With over 6.4 million cars on U.S. roads still carrying deadly Takata airbags, it was only a matter of time before there wasanother recall. Ford and Mazda issued “Do Not Drive” orders for over 475,000 vehicles from the 2003 model year until 2015. All the models were recalled previously but did not have the proper…
Fire Trucks Pose Safety Risks | Giga Gears
While cops have done a fantastic job of burning any goodwill they may have had, the same can’t be said about firefighters. They show up, fight fires, save people’s lives and then go back to oiling up their abs for the next calendar shoot or whatever it is they do in their off time. Also, a lot of fire departments have…
Boeing’s Stranded Astronauts in Space Until 2025 | Giga Gears
Two astronauts are currently stuck on board the International Space Station more than 50 days after they were initially scheduled to fly back to Earth. Now, issues with the Boeing Starliner craft they used to reach the ISS mean that Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams may now be stranded in space until the new…