Toyota has a voluntary recall underway in the U.S. for tens of thousands of Prius and Prius HEVs from the model years 2023-2024. The automaker announced it had launched the recall Wednesday, linking it to a problem with the rear doors and their electronic latches that about 55,000 cars may have in America.”Water can enter and short circuit the electronic rear door latches in the involved vehicles,” Toyota said. “If the doors are not locked, they could open while the vehicle is moving or in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to occupants.” TOYOTA RECALLING 381K TACOMA PICKUPS OVER…

Last updated: April 19, 2024 01:16 EDT | 2 min read The Ethereum network reported a robust income of $365 million in the first quarter of 2024, an impressive year-on-year revenue growth of 155%. According to a report by Michael Nadeau, an analyst at The DeFi Report, Ethereum’s Q1 income represents a staggering 200% increase compared to the $123 million profit recorded in Q4 2023.A major contributing factor to this substantial growth was the surge in decentralized finance (DeFi) activity during the quarter, driving heightened network participation.Ethereum Fee Revenue Reaches $1.17B in Q1Ethereum’s fee revenue, generated through user transactions, reached a notable…

An Indianapolis man has been formally charged with murder in last week’s fatal shootings of three people at a central Indiana apartment complex, authorities said.Malik Shaw, 24, was charged Wednesday with three counts of murder for his alleged role in the killings in Lawrence, a city contained within the boundaries of Indianapolis, on its northeast side, Marion County prosecutors said.Shaw, who was arrested Tuesday, was being held without bond. He appeared in court Thursday for an initial hearing on the charges. Online court records do not list an attorney who could speak on behalf of Shaw, whose next court date…

Netflix showed that its password-sharing crackdown continues to bear fruit, delivering its strongest first-quarter customer additions since the pandemic and further strengthening its position as the dominant global streamer. The company added 9.33 million subscribers in the first quarter, more than five times the number of customers it added during the same period a year earlier, with its efforts to limit password sharing continuing to bear fruit. Netflix began limiting password sharing in earnest about a year ago.  Netflix has spent the last year limiting account sharing, working to expand its ad business and changing its line-up of prices and…

LOS ANGELES () — As you can imagine, traveling to Israel right now can be a tense situation, but to offer a little comfort to those travelers, a local Rabbi is volunteering his time at LAX.Rabbi Ari Liberow didn’t travel far to reach Los Angeles’ major airport.”I run the Chabad of Westchester near the airport,” he said.He’s been coming to the international terminal to volunteer daily since Oct. 7, conducting prayer services with passengers traveling to Israel.”They want to take part and do something good before they get on,” said Liberow. “It’s amazing. It’s a blessing. It’s a big mitzvah.”One…

New York    Hyundai said on Thursday it paused advertising on X, formerly known as Twitter, a day after an ad from the automaker reportedly appeared adjacent to an antisemitic and pro-Hitler post on the social media site. On Wednesday, user Nancy Levine Stearns posted screenshots of a paid Hyundai ad above an antisemitic post from a verified “premium” account. The account posts tweets that deny the Holocaust and perpetuate antisemitic rhetoric. In response to a inquiry that included Stearns’ post, a spokesperson for Hyundai replied: “We have paused our ads on X and are speaking to X directly about…

A former teacher in Indiana is accused of orchestrating a “Fight Club” in which he encouraged classmates to beat up a 7-year-old student with disabilities and videotaping at least one assault, according to a lawsuit filed this week.The 7-year-old boy’s mother filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Marion County that also names Indiana Public Schools Superintendent Aleesia Johnson, George Washington Carver Montessori IPS School 87 Principal Mary Kapcoe and the child’s former teacher Julious Johnican.A second grader was allegedly attacked by other students — and a teacher recorded the incident and supposedly encouraged the violence.via Connell Michael LLPOther defendants include the…

Last updated: April 18, 2024 23:22 EDT | 2 min read Bitcoin price prediction Amid fluctuating market conditions, Bitcoin‘s price has dipped to $60,547, signaling a 1.74% decrease in the last 24 hours. This movement underpins ongoing volatility as traders and analysts closely monitor trends to update their Bitcoin price prediction. Despite this recent downturn, Bitcoin continues to dominate the crypto market with a robust trading volume of $40.55 billion and a market capitalization nearing $1.19 trillion.Bitcoin Price PredictionThe technical analysis for Bitcoin (BTC/USD) shows it navigating through a challenging phase. The pivot point for today’s session is at $62,216,…

A lot of stoners are high on celebrating 420 this weekend, but bad manners could get in the way of a good time.So before you take that first toke Saturday, members of the cannabis community have some etiquette tips to keep your pot party from getting out of joint.Jeremy Zachary, the CEO of Zen Cannabis, suggests taking your surroundings into consideration when consuming the wacky weed.“If you’re in a public place, please choose other consumption methods instead of smoking,” he told HuffPost. “Smoking is equivalent to lighting up a cigar in a small space — it’s overwhelming. Edibles are so…

I love the phrase “​less is more.” It’s something I repeat several times a day in a wide variety of situations—although right now, I treat it more like a mantra than an actual practice. I’ve long been convinced that simple, minimalist routines are one of the definitive ways to make each day calmer and happier.“Psychological minimalism is the act of simplifying one’s lifestyle,” says psychologist Laura Palomares. “Whether emotionally or cognitively, it involves trying to let go of the excess of information and data we are exposed to so that we can focus our thoughts on the present.” In order…

FOX Most of the 9-1-1 firefighters have struggled to find love, but Howie “Chimney” Han located The One in Maddie Buckley despite a slow start. When former nurse turned 9-1-1 operator Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) moved to Los Angeles in season 2 to be closer to her brother, Evan “Buck” Buckley (Oliver Stark), she was running from an abusive relationship. A few episodes into the season, Maddie formed a connection with Buck’s fellow 118 buddy Chimney (Kenneth Choi). Maddie and Chimney have since overcome a kidnapping, welcomed a baby together and both lost and found an engagement ring. During season…

An attorney who witnessed a horrifying murder-suicide inside a Las Vegas law firm is speaking out – telling her story to Fox News Digital.Lisa Rasmussen was inside the conference room at Prince Law Group on the morning of Monday, April 8 when fellow attorney Joe Houston pulled out a gun without warning and opened fire.The terminally ill Houston gunned down prominent Las Vegas attorney Dennis Prince and his wife, Ashley, before turning the gun on himself. The bizarre shooting was the culmination of an “incredibly tense” custody battle with “​​a lot of venom going back and forth,” Rasmussen said.”All of…

Gen. Douglas MacArthur delivered his farewell address to Congress on this day in history, April 19, 1951, uttering the famous line, “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.” Eight days before the speech, MacArthur had been relieved of his duties as general of the U.S. Army by President Harry S. Truman — putting an end to his storied military career. “I am closing my 52 years of military service,” said MacArthur in the speech, which is available on the Library of Congress website.ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, APRIL 18, 1934, FIRST SELF-OPERATED ‘WASHATERIA’ OPENS IN FT. WORTH, TEXAS”When I joined the…

After being grilled and bombarded yesterday in Congress before the House Education Committee, today, Columbia University president Dr. Nemat Minouche Shafik went home to New York and summoned the police to remove anti-Israel protesters from Columbia’s campus.  I think the two events are not unrelated. She was grilled in Washington yesterday, and today she had to call in the cops. Her message? These were “extraordinary” steps… because these are “extraordinary” circumstances. I’m sure that’s right, but she wanted to sound and look tough in order to keep her job, in contrast to Harvard University’s Claudine Gay, who got the ax because she…

Scottie Scheffler dominated this year’s Masters to earn a four-shot victory, his second at Augusta National in the last three years.However, this past week’s tournament wound up being one of the worst-rated in recent memory.Sports Business Journal reported that CBS drew 9.589 million viewers for the final round of the Masters on Sunday, down 20% from last year. While golf fans were geared up for a classic entering Sunday, as Scheffler had just a one-shot lead entering the final round, he took the course by the horns and ran away with it.The tournament was seemingly over by the time Scheffler…