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Henry Payne, Detroit News In the US market, there are no boring moments when automakers navigate God’s consumer trends, federal regulations, juggle tariff-driven plant production, and head towards Dodge activists Molotov cocktails. In the first six months of 2025, solid sales were on track with 16.3 million sales per year as gasoline prices fell and tariffs rose. The American romance between trucks and SUVs continued to sell, accounting for 82% of the lightly sold vehicle market. Just 10 years ago, cars accounted for 43% of the market. this year? Only 18%. According to AutoData figures, General Motors Co. Brands led…

Matt Ott Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirmed that they are in “advanced” merger talks to create a single US railroad with services that extend from the east to the west coast. The Associated Press reported last week that companies were discussing the partnership, but neither company allowed it until Thursday morning. A potential merger will combine the largest and smallest of the country’s six major freight railroads. Independent rail analyst Tony Hatch said the railroad disclosure suggests that negotiations are further than previously thought. “What people interpret from that is that they somehow understand what the profit is,” Hatch…

NEW YORK (AP) – About 3.6 million hoses have been recalled in the US as hundreds have burst into motion during use, resulting in at least 29 injuries, including temporary reports of hearing loss. The Recall covers the 5/8 inch “expandable burstproof hose” from the hydrotech brand, sold by major retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot and Target for garden, lawn care, charcoal cleaning and other applications between January 2021 and April 2025. The company said that mitigation of plastic stocks in the interior “can cause the hose to burst if it breaks or is not fully read. A…

Talahassee, Fla. (WFLA) – Joseph Woodrow Hatchet – A lawyer representing David Oscar Marx, Gislaine Maxwell and Associate Attorney General Todd Blanche in a conference room within the US court. Your side 8 was in court waiting for the meeting to close on Thursday. Almost six hours later, Marcus came out talking to a reporter. Blanche was grateful to meet with his team and be professional through it.”He took a whole day, asked many questions, and Maxwell answered all the questions. She never stopped. She never invoked privilege. She never refused to answer. Maxwell, an accomplice to convicted sex offender…

Associated Press Business Writer Michelle Chapman Pura’s scent has recalled over 850,000 diffusers as some magnets can separate and pose a risk of intake for children. The company is recalling approximately 851,400 Pura 4 smart home fragrance diffusers with removable covers. He said an additional 1,100 have been sold in Canada. The plastic scent said the magnets on the inner cover of the product can separate, pose a risk of ingestion to children. When a powerful magnet is swallowed, the ingested magnets are attracted to each other, attracting other metal objects and allowing them to stay in the digestive system.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A second Justice Department official met on Thursday with Gislaine Maxwell, his former girlfriend who was incarcerated and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Florida meeting Tuesday, where Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said he was working on arrangements, is part of a transparent Department of Justice efforts following a fierce backlash from President Donald Trump’s base, which refused to prior refusal to release additional records in the Epstein investigation. “Mr. Maxwell answered all the questions. She never stopped, never evoked privilege, she refused to answer. She was honest with all the questions, honest, and to the…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida first lady Casey DeSantis narrows down Rep. Byron Donald in the early stages of the 2026 Republican primary, according to a new poll released Wednesday by the University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab (PORAL). A survey of 797 registered Republican voters found Desantis showed 32% support, with a difference within the poll error just before 29% Donald. Eight percent of respondents said they would support Rep. Matt Gaetz, while 18% remained undecided. DeSantis leads among women, Hispanic voters, especially women in northern and central Florida, and voters under the age of 65. Meanwhile, Donald…

A Ripley’s themed miniature golf course is planned for Icon Park on International Drive, Orlando. Ripley’s course, named Crazy Golf, will be an indoor sparkling experience of “an incredible sight where each hole feels like its own otherworldly adventure,” says Ripley’s news release. “We’ve taken everything people love about our charm, imagination and weirdness and brought it to the putting green. It’s outrageous. It’s unpredictable. It’s crazy in the best way possible!” Jim Pattison Jr., president of Ripley’s Belied It or not! World Entertainment said in the release. The mini golf course is next to the Icon Park Fantasy Museum…

Deverly, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida Department of Transport is committed to a “over the ultimate I-4” project, but for travelers between Volsia and Seminole counties, improvements will not be fast enough. The I-4 stretch in northeastern Florida has been a consistent headache for drivers, with many complaining that the upgrade has been delayed for a long time. In particular, the St. John’s River Bridge is a prominent problem, with I-4 demanding speeding up the lanes to alleviate crowds. However, the exact location of the new lane has not yet been established. On Tuesday, the city of Deltona commissioner voted…

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A 22-year-old Texas man was arrested Thursday after he said he murdered his grandparents and shot his neighbor. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to their homes on Washington Street and Milwaukee Avenue in West Melbourne after multiple people were shot and killed Wednesday night. Sheriff Wayne Ivy said Texas’ Jeremy Campbell shot his grandmother, Mary White, inside the house. Bodycam shows the arrest of a doctor accused of staging his daughter’s own death in Miami pool Ivy said Campbell’s grandfather, George White, went to his neighbor’s house for help and told…