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April 23, 2015 AUTOS

2015 Land Rover LR4 3.0 V-6 Tested: How Not To Do the Whole Downsizing Thing

– In an industry rapidly pivoting toward downsized engines in both cylinder count and displacement—but not power—the Land Rover LR4 stands out as one of the less successful experiments. Last year, the LR4 was stripped of its 375-hp 5.0-liter V-8 and six-speed automatic transmission; fitted in their stead was a 340-hp supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 and an eight-speed automatic. You’ll note that 340 horsepower is significantly less than 375, and the

April 23, 2015 AUTOS

2015 Land Rover LR4 3.0 V-6 Tested: How Not To Do the Whole Downsizing Thing

– In an industry rapidly pivoting toward downsized engines in both cylinder count and displacement—but not power—the Land Rover LR4 stands out as one of the less successful experiments. Last year, the LR4 was stripped of its 375-hp 5.0-liter V-8 and six-speed automatic transmission; fitted in their stead was a 340-hp supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 and an eight-speed automatic. You’ll note that 340 horsepower is significantly less than 375, and the

April 23, 2015 WORLD HEADLINES

American, Italian hostages inadvertantly killed in U.S. operation: Obama

By Will Dunham and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An American and an Italian who had been held hostage for several years by al Qaeda in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan were inadvertantly killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in January, President Barack Obama said on Thursday. On behalf of the United States government, I offer our deepest apologies to the families,” Obama said in an appearance at

April 23, 2015 WORLD HEADLINES

EU leaders to pledge rescue for migrants, but no fix for problem

By Alastair Macdonald and Philip Pullella BRUSSELS/ROME (Reuters) – European Union leaders will reverse a cutback in rescue operations in the Mediterranean on Thursday to try to prevent record numbers of people drowning as they try to flee war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the bloc’s pre-eminent leader, said on arrival that Europe’s values and credibility in the rest of the world were

April 23, 2015 WORLD HEADLINES

Russian defense ministry says U.S. troops in east Ukraine: Interfax

U.S. troops are in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine and are training Ukrainian forces, Interfax news agency quoted a spokesman for Russia’s Defense Ministry as saying on Thursday. A day earlier, Washington accused Russia of building up air defense systems inside eastern Ukraine and of involvement in training exercises of pro-Russian rebels in breach of a European-brokered truce. Igor Konashenkov was quoted as saying that U.S. troops were training