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VW luxury cars in Europe fitted with same devices as in U.S.

Volkswagen’s luxury diesel cars in Europe are fitted with the same software that American regulators say was used to cheat emissions tests in the United States, the carmaker said on Thursday. U.S. regulators said on Monday that about 10,000 VW cars in the United States – including some Audi and Porsche models – were equipped with auxiliary emission control devices (AECD) that masked the fact that the cars could emit

VW luxury cars in Europe fitted with same devices as in U.S.

Volkswagen’s luxury diesel cars in Europe are fitted with the same software that American regulators say was used to cheat emissions tests in the United States, the carmaker said on Thursday. U.S. regulators said on Monday that about 10,000 VW cars in the United States – including some Audi and Porsche models – were equipped with auxiliary emission control devices (AECD) that masked the fact that the cars could emit

What Really Happens When You Swallow Gum, According to a Doctor

By: Liz NewmanCredit: ShuttershockMost people have been fed a raft of urban legends about all the bad things that happen when you swallow gum. I should have a chewing gum tree the size of a sequoia inside of me by now, according to such stories.To finally get to the bottom of some of the myths about what happens when your gum winds up going all…

Austria's largest state goes 100% renewable

Austria’s largest state said Thursday that 100 percent of its electricity is now generated using renewable sources of energy. “We have invested heavily to boost energy efficiency and to expand renewables,” said Erwin Proell, premier of 1.65-million-strong Lower Austria. The state in northeastern Austria now gets 63 percent of its electricity from hydroelectric power, 26 percent from wind energy, nine percent from biomass and two percent from solar.