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'Dad, thank you for everything': Family of slain Toronto cop-speak at his funeral

'Dad, thank you for everything': Family of slain Toronto cop-speak at his funeral

TORONTO — Weeks before he was fatally shot in a Mississauga, Ont., coffee shop, Const. Andrew Hong taught his 17-year-old daughter Mia to drive stick.

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Daily News/Inquirer. September 18, 2022. Editorial: It’s time to repeal the Pa. law that allows the sale of municipal water systems Officials in Bucks County were absolutely right not to sell their system to a private company.
Edmunds: The pros and cons of vehicle touchscreens

Edmunds: The pros and cons of vehicle touchscreens

There’s no denying the impact that smartphones and tablets have had on modern vehicles.
Hertz to order up to 175K GM electric vehicles over 5 years

Hertz to order up to 175K GM electric vehicles over 5 years

Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 electric vehicles from General Motors over the next five years.
Stolen Grand Theft Auto footage dumped online in hack

Stolen Grand Theft Auto footage dumped online in hack

NEW YORK (AP) — Video game producer Rockstar Games said Monday that early development footage from the next version of its popular title Grand Theft Auto was stolen in the hack of its network.

Liz Weston: 6 new rules for smarter European travel

Tourism rebounded this summer in Europe — and Europe wasn’t ready. Pandemic-related staff shortages led to massive lines and flight cancellations at many airports; meanwhile, prices for hotels and taxis soared.
Sailor who died at Pearl Harbor to be buried at Arlington

Sailor who died at Pearl Harbor to be buried at Arlington

The remains of a sailor from Massachusetts who died when the USS Oklahoma was struck by multiple torpedoes during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 are being buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.
International student injured in Toronto-area shootings dies, death toll climbs to 3

International student injured in Toronto-area shootings dies, death toll climbs to 3

MILTON, Ont. — An international student from India became the latest victim of a deadly shooting rampage that previously killed two people in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas earlier this week.
Serious breach at Uber spotlights hacker social deception

Serious breach at Uber spotlights hacker social deception

The ride-hailing service Uber said Friday that all its services were operational following what security professionals are calling a major data breach, claiming there was no evidence the hacker got access to sensitive user data.
Pandemic homeless hotels close, sending some back to streets

Pandemic homeless hotels close, sending some back to streets

DENVER (AP) — As Charlie Gilmore collected his belongings Friday to leave the Denver hotel that had been a home to him and 137 other previously homeless people during the pandemic, he pondered where he would spend the night.