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Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps June 18, reversing a defiant stance and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.more
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This undated file photo provided by Chrysler shows the 2005 Jeep Liberty Renegade. (AP Photo)
Chrysler Agrees to Recall of Jeeps at Risk of Fire
Originally published June 19, 2013Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps June 18, reversing a defiant stance and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.more
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June 14, 2013 -
Comedian-activist Bill Cosby is often the outspoken “uncle” whose sometimes-provocative comments, usually on Black parenting, are hotly debated, but eventually forgiven.more
June 13, 2013 -
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit police officer charged in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old girl acknowledged Thursday that he's trained to keep his finger off the trigger, but he insisted the split-second tragedy began when the victim's grandmother grabbed his weapon during a risky midnight raid.more
June 13, 2013 -
Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones pleaded not guilty June 11 to an assault charge after police say he hit a woman at a nightclub earlier in the month, the latest in a string of legal troubles he's faced.more
June 12, 2013 -
Dexter Brookins was recently promoted to the rank of Lt. Col. as an active member of the U.S. Army.more
June 12, 2013 -
(BlackNews.com) -- Employers are doing it. Daters are doing it. Even the government is doing it. So what is the “it” we’re referring to here? Background checks. more
June 12, 2013 -
Get ready to hit the Internet or the local box for show tickets. June is Black Music Month and venues across the nation are presenting shows ranging from blues to gospel to hip hop to jazz to R&B to give aficionados—or those who are just interested in getting their dance on—a place celebrate.more
June 12, 2013 -
NAACP President and CEO Benjamin T. Jealous has two little children. Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III has a son and two daughters. Rev. Derren A. Thompson, a Chesapeake Bay-area clergyman, has two sons.more
June 12, 2013 -
Sirius XM Radio personality Joe Madison was recently elected to the American Red Cross’ Board of Governors. more
June 10, 2013 -
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green "felt" of its Game Center app, in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone's launch in 2007.more
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