The authorities in Wuhan, the site of one of the world’s largest experiments in self-driving cars, cited a “system failure” after widespread reports on Tuesday evening.

Thousands of civilian sailors have been stranded for more than a month in waters surrounded by a conflict zone because of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

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Six people, including a camp counselor, were thrown into the water on July 28 when their sailboat was struck by a barge that was being pushed by a tugboat, the authorities said.

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In the United States, women are more likely to be injured and die in a car crash than men. Why? After her own crash, the filmmaker Eve Van Dyke dug through the half-century history of auto safety to find out, and uncovered a disturbing reality: Cars were never designed to protect women’s bodies.

For over half a century, car safety standards have left women’s lives in the rearview.

For over half a century, car safety standards have left women’s lives in the rearview.