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Sunday December 20th, 2020 morning edition

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It's responsible for about 10,000 deaths in the United States annually, which equals roughly one person every single hour.

Statistically, drivers of certain vehicles are more often cited for driving under the influence than others, and the list is mostly made up of trucks and vehicles in the premium or luxury segments.

With all that said, Ram 2500 drivers are by far the worst offenders.

Each application requires drivers to disclose vehicles being driven on the policy and recent driving history, which gives analysts insight into the moving violations of drivers during a specific time period.

The trucks on the list consist of the Ram 2500, Chevrolet S-10, Dodge Dakota, Ford Ranger, Chevrolet Silverado, and GMC Sierra.

The Ram ranks first of all vehicles with an average of 45.3 drivers with a DUI for every 1,000 drivers applying for an insurance policy—that's around 1 in every 22 drivers, or more than double the national average.

The GMC Sierra has the least on the top 10 list with 28 drivers for every 1,000 applicants. »

Law banning “rental” fees for customer-owned routers takes effect Sunday

Authored by arstechnica.com

The change is good news for customers of Frontier Communications, which has insisted on charging $10 rental fees to customers who use their own routers.

But Frontier said at the same time that it "cannot support or repair non-Frontier equipment," contradicting its own justification for charging the fee.

Unlike Frontier, other major ISPs such as Comcast let customers avoid rental fees when they use their own routers. »

Trump contradicts top U.S. officials, suggests without evidence China behind cyberattack

Authored by cbc.ca
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He also claimed the media are "petrified" of "discussing the possibility that it may be China (it may!).".

Pompeo said the government was still "unpacking" the cyberattack, and some of it would likely remain classified.

Throughout his presidency, Trump has refused to blame Russia for well-documented hostilities, including its interference in the 2016 election to help him get elected. »

Twitter is publicly declaring Joe Biden the winner of the US election — on Trump’s own tweets

Authored by theverge.com
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If you read my previous post, you might have noticed a brand-new Twitter label on Trump’s latest wildly misleading tweet: “Election officials have certified Joe Biden as the winner of the U.S. Presidential election.”

Yes, Twitter is now calling the election for Joe Biden on Trump’s own tweets.

Twitter tells us it’s simply an update to its existing label, designed to “reflect the latest information.”. »

Trump downplays impact of hack, questions whether Russia involved

Authored by thehill.com

Russia, Russia, Russia is the priority chant when anything happens because Lamestream is, for mostly financial reasons, petrified of discussing the possibility that it may be China (it may!

The Saturday morning remarks from Trump followed a pattern of him being wary of criticizing Moscow over cyber threats.

“And I think it ought to be, whatever we assess what the cost we incur to be — plus, plus, plus. »