Oklahoma dog starts house fire after chewing on lithium-ion battery
Video released by the Tulsa Fire Department in Oklahoma shows a dog unintentionally starting a house fire by gnawing at a lithium-ion battery. In the video, captured by an indoor security camera in the living room of a home, two dogs and a cat are seen as one of the dogs begins gnawing at a […]
11-year-old girl charged with aggravated battery after 8 to 10 youths brutally beat up 63-year-old man on Chicago train
An 11-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with felony aggravated assault on a victim over 60 years of age and felony robbery on a victim over 60 years of age in connection with the brutal beating of a 63-year-old man by a group of eight to 10 young people on a Chicago train earlier […]
Biden Admin Unveils Rule Imperiling Chinese Communist-Linked Battery Projects In America’s Heartland
The U.S. government is set to impose new restrictions that could limit two Chinese-linked battery companies from carrying out their plan to build plants next to military installations, the Treasury Department announced on Monday. The Treasury Department issued a new proposal Monday to expand the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.’ (CFIUS) ability to […]
Hochul signs bills to extinguish deadly e-bike battery fires that killed 18 in NYC
New York is rekindling its fight against lithium-ion battery fires in electric bikes. Gov. Kathy Hockle signed a package of bills Thursday banning dangerous, low-quality batteries that she said have been linked to about 270 fires in New York City last year alone, killing 18 people. “These batteries don’t burn like firewood, they explode like […]