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HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii is the first U.S. state to sue the manufacturer embroiled in a massive auto recall because of defective airbag inflators. The state says in its lawsuit that Japanese manufacturer Takata's product is life-threatening. The lawsuit filed in the First Circuit Court of Hawaii also names auto manufacturer Honda. Millions of Takata's defective air bags have been recalled because their inflators can explode, spewing shrapnel in cars. There are at least 11 deaths worldwide.
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — Canada's Prime Minister had encouraging words after getting a first-hand look at the wildfire-ravaged city of Fort McMurray in Alberta province. More than 88,000 people were forced to evacuate but Justin Trudeau praised first responders who managed to save much of the city. Trudeau said after a helicopter tour that he doesn't think most Canadians comprehend yet the scope of what happened in the oil sands capital.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Politicians in Texas, Arkansas and elsewhere are vowing to defy a new directive from the Obama administration, which says transgender students at public schools have to be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. The lieutenant governor of Texas says his state is ready to forfeit billions of dollars in federal aid. And the Republican governor of Arkansas is telling schools to ignore the directive.
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — California authorities say three men were killed when an Amtrak passenger training travelling 80 mph split their pickup truck in half. The pickup's engine landed 40 years away. The accident happened near Fresno. The accident appears to have happened because a freight train was blocking the main road, and the pickup driver followed a dirt road parallel to the tracks to find a way around it.
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of evacuees in the English city of Bath are breathing a sigh of relief after a World War II-era shell was safely removed from beneath a disused school playground. A military explosives unit removed the device late yesterday and carried out a controlled explosion at a nearby quarry. Germany's Luftwaffe bombed Britain heavily during the war, and undetonated explosives are occasionally found during construction work.
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