Her parents were injured in a Tesla crash. She ended up having to pay Tesla damages
By ELSIE CHEN, ERIKA KINETZ and DAKE KANG
BEIJING (AP) — Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father’s panicked voice: The brakes don’t work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two cars before plowing into an SUV and a sedan and crashing into a large concrete barrier.
Apple changes Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America based on Trump’s order
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps Tuesday after an order by President Donald Trump was made official by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System.
Google Calendar users no longer see default entries for events like Pride, Black History Month
NEW YORK (AP) — Google’s online calendar has removed default references for a handful of holidays and cultural events — with users noticing that mentions of Pride and Black History Month, as well as other observances, no longer appear in their desktop and mobile applications.
Lake and Seminole counties had restaurants shut down last week
Two Central Florida restaurants shut down the week of Feb. 2-8, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Lake
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Operated By Tice at 16530 S.R. 50 in Clermont shut down on Feb. 4. Inspectors found 13 violations with two being high priorities for raw sewage backing up through the floor drains and a missing vacuum breaker. A second inspection occurred the same day. Inspectors found 12 violations and issued a time extension for the high-priority violation regarding the missing vacuum breaker. The restaurant met inspection standards.
Seminole
Corwin’s Personal Chef and Catering Services at 1255 Belle Ave. Unit 103 in Winter Springs shut down on Feb. 5. Inspectors found 13 violations, two of which were high priorities for rodent activity and a dish washing machine that needed to be repaired. A second inspection occurred the same day. Inspectors found nine violations but none was a high priority. The restaurant reopened but requires a follow-up inspection.
Powell says Trump’s comments won’t affect interest rate decisions by the Fed
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s calls for lower interest rates won’t lead the central bank to change its rate decisions.
“People can be confident that we’ll continue to keep our heads down, do our work, and make our decisions based on what’s happening in the economy,” Powell said, under questioning from members of the House Financial Services Committee. Powell spoke on the second day of his semiannual testimony to Congress.
Earlier Wednesday, Trump said on social media that “Interest Rates should be lowered, something which would go hand in hand with upcoming Tariffs!!!”
Yet Powell indicated during a press conference last month that the Fed, after cutting its key rate three times late last year, would hold off on further cuts as it waited for evidence that inflation is moving closer to its 2% target.
And many Fed officials want to wait and see how Trump’s policies, including the tariffs he has proposed and those he has put in place, affect the economy. Most economists worry that tariffs will at least temporarily push up inflation.