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Mercedes-Benz is out testing prototypes for an electric compact crossover that will form part of the GLC-Class family. The vehicle will serve as the spiritual successor to the EQC, Mercedes’ ill-fated debut volume EV, but will likely also cover the segment of the similar EQE SUV once that model ends production. Our latest spy shots show a prototype for the new GLC-Class EV, albeit a high-performance version being developed by AMG. The prototype was spotted testing together with AMG’s current version of the EQE SUV, which delivers up to 617 hp. Compared to previous prototypes for the regular GLC-Class EV,…

The original 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona and 1970 Plymouth Superbird may not have proven popular on the showroom floor, but today both cars are considered icons. Bids for original examples at auction can easily range into the six figures, and their popularity today is proving so intense that some car customization companies have started offering modern homages based on the current Dodge Challenger. One of those companies is Greenville, Pennsylvania-based ExoMod Concepts, which used this past weekend’s Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in Rosemont, Illinois, to debut its offering. Called the D69 Carbon Daytona, ExoMod’s homage to the Charger Daytona…

Lee Siegfried, known as “Crazy Cabbie” to “The Howard Stern Show” fans, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 55. No cause of death has been revealed.In a previous podcast appearance from 2021, Siegfried spoke about some health issues he suffered from and revealed that he was in a wheelchair and diagnosed with autoimmune disorders like Guillain-Barre syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.Cane Peterson, a radio host and DJ, shared a tribute about Siegfried’s death on his Facebook account Sunday night.“Sad update on this Easter Sunday,” Peterson wrote. “At 7:09 last night, Lee Siegfried…Crazy Cabbie, peacefully passed way with…

How rising global temperatures can increase food prices: Study Source: abcnews.go.com

CNN  —  Seven aid workers, including foreign nationals, from the non-profit World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli military strike as they were delivering food to starving civilians in Gaza. World Central Kitchen said its aid workers were traveling in a “deconflicted zone” in two armored cars branded with the charity’s logo as well as “a soft skin vehicle.” “Despite coordinating movements with the IDF [Israel Defense Forces], the convoy was hit as it was leaving the Deir Al-Balah warehouse, where the team had unloaded more than 100 tons of humanitarian food aid brought to Gaza on the maritime…

Seven aid workers were killed when their convoy was hit by an Israeli airstrike overnight, as it was leaving their Deir al-Balah warehouse, amid ongoing operations delivering aid supplies inside Gaza. The food charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) said they had coordinated the convoy’s movements with the Israel Defense Forces. In response to the strike, the IDF stated that it “is conducting a thorough review at the highest levels to understand the circumstances of this tragic incident.”  Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday the aid workers were killed in an “unintended strike.”The destroyed vehicles bear the hallmarks of…

After a lengthy, dramatic trial, the saga of the Murdaugh murders came to a swift conclusion.  The trial of Alex Murdaugh, the man at the center of one of the most byzantine true crime cases in recent memory, lasted six weeks — but in the end, the jury only needed a few hours to return a verdict in the case: guilty. Circuit court Judge Clifton Newman cited Murdaugh’s “duplicitous conduct” and “heartbreaking” downfall from powerful lawyer to convicted murderer. Murdaugh stood trial for the murders his wife, Maggie, and his second son, Paul, as part of an elaborate attempt to…

Stay weather aware Tuesday and have at least two ways to receive severe weather alerts if one is issued for your area. All modes of severe weather are possible. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Current alerts  A few counties in Kentucky are under a tornado watch under 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. This includes Green, Taylor, Hart & Adair.  There is also a flood watch in effect due to the amount of rainfall expected in the thunderstorms. This will be especially problematic if storms set up over the same areas that received copious amounts of rain from this morning’s storms.  A tornado watch…

Groundbreaking study confirms time of year when asteroid wiped out dinosaurs and 75 percent of life on Earth. A groundbreaking study led by researchers at Florida Atlantic University and an international team of scientists conclusively confirms the time year of the catastrophic Chicxulub asteroid, responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs and 75 percent of life on Earth 66 million years ago. Springtime, the season of new beginnings, ended the 165-million-year reign of dinosaurs and changed the course of evolution on Earth. Results of the study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, greatly enhances the ability to trace the first stages…

The director of the acclaimed Like a Dragon franchise teases fans about the potential for Yakuza Kiwami 3, a remake of the third Yakuza title.  Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the team behind the longstanding Like a Dragon franchise, has expressed interest in remaking Yakuza 3, the franchise’s third mainline entry that originally released in 2009. The studio had previously remade the first two games of Sega’s celebrated Yakuza series, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2, in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Ever since, fans have been eager for confirmation of a potential Yakuza 3 remake. Most recently, Ryu Ga Gotoku has…