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More Than 660K Washing Machines Recalled Due To Fire Hazard More Than 660K Washing Machines Recalled Due To Fire Hazard
More Than 660K Washing Machines Recalled Due To Fire Hazard A company is recalling 663,500 washing machines after receiving reports of the machines overheating and causing fires.  Samsung issued the recall of "Top-Load Washing Machines" on Thursday, Dec. 22, because the products could short-circuit and overheat. The company said it has received 51 reports of washers smoking, melting, overheating, or catching fire. Ten of the incidents resulted in property damage, and three consumers reported suffering from smoke inhalation, Samsung said.  This recall involves several models of Samsung’s top-load washers with super-speed wash, wh…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Layover At Boston Logan Lands Ohio Man In Jail On Child Porn Charges: Feds Layover At Boston Logan Lands Ohio Man In Jail On Child Porn Charges: Feds
Layover At Boston Logan Lands Ohio Man In Jail On Child Porn Charges: Feds Police arrested an Ohio man earlier this week after officers found a stash of nearly 3,000 pieces of child pornography on his tablet during a routine screening at Boston Logan Internation, federal authorities said.  Thiago da Silva Pinheiro, 42, of Cincinnati, took off from Ontario bound for Brazil, but he had a layover in Boston on Tuesday, Sept. 20, the U Attorney's Office said. Customs and Border Protection agents at the airport searched his luggage as part of a standard security check and found his Samsung tablet with child porn that featured kids as young as 2 years old, authoritie…

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by Josh Lanier