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Three Iraqi Cops Dead After Car Bomb Blasts Station (Fox News)
A homicide car bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle against the wall of a police station south of Mosul on Thursday, killing three policemen and wounding four others, authorities said.
Don’t inhale that new car smell (CNN.com)
Ah, that new car smell, that eau de car-logne; it does an ego good while it does a wallet bad. And now it turns out, it can do bad things to your health, too.
Car dealer shocked to find crash driver is F1’s Schumacher (BBC News)
A car dealer sent flying when a van struck a barrier is surprised to find the driver is Michael Schumacher.
Suicide car bomb kills 3 Iraqi policemen (AP via Yahoo! News)
A suicide car bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the wall of a police station near the northern city of Mosul on Thursday, killing three policemen and wounding four, police said.
US Smart car distributor hikes sales estimates (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US distributor of the tiny Smart car hiked its 2008 sales estimate for the small vehicle Wednesday as US automakers reel from a sharp sales drop in big gasoline-guzzling trucks.
Passenger killed as load hits car (BBC News)
A man is killed when a load from a van hits the windscreen of the car he was travelling in.
Car-sharing scheme scoops award (BBC News)
A scheme backed by councils in Devon encouraging people to car share wins a national prize.
Sports car sent to Britain from Gulf for service: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A high-powered Lamborghini sports car was sent on a 6,500-mile (10,460-kilomtre) round-trip to Britain simply to have a service, sparking fury from environmentalists, The Sun newspaper said Thursday.
Bus boy injured in car accident (BBC News)
A nine-year-old boy is seriously injured after being hit by a car as he got off a bus in East Sussex.
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Car sales plummet in valley as economy slides, gas prices rise (San Jose Mercury News)
The falling economy and rising gas prices took a big bite out of car sales in the first half of 2008, putting this year on track to be the worst for new-vehicle sales nationally and in Silicon Valley in more than a decade.
US Smart car distributor hikes sales estimates (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US distributor of the tiny Smart car hiked its 2008 sales estimate for the small vehicle Wednesday as US automakers reel from a sharp sales drop in big gasoline-guzzling trucks.
Man accused of pumping aviation fuel into car (USA Today)
Maybe he thought it would make his car fly.
Man cut, thrown from car (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
An Indiana man was arrested and charged Wednesday with cutting another man with a knife and robbing him of $320 - and then throwing him out of a car on southbound Interstate 75, Cincinnati police said.
Suicide Car Bomber Kills Three Policemen In N Iraq - Official (Nasdaq)
MOSUL, Iraq (AFP)–Three police officers were killed and four others wounded Thursday when a suicide bomber tried to ram his car into a police station in northern Iraq, police said.
Passenger killed as load hits car (BBC News)
A man is killed when a load from a van hits the windscreen of the car he was travelling in.
Indy-car’s 2009 lineup sees Japan shift, Toronto debut (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The 2009 Indy-car Series season will feature 18 races, including new events in Toronto and Long Beach and a season that begins and ends in Florida, series officials announced Wednesday.
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Man Arrested After Trying to Fill Up Car With Jet Fuel (Fox News)
A drunken man broke into a California airport and tried to fill up his car’s gas tank with jet fuel, police said.
‘Buyer’ drives off in 47,000 car (BBC News)
A car worth 47,000 is stolen by a man posing as a prospective buyer, at a hotel in Surrey.
Car stereo sales hit a distressing low note (USA Today)
This year, spending on aftermarket car stereo systems is expected to slip 28% from 2006, the Consumer Electronics Association reports. The category includes everything from CD changers and speakers to satellite radio.
Canadian Soldiers Firing on Car in Afghanistan Kill 2 Children (New York Times)
Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan opened fire on a speeding car, which they feared was about to attack their convoy, and killed a 2-year-old boy and his 4-year-old sister.
Lucky escape after car hits house (BBC News)
A woman escapes uninjured after a car ploughs into her house before flipping onto its roof.
‘New car smell’ becoming less toxic, report says (CNET via Yahoo! News)
Car interiors and car seats are becoming less toxic, although "new car smell" continues to carry poisons linked to allergies and cancer, according to a report last week by the Ecology Center.
Pair pull taxi driver out of car (BBC News)
A taxi driver is pulled from his car and hit by two men, one of whom wore a knuckle-duster.
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Car bomb wounds Sunni Iraqi politician (AP via Yahoo! News)
A car bomb on Sunday wounded a Sunni political leader and his son and killed two of his bodyguards, police said.
Shia LaBeouf Popped for DUI Car Crash (E! Online via Yahoo! News)
Shia LaBeouf is in the hospital this morning after being popped for a DUI car crash in Hollywood.
Shia LaBeouf Popped for DUI Car Crash (E! Online)
Shia LaBeouf is in the hospital this morning after being popped for a DUI car crash in Hollywood. E! News has learned that police responded to a two-vehicle collision at…
In Iraq, car bomb wounds local Sunni politician (AP via Yahoo! News)
Police say a car bomb attack wounded a member of a Sunni political party and his son and killed two of his bodyguards.
Roush: ‘NASCAR’s plan has worked’ for Car of Tomorrow (USA Today)
Jack Roush once fretted that NASCAR’s switch to the Car of Tomorrow could result in costs that would be "catastrophic" to Sprint Cup teams. Three years later, the oft-controversial car now is being championed as a penny-saver by the maverick team owner.
Mass. police identify victims of one car crash (Boston Globe)
State police have identified the two women killed after a car crashed head-on into a tree in Wrentham.
Concrete strikes hood, windshield of car on Edens (Chicago Tribune)
A piece of concrete apparently struck the hood and windshield of a car on the Edens Expressway in Skokie early Saturday, but the Illinois Department of Transportation said the concrete did not fall from a bridge structure.
Former Champ Car drivers have small edge in Edmonton (USA Today)
A little local knowledge can be a big thing. Three of the six fastest drivers in Friday’s qualifying for the Rexall Edmonton Indy raced on the temporary street circuit in this western Canada city before. The Edmonton race is the first run by everyone on a traditional Champ Car World Series circuit since that series was absorbed in February by the longtime rival IndyCar Series.
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Pedestrian, 14, killed by car (San Francisco Chronicle)
A 14-year-old boy was killed and another suffered serious injuries when the two were struck by a car Saturday while walking in Newark, police said. The two 14-year-olds were hit about 4 p.m. near the intersection of Mulberry Street and Thornton Avenue, policy…
Roush: ‘NASCAR’s plan has worked’ for Car of Tomorrow (USA Today)
Jack Roush once fretted that NASCAR’s switch to the Car of Tomorrow could result in costs that would be "catastrophic" to Sprint Cup teams. Three years later, the oft-controversial car now is being championed as a penny-saver by the maverick team owner.
Man killed in single-car accident in Batavia (Chicago Tribune)
A man was killed Saturday morning in a single-car accident in far west suburban Batavia.
Flaming gas can thrown under man’s car (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
A man was charged with aggravated arson Friday night, accused of throwing a flaming gasoline container under another man’s car and assaulting him.
Car bomb wounds Sunni Iraqi politician (AP via Yahoo! News)
A car bomb on Sunday wounded a Sunni political leader and his son and killed two of his bodyguards, police said.
Former Champ Car drivers have small edge in Edmonton (USA Today)
A little local knowledge can be a big thing. Three of the six fastest drivers in Friday’s qualifying for the Rexall Edmonton Indy raced on the temporary street circuit in this western Canada city before. The Edmonton race is the first run by everyone on a traditional Champ Car World Series circuit since that series was absorbed in February by the longtime rival IndyCar Series.
Dixon stretches Indy-car points lead with fifth win (AFP via Yahoo! News)
New Zealand’s Scott Dixon won his fifth race of the Indy-car season, holding off Brazil’s Helio Castroneves in the final laps to take Saturday’s Edmonton Indy and boost his points lead.