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An online car rental service is under scrutiny after it was used in two incidents Wednesday. The platform, Turo, is known as an “Airbnb of cars,” as it allows individual car owners to rent out their vehicles. Vehicle owners, known as “hosts,” can post cars to Turo’s website, where people can then rent them, with payments made through the platform. …

President Joe Biden will award Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who served as chair and vice chair of the now-defunct House Jan. 6 committee, with the Presidential Citizens Medal during a ceremony at the White House on Thursday. The medal is the second-highest civilian award in the United States, behind only the Presidential Medal of …

Former Australia opener Justin Langer has been named as the new head coach of London Spirit’s men’s side in The Hundred. Langer’s appointment comes a month after ex-England coach Trevor Bayliss left the role. Bayliss presided over only three wins across the past two seasons, leaving the Lord’s-based team seventh in 2023 and last in 2024. Langer played 105 Tests …