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Hyundai just issued two separate recalls on its Palisade and Ioniq 6 vehicles, totaling more than 600,000 cars that might not be road safe. The first recall, which constitutes the bulk of the total affected vehicles, is related to potentially faulty seat belts. The second is due to a defect on some electric models that could result in their charging port panels detaching on the road. Heres what to know about the two recalls: Whats happened? Both recall notices were published on September 12 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The first recall notice concerns an estimated 568,580 Hyundai Palisade vehicles. Per the description, Hyundai found that The seat belt buckles in the driver, passenger, and second-row window seats may fail to latch, which could increase the risk of passenger injury during a crash. The second notice is related to an additional 31,042 Ioniq 6 EVs. This model is being recalled because its charging port doors have been found to detach, which could create a road hazard for other vehicles. Which cars are covered under the recall? The two affected models are: Palisade vehicles sold between 2020 – 2025, NHTSA ID Number 25V607000 Ioniq 6 vehicles sold between 2023 – 2025, NHTSA ID Number 25V606000 What should I do if I own a recalled model? For those who own a recalled Palisade, the NHTSA notes that Passengers are advised to insert the belt firmly into the buckle with a quick and direct motion, pulling on the belt to confirm the seat belt is fully secured, until the recall remedy is performed. Hyundai dealers will inspect and replace any faulty seat belt buckle for free. In the case of the Ioniq 6, owners can likewise bring their vehicle to a Hyundai dealer to have additional adhesive applied to the charging port door for free. Hyundais recall number for the Ioniq 6 and Palisade are 282 and 283, respectively. The companys customer service can be reached at 1-855-371-9460.
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Its not an easy time to be a documentary filmmaker. Its getting harder to sell political contentat exactly the time when that storytelling is arguably needed most. Thats one of the reasons that Alex Gibney, the documentarian behind films like the Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side, partnered with Wendy Schmidt, the philanthropist, earlier this year. Schmidt invested in a majority stake in Jigsaw Productions, Gibney’s company, in February. At this weeks Fast Company Innovation Festival, the partners talked about how theyre confronting the challenge of reaching audiences. We believe that at this moment in time, with growing media consolidation, what’s ending up happening is actually a wall is being built between independent creators and audiences who want to see that material, Gibney said. There is a kind of algorithmic twisting of content, in a way, that I think is interfering with that exchange between creators and viewers. Jigsaw Productions struggled to find a distributor for its recent film The Bibi Files, about the bribery and fraud trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Right now, it can be streamed on Jolt.film.) Other producers have faced the same challenge. No Other Land, a film about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, won an Academy Award last year but couldnt find a U.S. distributor. Schmidt’s investment in the company is helping it continue its work as it focuses on how to get films in front of audiences. For Schmidt, the partnership was a natural fit. Before she was a billionaire philanthropist as the wife of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, she was a journalist. She recognizes the power of storytelling to help audiences make sense of the worlds biggest challenges. We’ve been looking to invest in some kind of production company for a while to amplify the impact of the work we do in philanthropy, Schmidt told the Innovation Festival audience. There are so many issues that are really of critical importance to human life right now that are not represented well in any films. We have an opportunity to help educate people and to help bring voices into our public arena that are not heard from. And we’ve encountered these people for the last 20 years in our philanthropy, and there’s a way to give them a voice in film. Jigsaw will now work on more projects related to climate change and ocean health, issues that are priorities for Schmidt. She’s also helping the company brainstorm new approaches to distribution. There’s a need for more innovation in the industry, Gibney says, similar to the way Bookshop.org has helped indendepent local bookstores compete with Amazon. Documentaries have a critical role to play now, Schmidt says. “Film, as Robert Redford made the observation many years ago, is one of the most direct ways to reach peopleto reach their hearts, to help them make sense of the world they’re in, and then hopefully drive them to actions that can make them feel part of a solution instead of being part of a problem,” she says. “I think that’s the moment we’re in.”
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ABC took comic Jimmy Kimmel‘s late-night show off the air indefinitely Wednesday, just hours after Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr called his comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination truly sick. Carr is a longtime FCC commissioner named as chairman by President Donald Trump in November. In the months since, he has launched investigations of ABC, CBS and NBC news. Americans no longer trust the legacy national news media to report fully, accurately, and fairly. It is time for a change, Carr said in July, after the FCC approved CBS owner Paramounts $8 billion merger with Skydance. Here’s what to know about Carr: Carr is a longtime FCC commissioner The FCC regulates broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband. Carr was already a longtime member of the commission and served previously as the FCCs general counsel. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate three times and both Trump and President Joe Biden nominated him to the commission. Before joining the commission as a staff member in 2012, he worked as an attorney at Wiley Rein LLP and clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He has more recently embraced Trumps ideas about social media and tech. He wrote a section devoted to the FCC in Project 2025, a sweeping blueprint for gutting the federal workforce and dismantling federal agencies in a second Trump administration produced by the conservative Heritage Foundation. Trump has claimed he didnt know anything about Project 2025, but many of its themes have aligned with his statements. The FCC takes on broadcast networks In March, Carr said he was opening an investigation into Walt Disney Co. and ABC to see whether they are promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination. He also opened separate investigations into CBS and NBC news. Talking about the Kimmel situation on Fox News Wednesday, he said broadcasters with FCC licenses have a unique obligation to operate in the public interest. And over the years, the FCC walked away from enforcing that public interest obligation. I dont think were better off as a country for it. In July, he hailed the Paramount-Skydance merger as an opportunity to bring more balance to once-storied CBS. FCC approval of the merger came after months of turmoil around Trumps legal battle with the CBS program 60 Minutes.” With the specter of the Trump administration potentially blocking the deal, Paramount agreed to a $16 million settlement with the president. CBS then announced it was canceling Stephen Colberts Late Show just days after the comedian sharply criticized the settlement on air. Paramount cited financial reasons, but big names both within and outside the company have questioned those motives. Shortly before the FCC approved the merger, Paramount agreed to hire an ombudsman at CBS News to investigate complaints of political bias. The job went to Kenneth Weinstein, the former head of a conservative think tank who has made several donations to Republican causes, including President Donald Trumps 2024 campaign. Carr takes on Kimmel On Wednesday, Carr said Kimmel appeared to be making an intentional effort to mislead the public that conservative activist Kirks assassin was a right-wing Trump supporter. He called Kimmel’s comments about Kirk’s death truly sick and said his agency has a strong case for holding Kimmel, ABC and Disney accountable for spreading misinformation. Kirk, a top conservative podcaster, was shot and killed last week at an appearance on a college campus in Utah. Kimmel made several remarks about the reaction to Kirk’s death last week on Jimmy Kimmel Live,” including that many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk. This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney, Carr said on the Benny Johnson podcast. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead. House Democratic leaders on Thursday called for Carr’s resignation and accused him of bullying ABC into suspending Kimmel. In a joint statement, the leaders including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the move was part of Trump and Republicans effort to wage a war on the First Amendment.
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