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Goodyear Tire shares slide premarket as earnings fall short of estimates
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In Gaza, tire shortage hits motorists but not protestersGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza have coped with shortages of just about everything in more than a decade of border closures — from chocolate to medicines to fuel and building supplies. Now, six months of protests against an Israeli-Egyptian blockade have added an unexpected item to that list: car tires. Tires are a favored item by demonstrators during the weekly protests — they are set on fire, then tossed toward Israeli troops across the border. In response, Israel has halted tire imports into the strip, sending prices skyrocketing and forcing Gaza motorists to find creative solutions to keep their vehicles on the road.
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Utah hate crime law under scrutiny after tire shop beatingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The recent beating of a young man and his father at their Salt Lake City tire shop by an attacker who told police he targeted them because they were Mexican is renewing criticism of the state's hate crime law, which one prosecutor is calling unusable. Rather than protecting specific groups, the 1990s-era measure speaks generally about crimes that block people from freely exercising their constitutional rights. 'It's not worth the paper it's written on,' said Salt Lake County Attorney District Attorney Sim Gill, a Democrat, said Wednesday. The hate crime statute hasn't been prosecuted for at least two decades, and ethnic and LGBT groups live in fear when attacks happen, he said.
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A Michelin tire expert explains why winter tires are worth the investmentWinter tires a specially designed to deal with snow, slush, ice, and low temperatures. A good set can cost more than $500, before installation.
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