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The recall applies to all Model 3 units released between 2017 and 2020. It also concludes certain Model S units made between 2014 and 2021. Check for Model 3 cars on NHTSA’s list here and Model S vehicles here. Owners can also contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. NHTSA documents indicated the recall was dated December 21, and it affects 356,309 Model 3s and 119,000 Model S sedans. Tesla issued the recall for Model 3s due to the possibility that repeated use of the car’s trunk lid could lead to damage to a coaxial cable for the rearview camera....

How Does it Work? The Advent of Code site is text-heavy, with green links and an overall presentation that mimics a text editor or terminal session. Every day, from the 1st of December until the 25th, a new challenge becomes available. Each challenge is clearly described, with examples and any relevant input files available to download. There are two tasks per challenge. Each task will ask you to enter a final answer, which will be something your program should have calculated....

ERCOT’s report said such outages could still happen even after it had implemented more preparations in its power plants to operate in cold weather following a freak winter storm in February. February’s storm exposed an unprepared power infrastructure that resulted in widespread power loss, and more than 200 people died, with hypothermia being the leading cause of death. Following criticism for his early defense of ERCOT after the storm, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed two bills into law in June that were designed to improve the state’s main power grid and change the governance of ERCOT....

Houston will be without two key players Sunday when it hosts Philadelphia and the league’s No. 5 offense. J.J. Watt will lead a defensive effort without linebacker Brian Cushing and first overall pick pick Jadeveon Clowney, according to Pro Football Talk. MORE: Week 9 picks | Bounce-back spot for Philly? | Fantasy game-time decisions Cushing misses his second straight game, this time with a “balky knee.” Balky means (we asked our friend Webster) “not doing what is wanted or expected....

This time, Texas A&M’s Donovan Wilson smashed Alabama running back Damien Harris on a block after an interception by Claude George in the second quarter. Wilson was ejected for targeting after the play. MORE: Texas A&M-Alabama box score Earlier in the game, Alabama’s Mack Wilson crushed Texas A&M’s Speedy Noil on a kickoff return. Wilson was not called for targeting. 

A perfect combination of talent, skill, teamwork and voodoo is needed to win on the road in Baton Rouge. The No. 12 Texas A&M Aggies take on the No. 22 Tigers in a marquee Saturday afternoon showdown, and when Johnny Manziel, Mike Evans and company roll into Death Valley, they will be dressed the part. MORE: Week 13 in photos | Week 13 live blog Check out the "dark onyx" lids the Aggies will be wearing against LSU....

After the court issued its 6-3 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Friday morning, reversing the decision on abortion in the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case, many conservatives celebrated. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton took the celebration one step further. Paxton announced in a news release that he was closing his office’s doors statewide for the day at noon on Friday, creating a holiday in “honor of the nearly 70 million unborn babies killed in the womb since 1973....

“El Paso County Judge Samaniego has no authority to shut down businesses in El Paso County. This is a direct violation of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order,” Paxton said in a news release. “Recommendations must not be confused with requirements, especially those that unlawfully burden private citizens and businesses.” Samaniego said he ordered a shutdown of all non-essential businesses on Thursday as the positivity rate increased 160 percent and hospitalizations rose over 300 percent this month in El Paso County since the start of the pandemic....

Freezing weather is being blown into North America from Siberia and is expected to plow into Texas during the middle of next week. Mariel Ruiz, a meteorologist at the Dallas-based WFAA-TV, expects “cold, Arctic air” to arrive in northern Texas during Thursday. “Temperatures are going to be in the 50s Saturday [and] Sunday, 40s Tuesday of next week,” she said. “Next week middle part Thursday, Friday, Christmas Eve, [we’re] looking at highs in the 30s, morning lows in the 20s....

The state reported a record 313 new deaths on Wednesday, which is more than the nearly 300 total combined deaths reported following Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Rita. Texas reported 68 direct deaths from Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and 35 additional deaths indirectly related to the hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. In 2008, Hurricane Ike claimed 37 lives, while 82 indirect deaths were also reported. Seven deaths in Texas were directly attributed to Hurricane Rita in 2005, while at least 55 indirectly related fatalities were reported in the state....

The projection puts the death forecast for the state between 15,498 and 45,392 if measures to control the spread of the disease are lifted further. If current mandates are kept in place, the number of deaths projected is between 14,915 and 41,759, with an average estimate of 24,557. If widespread mask use is adopted, this figure falls to 16,476. The IHME forecast of deaths is based on the latest data and, as such, the figures are subject to change depending on policies introduced and public response....

The announcement was made on Kenney’s personal Twitter account, confirming that she is set to join the Insomniac team in the New Year. As a lead writer at Telltale Games, Kenney was behind some of the episodes of the studios’ most popular franchises. Kenney did not reveal what her role will be at Insomniac, but it is assumed that it will be somewhat similar to her writing stint at Telltale Games....

MEN’S 100 and 200 METRES Usain Bolt always seems to emerge at his best when global titles are on the line and these Games should be no different. Justin Gatlin may hold the year’s fastest 100 metres time and LaShawn Merritt tops the timesheets in the 200, but do not shy away from picking Bolt in both events in his final Olympics. Behind Bolt and Gatlin, youngsters Trayvon Bromell of the United States and Andre De Grasse of Canada appear to be the best in the 100, with Merritt a strong possibility for third in the 200....

Over the past two years, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the service has not taken place in the form that it usually would. Though it has not been announced whether the royal family will attend a service this year, especially given the queen’s recent mobility and health issues, past years have afforded an opportunity for those present to dust off their Sunday best in a respectful yet fashionable way for the special occasion....

Both the FBI and the Knoxville Police Department’s (KPD) Internal Affairs Unit launched a review into Bernhard “Chip” Braeuner Facebook posts amid concerns he was violating his department’s social media policy or even inciting violence, reported WBIR. LaKenya Middlebrook, former executive director of the Knoxville’s Police Advisory and Review Committee (PARC), said some of the officer’s posts “seem to advocate physical harm and/or death of people who had differing views,” at an August 26 meeting....

The Florida fourth-grader bullied at school for being a Volunteers football fan without a store-bought T-shirt to prove it, has been offered admission — in the UT Class of 2032 — and a four-year, full-ride scholarship, the school announced Thursday. The youngster’s homemade hand-drawn U.T. logo on paper, pinned to his T-shirt on “college colors day” at his elementary school, drew national attention after his teacher, Laura Snyder, wrote about his bullying on Facebook and it went viral....

Number one seed Wozniacki secured a comfortable 6-3, 6-2 success over two-time runner-up Monica Niculescu at the WTA International hard-court event. Wozniacki — who lost the 2008 final to Elena Dementieva — came through in one hour and 48 minutes against the Romanian. Key to her success was her form on serve, as Wozniacki — who won 35 of 47 points on her first serve — booked a meeting with Serbian Bojana Jovanovski in the last eight....

RAFAEL NADAL (ESP) World ranking: 4 Age: 27 Birthdate: June 3, 1986 Birthplace: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Residence: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Height: 6’1″ (185 cm) Weight: 188 lbs (85 kg) Plays: Left-handed Turned Pro: 2001 Coach: Toni Nadal Website: www.rafaelnadal.com Twitter: @RafaelNadal Career singles titles: 56 Grand Slam singles titles: 11 (Australian Open 2009; French Open 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012; Wimbledon 2008, 2010; US Open 2010) Career prize money: $53,801,264...

Russian fourth seeds Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won the French Open women’s doubles title on Sunday by defeating top seeds Sara Errani amd Roberta Vinci of Italy 7-5, 6-2 in the final 0 votes

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A $150 million retractable roof that will keep the U.S. Open tennis championship’s Arthur Ashe Stadium main court dry was displayed with great fanfare and a minor glitch at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. The technological wonder had a grand closing, as a crowd of reporters looked skyward on a sunny day as the translucent fabric, moving at the rate of 25 feet per minute, covered the world’s largest tennis stadium in 5 minutes and 12 seconds....