The government proposes the closure of 39 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency regional offices, putting more than 1,200 jobs at risk.

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The efforts of its troops have put the African Union in the driver’s seat of an intensifying international effort to wipe out Somalia’s Shabab militants, once and for all.

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This post has been updated. Hundreds of Occupy D.C. protesters blocked streets Friday night around the Walter E. Washington Convention Center where a conservative group was holding a dinner. Three people were injured after apparently being struck by cars, authorities said. Lt. Christopher Micciche of the D.C. police told the Associated Press that the driver was not cited because he had a green light when his vehicle struck three people. Read full article > >

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About 3:30 Saturday morning, a taxicab was stopped by D.C. police in Northeast Washington for a safety compliance check. An officer looked into the cab and recognized that something was wrong: The driver’s seat belt was not fastened. The officer told the driver to buckle up. What the officer could not see was that a man in the back of the cab apparently had a gun. Read full article > >

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About 3:30 Saturday morning, a taxicab was stopped by D.C. police in Northeast Washington for a safety compliance check. An officer looked into the cab and recognized that something was wrong: The driver’s seat belt was not fastened. The officer told the driver to buckle up. What the officer could not see was that a man in the back of the cab apparently had a gun. Read full article > >

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Great rock-and-roll can turn a steering wheel into a snare drum. Real Estate knows this. The young New Jersey band makes driving music, perfect for coasting through suburban quilts of green and gray — or imaginary drives through your own gray matter. Of the 10 songs that make up the band’s lovely sophomore album, “Days,” none invites more steering-wheel abuse than “It’s Real.” The song’s keen tap-tap-tap-tap sounds like it was composed in the driver’s seat of a ’97 Toyota Corolla. Read full article > >

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McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh tells BBC Sport Jenson Button will definitely be their driver next year, and they are in talks over a long-term contract.

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Gunmen pistol-whipped the development expert and his driver and tied up his guards after posing as neighbors offering food, U.S. and Pakistani officials say.

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A 25-year-old Montgomery County man was sentenced to 12 years in prison Wednesday for getting drunk, roaring down Rockville Pike at 76 mph at 3 a.m., slamming into two friends trying to cross the road and killing them both. More than 300 people packed the courtroom, with 50 of them forced to stand along the sides. Family members of the two victims — Adam J. Hosinski and Rory J. Weichbrod, both 26 — leaned their heads on each other’s shoulders and wrapped their arms around one another, as did relatives of the driver. Read full article > >

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Should a federal government shutdown begin Friday, District residents would be unable to register their vehicles, renew their driver’s licenses, have their trash picked up, apply for building permits, register a business or check out a library book, under a plan announced Wednesday by Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D).

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Put yourself in the virtual driver’s seat with the latest tech-enabled racecar toys In 2010 Mattel put kids in Barbie’s shoes when they introduced a built-in camera. Now, with their Hot Wheels Video Racer, amateur car racers can put themselves in the driver’s seat too. Equipped with an LCD screen on the bottom and a built-in memory chip, the car functions as a low-res camera, capturing up to 12 minutes of footage at 30 frames per second. The cameras mount to any computer via USB port and, using Hot Wheels software, kids can choose from a range of music, scene transitions and special effects when editing. The cars also come with adhesives and Velcro mounting straps so that budding filmmakers can attach the car to any surface—such a helmet, skateboard or remote control helicopter. The Video Racer is track compatible, a feature that will be even more fun with the launch of Hot Wheels Wall Tracks, a mountable system coming out Fall 2011. With the car camera offering a 1:64 scale point of view, taking the car from the floor to the wall as it rounds loops and zooms down straightaways will allow kids to safely engage with the thrill of racing first-hand. Hot Wheels Wall Tracks span $17-30, and the Video Racer will sell for $60. Both will be available online and in toy stores Fall 2011. Top image via Engadget

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The tragic bus accident that occurred early Saturday morning in the Bronx claimed its 15th victim Monday morning, amid reports that the driver of the bus could have been sleepy on the job. Investigators said that bus driver Ophadell Williams arrived at…

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The family of a young man killed on a test drive say his loss has caused them ill health and distress, as the driver starts a four-year jail sentence.

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George Psaradakis, the driver of the London bus bombed on 7 July 2005, has condemned the ”gruesome and barbaric” way people lost their lives.

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Oscar-winning Taxi Driver star Robert De Niro will head the jury at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, organisers announce.

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