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Harvey Weinstein to Face Charges in Los Angeles as Early as May NEW YORK TIMES

'Self-driving' cars to be allowed on UK roads this year BBC The Department for Transport said automated lane-keeping systems (ALKS) would be the first type of hands-free driving legalised. read more » Car recalls for April 22-29 USA TODAY

Whistleblowers are being scared into silence, hampering efforts to expose corruption in Australia, research finds THE GUARDIAN

U.S. safety board to release report on Texas Tesla crash within a month REUTERS The U.S. transport safety board is working to publish as soon as possible a preliminary report on a recent Tesla (TSLA.O) vehicle crash in Texas in which local police said no one was in the driver's seat, a senior official told Reuters, acknowledging public confusion over the fatal accident. read more » Traffic-related pollution linked to early markers for cardiovascular disease in children USC NEWS

Alex Oh Resigns from SEC; Melissa Hodgman Named Acting Director of Enforcement SEC

Jury awards UC Irvine neurosurgeon $2 million in whistleblower retaliation case LA TIMES

Self-driving cars speed forward while safety rules lag AXIOS The U.S. has taken a hands-off approach to regulating self-driving cars, hoping to help the market thrive — but that approach could ultimately backfire, if it helps sow doubt about the technology's safety. read more »

San Jose State whistleblower sues school over handling of sex abuse scandal; retaliation USA TODAY

> Boeing Pays Pentagon $10.7 Million to Settle Double-Billing Case BLOOMBERG Boeing Co. quietly agreed to repay the U.S. $10.7 million after a three-year investigation concluded it double-billed the military for taxes paid to foreign governments on overseas employees, according to a document and officials. read more »

German prosecutors charge more VW managers in emissions scandal REUTERS German prosecutors have charged 15 executives from Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) and a car supplier in connection with the diesel emissions scandal that emerged in 2015, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office said on Saturday. read more »

CEO of vaccine maker sold $10 million in stock before company ruined Johnson & Johnson doses WASHINGTON POST

Hyundai stops making the Kona EV for South Korea after battery recall THE VERGE

CFTC Awards Approximately $3 Million to Whistleblower CFTC

Members of Google's ethical AI team reportedly complained about harassment and bias years before being fired YAHOO

Whistle-Blowing Soars to Record With Americans Working From Home BLOOMBERG

Trump administration sidelined experts in writing car pollution rules, EPA watchdog finds WASHINGTON POST

  SEC Targets Greenwashers to Bring Law and Order to ESG   BLOOMBERG Since late February, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued at least five public statements spelling out the wide variety of climate-related risks facing businesses and investors. It’s also warned the money-management industry about mislabeling ESG funds as being green when they really aren’t at all. read more »

Two Senior Managers in Italy Charged with Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests and Defraud U.S. Consumers DOJ

SEC Charges Binary Options Trading Platform and Two Top Executives with Fraud SEC

U.S. probes fatal Tesla crash believed to be driverless REUTERS The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Monday it was investigating a Texas crash on Saturday that left two dead and local police said appeared to have occurred with no one in the driver's seat. read more » Subaru Recalls 466,000 Crosstrek, Impreza Vehicles for Ignition-Coil Fix CAR AND DRIVER