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FORD Recall Expands, Obama Campaigns For Hillary at Eakins Oval, Port Richmond Pursuit Crash

by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/09/16 10:53 am | updated: 09/09/16 10:53 am

Ford is recalling 2.3 million vehicles that have faulty car door latches, and Ford is expecting the cost of the recall to dip into its profits. On Thursday, Ford expanded a recall announced Sunday that initially included 830,000 cars, saying the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requested it be expanded to include 1.5 million additional vehicles. The company said in a press release that a broken latch "typically results in a 'door-will-not-close' condition." There's been one accident and three injuries reported due to the malfunction, according to Ford. Ford anticipates the expansion to cost $640 million, adding to the $270 million the company expects to incur from the initial recalls announced Sunday. Ford said in a public filing Thursday that it now expects to make $10.2 billion in pre-tax profit this year. That's down 5.6% from guidance the company issued in April, when Ford said it expects to match or exceed last yearâ€™s record $10.8 billion profit. The vehicles affected by the recall include 2013 to 2015 Ford C-MAX and Ford Escape, 2012 to 2015 Ford Focus, 2015 Ford Mustang, 2015 Lincoln MKC and 2014 to 2016 Ford Transit Connect. Customers can visit Fordâ€™s website to see if their car is impacted. The car maker has had problems with its door latches in the past. In April 2015, Ford Fusions, Fiestas and Lincoln MKZs were recalled for a similar problem.

The Hillary Clinton campaign announced on Thursday that President Barack Obama will be coming to Philadelphia to campaign for Clinton in her quest to take over the White House from President Obama. An event, open to the public, will be held on Tuesday, September 13. Itâ€™s set for 1:45 p.m. and will be open to the public at 11:45 a.m. The Pennsylvania Democrats will hold the event at Eakins Oval by the Art Museum. President Obama will urge voters to get behind Clinton as we are now under two months away from Election Day. Anyone interested in attending must RSVP for the event.

Police say a pursuit began in Kensington on Thursday night and ended in Port Richmond with the woman driving the vehicle in custody. The incident took place around 9:15 p.m. Police say the woman tried to hit a police officer. Authorities say the fleeing vehicle overturned. The incident ended at the corner of Ann Street and Richmond Street in Port Richmond. Authorities say that at some point during all of this, an officer did fire a weapon. Police say it is unclear if the woman in custody was struck.

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