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Ford's push for a four-day in-office workweek hit turbulence when someone hijacked meeting room screens to display an anti-RTO protest image targeting CEO Jim Farley. The company quickly removed it and is investigating. The Detroit Free Press reports: According to photos employees took of the image, which were posted on social media and sent to the Detroit Free Press, it contained an image of CEO Jim Farley along with a big red circle with a slash through it over his face and the words "(Expletive) RTO." "We're aware of an inappropriate use of Ford's IT technology and we're investigating it," Dave Tovar, Ford spokesman, told the Detroit Free Press. Tovar said the image was up for "a short amount of time" and Ford was able to quickly remove it. He said the company is investigating whether the image appeared only in Dearborn offices or globally. Farley mandated that employees return to the office four days a week earlier this year and it has been in place since Sept. 1, with no fallout such as people quitting over it, Tovar said. Therefore, Tovar said, "I wouldn't be able to speculate on it, as to why someone would do this."

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It's been 26 years since Thomas Ian Nicholas' quick rise to fame in the crude comedy film American Pie.

The travel disruption could affect thousands of passengers as the German city has been welcoming revellers from around the globe for its world famous Oktoberfest beer festival.

Supermodel Naomi, 55, looked chic in a bright orange two-piece suit, which featured a midi-length skirt and padded 80s-inspired sleeves.

He has four daughters - Pearl Clementine, Andy Rose, and Minnie Theodora with his first wife Lisa Stelly and Maple Artemis with current partner Aree Gearhart.

Max Verstappen is the best driver on the planet. And he should be crowned world champion again this year if justice counted.

Isla Fisher has broken her silence on her high-profile divorce from Sacha Baron Cohen.

Two people have died after an attack at a synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, police have confirmed.

After an afternoon lazing by the pool, followed by a romantic meal and a good bottle of wine, you'd assume an evening of intimacy was next on the agenda.

Strictly Come Dancing star Thomas Skinner has reportedly signed his twin daughters to a talent agency - and they've already landed their first role.

Lionel Richie recalled the marriage-ending fight between his then-wife Brenda Harvey and Diane Alexander, whom he was seeing at the time, in his new memoir.

On the advice of my financial planners, this week I joined the stampede to grab a tax-free lump sum from my pension pot before next month's Budget , which so many of us dread.

At HMP Edinburgh, guards have now began intercepting more unusual contraband, including pharmacy supplies they cannot access easily on the inside.

Wellness is big news these days. We are all obsessed with 'optimising' ourselves. But there's one key bodily function that we don't talk about: pooing.

Colorado unveiled an autonomous crash-protection truck designed to absorb highway work zone collisions, removing human drivers from one of the most dangerous road maintenance roles. The Denver Gazette reports: At a press event in Falcon on Monday, the Colorado Department of Transportation demonstrated an autonomous truck-mounted attenuator -- a driverless crash-protection vehicle designed to absorb impacts in roadside work areas. These trucks are already in the state's fleet, but previously required a worker in the cab, leaving them exposed during crashes. "These vehicles are designed to get hit so people don't have to," said Kay Kelly, CDOT's chief of innovative mobility. "We want to remove the human from that truck whenever possible." [...] Colorado pioneered this technology in 2017, becoming the first state to test it. Developed by San Diego-based defense contractor Kratos Defense, the company started on autonomous follower systems in 2012 and installed its initial version in Colorado in 2013, according to Maynard Factor, Kratos' vice president of business development. The system uses sensors, actuators, and video links, allowing the unmanned crash truck to trail directly behind a paint-striping or maintenance vehicle. The lead vehicle records its route and transmits navigation data to the follower. Both are equipped with global positioning system and communication tools, with the lead driver monitoring via video feed. "It's a convoy system," Factor said. "The leader does the work, while the driverless vehicle mirrors its path. This protects the operator with the crash truck instead of sitting inside it." Sensors detect objects darting into the lane, triggering an automatic stop. Operators can pause or override via a user interface featuring forward-facing cameras on the autonomous truck and rear-facing ones on the work vehicle. The trucks, existing state assets, are driven to sites and then switched to autonomous mode. Outfitting each with the technology costs about $1 million, excluding the base vehicle and crash absorber.

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As far as I am concerned, the worst thing about the terrible Michelle Mone scandal is the fact of her nationality. For Baroness Bra is a fellow Scot - and, dear God, the shame of it.

Taylor Swift's loyal fans are in meltdown after spotting what they believe is a brutal dig at Charli XCX in one of the leaked tracks from her album The Life of a Showgirl.

The Canadian actress, 58, has already courted her fair share of attention in the French capital after ditching her trademark blonde look for a choppy, copper coloured Marilyn tousle on Tuesday.

Over 20 years after the last episode of Only Fools And Horses, what did the cast get up to before and after the show?