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According to the traffic analytics firm INRIX, Americans spent, on average, 51 hours stuck in traffic in 2022. That may seem like a lot, but the United Kingdom had it worse: Brits lost 80 hours on average. Americans’ traffic delays also cost an average $546 in fuel costs, INRIX says.

CNN - Toyota is recalling about 280,000 vehicles because they may "creep forward" when in neutral. "Certain parts of the transmission may not immediately disengage when the vehicle is shifted to the neutral position," the carmaker said in a statement, adding the issue could lead to "an increased risk of a crash." The recall includes certain Toyota Tundra, Sequoia and Lexus LX 600 vehicles manufactured between 2022 and 2024. Toyota also issued recalls for an additional 23,000 vehicles over software problems and safety issues with the head restraints on some seats. The company said it will inform the owners of recalled vehicles by late April and update the malfunctioning software.

CNN - AT&T has resolved Thursday's massive service outage that left tens of thousands of people across the US unable to place calls, text or access the internet for nearly 12 hours. Customers also had trouble reaching emergency services and at least one police department reported that its 911 line was briefly flooded with people dialing to see if their calls would go through from their cell phones. At one point, the outage affected more than 70,000 customers as many raised questions over whether malicious activity could have caused the issue. AT&T said in a statement Thursday evening that the outage was caused "by the application and execution of an incorrect process used as we were expanding our network, not a cyber attack."  

Americans who wear glasses: 164 million

Guardian - Research by the gambling analysis firm Yield Sec found Americans bet $5.37bn on this year’s championship game, of which just $1.4bn was bet legally. It estimates that 350.5m bets were placed by Americans on this year’s Super Bowl, of which 228.2m were on illegal platforms. Under this analysis, the black market lost no ground between the Super Bowls of 2023 and 2024. Legal platforms dispute these findings. The American Gaming Association, or AGA, which represents the legal industry, points to its own research, which found last year that 77% of online sports bets were legal.