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Terrence McNally didn’t notice anything unusual when he got into his Toyota Prius one morning in December.
Then he started the engine.
“It sounded like I had a Harley-Davidson in the back seat,” said the 72-year-old Long Beach resident.
McNally was among a growing number of victims of catalytic converter theft. Every car comes equipped with the device, which is made with precious metals that reduce the vehicle’s toxic emissions, outputting less harmful exhaust like carbon dioxide.
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The parts have become an unusual windfall for thieves, who can make hundreds of dollars selling them to auto parts suppliers or scrapyards. Catalytic converters can be melted and the highly valuable metals, like palladium and rhodium, extracted. Because of the global demand for the critical emission-control devices, just an ounce of the precious metals themselves can be worth thousands of dollars.
Jan. 21, 2020: CDC confirms the first case of COVID-19 in the U.S.
March 4: James Bond film “No Time to Die” becomes the first major film to delay its release.
March 11: Tom Hanks tests positive for COVID-19 as World Health Organization officially declares the health crisis a pandemic.
March 11: NBA suspends its season.
March 12: Broadway theaters shut down; TV networks cancel upfronts.
March 15: AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas announce that they will close all of their movie theaters nationwide; other chains soon follow.
March 17: Stephen Colbert begins broadcasting “The Late Show” from his home.
March 19: California Gov. Gavin Newsom issues first statewide stay-at-home order.
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Bechtel Fest 8
Chicago s Broken Nose Theatre company presents a series of online plays; the annual festival of new short plays features an ensemble of femme, female-identifying, non-binary, trans and queer actors talking about things other than men; free, thru March 26. https://brokennosetheatre.com/
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