The Short List: Cars that 'wow' in Germany; report rates fast-food meat; North Korea restarts nuke program

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The Concept E from Porsche shows how the manugacturer's electric sports car is going to look.(Photo: Porche)

Cars that make us say 'oooh' and 'ahhhh' are on display in Germany
So many concepts! The Frankfurt International Motor Show offered a peek Tuesday*at some incredible cars. (The show runs through Sept. 27.) Famous European brands say*the timing is finally right for electric cars and are going after*the leader, California's*Tesla Motors.*Here's what we saw:*Audi's e-tron quattro. Huh?*It's a concept electric luxury crossover, and possibly a realistic vision of where Audi is headed. The company says it*will release a luxury electric crossover in early 2018.*Porsche*is weighing a battery-powered electric sports car*concept*called Mission E.*The car will be able to travel 310 miles on a single charge and be recharged up to 80% capacity in 15 minutes. It's also ridiculously fast: zero to 62 mph*in under 3.5 seconds.*Porsche says it will become a production car in the next five years. Back to luxury crossovers,*Jaguar Land Rover*showed off its Jaguar*F-PACE, which isn't*electric, but pretty.*Automakers are racing to lure shoppers with*luxury crossover models that deliver a comfortable ride without compromising fuel economy or craftsmanship.*Nissan*took the wraps off its*futuristic Gripz concept.*Part rally car, part off-roader, part sport coupe*and part hybrid, the Gripz draws*attention to both the company’s past and future. The last car we'll tell you about is the from*Bentley.*The Bentley Bentayga is billed as*great for tailgating. Pause for a moment and think about that. Find full auto show coverage*here. Happy motoring!
If we are what we eat, let's talk about fast food, antibiotics and meat
Most*restaurant chains in the U.S. are failing us on antibiotic use, according to a report from*a coalition of environmental and consumer advocacy groups. The fuss about antibiotics.*Research has indicated that the use of human antibiotics to treat animals raised for food has contributed to the rise of “superbug” bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics. Fast food chains are increasingly facing*demands to eliminate the use of antibiotics in their*meat supply.*Chains that got good grades: Panera Bread. Chipotle Mexican Grill. Chains that failed: Burger King, Domino's, Wendy's. KFC. Even Starbucks*and Subway, despite both companies publicly stating they would limit the use of antibiotics in their meats, were given big fat Fs.*In the middle of the pack:*Chick-fil-A (B grade) and McDonald’s (C grade) have announced plans to limit antibiotic use in their chicken with implementation timelines, while Dunkin’ Donuts (C grade) has a policy covering all meats but has no reported timeline for implementation. Meatless Tuesday, anyone?

People pass a Chipotle restaurant in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2015 in New York. Panera, Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, Dunkin’ Donuts and McDonald’s have all adopted policies that either limit the use of medically important antibiotics or prohibit any antibiotic use in the production of the meat they serve.*(Photo: Kena Bentancur, AFP/Getty Images)

North Korea makes another move that reminds us why we are not friends
Oh-so-secretive North Korea says it is fully ready to use nuclear weapons against the United States "and other hostile forces"*at any time if they "persistently seek their reckless hostile policy towards the (North)*and behave mischievously."*The dictator-run state says it*has restarted operations at its atomic bomb fuel production plants. Niiiiice. Tuesday's move follows a warning by Pyongyang on Monday that it is ready to launch "satellites" — which the West considers banned long-range missiles — aboard long-range rockets*to*mark the ruling Communist Party's*anniversary next month.*The U.S.*sees North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles as a threat to world security and to its Asian allies, Japan and South Korea.

A picture released by the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the ruling North Korean Workers Party, on Sept. 8, 2015, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center front, and Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, second from right, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and first vice-president of the Council of State, watching an art performance by the Moranbong Band and the State Merited Chorus in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sept. 7, 2015. Bermudez led a Cuban delegation to North Korea to mark the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between North Korea and Cuba. * Rodong Sinmun, European Pressphoto Agency

Men and women pump their fists in the air and chant "defend!" as they carry propaganda slogans calling for reunification of their country during the "Pyongyang Mass Rally on the Day of the Struggle Against the U.S.," attended by approximately 100,000 North Koreans to mark the 65th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War at the Kim Il Sung stadium, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The month of June in North Korea is known as the "Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism Month" and it's a time for North Koreans to swarm to war museums, mobilize for gatherings denouncing the evils of the United States and join in a general, nationwide whipping up of the anti-American sentiment.* Wong Maye-E, AP

North Koreans gather in front of a portrait of their late leader Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, right, paying respects to their late leader Kim Jong Il, to mark the third anniversary of his death, Wednesday Dec. 17 at Pyong Chon District in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea marked the end of a three-year mourning period for the late leader Kim Jong Il on Wednesday, opening the way for his son, Kim Jong Un, to put a more personal stamp on the way the country is run. * Kim Kwang Hyon, AP

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A pledge was hazed to death by frat boys — and now frat boys are*looking at criminal charges*
Baruch College freshman Chun “Michael” Deng died after a Pi Delta Psi hazing ritual in December 2013. He*was*forced to carry a backpack filled with 30 pounds*of sand and walk blindfolded across a frozen yard.*Police say Deng*was repeatedly tackled during the ritual and*fell unconscious. He*was then carried inside a rental house in the Poconos in Pennsylvania while fraternity members — instead of taking him to the hospital — called their group's national president, changed Deng’s clothes and Googled his symptoms. Frat members*eventually took*him to the hospital, where he died a day later. Fast-forward to 2015:*A grand jury has recommended charges for 37 people in Deng’s death. Police*said Tuesday the first five suspects, including former Pi Delta Psi president Andy Meng, are charged with hazing, conspiracy and hindering apprehension. The grand jury recommended third-degree murder charges for the fraternity itself and five people.*Dozens of other fraternity members are looking at less-serious charges ranging from aggravated assault to hazing.*Baruch College has said it had no knowledge about the event. The college banned the fraternity, and the national fraternity revoked its affiliation with the local chapter.

Baruch College freshman Chun “Michael” Deng died after a Pi Delta Psi hazing ritual in December 2013. Authorities said Sept. 15, 2015, that five people have been charged in his death and more charges are likely after a grand jury recommended charges for 37 people.*(Photo: Handout)

We hear from the cheerleaders criticized for their 9/11 routine: Coaches told us to be 'very serious' about it
The caption on a video documenting the routine simply states: "so good it'll make you cry."*A high school cheerleading team from Texas is defending a*9/11 dance routine that some say is insensitive.*You've*probably seen it:*A*video of the routine*was posted on Facebook on Sept. 11,*and as of Tuesday, had more than*25 million views. If you haven't watched it, the gist is this: Cheerleaders from*Lumberton High School performed a 9/11 tribute to*Lee Greenwood's song*God Bless the USA.*The audio also included sound bites from people who witnessed the terror attacks and then-president George W. Bush. The response was overwhelmingly positive, but a few*called the routine "cringe-worthy" and "inappropriate." Cheerleading captain Abbie Tweedel said despite the comments, the team is*staying cheerful. They are*focused on inspiring others to honor those who have paid the price for freedom, she said.*"Our coaches reminded us every day what it really was for and to be very serious about it," Tweedel said.*The school's squad*has performed the routine since 2002, but has never received this much attention, says coach*Danielle Hunter.

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Lumberton High School in Texas is coming under some severe criticism after video emerged of the school's cheerleading squad performing to the sounds of Sept. 11. VPC

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