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On August 2, the Associated Press reported on August 1 that a Miami jury ruled that Tesla (TSLA.O), owned by billionaire Elon Musk, was partially responsible for a fatal Florida crash involving Teslas Autopilot technology and must pay the victim more than $240 million in damages. The jury found that Tesla was significantly responsible for the crash because its technology malfunctioned and that the blame could not be placed entirely on the shoulders of a reckless driver. In addition to $200 million in punitive damages, the jury said Tesla must pay $43 million of the $129 million in total compensation awarded for the crash, bringing the total amount owed by the company to $243 million.The Ukrainian military said it attacked Russias Ryazan oil refinery.According to the New York Times: Indian officials said India will continue to buy Russian oil despite threats from US President Trump.According to Russian state media: There are currently no reports that India has stopped importing oil from Russia.On August 2, Russias First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Konstantin Polyansky, stated at a Security Council meeting that UN staff were unwilling to take seriously the Ukrainian militarys attack on Russian civilian facilities, which undermined the UNs authority. He said: "In this case, the relevant staff of the UN Secretariat acted with extreme hypocrisy, feigning ignorance and evading responsibility by claiming they could not verify the authenticity of the information about Ukrainian crimes. All of this clearly undermined the authority of our global organization."
