A shortage of CO2 – used to stun the swine before slaughter – might lead to empty pork and poultry shelves.
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Pilot shortage looms as the next challenge for airlines
Boeing estimates the world will need more than 600,000 new pilots in the next 20 years.
Lawmakers attempt to revive nationwide eviction moratorium
Forcing people from their homes causes economic harm and exacerbates the public health crisis, supporters say.
Amazon, Chobani, more than 30 companies vow to hire Afghan refugees
33 companies said they were joining the Tent Coalition for Afghan Refugees, a coalition founded by Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder and CEO of yogurt and food company Chobani.
Fed likely to signal a coming pullback in economic support
Many economists think the Fed will formally announce a pullback in November, in response to a steady recovery from the pandemic recession and an acceleration in inflation.
American Airlines partners with Bill Gates and puts up $100 million for green tech research
It is aimed at spurring research into technologies to lower carbon emissions.
Lawsuit: Ida outages due to ‘gum and super glue’ at utility
A lawsuit alleges that Louisiana’s largest electric utility used a ‘bubble gum and super glue’ approach to maintenance and construction that left customers sweltering in the dark after Hurricane Ida.
California halts insurance cancellations in major wildfire areas across 22 counties
The one-year ban will affect about 325,000 homeowners in fire-ravaged areas.
Democrats face heavy lift on Biden agenda as Republicans stand by
Congress must fund the government in the next 10 days, or risk a federal shutdown.
Emmys 2021: Conan O’Brien didn’t win, but here’s why all eyes were on him
The cameras returned to the former ‘Saturday Night Live’ writer again and again Sunday evening.