The strike has deprived the company of much-needed cash that it gets from delivering new planes to airlines.
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Harris calls Trump ‘a fascist’ after John Kelly says he wants generals like Hitler’s
Speaking at a CNN town hall, Vice President Kamala Harris said comments by former chief of staff John Kelly offer a window into who the former president ‘really is’ and the kind of commander in chief he would be.
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Sweeping blackouts in Cuba raise the question: Why has the island’s solar buildout been so slow?
Cuban officials blame the blackouts on the U.S. trade embargo and other sanctions, the pandemic’s effect on tourism, and emigration all inhibiting Cuba’s economy.
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Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories
Less than 2 weeks before Election Day, a resurgence of misinformation and conspiracy theories about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run.
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Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders sickens 49 people in 10 states
Infections were reported in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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U.S. Defense Secretary confirms North Korea has sent troops to Russia
If the troops join the war in Ukraine on Russia’s side, it will be ‘a very, very serious issue,’ Lloyd Austin says.
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Israel says it killed Hezbollah official expected to be group’s next leader
Hashem Safieddine was killed in Beirut earlier this month in a strike that killed 25 other leaders.
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Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment, watches to election workers he defamed
Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea ‘Shaye’ Moss, won a $148 million judgment over Giuliani’s false fraud claims against them related to the 2020 presidential election.
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Critically endangered right whale numbers up slightly last year
The North Atlantic right whales are the most critically endangered large whale species on the planet.
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Lower-priced new cars are gaining popularity, and not just for cash-poor buyers
The trend is forcing American automakers to reassess their sales and production strategies.