2024-09-25

Boeing sweetens labor proposal in ‘best and final’ offer

Striking Boeing workers hold rally at the Boeing Portland Facility on September 19, 2024, in Portland, Oregon.  Jordan Gale | AFP | Getty Images Boeing on Monday sweetened its contract offer and said it was its “best and final” proposal for its more than 30,000 machinists as their strike, which has halted most of the aerospace giant’s aircraft production,…

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2024-09-24

Southeast U.S. under major storm warning for potential hurricane

Heavy rains lashed the Cayman Islands on Tuesday as forecasters warned that a nearby cluster of thunderstorms could soon become a major hurricane en route to the southeast U.S. Hurricane watches were in effect for Florida’s Tampa Bay and from Englewood to Indian Pass, as well as for eastern Mexico from Cabo Catoche to Tulum and for Cuba’s Pinar…

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2024-09-24

GM’s EV sales momentum is finally building

Mary Barra, GM chair and CEO, speaks during the unveiling of the Cadillac Celestiq electric sedan in Los Angeles, Oct. 17, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images WARREN, Mich. – If everything had gone to plan for General Motors over the last three years, the Detroit automaker would be well on its way to catching Tesla…

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2024-09-24

Bipartisan national security group endorses Harris over Trump

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris steps off Air Force Two at LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, U.S., September 22, 2024.  Matt Rourke | Via Reuters More than 700 former national security and military officials endorsed Kamala Harris for president over Donald Trump in the 2024 election in an open letter published Sunday by…

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2024-09-23

Machinists prepare for lengthy stoppage

Workers picket outside a Boeing Co. facility during a strike in Everett, Washington, US, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. Boeing Co. factory workers walked off the job for the first time in 16 years, halting manufacturing across the planemaker’s Seattle hub after members of its largest union voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer and go on strike. M….

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2024-09-23

Constellation Energy to restart Three Mile Island and sell the power to Microsoft

Constellation Energy plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant and will sell the power to Microsoft, demonstrating the immense energy needs of the tech sector as they build out data centers to support artificial intelligence. Constellation expects the Unit 1 reactor at Three Mile Island near Middletown, Pennsylvania, to come back online in 2028, subject to approval…

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