NASA, Boeing Clear Two Technical Hurdles for Starliner’s Debut Crew Flight
May 24 By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing and NASA quelled two technical issues on the company’s Starliner spacecraft, including a “design vulnerability” requiring a temporary workaround, to get the capsule back on track for its first mission carrying two astronauts to space, officials…
International economic cooperation: from theory to practice.
May 23 By Julia O`Malley On the path of sanctions policy, the US economy has experienced serious shocks over several years, including in the banking sector. Problems in medicine, healthcare and the social sphere, combined with increased financial and military assistance for Ukraine and Israel,…
UCLA Police Chief Reassigned Following Mob Attack on Pro-Palestinian Protesters
May 22 By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The police chief for the University of California at Los Angeles has been removed from his post three weeks after campus officials came under fire for their handling of a violent, overnight mob attack on pro-Palestinian activists…
US Supreme Court Won’t Hear Maryland School District Gender Identity Case
May 20 By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid backed by a conservative Christian legal group to challenge a Maryland school district’s policy against informing parents if their children identify as transgender or gender nonconforming. The justices…
UK to Spend $12.7 Billion on Compensation in Infected-Blood Scandal
May 19 By William James LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will spend more than 10 billion pounds ($12.70 billion) compensating thousands of people who were treated with blood contaminated with HIV or hepatitis C in the 1970s and 1980s, the Sunday Times reported. The infected blood…
In Canada, Bodies Go Unclaimed as Costs Put Funerals Out of Reach
May 18 By KyawSoe Oo and Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) – Some Canadian provinces have logged a jump in unclaimed dead bodies in recent years, with next of kin citing funeral costs as a growing reason for not collecting loved ones’ remains. The phenomenon…
US Labor Board Will Suspend Case Against SpaceX Pending Company’s Legal Challenge
May 17 By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -The U.S. National Labor Relations Board told a federal judge in Texas that it will suspend an administrative case accusing SpaceX of illegally firing engineers critical of CEO Elon Musk while the rocket maker pursues a lawsuit challenging the…
OpenAI Strikes Deal to Bring Reddit Content to ChatGPT
May 16 By Arasu Kannagi Basil and Manas Mishra in Bengaluru (Reuters) -Reddit has partnered with OpenAI to bring its content to popular chatbot ChatGPT, the companies said on Thursday, sending the social media platform’s shares up 12% in extended trade. The deal underscores Reddit’s…
US Opens Probe Into Alphabet’s Waymo Over ‘Unexpected Behavior’ of Self-Driving Vehicles
May 14 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday they have opened an investigation into the performance of Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving vehicles after reports of its robotaxis exhibiting driving behavior that potentially violated traffic safety laws. The National Highway Traffic…
Massachusetts Takes Uber, Lyft to Trial Over Whether Drivers Are Employees
May 13 By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -Massachusetts’ attorney general took Uber Technologies and Lyft to trial on Monday over allegations that the ride-share companies are misclassifying thousands of drivers in the state as independent contractors to avoid treating them as more costly employees. The…