Exclusive-Boeing Delays Suppliers’ 737 MAX Output Goal by 6 Months, Sources Say
Sept. 9 By Allison Lampert (Reuters) – Boeing Co has told suppliers it is delaying a key production milestone for its 737 MAX by six months, three industry sources said, in a sign the planemaker is struggling to boost production of its best-selling jet. Boeing’s…
NFL-Dolphins’ Hill Detained, Police Conducting Internal Investigation
Sept. 8 By Frank Pingue (Reuters) -Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was placed face down on the road and handcuffed after being detained for a driving violation on Sunday ahead of his NFL team’s season-opener and the Miami-Dade Police Department have opened an Internal Affairs…
Ethnic Violence in India’s Manipur Escalates, Six Killed
Sept. 7 By Tora Agarwala GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Six people, including one civilian, were killed as fresh violence broke out between two warring ethnic communities in the northeast Indian state of Manipur on Saturday, authorities said. The majority Meitei community and the tribal Kukis…
California, Hawaii Can Ban Guns in Bars and Parks, Appeals Court Rules
Sept. 6 By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – California and Hawaii can enforce bans on carrying guns in some public locations including bars and parks, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, partly reversing lower court orders blocking the bans. A unanimous panel of the San…
X Global Affairs Head Nick Pickles Resigns
Sept. 6 By Harshita Meenaktshi in Bengaluru (Reuters) – X’s global affairs head Nick Pickles said on Thursday he is quitting after a decade with the social media company formerly called Twitter. Pickles, who joined the company in 2014, said he had decided to leave…
US Awards $1 Billion for Road Safety Projects as Traffic Deaths Remain High
Sept. 5 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday it is awarding $1 billion for a series of projects aimed at reducing traffic crashes, as road deaths remain sharply higher than pre-pandemic levels. The department separately on Thursday estimated…
Volkswagen Warns Time Running Out as It Clashes With Workers Over Cuts
Sept. 4 By Victoria Waldersee and Christina Amann WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) -Volkswagen has “one, maybe two” years to turn its main car brand around, its finance chief said on Wednesday, as the auto giant weighs its first ever plant closures in Germany and its powerful…
Cathay Pacific Inspections Find 15 A350s Need Engine Parts Replaced
Sept. 3 By Lisa Barrington and Tim Hepher (Reuters) -Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways said on Tuesday it had inspected its entire Airbus A350 fleet after the in-flight failure of an engine part and found 15 aircraft with components that needed replacement. A person familiar…
Exclusive-Elliott Now Owns Enough of Southwest Airlines to Call Special Meeting
Sept. 2 By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elliott Investment Management now holds 10% of Southwest Airlines’ common stock, crossing the threshold that allows the hedge fund to call a special meeting at the carrier, according to a person familiar with the matter. The…
Brazil Top Court Justices to Vote on Monday on X Ban
Sept. 1 By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter BRASILIA (Reuters) – A five-member panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court will vote on Monday whether to uphold Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ ruling to shut down social media platform X in the country. Moraes, whom X owner Elon…
Fake Cows Ready for Milking at US State Fairs as Bird Flu Threat Looms
Aug. 31 By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (Reuters) – In Michigan this year, where dairy workers and herds have fallen ill from bird flu, a pair of unlikely prized cows are being prepped to take the state fair stage. State fair…
Bird Flu Infects California Dairy Cows, Widening US Outbreak
Aug. 30 By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – Cows at three dairy farms in California, the top U.S. milk-producing state, tested positive for bird flu, the state’s agriculture department said on Friday. The infections expand a U.S. outbreak of the H5N1 virus in dairy cattle…