Columbus, OH

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing’s new CEO Kelly Ortberg said on Thursday he would be based in the planemaker’s birthplace Seattle, moving closer to the factory floor to rein in a safety crisis.

Boeing’s new CEO moves to factory heartland to stem safety crisis

Seattle, WA

Boeing’s (BA) new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, announced that he will be based in Seattle, moving closer to the factory floor to address the ongoing safety crisis. This decision follows months of pressure on Boeing to reconnect with its industrial roots after a door plug fell off a 737 MAX jet in mid-air. Ortberg, former CEO of Rockwell Collins, plans to spend his first day meeting workers in Renton, Washington, and is committed to "restoring trust" in Boeing.

Boeing's New CEO Moves to Seattle to Address Safety Crisis

The family of French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, who died in the Titan submersible implosion, is suing OceanGate for over $50 million, claiming gross negligence and that the crew experienced "terror and mental anguish" before their deaths. The lawsuit highlights the submersible's troubled history and alleges that OceanGate failed to disclose...

Titan submersible crew experienced 'terror and mental anguish' before death, lawsuit claims

Americans are hustling. More than a third of us have a side job, but if you don't do it right, it could fail. Here's how you can earn up to $1,000 per month with a side hustle.

Advice on how to side-hustle in the US

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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Bucks County Beacon

As chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, Senator Bernie Sanders released a June report entitled “ By the Wealthy, for the Wealthy: The Coordinated Attacks on Public Education in the United States .” The report is a brief but thorough (16 pages of text, 4 pages of footnotes) takedown of the current wave of attempts to end public education as we know it.

Senator Bernie Sanders Warns in New Report of Right-Wing Billionaire Plot to Sabotage Public Education in Order to Privatize It

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency in Northeast Florida and across much of the state as a tropical system appears almost certain to develop. The National Hurricane Center said Friday morning that a tropical wave has a 90% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next seven days. Most models show it moving into the Gulf of Mexico and then coming ashore and crossing the state, possibly moving over Northeast Florida.

Tropical system is nearly certain to develop

Boeing executives were back before the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday. It was the second day of an investigation hearing to answer questions in the wake of a near-disastrous door plug blowout in January.

NTSB questions Boeing during investigative hearing

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Forecasters are shifting attention to a potential tropical threat in the Atlantic Ocean, likely named "Ernesto." This tropical wave is expected to move toward the Antilles by Monday and now has a 70% chance of developing into an organized system. The tropical wave is located over...

Tropical Storm Ernesto could form next week as forecasters increase chance of development for Atlantic system

The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

The Hill

The National Conference of State Legislatures’ annual Legislative Summit is the largest policy conference in America. Every August, a thousand or more lawmakers spend a few days packed in ballrooms and breakout sessions to hear what’s working, and what’s not, in an eclectic array of policy areas.

The year of AI

Uncovering Florida

With hurricane season posing a consistent threat six months out of the year, who would not like a little help getting their home ready for the harsh weather to come? Senate Bill 7028: My Safe Florida Home Program, approved by Governor DeSantis on April 24, 2024, and effective as of July 1, appropriates a one-time total of $200 million from 2024 to 2025 for the purpose of funding hurricane mitigation grants and inspections, as well as outreach and administration costs, to support homeowners in Florida.

DeSantis Signs New Bill Giving $200 Million To Homeowners

California State

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San Francisco, CA

Golden Gate Media

San Francisco-based Vir Biotechnology announced on Wednesday plans to lay off 141 workers. The layoffs were disclosed in a WARN document filed with California’s Employment Development Department and includes a significant portion of the company’s upper management: five vice presidents, four senior vice presidents, 14 directors, 12 senior directors, and 19 associate directors.

California biotechnology firm announces mass layoffs: 141 roles including its senior leadership

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing said on Tuesday it plans to make design changes to prevent a future mid-air cabin panel blowout like the one in an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 flight in January that spun the planemaker into its second major crisis in recent years. The National Transportation Safety Board...

Boeing to Make Design Changes to Prevent Future 737 MAX 9 Door Panel Blowout

Denver, CO

David Heitz

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

UPI News

Tech companies have pledged more than $395 billion in investments in semiconductors and electronics over the two years since the CHIPS and Science Act, creating more than 115,000 jobs, the White House said on Friday.

White House hails success of CHIPS and Science Act on second anniversary

In this week’s installment of Homeless Hotel Diary, broken glass again leads the lineup. Someone smashed a window in the lobby of Fusion Studios, the Colorado Coalition for the homeless property where I live and pay a third of my income for rent. This same person shattered the door to the case manager’s office and threw rocks through the windshield and side windows of the community van. Multiple residents told me who did the damage – the same person allegedly committed all three crimes – and last I knew that person still was at large. I could not get any official reports from Coalition staff. They were not available to speak with me Friday.

Opinion: Homeless Hotel Diary: Busted door, windows at Fusion Studios in Denver, internet spotty

(Reuters) -Switzerland's Sonova on Tuesday introduced a hearing aid that utilises real-time artificial intelligence to improve speech clarity from background noise, the first such product in the global market, sending its shares 5% higher. Along with the hearing aid, named Sphere Infinio, Sonova is launching a new Infinio platform. "The...

Sonova Launches Hearing Aid With Real-Time AI, First in Market

English movie star and actor Gary Oldman joins Good Day Seattle to discuss season four of Slow Horses.

Gary Oldman talks 'Slow Horses' Season 4

Defense News

The Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft is set to replace roughly 2,000 Black Hawk utility helicopters.

Boeing's new CEO visits factory that makes the 737 Max

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