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☆ Russia hit Google with a fine so big it defies comprehension, exposing a legal system adrift
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | Kieran Corcoran | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The fine points to a Russian legal system focused more on symbolic punishment than enforcement. All the same, that is what a Russian court maintains the company owes, as punishment for suspending accounts from YouTube. Related storiesLegal experts told Business Insider what it symbolizes is a Russian legal and economic system estranged from much of the world. AdvertisementRussia has effectively annulled intellectual property rights, enabling its companies to freely use patents and designs from Western companies. The scholars BI spoke to did not expect any other nation's court to try to enforce the Google fine.

Persons: —, Dmitri Peskov, Tyler Kustra, Kustra, Heineken, Christine Abely, Abely, Nathanael Tilahun, hasn't, Oleksandra, Snellman Organizations: YouTube, Google, Service, UK's University of Nottingham, Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, New England Law, University of Essex, Bloomberg Locations: Russian, Russia, Ukraine, Dutch, Hong Kong , South Africa, Netherlands

☆ Labor strikes shut down operations at Canada's container ports from East to West Coast, with U.S. trade left in limbo
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Key ports on Canada's West Coast, including its largest container port in Vancouver and the Port of Prince Rupert, were shut down by a labor strike on Monday. According to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, $800 million in trade flows through West Coast ports every day. Montreal processes 40% of all East Coast container traffic. Approximately $572 million in container trade arrives daily in the U.S. from Canada, according to U.S. Census data. A temporary loss of the Canadian West Coast trade gateway could push carriers to discharge import cargo along the already strained U.S. West Coast, said Alan Baer, CEO of OL USA, further increasing the dwell time of containers and elongating overall transits.

Persons: of Prince Rupert, Vancouver and Prince Rupert, Prince Rupert, Eric Byer, Paul Brashier, Alan Baer, Steve Lamar, Frank Morena, Steven MacKinnon Organizations: Greater, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, Local, Port, Canadian Union of Public Employees, U.S . Department of Transportation, Alliance for Chemical, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian National Railway, Logistics, International, Warehouse Union of Canada, ITS Logistics, East, Canadian West, USA, U.S ., American Apparel and Footwear Association, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Federal Mediation, Conciliation Services, Canada, ILWU, U.S, Canadian Labor Locations: West Coast, Vancouver, of, Foreman, Greater Vancouver, U.S, Port of Montreal, Montreal, United States, of Vancouver, Canada, Canadian West Coast, Port, Midwest, Asia, U.S . West Coast, Los Angeles, Long Beach , California, British Columbia, American, British, East Coast

☆ Natilus Horizon plane’s innovative shape promises greener flights and added comfort
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Spurred by increasing global demand for air travel, aviation emissions have been rising faster than those from rail, road, or shipping in recent decades. The Natilus Horizon passenger plane aims to reduce emissions by 50%, and increase payload by 40%, due to its blended-wing body shape. Matyushev says the blended wing body design originated in the 1990s from McDonnell Douglas, a major American aerospace manufacturer that merged with Boeing in 1997. Boeing never commercialized a blended wing plane, but studied the concept and produced an unmanned prototype, the X-48. “One of the challenges with the blended wing body design is stability and control,” he explains.

Persons: JetZero, Natilus, ”, Aleksey Matyushev, Matyushev, McDonnell Douglas, —, “, you’re, Gary Crichlow, Max, ” Natilus, Crichlow Organizations: CNN, Aviation, SAF, Airbus, Boeing, Max, Aviation News Limited Locations: California, San Diego, Kona, American, Natilus, JetZero

☆ Spain floods: How Valencia’s residents were trapped with no warning as waters raged
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Atika Shubert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Valencia, Spain CNN —Adan Ortell Mor had a 7:30 p.m. appointment to cut a client’s hair at his salon in La Torre, Valencia, on Tuesday night. A blaring alarm sent to all residents in Valencia, telling them of heavy rains and to stay at home. People try to clear mud from a house on October 31, 2024 after flash floods affected La Torre, in Valencia, eastern Spain. Spain’s AEMET weather center in Valencia warned of heavy rainfall at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, raising the alert level to red in some areas and warning residents to stay off the roads in case of floods. It was at 8 p.m. that cell phones finally buzzed with the public alert telling residents to stay indoors.

Persons: Spain CNN — Adan Ortell Mor, ”, Jose Jordan, Valencia, unawares, Carlos Mazon, Manzaneque, “, Manu Fernandez, Mor isn’t Organizations: Spain CNN, Valencia, CNN, La Torre Locations: Valencia, Spain, La Torre, “, Gota, La, AFP, Sedavi, Valencia city, Utiel, Adif

☆ For first time in six decades, freight rails split on union negotiation strategy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

He added, "Votes of union workers in the United States against tentative agreements tend to reflect the white-hot anger of union employees against their employers. Tentative agreements are their only chance for them to express their frustration with their employer and their anger at the way they have been treated." A BNSF spokesperson said it is planning to attend the formal national labor negotiations even as it has announced nine tentative union agreements, five of which have already been ratified. It also has tentative agreements with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), SMART-TD, SMART-TD-YDM (Yardmasters Department), the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, and Iron Ship Builders (IBB). To date, Norfolk Southern has reached tentative agreements with 10 of its 13 unions, covering approximately 67% of its craft workforce.

Persons: Berkshire Hathaway, Jeremy Ferguson, Ferguson, Joe Biden, Richard Edelman, Mooney, Green, Murphy, Welch, Daniel Imbro, Stephen, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, we've, Mark George, Imbro, it's Organizations: Union Pacific, CSX, BNSF, Canadian Pacific, Canadian Pacific Kansas City —, SMART, Railway Labor, National Carriers ' Conference Committee, Railroads, NSC, National Conference of Firemen, Oilers, Tran, Transportation Communications Union, TCU, Brotherhood of Railway, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Yardmasters Department, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Norfolk, Norfolk Southern, National Carriers ' Locations: Southern, Berkshire, Canadian Pacific Kansas, United States, Norfolk Southern, Norfolk

☆ Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

TAIPEI, Taiwan— A strong Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall on Taiwan’s east coast on Thursday, the largest storm by size to hit the island in nearly 30 years, closing financial markets, causing hundreds of flights to be canceled and reducing rail services. The fire department reported one person had died when their truck hit a fallen tree in central Taiwan. A firefighter inspects a roof blown away by strong winds and rain from Super Typhoon Kong-rey in Hualien County, Taiwan, on Thursday. Parts of eastern Taiwan have recorded 3.3 feet of rainfall since the typhoon began approaching on Wednesday. The last one, Typhoon Krathon, killed four people earlier this month as it passed through the south of the island.

Persons: rey, “, Lai Ching, Gene Huang, ” Sinan Rapongan, Krathon Organizations: Weather Administration, Typhoon Kong, AFP, Getty Images, Reuters, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Apple, Nvidia Locations: TAIPEI, Taiwan, Taiwan’s, Taitung, Typhoon, rey, Hualien County, China, Fujian province, Shanghai

☆ We retired abroad to Cuenca, Ecuador, once the US got too expensive. We still love the expat hot spot 14 years later.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Edd Staton | Cynthia Staton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

We retired early 14 years ago and moved abroad because the US was too expensive. We set our sights on Cuenca, Ecuador, which has moderate weather and is super walkable. Our cost of living is much lower now and we love living here. We can walk everywhereWalkability was huge on our retirement wish list, and Cuenca has been a dream. Cuenca's weather is fantasticAnother feature high on our retirement wish list was a temperate climate.

Persons: —, Cynthia Staton, We've Organizations: Service, Social Locations: Cuenca, Ecuador, Las Vegas

☆ Russia’s Swift March Forward in Ukraine’s East
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Constant Méheut | Josh Holder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

Russia’s Swift March Forward in Ukraine’s EastTwo years of territorial changes in the Donbas Russia gained more territory in October than any month since July 2022 150 sq. miles Amount of territory Russia gained 100 50 0 Ukraine has made only marginal gains this year 50 Amount of territory Ukraine gained 100 Jan. April July Oct. Jan. April July Oct. 2023 2024 Amount of territory Ukraine gained Amount of territory Russia gained 100 50 0 50 100 150 sq. Amount of territory Ukraine gained Amount of territory Russia gained 100 50 0 50 100 150 sq. In August, Ukraine’s defensive lines buckled, and Russia rapidly advanced 10 miles toward Pokrovsk and closed in on Selydove from the west and north. In just the past week, Russia advanced roughly six miles north of Vuhledar — an unusually swift pace compared with previous gains.

Persons: Russia’s Swift, Jan, Vuhledar, Pasi, ”, Russia Vuhledar, Selydove Kurakhove, Marinka, Kurakhove, Pokrovsk, Paroinen, Vincent Tourret, Tourret, “, Oleksandr Lytvynenko, Chasiv Yar, Russia “, Serhii Kuzan, Chasiv, ” Mr Organizations: Ukraine, New York Times, Institute for, American, The New York Times, Bird Group, Railways, Russia, French Foundation for Strategic Research, Russian, National Security and Defense Council, Ukraine’s Security, Cooperation Center, Territory, LUHANSK, Kramatorsk, Selydove Avdiivka, Sloviansk, Vuhledar, Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Locations: Ukraine’s East, Donbas Russia, Russia, Ukraine, Donbas, Selydove, Pokrovsk, Finland, RUSSIAN, Russia Selydove, Russia Vuhledar Russia, Russian, Luhansk, Donetsk, Ukraine Ukraine, Chasiv Yar DONETSK, Selydove Avdiivka Donetsk, Azov Ukraine, Sloviansk LUHANSK, Azov, Vuhledar, Kursk, Ukrainian

☆ These stocks are likely to gain from the UK’s major budget announcement, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Investment banks also suggested that stocks that had dipped ahead of the budget are likely to now gain on better-than-expected outcomes. "The U.K. budget was a clear signal that the new govt. Banks Investors in U.K. bank stocks will also be relieved as no new tax measures were applied to lenders specifically. RBC Capital Markets analysts echoed the view, saying the budget "included no major surprises relevant to the wealth sector." Any changes to the rules were a "relatively benign outcome for the sector" and removed an "event risk" for stocks, the investment bank said.

Persons: Roberta Ciaccia, Balfour Beatty, Rachel Reeves, Jefferies, Graham Hunt, Balfour Beatty's, AJB's, Genuity, Canaccord Genuity, Alex Brooks, Brooks Macdonald Organizations: Labour, City, Investment, Infrastructure Civil, U.K . Finance, Jefferies, Rail, Defence, Banks, RBC Capital Markets, AIM, London Stock Exchange's, Ashtead Tech, Aquis, FactSet, RBC, Tatton Asset Management Locations: Transport, Britain, Quilter

☆ Typhoon Kong-rey bashes Taiwan, the largest storm to hit island since 1996
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Eric Cheung | Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

A 56-year-old woman was killed by a falling tree while traveling by car in central Nantou county, according to Taiwan’s Central Emergency Operations Center (CEOC). Strong winds from Kong-rey tore down a roof in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan on October 31, 2024. Kong-rey rapidly intensified to reach super typhoon strength on Wednesday as it barreled toward Taiwan after bashing the Philippines. Kong-rey is the third typhoon to make landfall on Taiwan this year after Krathon and Gaemi. After moving into the northern Taiwan Strait, the storm is forecast to head into the East China Sea and toward Japan.

Persons: Herb, Chang Chun, yao, Hwa Cheng, CEOC, rey, Krathon, Trami, Kristine Organizations: Taiwan CNN, Typhoon Kong, Typhoon Warning, Weather Administration, Emergency Operations Center, Getty, Hualien County Fire Department, AP, Taiwan’s Civil Aviation Administration, Central News Agency, Kong, CWA, East China Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, Typhoon, rey, Taitung county, Nantou county, Keelung, AFP, Kong, Hualien County, Hualien, Philippines, Yilan, Taichung, Taitung, Luzon, Leon, Taiwan Strait, East, Japan

☆ Death toll in Spain's floods rises to 158, among Europe's worst storm disasters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A man with a shovel stands on a mud-covered street in the aftermath of torrential rains that caused flooding, in Paiporta, Spain, October 31, 2024. A view shows an area affected by heavy rains that caused flooding near Valencia, Spain, October 31, 2024. People stand next to damaged surface metro tracks in the aftermath of torrential rains that caused flooding, in Paiporta, Spain, October 31, 2024. Stranded cars are piled up on the street, following floods, in La Torre neighbourhood in Sedavi, Valencia, Spain, October 31, 2024. A woman kneels down against a wall as mud fills the street in Sedavi, Valencia, Spain, October 31, 2024.

Persons: Eva Manez, Angel Victor Torres, Mayor Maria Jose Catala, La Torre, Doce, Laura Villaescusa, Maribel Albalat, Antonio Molina, Molina's, Oscar Puente, Puente, Susana Vera, Pedro Sanchez, Ricardo Gabaldon Organizations: Rescue, Mayor, Reuters, La Torre, Interior Ministry, TVE Locations: Paiporta, Spain, Valencia, Germany, Romania, Portugal, La, Madrid, La Torre, Sedavi, Valencia city, Spanish, Utiel

☆ Woman and 2 children, including 5-month-old, fall to their deaths at Niagara Falls
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A New York woman and two children, including an infant, died after going over Niagara Falls this week, state police said. The incident occurred about 9 p.m. Monday, near Goat Island, state police said in a statement. The 33-year-old woman and the two children, a 9-year-old and a 5-month-old, were all from Niagara Falls, state police said. State police did not specify in the statement the relationship between the woman and the children. An investigation determined the woman and children crossed over a safety guard rail and went over Niagara Falls on Luna Island, which is attached to Goat Island, according to state police.

Organizations: State Locations: York, Niagara, Goat, Niagara Falls, Luna

☆ At least 63 people die in devastating flash floods in eastern Spain, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A resident walks next to a car lifted up in a street covered in mud in a flooded area in Picanya, near Valencia, eastern Spain, on October 30, 2024. At least 63 people have died in eastern Spain after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines and highways in the worst natural disaster to hit the European nation in recent memory. Emergency services in the eastern region of Valencia confirmed a death toll of 62 people on Wednesday. Rainstorms on Tuesday caused flooding in a wide swath of southern and eastern Spain, stretching from Malaga to Valencia. Floods of mud-colored water tumbled vehicles down streets at high speeds, while pieces of wood swirled in the water with household items.

Persons: Pedro Sánchez, Sánchez Organizations: Castilla La, Police, Spanish, Authorities Locations: Picanya, Valencia, Spain, Castilla La Mancha, Cuenca, Rainstorms, Malaga

☆ ‘The dynamics are different’: Singapore and Malaysia aim to finally crack economic integration with Johor special zone
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Kevin Lim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Johor BahruSingapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link under construction near the JB Sentral building in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, as of Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Sharon Kuok started studying in Singapore when she was seven, commuting daily to and from her home in the southern Malaysian state capital of Johor Bahru. We picked JB [Johor Bahru] because that's where I am from and for its proximity to Singapore," she said. Already, many people from Singapore have started visiting the Malaysian state regularly to shop and to enjoy services from car repair to massages and haircuts. The number of Singaporeans visiting or relocating to Johor could increase in coming years when a rail link between Singapore and Johor Bahru is completed and the planned Johor-Singapore special economic zone (JS-SEZ) takes effect.

Persons: Sharon Kuok, She's, Kuok, Syuhada Organizations: Johor, Rapid, System, National University of Singapore, JB, Messe Berlin Asia, Singapore Locations: Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Singapore, Malaysian, Johor, Messe Berlin Asia Pacific

☆ Rocket builder Firefly’s new CEO is working ‘maniacally’ to scale launches, spacecraft and moon missions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

He sees gaps in the launch market for Firefly's Alpha and coming MLV rockets, which slot into the middle of the small-to-heavy class of vehicles. Firefly has three main product lines: its rockets, Alpha and MLV; space tugs, called Elytra, and lunar landers, known as Blue Ghost. More rocketsThe company's fifth Alpha launch lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in July 2024. A rendering of the MLV rocket. Firefly AerospaceKim sees Firefly as having a key advantage — "an engine that works" — in its Reaver engines that power the Alpha rockets.

Persons: Jason Kim, Firefly Aerospace Jason Kim, he's, Elon Musk's, ULA, Jeff Bezos, Kim, he'd, I'm, … I'm, what's, Firefly's, Trevor Mahlmann, Northrop, Aerospace Kim, Miranda, We've, MLV, Firefly's Alpha, Lockheed Martin, Simone Biles, we're Organizations: Firefly Aerospace, Aerospace, Boeing, Elon, Elon Musk's SpaceX, Firefly's Alpha, CNBC, Firefly, Alpha, California's Vandenberg Space Force Base, Industrial Partners, Vandenberg Space Force, SpaceX, Lockheed, Payload Services, NASA, Blue Locations: U.S, Austin , Texas, California's, California, Northrop's, Briggs , Texas

(AP) — The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads. The grants announced Tuesday by the Federal Railroad Administration will go to projects across 41 states and Washington, D.C. Last year, the administration handed out $1.4 billion in these rail grants. But the majority of the money — nearly $1.3 billion — will go to 81 projects at smaller short line railroads across the country. Chuck Baker, president of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association trade group, said the grants will help those smaller railroads significantly.

Persons: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Louis, Chuck Baker, Baker Organizations: Federal Railroad Administration, Regulators, CSX, Amtrak, Union Pacific, Regional Railroad Association, FRA, Associated Press Locations: OMAHA, Neb, Washington, Norfolk Southern, East Palestine , Ohio, Hudson, Albany, Rensselaer , New York, Illinois, Norfolk, Springfield, Chicago, St, California’s Orange County, Michigan, Milwaukee, America, U.S

☆ I've been riding trains across Europe for 15 years. I love it, but I often watch people make the same 4 mistakes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Jamie Davis Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I've been riding trains all around Europe for the past 15 years. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . But I'll admit that there is a bit of a learning curve to making rail trips go as smoothly as possible. Here are the most common mistakes I see people making on European trains — and what to do instead.

Persons: I've, — Organizations: Service Locations: Europe, Poland, Portugal

☆ Delphi murders: What happened this week in Richard Allen's trial?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

At trial Thursday, defense lawyer Andrew Baldwin asked the clerk, Kathy Shank, if his client was trying to "assist" the investigation. And he said the information Allen provided to authorities days later was marked as cleared when it shouldn’t have been. Allen provided a similar account, according to former Delphi Police Chief Steve Mullin, who conducted the interview, though Allen said he’d arrived at the trail at noon and left at 1:30 p.m. When Mullin showed Allen a photo of the “bridge guy,” the former chief testified, Allen responded: “If the picture was taken with the girl’s camera, there was no way it could be him,” Mullin testified. In his testimony, Liggett said it was the discovery of that bullet along with witness accounts that prompted Allen’s arrest.

Persons: Richard Allen, He’d, Abigail Williams, Allen, ”, they’ve, Andrew Baldwin, Kathy Shank, Dan Dulin, Dulin, Shank, Richard Allen Whiteman, Tony Liggett, who’d, Railly Voorhies, Voorhes, “, Voorhies, she’d, Jennifer Auger, ” Liggett, Allen “, Shanks, Steve Mullin, he’d, Mullin, ” Mullin, Sig Sauer, Liggett Organizations: Liberty, NBC Chicago Lawyers, CVS, NBC, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Department of Children’s Services, Carroll County Sheriff, Liggett, Delphi Police, Authorities Locations: Indiana, Carroll, Indianapolis, Carroll County

☆ Transit workers who lost jobs when they didn't get Covid vaccines are awarded $1M
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A federal jury awarded the six ex-BART workers between $1.1 million and more than $1.5 million each, court records show. Kevin Snider, who served as lead attorney, said the workers didn’t compromise their religious convictions for their jobs. A class-action lawsuit filed in October 2022 said BART granted the vaccine religious exemption for some, but denied accommodations in every instance. Between then and February 2022, about 179 employees submitted requests for religious exemptions, and 70 were approved, the suit said. However, one in three BART employees seeking medical exemptions were granted an accommodation, according to the suit.

Persons: ”, Kevin Snider Organizations: Bay, Rapid Transit, BART, Northern, Northern District of, The Pacific Justice Institute, Covid Locations: California, U.S, Northern District, Northern District of California

☆ This luxury train ride around the world lasts 59 days, visits 12 countries and costs over $125,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

If traveling around the world by train sounds enticing and you've got several thousand dollars to spare, this latest adventure might be the one for you. High-end travel agent Railbookers recently announced its second "Around the World by Luxury Train." The 59-day itinerary will include riding several luxury trains through four continents, 12 countries and over 20 cities. "Our 2025 Around the World by Luxury Rail itinerary has been refined and tailored to maximize our guests' time and experiences while enjoying the culture, cuisine, and activities that each of these renowned destinations have to offer." Venice Simplon-Orient Express Vw Pics | Universal Images Group | Getty Images

Persons: you've, Railbookers, Italy's, Frank Marini, Euronews Organizations: Mountaineer, Vita Orient, Orient Express, Oriental Express, Luxury Rail, Orient, Getty Locations: Venice

The prosecution also plans to call witnesses who said they saw Allen at the trail. Allen, 52, dressed in a long-sleeve button-down shirt and khakis, shook his head at times during McLeland's opening statement. One key piece of evidence — video retrieved from Libby's cellphone that was found underneath Abby's body — showed the apparent suspect. As the trial opened this week, the defense lawyers withdrew a request for jurors to be able to visit the crime scene, which prosecutors had opposed. Defense lawyers, however, may still get to argue during the trial why certain evidence is admissible.

Persons: Richard Allen, Abigail, Abby, Williams, Libby, Nick McLeland, McLeland, Abigail Williams, Allen, Andrew Baldwin, Baldwin, Alex Martin, Frances Gull, —, Gull Organizations: Liberty, NBC Chicago, FBI, Courthouse, Courier, USA, Police, Prosecutors, Defense Locations: Delphi , Indiana, Carroll County, Allen, Carroll, Allen County, Delphi

☆ Delphi murders trial: What we know about Richard Allen and the teens he's accused of killing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Seven years ago, the bodies of two teenage girls were discovered near a hiking trail outside the small Indiana town of Delphi. Allen worked at a CVS in Delphi and had processed photos for Libby’s family without charging them, her grandparents have said. Investigators found the images on Libby’s cellphone and released them days after the girls' bodies were discovered in a bid to identify a possible suspect. Allen, who was interviewed by authorities in 2017 and admitted being at the trail the day the teens vanished, was arrested in 2022. In a request for a search warrant in 2017, an FBI agent said the girls' bodies appeared to have been moved and staged.

Persons: Richard Allen, Abigail Williams, Allen, Abigail, Libby, Abby —, Alex Martin, Doug Carter, ”, —, “, Nick McLeland Organizations: Liberty, Indiana State Police, USA, Authorities, Prosecutors, FBI Locations: Indiana, Delphi, Carroll, Indianapolis, Ind

☆ North Korea’s Kim Jong Un calls South Korea a foreign, hostile country
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said South Korea is a foreign and hostile nation, state news agency KCNA reported Friday, with photos showing Kim conferring with high-ranking soldiers and poring over a map labeled “Seoul” at a command post. The reclusive state blasted road and rail links with South Korea this week. “This ‘two hostile countries’ rhetoric is, in the end, Kim Jong Un’s survival strategy ... Don’t interfere, live separately as a hostile country. On Friday, the top military commanders of South Korea and the United States held an annual Military Committee Meeting and expressed concern over security challenges stemming from North Korea’s threats. On Sunday, South Korea will begin annual large-scale military exercises called Hoguk to improve operational performance.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, KCNA, Kim, ” Kim, “, ” KCNA, ”, Yang Moo, Kim Jong Organizations: Seoul, 2nd Corps, North Korean, University of North Korean Studies, North, Joint Chiefs, Staff, Democratic People’s Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, North, North Korea, Seoul, colluding, Washington, U.S, Pyongyang, United States, Russia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

☆ Spirit AeroSystems to furlough 700 workers as Boeing machinist strike continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing's 737 Max production facility await shipment on rail sidings at their top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., in Wichita, Kansas, on Dec. 17, 2019. Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems will furlough some 700 workers as a strike by machinists at the planemaker enters its sixth week, a spokesman for the supplier said Friday. Spirit AeroSystems had been scrambling to cut costs after more than 32,000 Boeing machinists walked off the job Sept. 13 after overwhelmingly rejecting a tentative labor deal with Boeing. "If the strike continues beyond November, we will have to implement layoffs and additional furloughs," spokesman Joe Buccino told CNBC on Friday. Spirit workers on Boeing's best-selling 737 Max are not affected, he added.

Persons: machinists, AeroSystems, Boeing machinists, Joe Buccino, Buccino, Max Organizations: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, Boeing, Spirit, CNBC, Reuters Locations: Wichita , Kansas

☆ Port of Los Angeles freight rail delays reach two-year high, with holiday and everyday items piling up
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Almost half of the containers bound by freight rail out of the Port of Los Angeles are waiting nine-plus days to get out of the port and onto the rail. In September, the Port of Los Angeles moved a total of 954,706 twenty-foot equivalent units making the month its best September ever. "This is not impacting port operations," said Seroka. "We want to make sure we improve on all port operations. In September, the Port of Long Beach moved 829,499 twenty-foot equivalent units.

Persons: Mario Tama, Gene Seroka, Seroka, Donald Trump, Mario Cordero, Cordero, Matt Shay Organizations: Union Pacific Intermodal, Getty, San, Port, CNBC, U.S, Republican, National Retail Federation, Target, Walmart Locations: Los Angeles , California, West, of Los Angeles, San Pedro, LA, Long, Port of Long Beach, of Long, lading, Port of Los Angeles

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