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☆ Boeing hid questionable parts from regulators that may have been installed in 737 Max planes, new whistleblower alleges
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Chris Isidore | Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Boeing has been under intense scrutiny with numerous federal investigations and congressional hearings since a January 5 Alaska Air Boeing 737 Max flight had a door plug blow off, leaving a gaping hole in both the plane and Boeing’s reputation. He also claims Boeing in August 2023 told employees to delete records about nonconforming parts, which led him to complain – but Boeing took no action. Jason Redmond/ReutersAt an April 17 hearing Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour testified that Boeing is putting out defective planes because he and others who complain faced pressure not to do so. But the January 5 incident aboard the Alaska Air flight happened just days before the end of the probationary period. Boeing has denied the Alaska Air incident violated the deferred prosecution agreement and is challenging any potential criminal liability in court.

Persons: Sam Mohawk, ”, Dave Calhoun, Calhoun, We’ve, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Blumenthal, ” Blumenthal, “, Max, Howard McKenzie, Boeing’s, Jason Redmond, Sam Salehpour, ” Salehpour, ” Calhoun’s, Richard Aboulafia, “ I’m, Calhoun’s Organizations: Washington CNN, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, Congressional, CNN, Alaska Air Boeing, Max, Connecticut Democrat, FAA, Reuters, Consultancy, Alaska Air, Alaska Airlines, Alaska Airlines ’, Department Locations: Renton , Washington, Connecticut, Mohawk, Renton, Alaska, Indonesia, Ethiopia

☆ Path Is Cleared for One of the Largest U.S. Arms Sales to Israel in Years
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Robert Jimison | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Mr. Meeks said that the sale would take years to deliver and that he supported the Biden administration’s plans to hold up the sale of other munitions. The department declined to comment on the arms orders, including on whether it would soon give that formal notification. Congressional sign-off on arms sales has almost always been a foregone conclusion when it comes to Israel. “I don’t want the kinds of weapons that Israel has to be utilized, to have more death,” Mr. Meeks said in an interview with CNN in April. Both of the top Republicans on those panels, Senator Jim Risch of Idaho and Representative Michael McCaul of Texas, immediately approved.

Persons: Gregory W, Meeks, Mr, Benjamin L, Cardin, Haiyun Jiang, Biden, ” Mr, “, ”, Jim Risch of, Michael McCaul of, Edward Wong Organizations: Biden, Democratic holdouts, Foreign Affairs Committee, White House, National Security Council, Democrat, Foreign Relations, Republicans, The New York, State Department, Hamas, CNN, The State Department, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Senate Armed Services Committee Locations: Israel, New York, Gaza, Maryland, United States, Jim Risch of Idaho, Michael McCaul of Texas

☆ After Delay, Top Democrats in Congress Sign Off on Sale of F-15 Jets to Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Robert Jimison | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Biden administration plan to sell $18 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets to Israel is moving forward after two top Democratic holdouts in Congress signed off on the deal, according to multiple people familiar with the sale. Representative Gregory W. Meeks of New York, the top Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, who had publicly opposed the transfer by citing Israel’s tactics during its campaign in Gaza, has lifted his hold on the deal, one of the largest U.S. arms sales to Israel in years. Mr. Meeks said that the sale would take years to deliver and that he supported the Biden administration’s plans to hold up the sale of other munitions. “I have been in close touch with the White House and National Security Council about this and other arms cases for Israel, and have repeatedly urged the administration to continue pushing Israel to make significant and concrete improvements on all fronts when it comes to humanitarian efforts and limiting civilian casualties,” Mr. Meeks said in a statement. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin, Democrat of Maryland and the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, who had delayed signing off but never publicly said he was blocking the deal, also agreed to allow it to go forward, joining top Republicans who had agreed to the plan months ago.

Persons: Biden, Gregory W, Meeks, Mr, Benjamin L, Cardin Organizations: Democratic holdouts, Foreign Affairs Committee, Biden, White House, National Security Council, Democrat, Foreign Relations, Republicans Locations: Israel, New York, Gaza, Maryland

☆ Boeing CEO admits company has been ‘far from perfect’ after a flood of safety lapses
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Chris Isidore | Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

At an April 17 hearing Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour testified that Boeing is putting out defective planes because he and others who complain faced pressure not to do so. Calhoun has already met with members of Congress since the Alaska Air incident, albeit behind closed doors. He has also made numerous public statements to Boeing employees and to investors since the Alaska Air incident. But the January 5 incident aboard the Alaska Air flight happened just days before the end of the probationary period. Boeing has denied the Alaska Air incident violated the deferred prosecution agreement and is challenging any potential criminal liability in court.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, We’ve, Stephen Brashear, Calhoun, Howard McKenzie, Boeing’s, Sam Salehpour, ” Salehpour, ” Calhoun, “, ”, Richard Aboulafia, “ I’m, Calhoun’s, Max Organizations: Washington DC CNN, Boeing, Alaska Air Boeing, Max, Federal Aviation Administration, Getty, Consultancy, Alaska Air, Alaska Airlines, Alaska Airlines ’, Department Locations: Renton , Washington, Alaska, Indonesia, Ethiopia

☆ Bryson DeChambeau’s secret to US Open success: Floating his golf balls in Epsom salt
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The best athletes break all sorts of new ground in pursuit of greatness, looking for that extra tiny percent that can propel them above their rivals. For Bryson DeChambeau that extra kick might be found in the most surprising of places – Epsom salt. After taking control of the US Open with a captivating third-round performance on Saturday, the American elaborated on his habit of salting his golf balls before playing, just another aspect of his analytical approach to the game which has earned him the nickname of “The Scientist.”“I put my golf balls in Epsom salt,” he told reporters. “Essentially we float golf balls in a solution to make sure the golf ball is not out of balance.”His manager, Connor, was in charge of salting the golf balls, DeChambeau explained, to find out “how much out of balance” they were. “There’s always going to be an error, especially when it’s a sphere and there’s dimples on the edges,” he added.

Persons: Bryson, “, ”, Connor, DeChambeau, “ There’s, dimples, ” Bryson DeChambeau, Gregory Shamus, LIV, Rory McIlroy, Matthieu Pavon, Patrick Cantlay Organizations: CNN Locations: Epsom

☆ U.S. Open analysis: 10 things to know on Bryson DeChambeau’s win
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Justin Ray | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Bryson DeChambeau’s brilliant bunker shot at 18 and winning putt that followed capped off a remarkable week at Pinehurst No. His second U.S. Open win comes at age 30, another rare accomplishment. Bryson must get up and down from the bunker to win the U.S. Open. This is arguably the most painful in the disappointing decade-long run of major championship Sundays for Rory McIlroy. DeChambeau will try to become the first player since Woods in 2000 to win The Open and U.S. Open in the same season.

Persons: Bryson, Dustin Johnson, Tiger, DeChambeau, Angel Cabrera, Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Nicklaus, Woods, Ernie Els, Brooks Koepka, Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Raymond Floyd, Jerry Pate, Johnny Miller, Dave Stockton, Tom Watson, Hubert Green, WsOg54UKWR, Rory McIlroy, putts, McIlroy, Jim Furyk, Jack Hobens, Hale Irwin, Julius Boros, Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau, It’s, Neal Shipley, Luke Clanton, Shipley, Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar, Viktor Hovland, Ken Venturi, Matthieu Pavon, Pavon, Gregory Havret, Louis Tellier, Wunderkind Ludvig Åberg, Francis Ouimet, Åberg, Gregory Shamus, Scheffler, couldn’t, Henrik Stenson, Arnold Palmer, Tom Weiskopf, Ross Kinnaird Organizations: Pinehurst, U.S, Amateur, U.S ., Valhalla, Congressional, Masters, Royal Troon, Getty Locations: U.S, Oakmont, Pebble, Pinehurst, DeChambeau, France, bookending

☆ FAA investigating Southwest flight that came within 400 feet of crashing into the ocean
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Gregory Wallace | Ross Levitt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —A federal investigation is underway after a Southwest Airlines flight plunged toward the ocean off the coast of a Hawaiian island. The incident occurred April 11 aboard Southwest Flight 2786, but only came to light publicly on Friday after Bloomberg reported Southwest sent a memo to pilots about the incident. Flight tracking data from ADS-B Exchange shows the plane dropping at a rate of more than 4,000 feet per minute while only 600 feet above sea level. The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association has not commented. The flight was an inter-island hop from the main Honolulu airport to Lihue airport on the neighboring island of Kauai.

Organizations: New, New York CNN, Southwest Airlines, Southwest, Bloomberg, Exchange, Boeing, Max, Management, CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, United Airlines, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB Locations: New York, Honolulu, Lihue, Kauai

☆ US Open: Box office Bryson DeChambeau receives mid-round physiotherapy in woods – then muscles into lead
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Bryson DeChambeau lay sprawled on his back, gazing up at the towering pine trees as a physiotherapist worked him over. Once maligned by some golf fans, DeChambeau – whose personal YouTube channel continues to amass subscribers – has embraced his new-found role as a crowd-favorite. After his tee shot pulled into a bunker, the American came close to holing out with his mesmerizing subsequent swing. To top it all off, there was a spot of mid-round physiotherapy – permitted by the PGA Tour – in the woods ahead of the 11th hole. “Another frustrating day,” Scheffler told reporters.

Persons: CNN — Bryson DeChambeau, LIV, ” DeChambeau, I’ve, DeChambeau –, DeChambeau, Gregory Shamus, ”, “, Bryson, ” “ I’ve, “ I’ve, ” McIlroy, Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, “ You’ve, Matt York, Matthieu Pavon, Frenchman, ” Pavon, Pavon, Patrick Cantlay, Scottie Scheffler’s, ” Scheffler, Andrew Redington Organizations: CNN, PGA, U.S, Northern, “, U.S . Locations: Carolina’s, New York, Pinehurst, “

☆ US Open: Exasperated Scottie Scheffler tosses and slams clubs but squeezes into weekend as Ludvig Aberg edges ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

2 across its 117-year history, but on Friday the North Carolina course received perhaps its greatest appraisal yet: it made Scottie Scheffler look human. 1’s unflappable brilliance finally buckled during the second round of the 124th US Open on Friday. Today I just couldn’t get the putts to fall,” Scheffler told reporters after his round. “That pissed me off,” Schauffele, who shot one-under 69 to climb into a share of ninth at one-under overall, told reporters. “As far as my last Open Championship or US Open Championship, I don’t know what that is.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler’s, ” Scheffler, I’ll, Scheffler, Scheffler muttered, Gregory Shamus, Xander Schauffele, ” Schauffele, Aberg, Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg, “, I’ve, ” Belgium’s Thomas Detry, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Cantlay, Rory McIlroy –, George Walker IV, Viktor Hovland, Max Homa, Tiger Woods, Woods, CNN’s Patrick Snell, ” Woods, Snell, I’m, ” Organizations: CNN, 124th, Masters, PGA Locations: Pinehurst, Carolina, Pinehurst’s, Scotland

☆ Investigation underway into rare, unsafe airliner roll experienced by a Boeing 737 Max
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Federal authorities and Boeing are trying to figure out why a 737 Max 8 experienced a rare, unsafe back-and-forth roll during flight. There were no injuries onboard Southwest Airlines flight 746 on May 25, according to the airline and a preliminary report by the FAA. It is unclear if the damaged unit led to or was a result of the roll. The plane has not flown since landing in Oakland, California after the incident, except to move it to a Boeing facility in Washington state. Southwest told CNN it referred the incident to the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board and is participating in and supporting the investigation.

Organizations: CNN, Federal, Boeing, Max, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Airlines, FAA, Southwest, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, Authorities Locations: Oakland , California, Washington, Dutch

☆ FAA chief admits agency ‘too hands-off’ in oversight of Boeing
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Chris Isidore | Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Washington DC CNN —Federal Aviation Administration chief Mike Whitaker said his agency is partly responsible for the safety problems at Boeing, admitting that it had been “too hands off” in its oversight of the troubled aircraft manufacturer. But he also said that the FAA was not blameless in that incident. Whitaker said that the FAA previously had 24 inspectors at Boeing and Spirit and that the number was in the low 30s now. But Whitaker said that Boeing needs to make changes as well to improve the safety of its planes. “There must be a fundamental shift in the company’s safety culture in order to holistically address its quality and safety challenges,” he said.

Persons: Mike Whitaker, Whitaker, ”, “, ” Whitaker, We’ve Organizations: Washington DC CNN — Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, Senate, Alaksa Airlines, FAA, Boeing’s South Locations: Boeing’s, Boeing’s South Carolina, Renton , Washington

☆ Pamela Smart case timeline
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Christina Zdanowicz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Pamela Smart, then 22, was a high school media director when she began an affair with 15-year-old Billy Flynn. In her trial, prosecutors said Smart then coaxed Flynn into carrying out the murder plot with two teenage friends. Here’s a timeline of Pamela Smart’s murder conspiracy plot, the resulting legal cases and convictions. March 4, 1991: Oral arguments began in Smart’s murder conspiracy trial in the Rockingham County Superior Court in Exeter, New Hampshire. William Flynn, 17, is shown the gun he used at Pamela Smart's trial on March 12, 1991.

Persons: Pamela Smart, Billy Flynn, Smart, Flynn, Gregg Smart, Pamela Smart’s, Joyce Maynard’s, Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, Linda Wojas, CNN’s Larry King, Pamela Smart's, Patrick Randall, Vance Lattime Jr, Gregory Smart, Raymond Fowler, Gregory Smart’s, couldn’t, William Flynn, Jim Cole, Randall, WMUR, Fowler, Chris Sununu, Smart’s, Lattime, CNN’s Hayley Wilson, Gary Tuchman Organizations: CNN, Police, Associated Press, AP . Police, Court, Prosecutors, WMUR, . New, . New Hampshire Gov, AP, Sununu, Smart, Bedford Hills Correctional Facility Locations: Derry , New Hampshire, Rockingham, Exeter , New Hampshire, WMUR, ., . New Hampshire, Bedford Hills, Westchester County , New York

☆ I bought my last Starbucks drink 4 years ago. I pay more for coffee now, but the benefits are worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Rachel Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Constantly searching for new coffee shops has taught me how to better trust my instincts. AdvertisementMany independent coffee shops closed during or shortly after the height of the pandemic. Plus, at local coffee shops, I'm one of few customers instead of one of many in a long line. Sometimes, I still end up at coffee chains — but my self-imposed ban means I'll opt for smaller ones like Blank Street or Gregory's Coffee instead of mega-global franchises. It's just that by quitting, my coffee world has opened up beyond the limitations of one company — and forever hunting for a new coffee shop has become my ultimate pick-me-up.

Persons: —, Rachel Chang, I'd Organizations: Service, Starbucks Locations: Bali, Morocco, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, San Francisco

☆ These chefs and restaurants are the 2024 James Beard Award winners
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The Oscars of the food world — the James Beard Awards — were handed out Monday night to many chefs and restaurants reflecting cultures and regions that have long been overlooked when honoring culinary achievement in the United States. Outstanding Chef winner Michael Rafidi dedicated his award to Palestinian people all over the world in his acceptance speech. The 2024 winners bring heritage from all over the globe — the Philippines, Mexico, Japan, Peru, Vietnam, Senegal — to tables across the United States. This year’s awards also bring recognition to restaurants in many smaller towns and states that have not historically been recognized with James Beard Awards. Chef Masako Morishita received the James Beard Award for Emerging Chef.

Persons: James Beard, —, Serigne Mbaye, ” Mbaye, Michael Rafidi, ”, Paul Smith, Lula Drake Wine, Chef Masako Morishita, Beard, Deb Lindsey, Masako Morishita, Atsuko Fujimoto, Morishita, Adams Morgan, Fujimoto, Baker, Ruth Reichl, Reichl, “, foodie, James Beard’s, ” Beard, Hamissi Mamba, Nadia Nijimbere, MI, Yenvy Pham, Phở, WA Chris Viaud, NH Hollis Wells Silverman, Erika Whitaker, Kelly Whitaker, Sarah Minnick, Dean Neff, Renee Touponce, David Uygur, Christine Dong, Fariyal Abdullahi, Janet Becerra, SC Ryan Fernandez, Mel, Baker Susan Bae, Jesus Brazon, Manuel Brazon, Crystal Kass, Valentine, AZ Anna Posey, Hospitality Crawford, NC Gemma, Lula Cafe, Vin, California Geoff Davis, CA Rogelio Garcia, Auro, Lord Maynard Llera, Kuya, Los Angeles , CA Tara Monsod, Billy ” Ngo, Vinnie Cimino, Cordelia, Jose Salazar, Sarkar, Hajime Sato, Sozai, MI Jenner Tomaska, Tony Conte, Jesse Ito, Matt Kern, Harley Peet, Kevin Tien, Ann Ahmed, Rob Connoley, Dan Jacobs, Dan Van Rite, Christina Nguyen, Hai, Tim Nicholson, Brandon Cunningham, Ali Sabbah, Matt Vawter, Penelope Wong, Yuan Wonton, Nick Zocco, NY Atsushi Kono, Chris Mauricio, Charlie Mitchell, Clover, NY Jeremy Salamon, Conor Dennehy, Talulla, Maria Meza, David Standridge, Jake Stevens, Cara Tobin, Honey, Avery Adams, Matia, WA Kristi Brown, WA Josh Dorcak, Gregory Gourdet, Melissa Miranda, Jamie Davis, The, Washington , NC Rod Lassiter, Parnass Savang, James London, Chubby Fish, SC Robbie Robinson, Valerie Chang, FL Hunter Evans, Jackson, MS Gabriel Hernandez, Carlos Portela, Rene Andrade, Jeff Chanchaleune, Ma Der, Steve, Steve Riley, NM Eduardo Rodriguez, Zacatlán, Texas Emmanuel Chavez, Houston , TX Christopher Cullum, Cullum’s Attaboy, San Antonio , TX Tracy Malechek, Ezekiel, Birdie’s, Misti Norris, Petra, Ana Liz Pulido, Ana Liz Taqueria Organizations: CNN, Dakar NOLA, Lyric Opera, Michelin, Beverages Program, Chefs, The Washington Post, Washington Commanders, The New York Times, Gourmet Magazine, James, James Beard Foundation, Hav, Seattle , WA Nikko Cagalanan, SC, NY, Dakar, FL Kisser, Nashville , TN Oro, Caracas Bakery, AZ, Hospitality, IL, NY Woodford Food & Beverage, Beverages, SC The Morris, D.C, BEST, Social Haus, UT, New, New York State, Pacific, FL, Houston , TX Locations: United States, New Orleans, West Africa, Chicago, Portland , Oregon, Pacific, Albi, Washington, Ramallah, Philippines, Mexico, Japan, Peru, Vietnam, Senegal, West Virginia, Charleston , West Virginia, Columbia , South Carolina, Mission , Texas, Mystic , Connecticut, Easton , Maryland, Portland , Maine, Tokyo, Perry’s, Adams, DC, Bakery, Detroit, Seattle, WA, Greenleaf, Ansanm, Milford, Wolfeboro, NH, The Wells, Boulder, Portland, Wilmington ,, Albi , Washington, The, Lucia, Dallas , TX, Santa Fe, Marfa ,, San Antonio ,, Springs, , New York, Pancita, Seattle , WA, Kultura, Charleston, Southern Junction, Buffalo, Waitsburg, Lockhart, TX, Carmel, Dorchester, Dakar NOLA , New Orleans, LA Hayward, McMinnville, Kaya, Orlando, Nashville , TN, Nixta , Minneapolis, Shan, Bozeman, Albuquerque, Long Beach ,, Hudson, Caracas, Doral, Miami, Phoenix, Elske, IL, Son, Raleigh, NC, Dallas ,, New York, NY, Columbia, San Francisco ,, Anaheim , Anaheim, , Washington, Waxlight, Montpelier, VT, Baltimore, , New Orleans, LA, Brownsville ,, California, Burdell, Oakland, Calistoga, Los Angeles ,, San Diego ,, Kru, Sacramento, Lakes, MI, Cleveland ,, Mita’s, Cincinnati, Indienne, Clawson, Esmé, NJ, PA, Philadelphia, Fenwick, Bas Rouge, Easton, KS, MN, MO, WI, Khâluna, Minneapolis, St, Louis, EsterEv, Milwaukee, Hai Hai , Minneapolis, Omaha, UT, WY, Greenough, Salt Lake City, Rootstalk, Breckenridge, Denver, Urban, Sofreh, Brooklyn, Kono , New York, Harana, Accord, Clover Hill, RI, Cambridge, Dolores, Providence ,, Leeward, Burlington, Island, MÄS, Ashland, kann, Musang, KY, TN, The Hackney, Washington , NC, Talat, Atlanta, West Columbia, Maty’s, Elvie’s, Verde Mesa, San Juan, Saffron , New Orleans, AZ, NM, Bacanora, Oklahoma City, Henderson, Mesa, Tatemó, Houston ,, Austin ,, Mission

☆ Caitlin Clark: The reasons for and against the WNBA star’s exclusion from the Team USA Olympic roster
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —USA Basketball’s decision to omit Caitlin Clark from the Olympic roster was initially met with some shock. However, USA Basketball has made a “terrible decision,” according to CNN Sport analyst Christine Brennan, by omitting a phenomenon like Clark from the roster. Breanna Stewart, a two-time WNBA champion, Brittney Griner, a nine-time All Star and A’ja Wilson, a two-time MVP, have all represented Team USA at an Olympic Games before. “She’s the biggest thing in sports, not just women’s basketball in the United States,” Brennan said of why Clark should be included. With or without Clark, Team USA is the overwhelming favorite to win gold in Paris and continue its unbeaten Olympic record stretching back to 1992.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, wasn’t, ”, Christine Brennan, She’s, ” Clark, Brian Spurlock, I’m, Alyssa Thomas’s, Diana Taurasi’s, Breanna Stewart, Brittney, A’ja Wilson, Greg Fiume, Sabrina Ionescu, Jackie Young, Stewart, Betnijah Laney, it’s “, “ I’ve, “, that’s, ” Brennan, Caitlin, Don Riddell, Brennan, Gregory Shamus, Diana Taurasi, Diana, ’, ” Stewart, Taurasi, Paige Bueckers, USA, Jennifer Rizzotti, she’s, Jayne Kamin, There’ll, Rebecca Lobo, Candace Parker, –, Christian Laettner, women’s Organizations: CNN, USA, WNBA, CNN Sport, Chicago Sky, Indiana Fever, Indiana, Team USA, Olympic, Getty, NCAA, Hamilton, Fever, Basketball, “, Iowa, Sports, Reuters, USA Basketball, Team USA’s, NBA Locations: Paris, …, Iowa, Long, men’s, United, United States, Clark, America, Africa, Europe

☆ UK unemployment nears three-year high, wage growth firm as election looms
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A staff wanted sign in the window of a restaurant in the Soho district of London, U.K., on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. LONDON — U.K. unemployment unexpectedly rose to its highest level in two and a half years, data showed Tuesday, amid a heated general election campaign in which the economy is a key battleground. Simultaneous strong wage growth divided opinions from market-watchers mulling the timing of an interest rate cut from the Bank of England. While market pricing on Tuesday suggested next to no chance of a rate cut at the BOE's June meeting, and a 36% shot in August, that probability rises to nearly 60% for the September deliberations. Consultancy Capital Economics said that, while the stickiness of wage growth would be a "lingering concern" for the BOE, the rate should soon be on a "firm downward path" as unemployment rises.

Persons: Richard Carter, Cheviot, BOE, Capital's, Ruth Gregory, Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, Sunak, We've, it's, Starmer Organizations: LONDON, Bank of England, National Statistics, Reuters, Consultancy Capital Economics, Conservative Party, Labour, Conservatives Locations: Soho, London

☆ Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders who took iconic ‘Earthrise’ photo dies in plane crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Joe Sutton | Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —William Anders, a NASA astronaut who was part of the 1968 Apollo 8 crew who were the first three people to orbit the moon, has died in a plane crash in Washington state, according to his son, Gregory Anders. Anders served as a fighter pilot in all-weather interception squadrons of the Air Defense Command in California and Iceland, according to NASA and the US Naval Academy. Taken aboard Apollo 8 by William Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon, with astronauts Anders, Frank Borman and Jim Lovell aboard. Anders served as the lunar module pilot for the historic flight. Anders served as Executive Secretary for the National Aeronautics and Space Council from 1969 to 1973, according to NASA.

Persons: William Anders, Gregory Anders, ” Anders, Anders, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, ”, Lovell, Borman, Gerald Ford, Bill Nelson, “ Bill Anders, ” Nelson, Valerie, CNN’s Ashley Strickland Organizations: CNN, NASA, San Juan County Sheriff’s, United States Coast Guard, United States Naval Academy, US Air Force, US Naval, Air Defense Command, US Naval Academy, Air Force Weapons Laboratory, Apollo, Time Magazine, National Aeronautics, Space Council, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Locations: Washington, San Juan Islands, San Juan County, Jones, Seattle, Hong Kong, California, Iceland, New Mexico

☆ Three stocks to play the booming energy needs of AI data centers, according to BTIG
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"Speed to market for some data centers matters," the analysts told clients in a Thursday research note. This should provide opportunities for companies that can provide on-site solutions that allow data centers to skip the interconnection line, they said. BTIG recommends Bloom Energy , Core Scientific and FTAI Infrastructure as ways to play the power shortage theme. Bloom can provide energy through on-site fuel cells that run on natural gas or hydrogen. Core Scientific is a Bitcoin miner that is diversifying into data centers.

Persons: Gregory Lewis, BTIG, FTAI Organizations: Bloom Energy, Core, FTAI, Intel Locations: California

☆ In Gregory Crewdson’s photographs, an enduring, haunted vision of American life
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —By now, the famed photographer Gregory Crewdson’s well-oiled, large-scale shoots are well documented. Gregory CrewdsonCrewdson nods to the Hitchcock classic “Vertigo” and the female lead’s doubled self in this photograph from his most recent series, “Eveningside,” from 2021-22. For the series, the photographer returned to Adams, Massachusetts, and transformed vacant storefronts, revisiting locations from earlier series. With Crewdson’s work, he added: “It’s completely staged, and every detail is thought through. It’s that moment — not the final picture — that he’s always chasing, he reiterated on the call.

Persons: Gregory Crewdson’s, Crewdson, ” Crewdson, ”, Gregory Crewdson Crewdson, Hitchcock, “, Gregory Crewdson, Walter Moser, David Lynch, Steven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock, ” Moser, Jeff Wall, Cindy Sherman, Philip, Lorca diCorcia —, It’s, it’s, he’s, Juliane Hiam, —, Moser, Sherman, Edward Hopper, William Eggleston, ” Gregory Crewdson, HBO’s, Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Taylor, Haze ”, “ it’s, ’ ”, hasn’t, Rick Sands, Wes Anderson, ” Gregory Crewdson “, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Albertina, “, Pines, ”, New York Times Magazine, Yale Locations: Connecticut, Western Massachusetts, ”, Adams , Massachusetts, Vienna, Brooklyn ; New Haven , Connecticut, Pittsfield , Massachusetts, Crewdson’s, Vermont, America, Massachusetts, New York, New Haven, Pittsfield, Italy, Rome

☆ Biden expected to immediately use new asylum restrictions in sweeping measure
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | Donald Judd | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Biden unveiled the sweeping executive action Tuesday afternoon at the White House, attempting to use executive action to affect the situation on the border after a bipartisan measure failed earlier this year. The new executive action bars migrants who cross the border illegally from seeking asylum – a departure from decades-long protocol – once a daily threshold is met. Senior administration officials told reporters Tuesday it would be lifted when there’s a daily average of less than 1,500 encounters in between ports of entry. Senior administration officials acknowledged that federal resources are strained, which could pose a challenge, but they maintain that the measure will help them remove people more quickly. Senior administration officials Tuesday cited the measure as a tool to help head off that potential increase.

Persons: Washington CNN —, Biden, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, ” Biden, Jose Luis Gonzalez, Critics, Trump, they’re, Gregory Bull, ”, “, There’re Organizations: Washington CNN, White House, White, Republicans, Homeland Security, Texas National Guard, Reuters Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol, Trump, AP, “, Migrants Locations: Mexico, United States, Ciudad Juarez, Trump’s, San Diego, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela

☆ Teacher on leave after holding mock slave auction, using N-word in 5th-grade class
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Paradise Afshar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A Massachusetts teacher who staged a mock slave auction and used the N-word in a 5th-grade class has been placed on leave, according to a letter sent to parents by the school’s superintendent. The school district is about 30 miles west of Boston. In January, the teacher – who is not named in the letter – held an “impromptu mock slave auction” during a lesson on the Atlantic triangle slave trade, during which slave auctions were discussed, the letter said. “It was later brought to the District’s attention that the ‘N-word’ does not appear in the book,” Martineau said. CNN has reached out to the school and to the school district for further comment.

Persons: CNN —, Margaret, Gregory Martineau, –, ” Martineau, “, Martineau Organizations: CNN, Margaret Neary Elementary, WCVB, Public Schools of Northborough Locations: Massachusetts, Boston

☆ Boeing’s plan to fix the company could suggest major changes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

It is unclear if Boeing will actually release its plans to the public; FAA chief Mike Whitaker is slated to speak about the Boeing plan later on Thursday. The plan is seen as a crucial step to rebuilding the safety culture and practices of the nation’s single largest exporter. Whitaker ordered the plan from Boeing after reviewing the findings of FAA auditors who visited the company’s 737 Max assembly line. The auditors were deployed in response to the January 5 door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines flight 1282, a months-old Max. The plan may be one of Boeing’s last major milestones under Calhoun, who announced in the wake of the blowout he would join other senior managers in leaving the company this year.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, Mike Whitaker, Dave Calhoun –, Whitaker, Max, Calhoun, ”, – Organizations: Washington CNN — Aircraft, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, CNN, Max, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety Board Locations: Renton , Washington, Wichita , Kansas, Boeing’s Renton

☆ Graceland’s self-described scammer takes credit for attempted foreclosure sale of Elvis’ home
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Isabel Rosales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

As with all scammers, it’s unclear whether the person who emailed CNN is actually behind the scheme. The foreclosure sale was ultimately blocked, and Naussany Investments dropped its foreclosure efforts. A self-proclaimed scam artistCNN reached out to the email address listed as the company representative in Keough’s lawsuit for comment. “We use innocents and we steal identity,” said the scammer in an email to CNN. Sunderman believes that quick payoff may have been the scammer’s goal, not a successful foreclosure on Graceland.

Persons: Elvis Presley’s, I’ve, ”, Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley, she’d, Riley Keough, Elvis ’, gregoryenaussanyniplflorida@hotmail.com, Gregory Naussany, scammer, Elvis Presley, Mark Sunderman, “, Presley, Sunderman, Jonathan Skrmetti Organizations: CNN, United Nations, Naussany Investments, Graceland, New York Times, Investments, Private, Shelby County, Times, University of Memphis, Civil Rights Museum, ” Locations: Memphis, Uganda, Kimberling City , Missouri, Shelby, Nigeria, Florida, California, Graceland, Tennessee, Shelby County

☆ After a string of safety issues, Boeing is about to release a plan to fix its quality problems
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Washington CNN —Boeing is expected to release a plan this week to fix its endless string of safety issues that have been under federal investigation following a midflight fuselage blowout in January. Since then, the FAA and Boeing have met multiple times about the company’s progress and the plan’s scope. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said last week he sees the plan as only the “beginning” of a process for Boeing. Boeing later agreed to financial penalties and a deferred prosecution agreement to settle a criminal charge of defrauding US regulators. Its marching orders for the plan include addressing the audit and expert panel findings and explaining how it will integrate safety and quality assurance policies into practice.

Persons: Mike Whitaker, “ It’s, ” Whitaker, Max, Dave Calhoun, David Ryder, Whitaker, AeroSystems, Brian West, “ We’re, we’ll Organizations: Washington CNN, Boeing, Aviation Administration, FAA, ABC, Air Force, Alaska Airlines, Transportation Safety, Department of Justice, CNN, Employees, “ Locations: Portland , Oregon, Wichita , Kansas, Renton , Washington

☆ Bob Menendez: 4 questions that could determine his legal – and political – fate
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York are fighting a legal battle on two fronts. The government’s ability to sketch a clear and convincing picture for the jury despite these growing constraints will likely determine Menendez’s legal fate. “(She) communicated with the bribe payers, she passed messages to Menendez, and she collected some of the bribes,” Pomerantz said. Rob Menendez – rotten to the core.”Menendez Jr. directly addressed that line of attack in a recent spot of his own. But for Menendez, the senator and father, the will of the 8th District’s primary voters could weigh heavily on his political future – and legacy.

Persons: New Jersey Sen, Bob Menendez, Sidney Stein, Stein, Menendez, Prosecutors, –, Menendez –, Will Menendez, Donald Trump, Nadine, Nadine Menendez, Avi Weitzman, “, Lara Pomerantz, ” Pomerantz, ”, Rob Menendez Jr, Ravi Bhalla, Bhalla, Rob Menendez, Rob Menendez –, ” Menendez Jr, That’s, ” Menendez, “ I’m Organizations: New, New York CNN, New Jersey Democrat, Southern, of, US, McDonnell, United, Manhattan Criminal, Congressional, Democratic, Hoboken, Garden State Democrats ’ Locations: New York, New Jersey, Manhattan, Hudson, of New York, United States, Lower Manhattan, North Jersey’s, “ Jersey

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