Month: March 2025
Goodbye to ‘bags fly free’ on Southwest Airlines, the last freebie in America
Passengers check in for Southwest Airlines flights at Chicago Midway International Airport on Feb. 18, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Almost nothing is guaranteed in life. Certainly not weather, electricity, health, tariffs or eggs. But for more than 50 years, American consumers could count on Southwest Airlines letting them check bags […]
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After Elon Musk’s Delaware exit, state lawmakers weigh bill to overhaul corporate law
Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk turned Delaware’s corporate law into a […]
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‘Filled with arrogance’: China lashes out at G7 over statements on maritime security
Chinese national flags flutter on boats near shipping containers at the Yangshan Port outside Shanghai, China, February 7, 2025. Go Nakamura | Reuters Chinese national flags flutter on boats near shipping containers at the Yangshan Port outside Shanghai, China, February 7, 2025. Go Nakamura | Reuters China has lashed out at accusations it is endangering […]
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Trump signs order to gut Voice of America, other agencies
In this June 15, 2020, file photo, the Voice of America building stands in Washington. Andrew Harnik | AP President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at gutting the parent of U.S. government-funded media outlet Voice of America and six other federal agencies, his administration’s latest step to shrink bureaucracy. The order […]
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Trump administration weighs travel ban on dozens of countries, memo says
Close up of American visa label in passport. Alexander W Helin | Moment | Getty Images The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters. The memo lists […]
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South Korea asks US for tariff exemption, trade ministry says
A South Korean national flag, center, and U.S. national flags fly at the Imjingak pavilion near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Paju, South Korea, on Saturday, April 29, 2017. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s trade minister has asked his U.S. counterpart to exempt the country from reciprocal tariffs if they go […]
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OpenAI and Musk agree to fast tracked trial over for-profit shift
OpenAI and Elon Musk have agreed to fast-track a trial over OpenAI’s for-profit shift, the latest turn in a grudge match between the world’s richest person and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman playing out publicly in court. Billionaire Elon Musk and OpenAI jointly proposed a trial in December, according to a federal court filing on Friday. […]
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Intel’s new CEO receives $66 million in options and stock grants on top of $1 million salary
Intel appoints Lip-Bu Tan as CEO. Courtesy: Intel New Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan will receive total compensation of $1 million in salary and about $66 million in stock options and grants vesting over the coming years, according to filing on Friday with the SEC. Tan was named as the chief of Intel this week, spurring […]
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Senate votes to advance GOP funding bill, clearing the way to avert a government shutdown
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds a press conference following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 19, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Senate Republicans teamed up with a small band of Democrats on Friday to advance a stopgap funding bill, clearing the path for a […]
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Vance expects a ‘high-level’ TikTok deal by the April 5 deadline
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance attends a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on March 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Vice President JD Vance expressed confidence Friday that a deal to sell TikTok and keep the social […]
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