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Boeing expects 787 suppliers to catch up by year’s end, restoring output
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits on the tarmac at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. Robert Sorbo | Reuters Boeing expects delayed suppliers to catch up on parts that have slowed production of its 787 jets to below a rate of five a month, as the U.S. planemaker works to restore output of two key commercial […]
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Berkshire sells around $1.48 billion Bank of America shares, filing shows
The exterior of a Bank of America on July 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway sold about 33.9 million shares of Bank of America for around $1.48 billion over multiple transactions this week, a regulatory filing showed. After the sale, Berkshire owned about 999 million BofA shares. Berkshire is […]
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‘Ludicrous’: Donors leave call with Kamala Harris frustrated and annoyed
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris departs Air Force Two as she arrives at Pope Army Airfield to campaign in Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S., July 18, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters A call Friday featuring Vice President Kamala Harris and about 300 major Democratic donors left many who dialed in frustrated, with one donor declaring it […]
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Israeli jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen after Tel Aviv attack
A giant fire erupts at an oil storage facility following Israeli strikes in Yemen’s Houthi-held port city of Hodeida on July 20, 2024. Israeli warplanes struck the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida on July 20, a day after a drone attack by the Houthi rebels killed a civilian in Tel Aviv, both sides said. Afp […]
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Malicious actors trying to exploit global tech outage for their own gain
A general view from Changi Airport as passengers gather and wait due to the global communications outage caused by CrowdStrike, which provides cyber security services to US technology company Microsoft, on July 19, 2024 in Singapore. Zakaria Zainal | Anadolu | Getty Images As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions […]
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Microsoft says about 8.5 million of its devices affected by CrowdStrike-related outage
The blue screen of death errors on computer screens are viewed due to the global communications outage caused by CrowdStrike, which provides cyber security services to US technology company Microsoft, on July 19, 2024 in Ankara, Turkey. Harun Ozalp | Anadolu | Getty Images A global tech outage that was related to a software update by cybersecurity […]
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China’s Xi urges all-out rescue efforts after highway bridge collapse kills 11
Chinese President Xi Jinping chairs a symposium on advancing the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and delivers an important speech in east China’s Shanghai, Nov. 30, 2023. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images President Xi Jinping urged all-out rescue efforts after a highway bridge collapse on Friday in Shaanxi […]
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Bangladesh army enforces curfew as students-led protests spiral
Anti-quota protests in Dhaka on July 18, 2024. Bangladesh students vowed on July 18 to continue nationwide protests against civil service hiring rules, rebuffing an olive branch from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who pledged justice for seven killed in the demonstrations. – | Afp | Getty Images Bangladesh soldiers patrolled the deserted streets of the […]
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Top UN court says Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal
Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024. Piroschka Van De Wouw | Reuters The United Nations’ highest court said on Friday that Israel’s occupation of […]
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Thousands of Disneyland workers vote to authorize a strike
People walk toward an entrance to Disneyland on April 24, 2023 in Anaheim, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Four unions representing more than 14,000 workers at Disney’s theme parks and resort properties in Southern California announced late Friday that members have voted to authorize a strike, citing alleged unfair labor practices during contract negotiations. […]
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