Monitoring the world’s leading media. The main world news and events of the hour, today. Only Verified Information. World News. Currency News…

Boeing halts delivery of 737 MAX planes as flights grounded worldwide

SEATTLE — Boeing confirmed suspension of deliveries of 737 MAX aircraft on Thursday but continues to produce its single-aisle jets at full speed while dealing with the worldwide 737 MAX fleet’s grounding following a deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash. Reuters reported on Wednesday that deliveries were effectively halted as most airlines would avoid taking a jet banned from entering service in […]

Read more

London Hydro warns of phone scam threatening disconnection

London Hydro officials are alerting residents of a phone scam where customers are threatened with disconnection unless they pay their bill immediately with a credit card. Three people have come forward to the utility reporting such a call this week, said London Hydro CEO Vinay Sharma. The calls come from a toll-free 1-800 number and appear on caller ID like […]

Read more

Will Democrats follow their new stars into 2020 defeat?

Here’s the signal question facing the Democrats in Washington: Does the ­Superstar Leftist Trio in Congress — Alexandria and the Supremes — truly represent the views of the party’s voters as 2020 approaches? If they do, then the decision to capitulate last week to Rep. ­Ilhan Omar and back away from censuring her anti-Semitism was the right call politically, even […]

Read more

Flydubai says Boeing 737 MAX remains integral to future strategy

DUBAI (Reuters) – Middle Eastern carrier flydubai said on Thursday the Boeing 737 MAX, grounded after two fatal crashes in five months, remained integral to its future strategy. State-owned flydubai is one of the biggest customers of the MAX aircraft, having ordered 250 of the new model narrowbody jets since 2013. It currently operates 13 MAX 8 and MAX 9s. […]

Read more

‘We’re not firing on all cylinders’: South Okanagan hospitality industry faces labour shortage

Tourists planning to vacation in the South Okanagan this summer could have their trip hampered by labour shortages plaguing the hospitality industry. Accommodators, restaurants, and wineries in Oliver and Osoyoos continue to struggle to recruit the level of staff needed to fully run their operations during the busy tourism season. At a job fair in Oliver on Wednesday, Don Brogan, […]

Read more

Lawsuits filed for over $500b in wake of college cheating scandal

Multiple lawsuits are filed for more than $500 billion accusing Yale, USC and more of letting students ‘waste’ money applying for elite schools when it’s actually rigged in the wake of college admissions cheating scandal Two Stanford students, Erica Olsen and Kalea Woods, filed a $5 million class action suit on Wednesday Parent Jennifer Kay Toy filed a separate $500 billion lawsuit […]

Read more

There’s no reason for a Beto 2020 run and other commentary

From the left: Beto 2020 Has No Reason to Exist Beto O’Rourke “would seem to have much of what he needs” — political ­celebrity, a devoted base of fans and a network of small donors — “to mount a serious run” for president, notes Slate’s Josh Voorhees. He’s “just missing one thing, though: an actual reason to run.” O’Rourke enters […]

Read more
1 1,068 1,069 1,070 1,071 1,072 1,485