SEATTLE — Facing severe criticism after a door plug blew out on a 737 Max over Oregon this month, Boeing said Monday it is withdrawing a request for a safety exemption needed to certify a new model of the plane. The company asked federal regulators late last year to allow it to begin delivering its 737 Max […]
By Joe Cash and Christoph Steitz BEIJING/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Swiss solar panel maker Meyer Burger is facing the brunt of competition from China and is warning it may have to close its loss-making production plant in Germany unless the government steps in with financial support. “Chinese manufacturers are deliberately selling goods in Europe far below […]
England defender Kyle Walker has apologised to his wife Annie Kilner after he fathered a second child with model Lauryn Goodman. Walker, 33, already had three children with Kilner when in 2020 Goodman gave birth to their son. The England international told The Sun newspaper the time had come to “own up” to his mistakes. […]
(Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest asset manager just triggered a $5 billion reshuffle in its lineup of quant-style ETFs as the resilience of the US economy boosts the outlook for value shares. Most Read from Bloomberg Roughly that amount moved to a pair of BlackRock Inc. funds on Thursday, one of which tracks cheap-looking stocks […]
The face of Japanese beauty is now a Ukrainian-born model — at least according to pageant judges who sparked a debate on cultural identity by naming 26-year-old Karolina Shiino as Miss Japan on Monday. The annual Miss Nippon contest, which takes its title from the country’s Japanese name, awards the tiara to the contestant representing […]
This article was originally published in EducationNC. Four months after officially beginning work in August to revise its funding model, the N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) unveiled its new plan, called Propel NC, at the State Board of Community Colleges meeting Jan. 19. The plan received a unanimous vote of approval from all 58 members […]
(Bloomberg) — When asked who won the recent presidential election in Taiwan, the world’s most advanced Chinese-language chatbot gives a confusing answer. Most Read from Bloomberg “Lai Ching-te,” Baidu Inc.’s Ernie Bot accurately says. But then it adds: “No matter how the situation in Taiwan changes, the basic fact is that there’s only one China” […]
“There have been racial barriers, and it has been challenging to be accepted as Japanese.” That’s what a tearful Carolina Shiino said in impeccable Japanese after she was crowned Miss Japan on Monday. The 26-year-old model, who was born in Ukraine, moved to Japan at the age of five and was raised in Nagoya. She […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dozens of Missouri Department of Corrections staff members are urging Gov. Mike Parson to grant clemency to a man scheduled to die in April for killing his cousin and her husband, with a former warden calling him a “model inmate.” Sixty corrections officers and other staff members signed onto a […]
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday recommended visual inspections of Boeing 737-900ER planes because the have similarities to the model involved in a Jan. 5 midair emergency on an Alaska Airlines flight. The inspections should focus on “mid-exit door plugs,” the FAA said in a statement, referring to the same type of panel that […]
Dan Marburger, the Perry High School principal hailed as a hero for sacrificing his life to save those of his students in a Jan. 4 shooting at the school, was remembered at his funeral Saturday as a jovial, hardworking man who “modeled love and grace every day.” The pastor who led the service, Jeremy Winter, […]
MEMPHIS – Despite the nasty conditions outside, new Showboats coach John DeFilippo making the rounds around Memphis the past couple of days and that included a stop at News Channel 3. The goal?? A simple one. To help Showboats’ fans put a face to the name. DeFilippo comes to the ‘Boats after coaching last season […]