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Boeing's CEO Firing Move To "Restore Confidence" Amid 737 Max Crisis
Boeing fired its chief executive officer Monday in a move intended to bring to a close the most tumultuous period in its 103-year history, marked by a bungled response to two fatal airplane crashes blamed on a flawed software program and poor oversight.
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An Airline Lets You Book Flights On WhatsApp. For $25.
"Just text me." That's the pitch Spirit Airlines is making to customers looking to book flights on the go. Starting Sept. 1, customers can message the discount carrier over WhatsApp to start making reservations, ask questions or modify their travel. The service will be available in English and Spanish.
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Trump Adds 5% Tariff On Chinese Goods In Latest Tit-For-Tat Escalation
President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that U.S. companies stop doing business with China and announced he would raise the rate of tariffs on Beijing, capping one of the most extraordinary days in the long-running U.S.-China trade war.
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Tesla's Lane-Changing Feature Less Competent Than Human Driver: Consumer Reports
The latest version of Tesla's automatic lane changing feature may actually be less safe than a human driver, according to Consumer Reports.
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Burger King 'Real Meals' Troll McDonald's, But Also Promote Mental Health
"All I ask is that you let me feel my way." That's the refrain of a new video promoting mental health awareness. The unlikely source? Burger King.
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Don't Expose Infants Younger Than 1-Year-Old To Electronic Devices: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued strict new guidelines Wednesday on one of the most anxiety-producing issues of 21st Century family life: How much should parents resort to videos and online games to entertain, educate or simply distract their young children?
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Smoking, Depression Apps Seen Selling Your Data to Google, Facebook: Study
The study tracked three-dozen apps targeted at people with depression or who want to quit smoking.
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Amazon Employee Says He Was Fired for Calling for Unionisation, Safer Working Conditions
Long was fired from Amazon in early February over what the letter described as a "purported" safety violation.
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Amazon Employee Says He Was Fired For Demanding Safer Working Conditions
Amazon's clashes with employees over worker's rights and unionization now include a Staten Island warehouse worker who says his criticism of the company led to his firing.
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Amazon Hits Record $3 Billion in Profit Off Strong Holiday Season
Amazon closed 2018 with a record $3 billion in profit in the fourth quarter, running off the fuel of the holiday season to beat Wall Street expectations
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"I Love You Precious": George HW Bush's Moving, Funny, Inspiring Letters
On the day he became the oldest president in American history, George H.W. Bush wrote one of his final letters. For most of his 94 years, handwritten notes had been Bush's preferred method of connecting with family members, friends, colleagues and foes, whether from an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific or behind a desk in the Oval Office.
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Why Amazon Prime Memberships Might Be Waning
New research by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners suggesting that in the past year, Prime memberships grew 8 percent - the lowest annual rate since the group began tracking the data in 2012.
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"Just Don't": People Destroy Nike Gear To Protest New Ad Campaign
Some sliced the swooshes right out of their socks. Others lit their shoes aflame and filmed while they burned in their yards. All had strong feelings about Nike's new "Just Do It" campaign and one of its newest faces: Colin Kaepernick.
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Man Fired For Not Joining Company's Bible Study. He Is Suing For $800,000
The 34-year-old painter is suing Dahled Up Construction, a company based south of Portland, Oregon, for allegedly firing him after he refused to join a Christian Bible group for employees.
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Nike Slammed For Profiting From "Gang Culture", Removes Picture Of Model
Nike has removed a balaclava from its website after critics charged that the design perpetuated violence with "menacing" stereotypes of black youth and allowed the retailer to profit from "gang culture."
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Boeing's CEO Firing Move To "Restore Confidence" Amid 737 Max Crisis
Boeing fired its chief executive officer Monday in a move intended to bring to a close the most tumultuous period in its 103-year history, marked by a bungled response to two fatal airplane crashes blamed on a flawed software program and poor oversight.
-
An Airline Lets You Book Flights On WhatsApp. For $25.
"Just text me." That's the pitch Spirit Airlines is making to customers looking to book flights on the go. Starting Sept. 1, customers can message the discount carrier over WhatsApp to start making reservations, ask questions or modify their travel. The service will be available in English and Spanish.
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Trump Adds 5% Tariff On Chinese Goods In Latest Tit-For-Tat Escalation
President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that U.S. companies stop doing business with China and announced he would raise the rate of tariffs on Beijing, capping one of the most extraordinary days in the long-running U.S.-China trade war.
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Tesla's Lane-Changing Feature Less Competent Than Human Driver: Consumer Reports
The latest version of Tesla's automatic lane changing feature may actually be less safe than a human driver, according to Consumer Reports.
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Burger King 'Real Meals' Troll McDonald's, But Also Promote Mental Health
"All I ask is that you let me feel my way." That's the refrain of a new video promoting mental health awareness. The unlikely source? Burger King.
-
Don't Expose Infants Younger Than 1-Year-Old To Electronic Devices: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued strict new guidelines Wednesday on one of the most anxiety-producing issues of 21st Century family life: How much should parents resort to videos and online games to entertain, educate or simply distract their young children?
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Smoking, Depression Apps Seen Selling Your Data to Google, Facebook: Study
The study tracked three-dozen apps targeted at people with depression or who want to quit smoking.
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Amazon Employee Says He Was Fired for Calling for Unionisation, Safer Working Conditions
Long was fired from Amazon in early February over what the letter described as a "purported" safety violation.
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Amazon Employee Says He Was Fired For Demanding Safer Working Conditions
Amazon's clashes with employees over worker's rights and unionization now include a Staten Island warehouse worker who says his criticism of the company led to his firing.
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Amazon Hits Record $3 Billion in Profit Off Strong Holiday Season
Amazon closed 2018 with a record $3 billion in profit in the fourth quarter, running off the fuel of the holiday season to beat Wall Street expectations
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"I Love You Precious": George HW Bush's Moving, Funny, Inspiring Letters
On the day he became the oldest president in American history, George H.W. Bush wrote one of his final letters. For most of his 94 years, handwritten notes had been Bush's preferred method of connecting with family members, friends, colleagues and foes, whether from an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific or behind a desk in the Oval Office.
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Why Amazon Prime Memberships Might Be Waning
New research by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners suggesting that in the past year, Prime memberships grew 8 percent - the lowest annual rate since the group began tracking the data in 2012.
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"Just Don't": People Destroy Nike Gear To Protest New Ad Campaign
Some sliced the swooshes right out of their socks. Others lit their shoes aflame and filmed while they burned in their yards. All had strong feelings about Nike's new "Just Do It" campaign and one of its newest faces: Colin Kaepernick.
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Man Fired For Not Joining Company's Bible Study. He Is Suing For $800,000
The 34-year-old painter is suing Dahled Up Construction, a company based south of Portland, Oregon, for allegedly firing him after he refused to join a Christian Bible group for employees.
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Nike Slammed For Profiting From "Gang Culture", Removes Picture Of Model
Nike has removed a balaclava from its website after critics charged that the design perpetuated violence with "menacing" stereotypes of black youth and allowed the retailer to profit from "gang culture."
