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Apr 18 2024
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Alaska Airlines stock lifts off after Boeing paid up $162 million for the door plug blowout
All things considered, Alaska Air Group’s first-quarter performance was pretty solid — and investors took notice. Following January’s Boeing 737 Max 9 door plug blowout, Alaska Airlines was forced to ground a swathe of its 737 Max fleet to conduct safety reviews. To compensate for the lost revenues from the grounding, as well as soaring costs to inspect and restore planes to regular service,
QuartzMar 19 2024
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Michigan Senate votes to overhaul state surrogacy law, allow paid contracts
Lansing — The Michigan Senate voted Tuesday to revamp the state's law on surrogacy, allowing for agreements, featuring compensation, between women who are willing to become pregnant and those planning to become parents. Democrats who championed the proposals argued that Michigan needed to update its policies to match new technology and to do away with a criminal ban on paid surrogacy contracts
Detroit NewsApr 20 2024
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Triple N.J. shooting leaves 1 man dead
One of three men shot Friday on a street in Newark died Saturday in a city hospital, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office told NJ Advance Media. The name of the victim was not immediately reported. The incident occurred in the 400 block of Avon Avenue. Two of the men shot, including the one who died, were taken to University Hospital afterward. One refused treatment, investigators said. “It is
nj.comApr 26 2024
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High Costs, Safety Fears Leave Urban Nightlife in Decline
In a recent post on X, Mayor Sadiq Khan boasted that London "is leading the world in its 24-hour-policy." But critics were quick to point out that the city’s nightlife is in decline. Thousands of nightclubs, bars and restaurants across the metro region have shut down since 2020. And experts say the deterioration long precedes Covid. It also echoes far beyond London and the UK. From Montreal to
BloombergJul 18 2023
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Group collecting signatures to put paid sick leave on the ballot in Nebraska
Group collecting signatures to put paid sick leave on the ballot in Nebraska LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – After paid sick leave for workers in Nebraska failed to make it out of the Legislature, a group has formed to start a ballot initiative. Only 15 states have mandatory paid sick leave, but the organization Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans hopes Nebraska can be the 16th. “Currently, Nebraska parents
ABC 8 KLKNApr 20 2024
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Chicago weekend shootings leaves 2 dead, 6 hurt
CHICAGO (CBS) — At least two people are dead, and six others were hurt in weekend shootings across the city as of Saturday. The ages of the victims range between 19 and 42. In the first shooting of the weekend, a man, 34, was shot by an unknown person inside an apartment in the 0-100 block of North Laramie Avenue just after 5 p.m. The victim was struck in the left knee and taken to Mt. Sinai
CBS News (Online)Apr 23 2024
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Unhoused residents ordered to leave Wake homeless encampment
More than 40 people living in a tent encampment on a state-owned, unused lot at the intersection of Highways 401 and U.S. 70 near the Raleigh-Garner border were told to leave by 10 a.m. Tuesday or face arrest for trespassing. Advocates for the people in the encampment called a 9 a.m. press conference Tuesday to bring attention to what they are calling an “act of unmitigated cruelty,” coming as
Indy WeekApr 25 2024
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Suspected Chicago bank robber leaves unusual note at the scene
CHICAGO (CBS) — A bank robber caught just moments after a heist in the Loop. It happened at a busy Chase Bank, but what federal agents found on the suspect makes this case so unusual. In broad daylight, in the heart of downtown Chicago, a Chase Bank was robbed near Dearborn and Madison. A federal complaint said the robber, identified as Kendall Jones, asked a teller about opening an account
CBS News (Online)Sep 08 2023
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More than 10K have already applied for Paid Leave Oregon benefits
Eligible Oregon employees were able to start taking paid leave as of Sept. 3 and the Oregon Employment Department is in the midst of processing hundreds of pending applications. In a media briefing Thursday, the department said more than 10,000 have applied and 1,828 applications for Paid Leave Oregon have been approved. Benefits should begin to be paid out Sept. 13. Employees in Oregon are
The Register-GuardSep 08 2023
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More than 10K have already applied for Paid Leave Oregon benefits
Eligible Oregon employees were able to start taking paid leave as of Sept. 3 and the Oregon Employment Department is in the midst of processing hundreds of pending applications. In a media briefing Thursday, the department said more than 10,000 have applied and 1,828 applications for Paid Leave Oregon have been approved. Benefits should begin to be paid out Sept. 13. Employees in Oregon are
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