The potential impact of hurricane winds on the search-and-rescue operations at the collapsed Surfside, Florida condominium could make the building structure collapse further, structural engineer Richard Slider warned Friday. “These systems or the concrete columns and slabs that are there now, are already unstable, to a certain extent,” Slider told CNBC’s “The News with Shepard …
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TSA screenings first surpass 2019 pandemic degree
Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Orlando International Airport in May 2021. Paul Hennessy | SOPA pictures | LightRakete | Getty Images The Transportation Security Administration said Friday that airport controls rose above 2019 levels for the first time in the pandemic, suggesting strong travel demand over the weekend …
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Unruly passenger conduct is a menace to all flyers, says pilot
An American Airlines pilot and union official told CNBC on Friday that on-board passenger disturbances do not go unnoticed in the cockpit and called for the U.S. government to take further action to deter incidents from happening. “When I hear that one of my flight attendants has been assaulted or another passenger, I’m up there flying the …
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Trevor Bauer was given go away of absence after allegations of sexual assault
Referees check the hat and glove of Trevor Bauer # 27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers for foreign matter after the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on June 28, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Meg Oliphant | Getty Images Los Angeles Dodgers’ superstar pitcher Trevor Bauer was put on a …
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Lordstown Motors inventory plunges on report from the DOJ investigation
Signage outside the Lordstown Motors Corp. headquarters. in Lordstown, Ohio on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Dustin Franz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lordstown Motors stock plunged as much as 17% on Friday after the Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Justice was investigating the contested start of electric vehicles. The stock was momentarily …
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Virgin Galactic inventory SPCE surges as Richard Branson goals for July 11
Virgin Galactic shares surged on Friday after the space tourism venture announced its next spaceflight test will carry founder Sir Richard Branson. The mission – with two pilots guiding spacecraft VSS Unity carrying Branson alongside three Virgin Galactic employees – plans to launch on July 11 from the company’s operations hub at Spaceport America in …
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Israel, UAE, Bahrain vaccination and an infection tendencies
Two women in face masks walk along a shopping area on April 19, 2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Francois Nel | Getty Images News | Getty Images Vaccination campaigns in several Middle East nations raced ahead of the rest of the world at the beginning of 2021. Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain …
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Sebastian Coes on Japan Video games
Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the IOC session at London’s Royal Opera House, Monday 23 July 2012. (AP Photo / Lefteris Pitarakis) Lefteris Pitarakis LONDON – The Tokyo Olympics should be held as there is no major health …
Automotive SPACs attempt to show their price to Wall Road amid bubble
Nikola Corporation rang the Nasdaq Closing Bell remotely from across the world. Source: The Nasdaq Electric vehicle start-ups that went public through SPAC deals over the past year are trying to prove their worth to Wall Street as investors grow increasingly skeptical of their future and securities regulators scrutinize their books. Canoo and Lordstown Motors …
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Toyota leads US gross sales for GM, anticipated to turn into America’s top-selling automaker
Toyota Motor outperformed General Motors in the US for the first quarter and is expected to be America’s best-selling automaker. The Japanese automaker reported sales of 688,813 vehicles in the US from April through June on Thursday. That compares to GM at 688,236 vehicles during the second quarter. Toyota exceeded analysts’ expectations, while GM slightly …