American, United to furlough 32,000 As Time Runs Out On Aid Via APNews: American Airlines and United Airlines say they will begin to furlough 32,000 employees after lawmakers and the White House failed to agree on a broad pandemic relief package that includes more federal aid for airlines. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said that if Washington comes up with a deal with $25 billion for airlines “over the next […]
Las Vegas Shooting Victims to receive $800M settlement for MGM Resorts Via AP News: A court on Wednesday approved a settlement totaling $800 million from casino company MGM Resorts International and its insurers to more than 4,400 relatives and victims of the Las Vegas Strip shooting that was the deadliest in recent U.S. history. The action makes final a deal settling dozens of lawsuits on the eve of the third […]
General Mills Is Releasing 'Elf' Cereal For The Holidays Via Best Product: The moment Thanksgiving is over, it’s Christmas movies, Christmas movies, and more Christmas movies. Elf was released in 2003 and has earned its spot in our regular viewing rotation during the holiday season. The beloved movie is now a cereal, thanks to General Mills, and only cotton-headed ninny muggins won’t be trying it. According to Buddy the Elf, […]
Disney To Lay Off 28,000 At Its Parks In California & Florida Via AP News: Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic, The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it planned to lay off 28,000 workers in its parks division in California and Florida. Two-thirds of the planned layoffs involve part-time workers but they ranged from salaried employees to hourly workers, Disney […]
Airline Workers Brace For Mass Layoffs Amid COVID19 Hysteria Via AP News: The worries are growing for United Airlines flight attendant Jordy Comeaux. In a few days, he’ll be among roughly 40,000 airline workers whose jobs are likely to evaporate in an industry decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. Unless Congress acts to help for a second time, United will furlough Comeaux on Thursday, cutting off his income and health insurance. […]
FAA Certifies World's Largest Jet Engine For Commercial Use Via Cnet: Boeing's new 777X has flown over a key hurdle to carrying passengers now that the Federal Aviation Administration has certified the enormous jet engine developed to power the wide-body airliner. General Electric announced on Monday that the FAA had officially blessed the GE9x, the largest commercial jet engine ever built. "There is no substitute that can achieve the combination […]
Adidas & Star Wars Releases New Chewbacca Shoes Via Screenrant: Fans of Star Wars’ fluffiest yet deadliest smuggler can now show off their love with a designer pair of Chewbacca-themed sneakers from Adidas. This is just another addition to the ever-increasing roster of Star Wars-themed merchandise making its way to store shelves. Though not necessarily considered one of the “main three” in the Star Wars original trilogy, Chewie certainly has […]
U.S. Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Ban On New TikTok Downloads Via Reuters: A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that was set to bar Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google from offering Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok for download at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington issued the preliminary injunction in a brief order late on Sunday. He declined “at this time” […]
BMW Fined $18 Million For Inflating Monthly US Sales Figures Via AP News: BMW will pay an $18 million fine to settle allegations that it inflated its monthly U.S. sales numbers for five straight years. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday that the German luxury automaker kept a reserve of unreported sales that it drew on to meet monthly targets from 2015 to 2019. BMW disclosed the misleading information […]
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