NewsReutersU.S. FAA to deploy software to reduce airport delays
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Tuesday it plans to deploy a new software capability to reduce taxi times and ramp congestion for flights at 27 airports. The FAA and NASA said the new software was tested for four years that calculates gate pushbacks at busy hub airports "so that each plane can roll directly to the runway and to take off."
NewsHuffPostCalifornia Ends ‘Piece Rate’ Work For Garment Workers, Guaranteeing Minimum Hourly Wage
The new law also makes fashion brands more accountable for wage theft committed by subcontractors in L.A. garment factories.
PoliticsHuffPostStephanie Grisham Reveals Trump Called To Tell Her About His Penis
The former president phoned his press secretary from Air Force One to assure her his penis was neither small nor toadstool-shaped, Grisham wrote in her tell-all.
PoliticsAFP NewsTop US general says Trump never intended to attack China
Top US General Mark Milley testified Tuesday that calls he made to his Chinese counterparts in the turbulent waning months of Donald Trump's administration were intended to "deescalate" tensions and the former president had no intention of attacking China.
NewsAFP NewsWHO chief apologises for sex abuse by staff in DR Congo
The head of the World Health Organization apologised Tuesday after independent investigators probing allegations of sexual abuse in the DR Congo by the UN agency's staff issued a damning indictment citing "clear structural failures" and "individual negligence."
NewsAFP NewsPfizer submits data to authorize Covid vaccine in young children
Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they had begun submitting data to the US Food and Drug Administration for the highly anticipated authorization of their Covid-19 vaccine in children aged five to 11.
BusinessReutersGoogle's browser cookies plan anti-competitive, advertisers tell EU
Google's plan to block a popular web tracking tool called "cookies" is anti-competitive, a group of advertisers, publishers and tech companies said in a complaint to EU antitrust regulators. The grievance could boost the European Commission's investigation opened in June into Alphabet unit Google's Privacy Sandbox which the company said could allow businesses to target clusters of consumers without identifying individuals. Google said a year ago that it would ban some cookies in its Chrome browser to increase user privacy and offer the Privacy Sandbox as an alternative.
HealthHuffPostMissouri Medical Center To Issue Staff Panic Buttons Following Uptick In Attacks By Patients
Patient assaults on health care workers at a Branson hospital have tripled over the last year.
NewsReutersTens of thousands expected in Lisbon for November's Web Summit
Around 40,000 people from around the world are expected to attend Europe's biggest technology conference, the Web Summit, in Lisbon in November, after the event was held online last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers said on Tuesday. "Earlier this year it was unclear if the Web Summit was going to take place at all," Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave told a news conference. Economy Minister Pedro Siza Vieira said the return of the event was "excellent news" and would help the country's ravaged tourism sector, which before the pandemic contributed around 15% to Portugal's economy.
BusinessReutersGM's commercial EV unit to expand vehicle lineup, add Verizon as customer
General Motors Co said on Tuesday its BrightDrop electric commercial vehicle business will add a second delivery van to its lineup in 2023 and has agreed to supply that vehicle to Verizon Communications Inc. GM said the medium-sized EV410, aimed at a segment that includes grocery, telecommunications and other service providers that require smaller vehicles, will be built starting in the second half of 2023 at the company's CAMI assembly plant in Canada. "We're seeing incredible demand for these things," BrightDrop Chief Executive Travis Katz said in an interview.
LifestyleHuffPostI Loved Co-Parenting With My Ex. When He Suddenly Died, My World Changed.
"Nothing prepared me for my daughter's call one afternoon. 'Ryan thinks Daddy’s dead!' she blurted when I answered."
BusinessReutersToyota buys software firm Renovo to accelerate self-driving tech development
Toyota Motor Corp's Silicon Valley research arm on Thursday said it had acquired automotive operating system software company Renovo to help accelerate the development of fully-autonomous connected vehicles. "I am hoping to shave off years and months to our minimum viable product launches," James Kuffner, the head of Toyota's Woven Planet subsidiary said during a press briefing. Toyota is in a technological race with other established car companies and newer rivals, such as Tesla Inc and Amazon, to build cars that can operate without drivers and share data within connected networks.
HealthAFP NewsWHO wants to rein in meningitis by 2030
The World Health Organization unveiled a plan Tuesday to bring meningitis under control by 2030, slashing the 250,000 annual deaths caused by the debilitating disease.
NewsAFP NewsTaliban to 'temporarily' adopt monarchy constitution, with caveats
The Taliban said on Tuesday they will temporarily adopt a 1964 constitution that granted women the right to vote but eliminate any elements they disagree with.
PoliticsHuffPost'Kayaktivists' Protest Outside Joe Manchin's Houseboat Over Budget Bill
"He’s not listening to us, he’s listening to Big Money," one group's leader said. "That’s why we’re here at his yacht in D.C. today.”
NewsAFP NewsBangkok on alert as 70,000 homes flooded in Thailand
Thai authorities on Tuesday rushed to protect parts of Bangkok from floodwaters that have already inundated 70,000 homes and killed six people in the country's northern and central provinces.
LifestyleAFP NewsHot to trot: Shetland ponies prove popular during pandemic
For hundreds of years, the inhabitants of the northernmost part of Scotland and the United Kingdom have bred small horses -- the Shetland pony.
NewsAFP NewsUS siblings under China exit ban head home after Huawei deal
An American brother and sister barred from exiting China since 2018 in an apparent bid to pressure their father to return and face criminal allegations have finally left the country, Beijing and Washington confirmed on Tuesday.
NewsAFP NewsJapan PM announces end to virus state of emergency
A coronavirus state of emergency targeting nightlife in Tokyo and other Japanese regions will end this week, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday, as cases nosedive nationwide.
BusinessReutersGeely chairman's smartphone project aims for 2023 product launch - memo
A smartphone venture launched by the chairman of Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding aims to roll out its first phone by 2023 and to sell 3 million units in the first year, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Eric Li, also known as Li Shufu, on Tuesday launched a company that Geely said would make premium smartphones, entering the highly competitive handset sector. Geely said Hubei Xingji Shidai Technology Co Ltd, had agreed to set up a headquarters in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
BusinessReutersAutoStore seeks to raise $315 million in one of Norway's largest IPOs
SoftBank-backed robotics firm AutoStore said on Tuesday it seeks to raise $315 million by listing on the Oslo Bourse for an initial public offering (IPO) at a valuation that could make it Norway's largest stock launch in two decades. In April, SoftBank bought https://www.reuters.com/article/us-softbank-group-autostore-idUSKBN2BS1YC a 40% stake in the Norwegian company for $2.8 billion, valuing AutoStore at about $7 billion. Thomas H. Lee Partners and EQT are among its other investors.
NewsSouth China Morning PostHong Kong finance chief ‘has the qualifications’ for city leader, but blasting US in report shouldn’t be read as political manoeuvring, heavyweight says
Hong Kong’s financial chief “has the qualifications” to be a contender for the city’s next leader, pro-establishment veteran Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee has said, although “many others” also fall into this category. But the Executive Council member, who has herself run for chief executive twice before, also warned against interpreting Paul Chan Mo-po’s new report on the city’s business environment as an attempt to showcase himself ahead of the March election. The unprecedented report, released on Mond
BusinessAFP NewsCoolant leak 'likely' sparked giant Tesla battery fire in Australia
A three-day blaze that completely incinerated two giant Tesla batteries at a vast energy storage site in Australia was probably sparked by a coolant leak, safety regulators said Tuesday.
NewsAFP News'No future': Trans woman fears death under Taliban
As an Afghan transgender woman, Radwin has suffered brutal sexual violence on the streets and even rejection by her family.
NewsAFP NewsDeath by sadness, or the Taliban: LGBTQ Afghans in hiding
As the Taliban appeared on every corner of Kabul, Marwa and her friend -- both gay Afghans -- took the drastic decision to become husband and wife.
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