PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Precision Castparts Corp. has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused its metal casting facility in Southeast Portland of polluting nearby homes with toxic metals. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the settlement includes millions of dollars Precision Castparts already spent to improve emission controls at its Large Parts
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Marnie Hunter, CNN The reservation system that is the backbone of airlines around the world has terminated its agreement with Aeroflot, crippling the majority government-owned carrier’s ability to sell seats. The technology company Sabre says Aeroflot has been removed from its global distribution system, meaning Russia’s largest airline will not be
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Fitbit está retirando 1,7 millones de smartwatches debido a un potencial riesgo de quemaduras, dijo este miércoles la Comisión de Seguridad de Productos del Consumidor (CPSC, por sus siglas en inglés). La retirada voluntaria afecta exclusivamente a los modelos de smartwatch Fitbit Ionic, que contienen una batería de iones de
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Parks and Recreation” alum Nick Offerman is teaming up with his wife Megan Mullally to host the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the cool, laid-back cousin of awards shows. This year, the show has moved up a few weeks from its traditional post on the Saturday before Oscars and will
Continue ReadingFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The German soccer federation’s premises have been raided by prosecutors investigating possible financial misconduct. The federation says investigation concerns “irregularities in a contract with a media agency” and that neither the federation itself nor any current employees are suspected of wrongdoing. The dpa news agency reports that a former official’s home
Continue ReadingDEER PARK, Mich. (AP) — A ship that sank in 1891 has been discovered in Lake Superior off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society says the Atlanta is well-preserved in the coldest of the Great Lakes. The shipwreck group posted photos and video with the name of the ship clearly visible at
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business The international non-profit that coordinates management of the internet told Ukraine it will not intervene in the country’s war with Russia, rebuffing a request to cut Russia off from the global internet. Ukraine’s proposal is neither technically feasible nor within the mission of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Geovanny Vicente-Romero es abogado, politólogo y estratega político con experiencia como asesor de Políticas Públicas, Gobernanza y Comunicación Gubernamental. Es profesor asociado de Comunicación Estratégica (ERM) de Columbia University, de Nueva York. Es director de Comunicaciones del Instituto Interamericano de Justicia y Sostenibilidad (IIJS), en Washington. Entre sus estudios cuenta con
Continue ReadingBy Marc Cota-Robles and Jaysha Patel Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KABC) — A father and his 3-year-old daughter were killed after a pickup truck slammed into an apartment building in Long Beach Tuesday night. Firefighters responded to the 6600 block of Rose Avenue around 10:21 p.m. after the driver
Continue ReadingBy Kyung Lah, Jeff Zeleny and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey announced Thursday he would not be a candidate for US Senate in 2022, ending speculation about whether he would reconsider his previous stance against seeking the party’s nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly this fall. In a letter to donors
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — English golfer Daniel Gavins went on a run of six birdies in seven holes around the turn in shooting 7-under 64 to lead the Kenya Open by one stroke after the first round. The 190th-ranked Gavins made nine birdies in total at Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi. Johannes Veerman of the
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The Paralympic U-turn on Russian participation in the upcoming Beijing Games isn’t likely to be the end of the story. The Winter Paralympics are scheduled to open on Friday without Russian and Belarusian athletes. The competitors from those countries were expelled from the event because of their governments’ role in the invasion
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has reached a nationwide settlement over its role in the opioid crisis. The deal reached Thursday would require members of the Sackler family who own the drugmaker to pay as much as $6 billion in cash. That’s at least $1 billion more than
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a vocal critic of unions and the United Auto Workers’ efforts to organize his employees, is inviting the union to hold an organizing vote at the company. On Twitter late Wednesday night, Musk said that Tesla is able to hire and retain workers only in the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has notified Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell that he won’t enter his state’s high-profile Senate contest. That’s a disappointing development for establishment Republicans who saw Ducey as their best hope to defeat Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly this fall. Ducey’s decision was confirmed by a person with
Continue ReadingBy PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro’s president has appointed a new prime minister-designate, paving the way for the formation of a pro-Western government in the Balkan nation amid fears tensions that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could spill over in the volatile region. President Milo Djukanovic on Thursday gave the mandate to
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press COBB COUNTY, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s Republican-controlled state Legislature has passed legislation that would give three mostly white areas of a metro Atlanta county the chance to form their own cities this year. The cityhood referendums in Cobb County were approved a little more than a year after the election
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has reached a nationwide settlement over its role in the opioid crisis. The deal reached Thursday would require members of the Sackler family who own the drugmaker to pay as much as $6 billion in cash. That’s at least $1 billion more than
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Un grupo de fiscales generales en Estados Unidos anunció este martes una investigación sobre el impacto de TikTok en los jóvenes estadounidenses, que se suma a la constante presión política ejercida sobre las plataformas de redes sociales. La investigación se enfoca en las técnicas de TikTok para alimentar la participación de los
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Kennedy Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — One of Georgia’s newest residents already struggles with acceptance here in the Peach state. “It’s disgusting,” said Anna Reed. “A big no!” said Donneisha Match “Oh lord Jesus,” said Gregory Lightfoot. University of Georgia scientists have released a study saying our
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