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  • Cuban boy who shot to fame after he was rescued from the Florida straits set to become a lawmaker

    Cuban boy who shot to fame after he was rescued from the Florida straits set to become a lawmaker

     

    Elián González, the Cuban boy whose custody battle stoked Cold War-era tensions, has been nominated to serve in the island’s National Assembly, the communist-party daily Granma said Monday.

    ​Elián González, the Cuban boy whose custody battle stoked Cold War-era tensions, has been nominated to serve in the island’s National Assembly, the communist-party daily Granma said Monday. 

  • New York City to end vaccine mandate for city workers this week

    New York City to end vaccine mandate for city workers this week

     

    New York City this week will end a controversial Covid-19 vaccine mandate for city employees, ending a policy that has at times pitted the city’s leadership against its municipal workforce.

    ​New York City this week will end a controversial Covid-19 vaccine mandate for city employees, ending a policy that has at times pitted the city’s leadership against its municipal workforce. 

  • 4 people hospitalized after battery fire in United plane cabin

    4 people hospitalized after battery fire in United plane cabin

     

    A fire from the battery of an electrical device aboard a United Airlines flight forced a Newark-bound plane to return to San Diego on Tuesday and sent four people to the hospital, officials say.

    ​A fire from the battery of an electrical device aboard a United Airlines flight forced a Newark-bound plane to return to San Diego on Tuesday and sent four people to the hospital, officials say. 

  • US senators seek answers from Meta on whether user data was accessed by China, Russia and others

    US senators seek answers from Meta on whether user data was accessed by China, Russia and others

     

    Top US lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee want answers from Meta on a newly disclosed internal investigation it conducted in 2018 that found tens of thousands of software developers in China, Russia and other “high-risk” countries may have had access to detailed Facebook user data before the company clamped down on that access beginning in 2014.

    ​Top US lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee want answers from Meta on a newly disclosed internal investigation it conducted in 2018 that found tens of thousands of software developers in China, Russia and other “high-risk” countries may have had access to detailed Facebook user data before the company clamped down on that access beginning in 2014. 

  • Boeing is cutting 2,000 HR and finance jobs, outsourcing some to India

    Boeing is cutting 2,000 HR and finance jobs, outsourcing some to India

     

    Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 white-collar jobs in finance and human resources, and it will be shifting some of that work to an outside contractor in India.

    ​Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 white-collar jobs in finance and human resources, and it will be shifting some of that work to an outside contractor in India. 

  • White House looks to undercut GOP arguments ahead of border security hearing

    White House looks to undercut GOP arguments ahead of border security hearing

     

    The White House is looking to flip the script on border security politics, accusing House Republicans of “staging political stunts” and undermining border security ahead of a House Oversight Committee hearing Tuesday that will probe the Biden administration’s handling of the US southern border.

    ​The White House is looking to flip the script on border security politics, accusing House Republicans of “staging political stunts” and undermining border security ahead of a House Oversight Committee hearing Tuesday that will probe the Biden administration’s handling of the US southern border. 

  • Memphis City Council to take up reform proposals at first hearing since release of Tyre Nichols video

    Memphis City Council to take up reform proposals at first hearing since release of Tyre Nichols video

     

    The Memphis City Council is set to discuss nearly a dozen public safety proposals and departmental reforms with the police chief and fire chief on Tuesday morning at the council’s first public hearing since the release of disturbing video showing the police beating of Tyre Nichols.

    ​The Memphis City Council is set to discuss nearly a dozen public safety proposals and departmental reforms with the police chief and fire chief on Tuesday morning at the council’s first public hearing since the release of disturbing video showing the police beating of Tyre Nichols. 

  • Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 150 more stores

    Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 150 more stores

     

    Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 150 more stores — just a week after the struggling retailer announced the closure of 87 locations.

    ​Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 150 more stores — just a week after the struggling retailer announced the closure of 87 locations. 

  • State of the Union, recession, crypto woes and more tech layoffs: What investors are watching

    State of the Union, recession, crypto woes and more tech layoffs: What investors are watching

     

    Here’s what investors are paying attention to this Tuesday morning:

    ​Here’s what investors are paying attention to this Tuesday morning: 

  • Louisiana State Police investigating deadly shooting of an unarmed Black man by officer

    Louisiana State Police investigating deadly shooting of an unarmed Black man by officer

     

    Authorities in Louisiana are investigating the deadly shooting of an unarmed Black man by an officer, state police said in a statement.

    ​Authorities in Louisiana are investigating the deadly shooting of an unarmed Black man by an officer, state police said in a statement.