No-shows among screeners across the USA soared yesterday and again today, when the Transportation Security Administration reported a national absence rate of 7.6 per cent, compared with 3.2 per cent on the comparable day a year ago. Contingency plans were put into place on Monday at Washington-Dulles International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Airport due to workers calling out in connection to i... [Full Article...]
On Sunday night, President Trump went after two of his favorite targets on Twitter with a particular vengeance: Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Sen. On Saturday, President Trump accused the Washington Post of being a "lobbyist" newspaper for Amazon. [Full Article...]
The new look is more distinctive than the outgoing vehicle, but still conservative. VW hasn't released fuel-economy estimates for the 2020 Passat . All Passats will leave the automaker's Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant with a wide array of active safety tech including automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, blind-spot monitors, and rear cross-traffic alerts. [Full Article...]
Iowa farmer Aaron Lehman told CBS News the shutdown has put him in a bind, after he's already watched the price of his soybeans drop 20 percent since last summer when the Trump administration entered a fight over trade with China . The shutdown also means farmers don't have information the U.S. Department of Agriculture usually provides to allow them to plan ahead, like suggestions for the quan... [Full Article...]
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that first-class tickets from Portugal to Hong Kong were sold for $2,103, down from $22,179. Now for the second time in less than two weeks. A business-class ticket from Da Nang to New York's JFK airport, for instance, was offered at $675, compared with a normal price of about $16,000. The airline said it was urgently "looking into the root cause... [Full Article...]
In Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, diesel sold at Rs 65.46, Rs 66.66 and Rs 67.26 a litre, respectively. This is the second time in a row fuel prices are dipping, after last month when the prices for Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene dipped by Ksh4.57, Ksh0.55 and Ksh6.61 per litre. [Full Article...]
The stock-for-stock deal comes barely three months after Barrick move on Randgold Resources, which created the world's No. 1 gold company and prompted speculation that rivals would need to respond . Goldberg, who has lead Newmont since 2013, will remain CEO until the deal and integration of the two companies is complete-likely in the fourth quarter-after which he will hand over to Chief Operating... [Full Article...]
The G70 beat fellow finalists Honda Insight and Volvo S60/V60. Votes from almost 54 jurors for the vehicle, utility and truck finalists were audited by Deloitte LLP, NACTOY'S accounting firm of record, and results were kept confidential until they were revealed on stage at the LA Auto Show by the North American vehicle, Utility and Truck of the Year's (NACTOY) officers. [Full Article...]