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New US cars will be required to have automatic emergency braking in 5 years
“We’re living through a crisis in roadway deaths,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in an interview. “So we need to do something about it.”
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Southwest Airlines launches compensation program for flight delays after 2022 meltdown
The airline agreed to the compensation program after the holiday meltdown that resulted in 16,900 flight cancellations and stranded 2 million passengers. The settlement included a $35 million cash fine.
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Paramount Global ousts CEO Bob Bakish, replaces him with trio of execs as it eyes Skydance merger
The move comes as Bakish has clashed with Paramount controlling shareholder Shari Redstone.
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WeWork rejects Adam Neumann’s $650M bid, reaches bankruptcy deal with creditors
Neumann and his new company, Flow Global, have argued that WeWork is selling its equity to "hand-picked" insiders instead of trying to get the highest bid.
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‘Fearless Girl’ sculptor, State Street settle lawsuit over sale of replicas
State Street sued Visbal in February 2019, saying her replicas undermined its message that responsible companies support gender diversity, and female leaders help them perform better.
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How California’s minimum-wage law could shrink the Subway sandwich chain to its smallest size in decades
"You'll see a lot more people deciding to close when their leases expire," a California franchisee said, explaining that Subways lease their spaces usually with five-year options.
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Elon Musk teases X TV in latest bid to make social media platform ‘the everything app’
A 12-second clip Musk shared to X showcased the forthcoming network's logo for the first time as it flashed across a stack of old televisions.
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Lawmakers want to ban Wall Street from buying up more single-family homes across the US
Democrats in the Senate and House have reportedly sponsored legislation which would force large owners of single-family residences to sell their swath of homes to family buyers.
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Thousands of frozen pizzas sold at Walmart recalled over deadly allergen risk
More than 8,000 boxes of frozen meat pizza sold at Walmart were recalled because of misbranding and undeclared allergens that could prove fatal, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The frozen pizzas made by meat processing plant 802 VT Frozen in Newport contained soy, a known allergen, the federal...
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Hotel workers plan May Day rally in 18 cities to demand pay hikes after pandemic cuts
Thousands of unionized hotel workers plan to stage a rally in nearly 20 cities on May 1 to demand significant pay raises ahead of contract negotiations with major chains.
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Ex-McKinsey partner claims he was made opioids ‘scapegoat’ in suit against firm
A former McKinsey & Co partner sued the global consulting firm for defaming him and making him a "scapegoat" to distract attention from its work advising OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma.
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Supreme Court turns away Elon Musk’s appeal to toss SEC settlement over Tesla tweets
The settlement came after Musk said on social media that he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private -- which the SEC in a legal action called false and misleading.
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Match Group CEO has ‘empathy’ for victims of dating app scams, but says ‘things happen in life’
The CEO of Match Group, which owns Match.com, Hinge and Tinder, said that he has “empathy” for victims of scams on dating apps, but “things happen in life.” Bernard Kim, who’s headed the online dating giant since 2022, told CBS News that Match Group has policies in place to protect its users, but can’t do...
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Drops in commodity prices worldwide have ‘hit a wall’ — that’s bad news for inflation: World Bank
The days of energy and other commodities serving as a deflationary force could be nearing an end, the World Bank warned.
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Tesla shares spike 12% as Elon Musk wins approval for full self-driving rollout in China
CEO Elon Musk secured approval to roll out “Full Self Driving” technology in China after a whirlwind weekend trip to the country.
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Missing emergency slide that fell off Delta flight found — washed up in front of house of lawyer whose firm is suing Boeing
The emergency slide that fell off a Delta flight departing from JFK Airport on Friday was found two days later — washed up in front of the beachside house of a lawyer whose firm happens to be suing Boeing over safety issues, The Post has learned. Jake Bissell-Linsk — a New York attorney whose firm...
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TikTok’s effort to hide US user data from ByteDance only focused on the ‘front door,’ ex-workers claim
One ex-TikTok worker threw doubt on the efficacy of TikTok's so-called US Data Security team, which was put into place to keep user data hidden away, Fortune reported.
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Miami investor bets on Israeli tech firms: ‘Battlefield becomes ultimate sandbox for innovation’
Much of the defense technology Israel uses to root out Hamas in Gaza and ward off Hezbollah in Lebanon could soon be deployed across the US, said Aaron Kaplowitz, founder of 1948 Ventures.
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Rudin family plans to sell downtown’s 80 Pine St. to Brooklyn developer Bushburg for $160M
If the prospective sale goes through, the new owners might attempt to convert the building to apartments as several other downtown owners are in the process of doing.
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Elon Musk visits China as competitors show off new electric vehicles at Beijing auto show
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk met with a top government leader in the Chinese capital Sunday, just as the nation’s carmakers are showing off their latest electric vehicle models at the Beijing auto show. Chinese Premier Li Qiang told Musk that he hopes the U.S. will work more with China on “win-win” cooperation, citing...
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City Winery adds to Pier 57’s ‘culinary diversity’ with new Mediterranean restaurant, rooftop sushi bar and tequila bar
Pier 57, the urban playground and commercial complex in the Hudson River off West 15th Street, is now almost fully leased. A just-signed deal for City Winery added 14,600 square feet to its current space -- bringing its total to 52,000 square feet.
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Swanky bus from NYC to Hamptons pampers riders with cocktails, hot towels, reclining seats — how to get in line
It’s the wheel deal. Blade — the helicopter company that shuttles city elites to the Hamptons for $1,000 a flight — is rolling out a swank coach service as a more affordable, but still luxe, alternative. “We’re excited about the ‘white space’ that exists between a $40 Jitney ride and $1,000 helicopter flight,” Blade’s CMO Roisin...
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