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Georgia inmate serving life mailed bombs from prison to D.C. office building, Alaska court, feds charge

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[ad_1] Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards David Dwayne Cassady, inmate in Georgia. Courtesy: Georgia Department of Corrections A man serving a life sentence for kidnapping and other crimes while in a Georgia prison built two bombs which he mailed to a District of Columbia office building and the federal courthouse and building in Anchorage, Alaska, prosecutors allege. The accused bomb maker, 55-year-old David Cassady, allegedly put the two explosive devices into the mail at his prison in Tattnall County on Jan. 24, 2020, according to an indictment issued by a…

Boeing CEO Calhoun took home $5 million last year, compensation package hit by Max crisis

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[ad_1] Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., before meeting with a group of senators on Jan. 24, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Outgoing Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun’s take-home pay fell to $5 million last year after declining a bonus, compared with $7 million in 2022, and his latest compensation package is taking a hit from the prolonged safety crisis surrounding the company’s best-selling jetliner, the 737 Max. Calhoun’s total compensation last year rose 45% to $32.8 million, up from $22.6…

New freight crew rule tests rail industry's clout, one year after East Palestine disaster

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[ad_1] A Union Pacific freight train is seen traveling on April 21, 2023 in Round Rock, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images One year after the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment created an environmental disaster, the Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled new regulations intended to shore up freight rail safety. A new rule finalized by the Federal Railroad Administration will require freight trains in the United States to operate with at least two crewmembers in most circumstances. The government previously instituted a two-person crew requirement, but a loophole allowed railroads…

Trump Media plunges more than 25% after company reports net loss of $58 million in 2023

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Trump Media, the company behind the Truth Social app linked to former President Donald Trump, reports a significant net loss in 2023, leading to a sharp decline in share price. Despite high market capitalization, financial filings reveal ongoing operating losses and internal control weaknesses, raising concerns about the company’s future viability and unique risks associated with Trump’s involvement. [ad_1] This photo illustration shows an image of former President Donald Trump reflected in a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app, in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022. Stefani…

Baltimore engineers begin clearing bridge wreckage to reopen channel

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[ad_1] The cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.  Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Engineers in Maryland on Saturday began lifting a piece of Francis Scott Key Bridge out of the waterway in Baltimore, the first step in a long process to reopen the city’s shipping port. “I cannot stress enough how important today and the first movement of this bridge and the wreckage is,” said Gov. Wes Moore at a Saturday press…

Best Buy offers to screen LGBTQ nonprofit donations after conservative pressure, filing shows

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[ad_1] Best Buy offered to screen donations from its employee resource groups going to LGBTQ causes following pressure from a conservative think tank that holds shares in the company, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing made public this week. The SEC filing contains a months-long email exchange between the National Center for Public Policy Research, which describes itself as a “nonpartisan, free-market conservative think tank,” and Best Buy. The dialogue, which hasn’t been previously reported, shows how the center said it would make “a splash” unless the consumer electronics giant moved…

Trump's deals to sell Bibles, sneakers and perfume are unprecedented for a presidential candidate, experts say

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[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump selling God Bless America Bibles on Truth Social. Source: Truth Social Sneakers. Perfume. Trading cards. Bibles. Those are just some of the products Donald Trump is hawking while he runs to unseat President Joe Biden. They join a sprawling catalog of Trump-branded merchandise, ranging from steaks to scented candles, that the businessman-turned-president has licensed over the years. But as his campaign coffers dwindle and his fortune comes under threat, Trump — who has never completely severed his political career from his financial one — is…

Yellen warns China's surplus of solar panels, EVs could be dumped on global markets

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[ad_1] U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a hearing before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 21, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Alex Wong | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday warned that China is treating the global economy as a dumping ground for its cheaper clean energy products, depressing market prices and squeezing green manufacturing in the U.S. “I am concerned about global spillovers from the excess capacity that we are…

A Powerful Departure: Former Sen. Joe Lieberman’s Passing Leaves a Void in Politics at 82

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[ad_1] Senator Joe Lieberman posing for a portrait in Beijing on October 15th 2023. Gilles Sabrié | The Washington Post | Getty Images Former Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman has died, his family announced in a statement Wednesday. He was 82. Joe  Lieberman died Wednesday afternoon in New York with his wife Hadassah and loved ones at his side after he suffered complications from a fall, his family said in the statement. “Senator Lieberman’s love of God, his family, and America endured throughout his life of service in the public interest,” his…

Close to half of Americans back a ban or sale of TikTok, survey found

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[ad_1] Nearly half of Americans are concerned enough about TikTok being a threat to national security that they support banning the social media service or forcing a sale to a non-Chinese company, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey. But the poll also found substantial differences of opinion on the issue based on politics, age and those who use the app versus those who don’t. The nationwide survey of 1,001 Americans(half of Americans) revealed that 20% of participants said TikTok should be banned no matter what. Another 27% said…