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Its the airplane of the future. Its still grounded. - WSJ (No paywall)
 The durability problems affecting jet engines have hit this aircraft hard, forcing airlines to cancel flights and ground crews. RTX-owned Pratt & Whitney has said that many of its PW1500G turbofans, which were supposed to last 20,000 flight cycles, should be sent to the shop at 5,000. Some are being sent in before 600 cycles. According to August estimates by analytics firm IBA, 15% of global A220s are grounded and another 42% are of the age that suggest inspections have happened or are due.
The A220 should be the pride and joy of the aerospace industry. It is the only “clean-sheet" single-aisle plane built in recent years—the A320 and Boeing 737 designs go back to 1986 and 1966, respectively—and was a bold attempt by Canadian manufacturer Bombardier to break the commercial-jet duopoly.
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WorkWorkThe college dropout who invested billions to cozy up with Elon Musk - WSJ (No paywall) He lurked in the crowd outside the 2005 Academy Awards and clandestinely scanned the cellphones of arriving celebrities. As expected, he found security holes that exposed the superstars to hackers. Hering touted his findings, drawing national attention to a cybersecurity outfit that he and tech-savvy friends started while at the University of Southern California.
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WorkMissouri High Court Restores Abortion Measure to BallotThe measure, which the secretary of state certified in August, is one of 10 in states across the country that would establish protections for abortion like those that were identified in the federal Constitution in Roe v. Wade, which the United States Supreme Court overturned in 2022. WorkOrange County Leader Faces Scrutiny Over Charity's Pandemic SpendingF.B.I. agents last month searched at least four properties tied to Mr. Do or the Viet America Society, federal law enforcement officials have confirmed. And Orange County’s government has sued the Viet America Society to try to recoup the millions of dollars that was intended to help vulnerable residents. Charges have not been filed related to the investigation.
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WorkTrump and Democrats Agree: U.S. Needs a National Wealth Fund for Investments“Establishing a U.S. S.W.F. would raise highly complex technical and conceptual questions and on its face would appear to be a dubious value proposition for America,” said Mark Sobel, a former Treasury official who is now the U.S. chairman of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum. “None of the tough questions has been answered so far.” WorkHere Are the Key Debate Attacks to Expect. Hint: It May Get Personal.Ms. Harris, 59, casts herself as representing the future of American government and Mr. Trump, 78, as a relic of the past. She will press her advantage on favorable issues, most obviously abortion, while seeking to counter Mr. Trump’s attacks on topics where she is weaker, like the economy and immigration.
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WorkWorkU.K. Hedge Fund Tycoon Buys The Spectator MagazineRedBird IMI, led by the American media executive Jeff Zucker, took over the Barclay family’s debts and tried to complete its acquisition of The Telegraph group and The Spectator. But it was thwarted by the British government because of antitrust and media freedom concerns. WorkMichael Lerner, 81, Is Dead; Founder of a Combative Jewish MagazineBut Rabbi Lerner continued to be concerned about what he called America’s “ethical and spiritual crisis” and the “desire for meaningful connection.” That concern was the focus of his book “The Politics of Meaning: Restoring Hope and Possibility in an Age of Cynicism,” published in 1996. WorkHow False Claims About Dead Cats Became Trump Campaign FodderAmong the first prominent people to share the falsehood over the weekend was Charlie Kirk, the founder and president of Turning Point USA, a conservative group. 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WorkSEC charges Keurig Dr Pepper over claims about K-Cups' recyclability \"Our K-Cup pods are made from recyclable polypropylene plastic (also known as #5 plastic), which is widely accepted in curbside recycling systems across North America,\" the spokesperson said. \"We continue to encourage consumers to check with their local recycling program to verify acceptance of pods, as they are not recycled in many communities. We remain committed to a better, more standardized recycling system for all packaging materials through KDP actions, collaboration and smart policy solutions.\" WorkGoogle announces deal with direct-air capture startup to remove carbon emissionsSustainability has become an important talking point for a lot of big tech. Google has made a big investment in buying carbon offsets, enough that it claims to have eliminated its entire \"carbon legacy,\" and it aims to be carbon neutral by 2030. But its greenhouse gas emissions have risen almost 50 percent in the past five years thanks to the intensive data center demands of AI usage. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkExclusive: French embedded insurance startup Neat secures $55 millionAs a result, Neat currently works with 1,500 distribution partners. Combined, these partners have sold over 1 million insurance products. Hedosophia is leading the Series A round in the company with Alma Mundi Ventures, ETFS, Athletico Ventures and existing investors also participating. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkTransgender Lawmaker Wins Democratic Primary for Delaware's Only House Seat“It’s difficult to hate someone whose story you know,” Ms. McBride said. “And when we are proximate to one another, whether it’s across gender or across race or the partisan divide, it can help to bring down the temperature in our politics, because we realize that people who are impacted by these issues are people, and we see that humanity.” WorkHere Are Some of the Prominent Surrogates at the Debate SiteThe group assembled by Mr. Trump includes Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota, and three Republicans who challenged Mr. Trump in the presidential primary before uniting behind him: Vivek Ramaswamy, Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota and Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina. WorkWorkThe Optimism and Anxiety Ahead of Tonight's DebateLast week, I asked you all how you were feeling about this debate, reprising a question I asked ahead of the fateful meeting between Trump and President Biden in June. Back then, I heard from confident supporters of Trump — and a flood of Biden supporters who were practically hiding under the bed with worry. WorkMelania Trump, Silent for Months, Re-emerges in a Series of Cryptic VideosThe mysterious videos about mysterious forces are the most the public has heard from the mysterious former first lady in a long while. She was not by Mr. Trump’s side at his recent trial in Manhattan (maybe because it revolved around hush money paid to a porn star). She did appear at two fund-raisers this year, at Mar-a-Lago and at Trump Tower, both with gay Republicans — there were some photos in The Daily Mail — but there has been little beyond that. WorkMatt Damon, Robert De Niro, Oprah and Other Celebrities Pitch in for HarrisMr. Trump does not have a comparable roster of celebrity supporters, although Kid Rock is headlining a fund-raiser for the Log Cabin Republicans on Sept. 29, according to a copy of the invitation. Most of the fund-raising in recent months has been shouldered by Senator JD Vance of Ohio, Mr. Trump’s running mate, who has galloped across the country since his selection to raise money for the ticket. Mr. Trump himself has headlined relatively few events, although he does have three fund-raisers scheduled in Utah and California after the debate on Tuesday night. WorkA Weather Change Could Spark New Wildfires, Then Help Contain ThemNext week, the California coast could get a surprising weather shift after so much dry heat: rain. Forecasting models suggest a strong possibility of at least a drizzle early next week, said Robbie Munroe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Oxnard. Work'Flip-Flop' or Evolution: Trump and Harris and Their Reversals on IssuesHe now says he wouldn’t sign a federal abortion ban, though as president he endorsed a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. He also suggested that he might vote for a ballot measure in Florida that would increase abortion access, then said he opposed it — part of a series of politically motivated contortions. WorkWorkWorkHarris Ad Features Obama's Oblique Joke About TrumpMaggie Astor covers politics for The New York Times, focusing on breaking news, policies, campaigns and how underrepresented or marginalized groups are affected by political systems. More about Maggie Astor WorkMaps: Tracking the Wildfires Around Los AngelesThe Airport fire began burning on Monday, near an airport for remote-controlled planes southeast of Los Angeles, and has led to evacuation orders and recommendations in many communities in the area. WorkGunman Who Shot Trump Was Not Spotted as Early as ReportedThe officer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the continuing investigations, spotted a man near the picnic table at 4:26 p.m. as he was leaving the warehouse complex, owned by AGR International. The officer texted his colleagues who were still in the building to say that the man saw him exit and therefore most likely knew that additional officers were stationed in there. WorkTrump Is Making Promises That Many Economists Call UnrealisticIn all, experts and past evidence suggest that Mr. Trump is over-promising on key economic issues related to prices and interest rates. And that fits with a pattern he established during his earlier campaigns — one in which he emphasizes big, catchy outcomes with little attention to costs or how he might make good on his pledges. WorkJohnson's Spending Plan Falters, Facing Resistance From Both PartiesAt the same time, Republican defense hawks, including Representative Mike D. Rogers of Alabama, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said they opposed the plan because extending current spending levels for such a lengthy period would amount to a cut to military spending, which would otherwise be slated to increase in the coming months. WorkWorkOracle is drawing up plans to power a data center with nuclear reactorsOracle isn’t the only tech name getting into the nuclear energy game. Amazon Web Services (AMZN) explored a deal to use some of it to power its data centers, and Microsoft (MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates has invested in the nuclear power firm TerraPower to help create more carbon-free energy generation. 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