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Under pressure on plane safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit for $4.7 billion

Under pressure on plane safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit for $4.7 billion

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Boeing announced plans to acquire key supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, a move that it says will improve plane quality and safety amid increasing scrutiny by Congress, airlines and the Department of Justice.
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Dangerous Hurricane Beryl restrengthens to Category 4 off Grenada

Dangerous Hurricane Beryl restrengthens to Category 4 off Grenada

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Beryl has restrengthened into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane.
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European Union accuses Facebook owner Meta of breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option

European Union accuses Facebook owner Meta of breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option

LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators accused social media company Meta Platforms on Monday of breaching the bloc's new digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to choose between seeing ads or paying to avoid them.
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French voters propel far-right National Rally to strong lead in first-round legislative elections

French voters propel far-right National Rally to strong lead in first-round legislative elections

PARIS (AP) — The far-right National Rally leaped into a strong lead Sunday in France's first round of legislative elections, polling agencies projected, bringing the party closer to being able to form a government in round two and dealing a major sla
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US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say

US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say

The U.S. Justice Department is pushing Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners, according to several people who heard federal prosecutors detail a proposed offer Sunday.
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Calgary water valves are being turned back on after repairs, but mayor warns of risks

Calgary water valves are being turned back on after repairs, but mayor warns of risks

CALGARY — Weeks of water restrictions in Calgary could be eased in a matter of days, the city's mayor and officials say, if the water system holds while crews turn valves back on after they were closed in early June to repair a burst feeder main.
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The new airline rivalries: Air Canada vs. Porter, WestJet vs. Flair

The new airline rivalries: Air Canada vs. Porter, WestJet vs. Flair

MONTREAL — On a warm Wednesday this month, a cartoon raccoon raised a cocktail glass and sarcastically saluted Air Canada.
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More WestJet flight cancellations as strike hits tens of thousands of travellers

More WestJet flight cancellations as strike hits tens of thousands of travellers

WestJet has cancelled nearly 700 flights as of Sunday, upending plans for close to 100,000 passengers as an unexpected strike by plane mechanics entered its third day on the busiest travel weekend of the season.
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Beryl strengthens into hurricane in Atlantic, forecast to become major storm entering Caribbean

Beryl strengthens into hurricane in Atlantic, forecast to become major storm entering Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Beryl strengthened into a hurricane Saturday as it churned toward the southeastern Caribbean, with forecasters warning it was expected to become a dangerous major storm before reaching Barbados late Sunday or early Monday
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Helicopter crashed at community airport in Northwest Territories: TSB

Helicopter crashed at community airport in Northwest Territories: TSB

The Transportation Safety Board is sending a team to investigate an aircraft accident at a fire-threatened Northwest Territories community.
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