October 2019

Boeing Engineer, in Official Complaint, Cites Focus on Profit Over Safety on 737 Max

A senior Boeing engineer filed an internal ethics complaint this year saying that during the development of the 737 Max jet the company had rejected a safety system to minimize costs, equipment that he felt could have reduced risks that contributed to two fatal crashes. Boeing has provided the complaint, which was reviewed by The

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Pompeo Confirms He Listened to Trump’s Call to Ukraine President

ROME — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed on Wednesday that he had listened in on President Trump’s telephone conversation with the president of Ukraine — a call that has become the subject of a whistle-blower’s complaint and is at the heart of an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats. “I was on the phone call,”

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Boris Johnson: UK is offering Brexit ‘compromise’ to EU

The U.K. will offer the European Union a proposed Brexit deal on Wednesday that represents a compromise for both sides, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said as he urged the bloc to meet Britain halfway and allow for the country’s orderly departure after years of wrangling. Johnson’s speech to Conservative Party members at their annual

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Tom Cruise Meets Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Amid Whistleblower Scandal

Tom Cruise met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev this week to discuss business ― no, not that business. While Zelensky finds himself a central character in the whistleblower scandal that has led to an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, he was just a gushing fan during his chat on Monday with the

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