Savannah GA - Authorities said at least seven people were killed Saturday when part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia's Sapelo Island, where crowds had gathered for a fall celebration by the island's tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants. read more
Boeing and the leaders of its machinists union have reached a tentative deal that could end a damaging strike that has halted most of its production. The company is offering a 35% wage increase over four years in its latest proposal. That is up from its original offer of 25% that was overwhelmingly rejected by a union local representing machinists in the Pacific Northwest that build most of Boeing's jets. The strike, which began on Sept. 13, has halted production of most of the company's airplanes and triggered a large round of layoffs. The union announced the deal Saturday morning, saying, "it warrants presenting to the members and is worthy of your consideration." The union plans to vote on the deal on Wednesday. Nearly 95% of workers voted to reject the last tentative deal, which the union's leaders recommended. read more
San Francisco Californians already pay the highest price for gasoline in the country, and some analysts estimate proposed changes to the state's low-carbon fuel standard could increase prices at the pump by as much as 65 cents a gallon. The California Air Resources Board is slated to vote on policy changes in November that would lower carbon emissions faster, but increase the cost for refineries. Republican lawmakers are urging state regulators to delay the vote, saying prices at the pump would spike. Gas prices in California are on average $1.47 a gallon higher than the national average mainly because of its gas taxes, the highest in the country. Some state lawmakers say new policies to lower carbon emission standards would hurt everyday residents.
Reuters reported that genetics testing company 23andMe has agreed to pay a $30 million settlement after a hack exposed 6.9 million customers' personal information to the dark web. read more
Meta has fired about two dozen staff in Los Angeles for using their $25 meal credits to buy household items including acne pads, wine glasses, and laundry detergent. The terminations took place last week, just days before the $1.5 trillion social media company separately began restructuring certain teams across WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, its augmented and virtual reality arm, on Tuesday. The revamp has included cutting some staff and relocating others, several people familiar with the decisions said, in a sign that chief executive Mark Zuckerberg's recent efficiency drive is still under way. Like most Big Tech companies, Meta offers free food to employees based out of its sprawling Silicon Valley headquarters as a perk. Staff based in smaller offices without a canteen are offered Uber Eats or Grubhub credits, for example, for food to be delivered to the office.
#25 Really? I was born and raised in Florida well. How old are you? I love my state. You on the other hand are never happy, constantly complaining. You should join Danni; you will feel better. Hell, Moderhate said the Florida RCJ's could stay with him, rent free, in CA.