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UPDATE 2-French widow sues Boeing for at least $276 mln over Ethiopian crash

Yahoo Autos 

A French woman whose husband died in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX airliner in Ethiopia has filed a U.S. lawsuit against the planemaker, seeking at least $276 million in damages. The crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 in March killed all 157 passengers and crew aboard and followed the death in October of 189 people on a Lion Air 737 MAX which plunged into the ocean off Indonesia in similar circumstances. Dozens of families have sued Boeing over the Lion Air crash, and several lawsuits have... Читать дальше...

UPDATE 1-French woman sues Boeing seeking at least $276 mln over Ethiopian crash

Yahoo! News 

A French woman whose husband was killed in the March crash of a Boeing 737 MAX airliner in Ethiopia has filed a U.S. lawsuit against the planemaker seeking at least $276 million in damages, her lawyer said on Tuesday. The crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 near the capital Addis Ababa killed all 157 passengers and crew aboard. The complaint alleges Boeing failed to inform pilots properly about the risks posed by software meant to prevent the 737 MAX from stalling which repeatedly lowered the plane's nose due to a faulty sensor data... Читать дальше...

Corporate America Is Terrified of the Green New Deal

The New Republic 

There is a “major shift” afoot in corporate America on climate change, according to Axios. On Monday, energy reporter Amy Harder reported that major companies “across virtually all sectors of the economy, including big oil producers, are beginning to lobby Washington, D.C., to put a price on carbon dioxide emissions.” These companies, in other words, are asking the government to make them pay more in taxes in an effort to solve global warming.

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South Africa urged to consider the benefits of 4IR

Engineeringnews.co.za 

Although South Africa faces many challenges, it is in a good position in terms of its uptake of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), University of Johannesburg Institute for Intelligent Systems director Professor Babu Paul said on Tuesday. “While many ask what will happen to the poor once 4IR happens, maybe the question to ask is what will happen to the poor and marginalised if 4IR does not happen.

Sunny Pawar wins 'Best Child Actor' at DFW South Asian Film Festival

Business Standard 

After a big win at the New York Indian Film Festival, 'Lion' fame Sunny Pawar won the 'Best Child Actor' award for 'Chippa' at the 5th DFW South Asian Film Festival in Dallas on Sunday.DFW SAFF took place from May 16 to 19, showcasing scores of feature, short films and documentaries. The festival also focuses on a wide range of films promoting the perspectives and voices of the South Asian community.The 11-year-old, who hails from a slum in Kunchi Kurve Nagar in Mumbai, shot to fame with Australian... Читать дальше...

“A Letter is a Joy of Earth”

The American Scholar 

Some fragmented poems are complete as they stand: Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan” is the cardinal example, along with some of Emily Dickinson’s enigmatic jottings. Still, a number of her untitled fragments...

Crooks are blackmailing Instagram and Snapchat users threatening to share pictures

TheSun.co.uk 

SCAMMERS are targeting social media users on Instagram and Snapchat by blackmailing them into handing over cash. The criminals trick you into telling them your two-factor-authentication – or 2FA – code and then use it to access your online accounts. 2FA is supposed to make your account more secure by texting you a unique code […]

After the public reaction, the pressure on B. Hasanov stopped

Contact.az (en) 

Baku / 21.05.19 / Turan: The activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), Babek Hasanov, was transferred from quarantine to general conditions of detention ahead of schedule. This happened after the facts of inhuman treatment of him in colony number 6 were made public.After Hasanov was transferred to the jail N6 on May 15, it became known that they placed him to the punishment cell and mocked him.On May 19, an activist met with his brother Javid, who confirmed the ...

Undercover Moms Fight Fake Autism Cures in Private Facebook Groups

NBCwashington.com 

Two moms have spent much of their free time in the last three years infiltrating private Facebook groups where parents of autistic children share dangerous methods that aim to "heal" the kids of the as-yet...

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