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John Biers

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Cover business news for AFP in New York, with some politics, tennis and culture. Former Times-Picayune and WSJ/DJ. [email protected]

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Citing last-minute progress in talks, the head of the US auto workers' union said Friday the labor group would maintain its current strike -- but not expand it to other plants this week. u.afp.com/5kr8 by John Biers

Citing last-minute progress in talks, the head of the US auto workers' union said Friday the labor group would maintain its current strike -- but not expand it to other plants this week.

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"My goal has always been for a broader audience to see this important work. So many whites and some Blacks have stereotypes about what they think Black artists paint about." france24.com/en/live-news/2…

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This is an excellent The Associated Press story about what X has become: A platform chock full of "right-wing pseudonymous influencers who act as alternative information sources" and fill up timelines with false and twisted info apnews.com/article/misinf…

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Witnesses at a US Senate hearing on Boeing drew a disturbing picture of an aviation giant that blows off safety questions and sidelines critics as it chases faster production and bigger profits. u.afp.com/5Aen

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Rafa Nadal is met with a sea of fans as he leaves Rome for the final time. Thousands of people applauding him and singing to him as he takes one last walk along the bridge. Beautiful scenes. 🥹 (via Giorgio Spalluto)

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Pittsburgh grapples with a proposed takeover of US Steel by Nippon of Japan. Steel "is still part of our identity, but we're disconnected from that identity." finance.yahoo.com/news/nippon-st…

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Contract talks resume Monday between the machinist union and Boeing. Here's a recent piece on what is driving the strike. #BoeingStrike techxplore.com/news/2024-09-b…

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EVs aren't direclty on the ballot, but they are a big part of the debate in Michigan. #Election2024 msn.com/en-us/news/pol…

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What is really the trouble here is not the extremism but rather how this extremism is normalized in society, often in the media but last but not least in the voters. This used to be toxic politics and suddenly it's not." #Election2024 #Fascist shorturl.at/0oDsG

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Prior to the fatal mid-air collision in Washington, the US air traffic control system was regarded as an understaffed operation beset with old and sometimes obsolete equipment. That incident is sure to keep those concerns on the radar. u.afp.com/SZD5 by John Biers

Prior to the fatal mid-air collision in Washington, the US air traffic control system was regarded as an understaffed operation beset with old and sometimes obsolete equipment. 

That incident is sure to keep those concerns on the radar.

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The devastating Air India crash seems certain to embroil Boeing in further rounds of negative headlines at a time when it has shown progress under new leadership. u.afp.com/SNqZ by John Biers

The devastating Air India crash seems certain to embroil Boeing in further rounds of negative headlines at a time when it has shown progress under new leadership.

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