Boeing airplane deliveries drop during Q1 amid safety crisis

Boeing airplane deliveries drop during Q1 amid safety crisis

Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are pictured outside a Boeing factory on March 25, 2024 in Renton, Washington.  Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Boeing airplane deliveries dropped in the first quarter to the lowest number since mid-2021 as the company faces increased scrutiny after a door plug blew out from one of its 737 Max 9 planes midair … Read more

March broke global heat record for 10th month in a row, data shows – National

March broke global heat record for 10th month in a row, data shows – National

For the 10th consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world’s oceans hitting an all-time high for the month, the European Union climate agency Copernicus said. March 2024 averaged 14.14 degrees Celsius (57.9 degrees Fahrenheit), exceeding the previous record from 2016 by … Read more

US Military Says Sent Seized Iran Weapons, Ammunition To Ukraine

US Military Says Sent Seized Iran Weapons, Ammunition To Ukraine

The United States announced a $300 million assistance package for Kyiv on March 12 (Representational) Washington has given Ukraine small arms and ammunition that were seized while being sent from Iranian forces to Tehran-backed rebels in Yemen, the US military said Tuesday. The transfer last week came as Ukraine suffers from significant shortages of ammunition … Read more

Small business optimism hits 11-year low as inflation fears won’t go away

Small business optimism hits 11-year low as inflation fears won’t go away

A man checks the label of a vitamins jar at a Costco Wholesale store on April 3, 2024 in Colchester, Vermont.  Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images Small business confidence hit its lowest level in more than 11 years for March as proprietors worried that inflation is still very much a problem. At a time when … Read more

Tenth consecutive monthly global heat record shocks climate scientists

Tenth consecutive monthly global heat record shocks climate scientists

An excavator drives past a dried-up pond in Vietnam’s southern Ben Tre province on March 19, 2024.  Nhac Nguyen | Afp | Getty Images Scientists on Tuesday confirmed that last month was the hottest March on record, extending an extraordinary run of global heat that has renewed calls for an urgent reduction in planet-warming greenhouse … Read more