A new chief executive takes over at Boeing on Thursday, and he plans to walk the floor of the factory near Seattle that has become the heart of the aerospace giant’s troubles. Robert “Kelly” Ortberg takes over a money-losing company that has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud, is struggling fix its aircraft-manufacturing process, and can’t bring two astronauts home from the International Space Station because of flaws in a spacecraft it built for NASA. “I’m excited to dig in!” Ortberg told employees on his first day in the job. Boeing announced Ortberg’s selection just over a week ago, on the same day…
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May 24, 2025; Orlando, Florida, USA; The defender of Portland Timbers, Omir Fernández (22), struggles for the ball against the defender of the city of Orlando Alex Freeman (30) Duration the first half in the inter & co stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Waters-Imagn images Duncan McGuare scored his first goal of the season shortly before part time and the host of Orlando City retained a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night. Eduard Atuesta helped McGuire, whose count helped Orlando (7-2-6, 27 points) to win his third consecutive in MLS and extend his undefeated career from the League…
As an Indiana native, Eric Shanks can’t remember exactly when the rite of passage began of traveling to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His first Indianapolis 500 memory is of the 1985 race, Danny Sullivan’s “Spin and Win” 1985 victory, when Shanks was around 14 and had fully embraced the way his home state played such a role in American culture. “I think everybody takes pride in there being a spotlight on this part of the country,” Shanks said. “The Pacers are only in the playoffs when they are in the playoffs, the Colts aren’t always in. But this is a guarantee every year.” When he became CEO of Fox…
Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic may also help people drink less alcohol. That’s according to new government-funded research published in JAMA Psychiatry last week. It was a small study of just 48 adults that lasted over two months, but it appears to be the first clinical trial confirming that so-called GLP-1 drugs could help reduce the risks of consuming too much alcohol. Multiple analyses of real-world data, along with studies in animals, have suggested that link. The findings could be huge for those with alcohol-use disorder, which is when a person can’t stop drinking even when it puts their health and safety at…
Shan Shan Fu can pinpoint the exact moment she was inspired to become an entrepreneur. It was March 2020, and the Covid-19 pandemic was quickly spreading across the U.S. Fu, 33, remembers watching a news segment that showed a long line of people waiting outside a food pantry, while the anchor detailed how Americans were getting laid off in droves. As she watched, the San Francisco resident realized that doing nothing didn’t feel OK anymore. So she decided to start a side hustle. Her idea: sell quality face masks. “When the surgeon general said everybody should wear face masks, none…
Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger will join artificial intelligence firm Anthropic as chief product officer, the company announced Wednesday. Krieger, the former chief technology officer of Meta-owned Instagram, grew the platform to 1 billion users and increased its engineering team to more than 450 people during his time there, per a release. He and Instagram’s other co-founder, Kevin Systrom, most recently built the personalized news app Artifact and sold it to Yahoo. Around this time last year, Anthropic had only rolled out the first version of its chatbot without any consumer access or major fanfare. Now, it’s one of the hottest AI startups, with a product…
Bombas founder David Heath is stepping down from his role as CEO as the socks and apparel company looks to expand beyond its direct-to-consumer roots. Bombas President Jason LaRose, a former Under Armour and Equinox executive, will take over as the company’s next CEO effective Thursday. Heath said he realized it was necessary for a retail veteran to lead the company through its next phase of growth. “We’ve reached a size and scale that is beyond my expertise. I didn’t come from a big apparel company before … I found myself more so over the last 18 months saying, ‘I don’t know…
April 5, 2025; San Antonio, Tx, USA.; The Duke Blue Devils Cooper Flagg striker (2) leaves the court after losing to the Houston Couars in the semifinals of the final Four Four of the 2025 NCAA tournament in the Alamodome. Mandatory credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn images Supposedly, the Dallas Mavericks have already done everything, but they present their choice to the commissioner.On June 25, they have a leg escape to the world, they will pass no. 1 Selection in the NBA Draft of 2025 in Cooper Flagg, 18.For example, this is what HQ HOOPS He has attributed Fuentes within the Mavericks…
A Florida physician known for being outspoken about COVID-related topics has regained his board certification that was stripped because he publicly criticized COVID vaccines. Now, Dr. John Littell is moving forward from the experience with plans to help future physicians defend themselves when disciplined for voicing viewpoints that are not in the majority, he told The Epoch Times. Dr. Littell, a longtime family physician in Ocala and a medical school professor, began posting videos sharing his thoughts about COVID-19 testing, treatments, and vaccines early in the pandemic. He was frustrated to find his content often was pulled down from his YouTube channel. But he fought…
Emilia Romagna’s Grand Prix was a difficult weekend for Mercedes. The young Kimi Antonelli phenomenon began the host of his classmates at the Paddock, giving his teammates a look at what the 18 -year -old girl is doing on the Formula 1 network. But the week ended with Antonelli withdrawing from Emilia Romagna’s Grand Prix, since his W16 suffered a loss of accelerator control in Tour 4. Things were little better for George Russell. Although it began after a strong qualification action, that qualification performance left Russell with only a set of middle tires, the preferred compound in Icola. When…