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Roots, Shoots and Leaves helps customers be 'best plant parent they can be'
MINNEAPOLIS — Marc Eaton’s house is filled with plants.
In fact, his family was only recently able to use the dining room table again, he said. That’s just what comes with operating a mobile indoor plant business out of what would otherwise be a food truck.
“He’s always loved plants and animals,” said his husband, David Gray. “He...Read more
DirecTV and Disney reach deal to end ESPN, ABC blackout
LOS ANGELES — After a 13-day blackout, Walt Disney Co. and DirecTV settled their contentious contract dispute early Saturday, restoring ESPN, ABC stations and other Disney-owned channels for more than 10 million DirecTV subscribers.
DirecTV and U-Verse customers have been frustrated by the loss of Disney programming since talks broke down ...Read more
Trump can only watch as his media stake takes a $4 billion dive
The paper fortune that former President Donald Trump amassed by taking a nascent media startup public is shriveling, and a race to the exits that begins as soon as Sept. 19 could shrink it even more.
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., which owns the X-lookalike social media platform Truth Social, has shed nearly $6 billion in value over the ...Read more
Machinists hit picket lines on Friday after rejecting contract offer
RENTON, Washington — The atmosphere of the Boeing Machinists’ first day on strike was joyful, as thousands of union workers spent the day picketing outside quieted airplane factories around the Puget Sound region.
On Friday morning in Renton, workers waved signs near busy intersections and outside factory gates, carrying red and white signs...Read more
Boeing CFO says priority is to 'get back to the table and to hammer out a deal'
In notably conciliatory public remarks Friday morning, Boeing Chief Financial Officer Brian West said the company’s senior leadership wants “to get back to the table and to hammer out a deal” with the Machinists union, which went on strike Friday. New CEO Kelly Ortberg is personally engaged in the effort to do so.
“We want to reach an ...Read more
Atrium apologizes after email scam fools workers, and patient info may have been exposed
Atrium Health is apologizing publicly and notifying patients who may have been impacted by a malicious email sent to employees in April, the company announced Friday.
Social Security numbers may have been among the personal information exposed to the criminals, Atrium said.
An unauthorized third party gained access to a group of employees’ ...Read more
Feds look into reported problems with automatic steering on VinFast SUVs
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into complaints that the system designed to keep VinFast SUV’s in their lanes doesn’t always work properly.
NHTSA says 14 drivers have complained of problems with the “lane keep assist” safety feature on their VinFast VF8 that in some cases require them to wrestle for control...Read more
Boeing's new CEO faces one-two punch a month after taking over
Little more than a month since Boeing Co.’s new chief executive officer took over with a mandate to pull the planemaker out of crisis, things are moving in the opposite direction.
Kelly Ortberg now faces the dual challenge of negotiating an acceptable labor accord after the company’s first overture was rejected and 33,000 workers in the ...Read more
Stellantis dealers, UAW find common foe in CEO Carlos Tavares
Leaders of Stellantis NV's U.S. dealer network delivered a direct and blunt message by phone Thursday to CEO Carlos Tavares and other top executives: We need bigger and better incentives to clear vehicles off our lots, and we need them fast.
"We had a good exchange of information," said Kevin Farrish, chairman of the National Dealer Council. "...Read more
Henry Payne: North American Car, Truck & Utility of the Year competitors announced
The 2025 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year tournament bracket is under way and the list of competitors has been narrowed to 25.
NACTOY jurors announced their “Best of 2025” list Friday afternoon in three categories: 10 cars, five trucks and 10 SUVs. Electric vehicles dominated the list — making up nearly 50% of the...Read more
Self-driving Waymo vehicles coming to Atlanta and Austin in Uber app in 2025
Self-driving Uber rides are coming to Atlanta and Austin, Texas, starting early next year through a partnership between Uber and autonomous car company Waymo.
Waymo already operates with self-driving cars giving rides in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix, and the company announced Friday that it is expanding the service to Atlanta and ...Read more
The end of Chicago's Greyhound station could be Gary's gain, analysis shows
As the end date of Greyhound’s lease at its downtown Chicago bus station approaches, the company has begun routing more buses through Gary, Indiana, a new analysis of bus schedules shows.
The changes suggest a proactive response to the potential closure of the downtown station, according to the report from DePaul University’s Chaddick ...Read more
Boeing Machinists rejects contract as 96% vote to strike
Boeing Machinists union members voted Thursday by an overwhelming majority to reject management’s contract offer and go on strike.
Boeing’s 33,000 blue-collar workers were instructed to walk out at 12:01 a.m. Friday and stay out indefinitely.
International Association of Machinists District 751 President Jon Holden, who on Sunday urged ...Read more
Auto review: Classic Alfa Romeo 4C is a delicious Italian meatball
CHARLEVOIX, Michigan — One of comedian ‘n’ musician Steve Martin’s ol’ stand-up routines celebrated the banjo.
“When you’re playing the banjo, everything is OK,” he said, merrily strumming his favorite instrument. “I think the banjo is the one thing that could have saved Nixon. Think if he had been traveling around the country...Read more
Auto review: Extravagance lives in the 2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE Coupe
If there’s something that’s disappearing faster than kindness and civility, it’s the luxury coupe.
This ultimate form of automotive expression is vanishing as the SUV has become omnipresent. In turn, automakers have become unwilling to offer any true choice in the market. After all, SUVs are little more than tall, four-wheel-drive ...Read more
Auto review: Volvo V60 may be the best car of 2024
Volvo vehicles are easily the most lauded and endorsed in Grasso’s Garage, and for good reason. Their easy display of comfort and luxury is always surprising to me, but their design stands out the most.
Appeal is in the eye of the beholder, and this week’s tester, the Volvo V60 Recharge confirms this because, in our eyes, its appeal, ...Read more
Supreme Court's zeal to curb agency power looms in new term
Fresh off a blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court decision that rolled back the power of federal agencies to regulate business, big-government foes are pressing an even bolder agenda.
As the court prepares to start its new term next month, conservatives are laying the groundwork to further gut governmental authority. More issues are steaming toward ...Read more
Norfolk Southern's new leader faces challenges amid scandal and crisis
In a matter of days, Norfolk Southern disclosed it was investigating its chief executive officer for alleged misconduct, revealed preliminary findings about a C-suite relationship that violated the railroad’s policies and terminated the CEO and chief legal officer — rocking the company amid one of the most tumultuous times in its history.
...Read more
US House passes bill tightening China restrictions for EV tax credit
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would tighten requirements around Chinese business ties in determining which electric vehicles qualify for $7,500 federal tax credits upon purchase.
Debate for the bill, which passed along a mostly party-line 217 to 189 vote, was contentious. It set members of the ...Read more
Charter Spectrum, Warner Bros. Discovery agree to carriage deal with free Max
Warner Bros. Discovery and Charter Communications agreed to a new distribution deal Thursday, shoring up a key revenue source for the beleaguered David Zaslav-run media company.
The new pact comes a year before the previous contract was set to expire. The Warner Bros. Discovery chief was motivated to prove his company and its TNT cable channel ...Read more
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