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Boeing hit with lawsuit for ‘unprecedented cover-up’:
Boeing was slapped with a class-action lawsuit from more than 400 pilots who say the company covered up design flaws in its 737 Max planes.
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Pilots affected by the decision to ground the aircraft “suffer and continue to suffer significant lost wages, among other economic and non-economic damages,” according to the lawsuit.
The case is set to be heard by a court in Chicago on October 21, according to ABC [Australian Broadcasting Corporation]. The lawsuit’s original plaintiff, identified only as “pilot X” due to the plaintiff’s fears of reprisal from Boeing officials and customers, filed the suit Friday reportedly seeking millions in damages.
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Reuters – U.S. seizes $1 billion worth of cocaine from ship in Philadelphia.
16.5 tons, one of the biggest seizures in decades.
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Donald Trump on Twitter:
At the request of Democrats, I have delayed the Illegal Immigration Removal Process (Deportation) for two weeks to see if the Democrats and Republicans can get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border. If not, Deportations start!
1:56 PM · Jun 22, 2019
Mayors in multiple cities had vowed to oppose deportations in their cities.
UPDATE: Miami Herald Editorial Board: Reprehensible immigrant round ups in Miami postponed — for now.
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Trump’s Account Of Iran Attack Plan Facing Scrutiny:
Early in the day, the president said he called off the attack at the last minute because it would have killed 150 people in retaliation for the downing of the drone. “We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die,” he tweeted.
But administration officials said Trump was told earlier Thursday how many casualties could occur if a strike on Iran were carried out and that he had given the green light that morning to prepare the operation.
Related: Trump: Iran ‘very wise’ not to shoot down manned plane:
President Trump said Saturday Iran was “very wise” not to shoot down a manned plane when it decided to down an unmanned U.S. surveillance drone.
“There was a plane with 38 people yesterday, did you see that? I think that’s a big story. They had it in their sights and they didn’t shoot it down. I think they were very wise not to do that. And we appreciate that they didn’t do that. I think that was a very wise decision,” Trump told reporters Saturday.
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