Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been under the spotlight lately. A drawn-out period of negative press has included CEO Elon Musk’s short-lived consideration of taking the company private, a few controversial tweets from Musk, and some high-profile executive turnover. But the electric-car maker is about to get a chance to put […]
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CBS taps media industry veteran Parsons as interim chairman
CBS says it has named media industry veteran Richard Parsons as interim chairman of the board as the company moves to reshape itself following the ouster of longtime chief Les Moonves. Parsons is the former chairman of Time Warner and Citicorp. He was added to the board of CBS earlier […]
Trump administration takes steps on crafting data privacy framework
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration took new, preliminary steps toward crafting a nationwide data privacy policy, issuing a request for comments from interested stakeholders on a proposed framework put forward Tuesday by the Commerce Department. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an executive-branch agency responsible for advising the president […]
City with street named “Paul Manafort Drive” to vote on new name
A street named Paul Manafort Drive in New Britain, Connecticut, has been a point of contention for residents and local politicians for nearly a year. The city’s Common Council will vote Wednesday to change the name once and for all. While many recognize Paul Manafort as President Trump’s former campaign […]
Delta tech glitch forces ground stop
article Passengers sit in stations equipped with iPads ahead of their flights at a Delta terminal in LaGuardia Airport in New York June 22, 2014. Picture taken June 22, 2014. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES – Tags: TRANSPORT FOOD) – RTR3VPNM Delta Air Lines said late Tuesday it issued a ground […]
US transport safety body faults Air Canada pilots for last year’s near disaster in San Francisco
Federal safety officials blame two Air Canada pilots for coming within 10 to 20 feet of crashing their jetliner into a plane on the ground last year in San Francisco. The Air Canada pilots were apparently confused because one of two parallel runways was closed and dark before the late-night […]
Delta resumes operations after a ‘technology issue’ briefly halted flights
Delta Air Lines said it resumed operations after a “technology issue” briefly halted domestic departures on Tuesday evening. The second-largest U.S. airline had issued a ground stop for U.S. flights, which prevented planes from departing. It said there had “been no disruption or safety issue with any Delta flight currently […]
CBS names Richard Parsons as interim chairman of board after Les Moonves exit
CBS on Tuesday named Richard Parsons as interim chairman of its board of directors, following the resignation of Leslie Moonves earlier this month amid a new wave of allegations of sexual assault and harassment. The media company also said Bruce Gordon and William Cohen, who have served on its board […]
Environmental, tribal groups ask PUC to reconsider Line 3
Environmental and tribal groups asked Minnesota regulators on Tuesday to reconsider their approval of Enbridge Energy’s plans to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. The groups, including the Sierra Club, Youth Climate Intervenors, Friends of the Headwaters and Honor the Earth, filed their requests with […]
CBS names interim chairman as 2 board members step down
NEW YORK — CBS Corporation has named longtime media and finance executive Richard Parsons as interim chairman of the board of directors, while announcing that two other board members are stepping down. The board is continuing its search for a chief executive to replace Leslie Moonves, who resigned earlier in […]