Senate hearing calls grounding of Boeing 737 Max
Senate Transportation Committee members urged grounding of the 737 Max until independent certification and reforms curb FAA delegation to manufacturers. NTSB chair Sumwalt outlined seven design certification recommendations tied to MCAS and pilot recognition failures, while JATR chair Hart warned that increased system complexity erodes reliance on compliance alone for safety.
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Boeing
Dennis Muilenburg
Senate
Muilenburg
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Richard Blumenthal
Blumenthal
D-Conn
Senate Transportation Committee
Robert Sumwalt
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Sumwalt
Christopher Hart
Joint Authorities
JATR
Hart
US economy grows modestly in 30
The Commerce Department reports the third quarter GDP at 1.9 percent with consumer spending 2.9 percent, while business investment fell 15.3 percent and 11.1 percent in prior quarter. Trade tensions and weak global growth dampen expansion. Government spending slows as the trade deficit trims growth.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Donald Trump
Federal Reserve
Gregory Dace
Oxford Economics
Trump
Port of
Oakland
Calif
Ben Margot
San Diego Angel Conference awards six figures to startups
The San Diego Angel Conference debuted last year and pledges a minimum of 200000 up to 1000000 for winning startups, claiming to be the citys largest pitch prize by dollar amount. Mysty Rusk, founder, notes last year raised 535000 funding three companies and 93 startups participated. Eight of last years 34 investors joined other networks or funds afterward.
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San Diego
John G. Watson
Qualcomm Hall
Mysty Rusk
WarnerMedia bets big on HBO Max
WarnerMedia unveils HBO Max priced at 14.99 a month launching May 2020. HBO Max aims to rival Netflix and Disney with 10,000 hours of content, 31 originals in 2020, and a slate spanning HBO CNN DC Looney Tunes Hanna Barbera Friends and classic films. AT&T backing underscores a bold push to transform the telecom into a media behemoth.
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WarnerMedia
HBO
HBO Max
Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Hulu
Disney
At&t
Apple
John Stankey
Warner Bros. Lot
Burbank
Sarah Aubrey
CNN
South Park
Viacom Inc
Comedy Central
U.S
Jellystone
Hanna- Barbera
Yogi Bear
Boo-Boo
Magilla Gorilla
Robert Zemeckis
Scooby-Doo
Warner Bros
Greg Berlanti
Arrow
Strange Adventures
Green Lantern
At&t Inc
Time Warner Inc
TBS
Cartoon Network
Stankey
Randall Stephenson
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