JetBlue to spin-off Spirit Airlines’ holdings at NY airport

(Adds media packaging code SPIRIT AIRLINES-M&A/JETBLUE AIRWAYS) (Reuters) -JetBlue Airways Corp said on Thursday it would sell Spirit Airlines Inc’s holdings at New York’s LaGuardia Airport upon completion of their planned merger. Spirit’s holdings, which JetBlue intends to sell to Frontier Group Holdings Inc, includes six gates at the Marine Air Terminal and 22 takeoff…

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Boeing delays debut crewed Starliner spaceflight over new issues

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing Co will stand down from late preparations for its first crewed Starliner test flight to space that was planned for July after it discovered two safety-critical issues with the spacecraft, a company official said on Thursday. Boeing found flammable tape material and issues with the spacecraft’s parachute lines during…

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Broadcom forecasts third-quarter revenue above estimates on AI boost

By Tiyashi Datta (Reuters) – Broadcom Inc forecast third-quarter revenue above market estimates on Thursday, as it benefits from massive corporate investments in AI-related technologies. The viral success of ChatGPT has sparked a surge in orders for chips that underpin the technology at big data centers, driving a rally in shares of semiconductor companies that…

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Two Oath Keepers convicted of sedition in US Capitol attack sentenced to prison

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two more members of the far-right Oath Keepers militant group were given multi-year prison sentences on Thursday for seditious conspiracy and other crimes arising from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by then-President Donald Trump’s supporters. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced Roberto Minuta to…

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Factbox-What’s in the debt ceiling deal struck by Biden and McCarthy?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate is debating a bill brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that lifts the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling while imposing spending caps and cuts on Biden’s plan to boost funding for the IRS to audit wealthy Americans, among other things. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives…

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‘California is meant to burn’: Experts teach landowners art of prescribed burns

By Nathan Frandino GEORGETOWN, California (Reuters) – The prescribed burn begins on a California hill with a drip torch to light brush, needles and fallen branches, the flames spreading out on the forest floor far below the tree canopy. Students on this Saturday class learn how to keep the burn under control, while others stand…

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Biden plans to pick former North Carolina health secretary to lead CDC – source

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden plans to select former North Carolina health secretary Mandy Cohen to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to a source familiar with the matter. Biden’s formal announcement is expected later this month, according to the Washington Post, which first reported the news. If appointed, Cohen…

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