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Boeing safety culture under scrutiny during Senate committee hearing

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Boeing’s safety culture came under scrutiny during a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday, where a Boeing whistleblower was among those who testified about the company’s production methods in the wake of the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout. Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour, who first spoke out …

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Emergency services a likely target for cyberattacks, warns DHS

Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Calling 911 is meant to save lives. But the emergency service, and others like it, are also viewed as ripe targets for criminally minded cyber-attackers, according to a new federal assessment – and any vulnerability in those critical networks can expose victims …

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Former Senator and Florida Governor Bob Graham dies at 87

Sen. Bob Graham attends Miami Book Fair on Nov. 19, 2016 in Miami, Florida. (Aaron Davidson/WireImage) (NEW YORK) — Bob Graham, a former senator, Florida Democratic governor and one-time presidential candidate, has died at 87, his family announced Tuesday night. “We are deeply saddened to report the passing of a …

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USC cancels valedictorian’s speech amid Palestinian support, student says school ‘caving to fear and rewarding hatred’

© 2011 Dorann Weber/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The University of Southern California has canceled a student valedictorian’s commencement speech out of safety concerns concerning her pro-Palestinian views. “After careful consideration, we have decided that our student valedictorian will not deliver a speech at commencement,” Provost and Senior Vice President …

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