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1 week ago | 
designdevelopmenttoday.com | Rajesh Roy |Kanis Leung
HONG KONG (AP) — An Air India flight returned to Hong Kong on Monday shortly after takeoff due to a midair technical issue, days after another of the airline's flights crashed and killed at least 270 people.
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1 week ago | 
designdevelopmenttoday.com | Becky Bohrer
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Friday refused to vacate the approval of the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope though it found flaws in how the approval was reached.
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3 weeks ago | 
designdevelopmenttoday.com | Joshua Bickel |Melina Walling |Mary Katherine Wildeman |Seth Borenstein
LEOPOLD, Ind. (AP) — On the ceiling of Abbie Brockman’s middle school English classroom in Perry County, the fluorescent lights are covered with images of a bright blue sky, a few clouds floating by. Outside, the real sky isn’t always blue. Sometimes it’s hazy, with pollution drifting from coal-fired power plants in this part of southwest Indiana.
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1 month ago | 
designdevelopmenttoday.com | Evelyne Musambi |Desmond Tiro
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) β It's crunch time for the maker of Levi's and Wrangler jeans in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. Hundreds of sewing machines whir in a crowded, air-conditioned factory. On another floor, workers pack clothes destined for the U.S. market. The fate of about 16,000 workers in the factory at the United Aryan export processing zone hangs in the balance.
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1 month ago | 
designdevelopmenttoday.com | Anna Wells
TranscriptKoenigsegg is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars that has been credited with some of the most exciting designs to hit automotive since its founding in 1994. And its latest does not disappoint.
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1 month ago | 
designdevelopmenttoday.com | Ken Moritsugu |Elaine Kurtenbach
BEIJING (AP) — China announced a barrage of measures meant to counter the blow to its economy from U.S. President Donald Trump 's trade war, as the two sides prepared for talks later this week. Beijing's central bank governor and other top financial officials outlined plans Wednesday to cut interest rates and reduce bank reserve requirements to help free up more funding for lending.
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2 months ago | 
designdevelopmenttoday.com | Marcia Dunn
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Amazon’s first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit Monday, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks. The United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket carried up 27 of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites, named after the frigid fringes of our solar system beyond Neptune. Once released in orbit, the satellites will eventually reach an altitude of nearly 400 miles (630 kilometers).
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2 months ago | 
designdevelopmenttoday.com | Ben Munson
Slate Auto has officially stepped into the electric automotive market with its first vehicle, the Slate Truck, an American-made $20,000 two-seater EV with very few extras but plenty of room for upgrades and customization. After some speculation about the startup with reported backing from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and other deep-pocketed investors, the Slate Truck debuted this week at an event in California.
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2 months ago | 
designdevelopmenttoday.com | Josh Boak |Michael Liedtke
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains. "I'm looking at something to help some of the car companies with it," Trump told reporters gathered in the Oval Office.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
designdevelopmenttoday.com | Morgan Lee
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The state Legislature has endorsed a bill that would raise royalty rates for new petroleum development on prime pieces of land in New Mexico, on one of the world's most prolific oil production areas. A 37-31 vote on Thursday sent the bill from the Statehouse to Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for consideration.