Tag: ahead
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NYC Mayor Adams turns himself in to federal authorities ahead of arraignment
New York City Mayor Eric Adams will step into a Manhattan courtroom and into the history books on Friday when he is arraigned on federal corruption and bribery charges that could force him out of office. Adams surrendered to federal authorities a day after he was hit with a 57-page federal indictment accusing him of…
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Two-thirds of voters say the country is on the wrong track ahead of the 2024 election
Two in three voters say the country is on the “wrong track,” as voters weigh whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump would be better able to change that less than two months from Election Day. The latest NBC News national poll finds 65% of registered voters surveyed earlier this month say…
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Southwest Airlines tells staff ‘difficult decisions’ are ahead in push to boost profits
Southwest Airlines has warned employees that it will have to make “difficult decisions” ahead to boost profits as the carrier faces pressure from activist Elliott Investment Management, which has sought leadership changes at the company. Southwest over the summer announced a host of major changes to its more than 50-year-old business model to drum up revenue. It plans to…
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Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari sees a slower pace of rate cuts ahead
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Monday that he expects policymakers to dial down the pace of interest rate cuts after last week’s half percentage point reduction. “I think after 50 basis points, we’re still in a net tight position,” Kashkari said in a CNBC “Squawk Box” interview. “So I was comfortable taking a…
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Banned political ads found on TikTok weeks ahead of 2024 election
TikTok has banned all political advertising on the app since 2019, but that hasn’t stopped advertisers from running what appear to be paid political messages on the platform. NBC News found 52 videos on the platform tagged with either a “Paid Partnership” label, #ad or #sponsored that have received up to hundreds of thousands views…
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Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to additional sex crimes charge ahead of retrial
Harvey Weinstein was arraigned on an additional sex crimes charge in a New York City courtroom Wednesday, roughly two months ahead of a retrial in the disgraced Hollywood producer’s landmark #MeToo case. Weinstein, who arrived at the Manhattan courthouse in a wheelchair, pleaded not guilty to one count of criminal sexual act in the first…
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OceanGate CEO put profits over safety ahead of Titan’s fatal voyage, ex-employee says
In a desire to get a working submersible to the Titanic wreck site as fast as possible, the Titan was built at a risk to safety, with cost-cutting measures and poor engineering permitted by CEO Stockton Rush, a former employee said in scathing remarks Tuesday at a U.S. Coast Guard investigatory hearing. “There was a…