PARIS (AP) — Airbus plans to deliver more aircraft to customers in 2024 even as supply chain headaches continue to afflict the European airplane maker. The company reported healthy results for its commercial aircraft business Thursday in its latest annual earnings report, and signaled that there was more to come this year by setting a target of 800 commercial aircraft …
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‘Neutral’ Swiss plan to boost defense spending in a world destabilized by Ukraine, Mideast wars
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s government plans to boost its defense spending by up to 19% over the next four years, citing a rise in global instability, including wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and gaps created when Swiss authorities cashed in on a peace dividend from the fall of the Berlin Wall decades ago. Laying out mid- and long-range …
Read More »DoorDash orders and revenue beat Wall Street expectations despite disappointing net losses
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — DoorDash’s revenues and orders exceeded expectations for the fourth quarter, although its net losses failed to shrink as quickly as Wall Street had hoped. The San Francisco delivery company said Thursday that its revenues rose 27% to $2.3 billion in the October-December period, slightly exceeding the $2.25 billion analysts had projected. Total orders rose 23% to …
Read More »Democrats embrace tougher border enforcement, seeing Trump’s demolition of deal as a ‘gift’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s border proposal was one of the toughest bipartisan bills to emerge on the issue in decades. Yet it quickly collapsed when Republicans — galvanized by Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee — rejected the compromise as insufficient. Now Democrats see an opening. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called Trump’s rejection of the border legislation …
Read More »Jenson Brooksby, an American tennis player, has his whereabouts suspension cut. He can play in March
American tennis player Jenson Brooksby’s suspension for missing three doping tests will end on March 3, 10 months earlier than the original date, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Thursday. The ITIA said it reached an agreement with Brooksby to reduce the ban from 18 months to 13 and backdate it to when the third missed test allegedly happened. “It …
Read More »Plotnikov leads Hofstra against Drexel after 20-point showing
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Hofstra Pride (15-10, 8-4 CAA) at Drexel Dragons (15-10, 8-4 CAA) Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dragons -3.5; over/under is 133 BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra faces …
Read More »Saints name Klint Kubiak offensive coordinator in a break from Sean Payton’s legacy
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints named Klint Kubiak as their offensive coordinator on Wednesday, marking a new direction for a unit that has been overseen by either former coach Sean Payton or his protege, Pete Carmichael Jr., since 2006. The 36-year-old Kubiak was the passing game coordinator for the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers last season, and …
Read More »Families of Indonesian activists tortured by soldiers 25 years ago shocked at general’s election win
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Families of Indonesian activists who were kidnapped and tortured by the military 25 years ago demanded justice in a protest Thursday and expressed shock over the apparent presidential victory of Prabowo Subianto, whom they blamed for the atrocities. Currently the defense minister under outgoing President Jokowi Widodo, Subianto claimed victory in the presidential election on Wednesday, …
Read More »Suns shake off Booker’s early ejection, roll past Pistons 116-100
PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 25 points and the Phoenix Suns overcame fellow All-Star Devin Booker’s early ejection to rout Detroit 116-100 on Wednesday night in Pistons coach Monty Williams first game in Phoenix since being fired by the Suns. Williams coached the Suns from 2019 through last season, leading them to the NBA Finals in 2021. He received …
Read More »Francia y Ucrania firmarán un acuerdo de seguridad en París
PARÍS (AP) — El presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, firmará el viernes un acuerdo bilateral de seguridad con su homólogo ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, quien también visitará Alemania, explicó su oficina en un comunicado el jueves. No se ofrecieron los detalles concretos del pacto, que se firmará en el Palacio del Elíseo. A principios de año, Macron anunció que Francia estaba …
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