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Boeing CEO faces heat from Senate panel
6 months ago

Boeing CEO faces heat from Senate panel

China Daily  

Boeing's CEO David Calhoun and chief engineer Howard McKenzie turn to face those who lost loved ones in fatal crashes as they testify before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the safety culture at Boeing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, June 18, 2024. Before Calhoun arrived on Capitol Hill, the Senate panel released …

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Boeing CEO apologizes to relatives of 737 Max crash victims during Senate appearance
6 months ago

Boeing CEO apologizes to relatives of 737 Max crash victims during Senate appearance

The Hindu  

U.S. lawmakers pressed Boeing's chief executive on June 18 about the company's plans to fix its manufacturing problems and its willingness to heed whistleblowers' warnings, while relatives of people who died in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners were in the room to remind him of what was at stake. Hours before Mr. Calhoun arrived on Capitol Hill, the …

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Boeing CEO defends his safety record, spars with senators and apologizes to crash victims’ relatives
6 months ago

Boeing CEO defends his safety record, spars with senators and apologizes to crash victims’ relatives

Associated Press  

Boeing CEO David Calhoun defended the company’s safety record during a contentious Senate hearing Tuesday, while lawmakers accused him of placing profits over safety, failing to protect whistleblowers, and even getting paid too much. The latest whistleblower, Sam Mohawk, a quality assurance investigator at Boeing’s 737 assembly plant near Seattle, told the subcommittee that “nonconforming” parts — ones that could …

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‘Why haven’t you resigned?’ Senators torch Boeing CEO as he apologizes for deadly failures
6 months ago

‘Why haven’t you resigned?’ Senators torch Boeing CEO as he apologizes for deadly failures

Politico  

Then Calhoun turned and took a pounding from a panel of lawmakers, who brought fresh whistleblower allegations that Boeing was knowingly hiding its problems from regulators. And once that chasm was exposed, we learned that there was virtually no bottom to the void that lay below.” Sen. Josh Hawley was even more blunt, asking Calhoun: “Why haven’t you resigned?” “I’m …

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PGA Tour-LIV Golf Tie-Up Under US Senate Panel Scanner Over Saudi Involvement
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA Tour-LIV Golf Tie-Up Under US Senate Panel Scanner Over Saudi Involvement

News 18  

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has agreed to invest more than $1 billion in a new commercial entity controlled by the PGA Tour, and Greg Norman will be ousted as the CEO of LIV Golf if the business deal between the Saudis and the tour is finalized, a tour executive told Congress on Tuesday. Asked by Blumenthal how much money …

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PGA Tour executives testify before Senate on deal with Saudi Arabia’s PIF
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA Tour executives testify before Senate on deal with Saudi Arabia’s PIF

New York Times  

PGA Tour chief operating officer Ron Price and board member Jimmy Dunne testified before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Tuesday regarding its planned agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Dunne said in response to the criticism: “If any person had the remotest connection to an attack on our country or the murder of my friends, I …

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US Congress probes PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger involving Saudi Arabia money
1 year, 6 months ago

US Congress probes PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger involving Saudi Arabia money

Firstpost  

The US Congress launched a probe Monday into the surprise merger of the PGA Tour with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, the chair of an investigative panel announced. LIV Golf was launched in October 2021 and lured top PGA Tour talent with record $25 million purses and money guarantees, bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Critics said LIV was conceived by …

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Senators put YouTube, TikTok, Snap on defensive on kids’ use
3 years, 1 month ago

Senators put YouTube, TikTok, Snap on defensive on kids’ use

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senators put executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on the defensive Tuesday, questioning them about what they’re doing to ensure young users’ safety on their platforms. Citing the harm that can come to vulnerable young people from the sites — ranging from eating disorders to exposure to sexually explicit content and material promoting addictive drugs — the lawmakers …

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U.S. Senate panel mulls revoking Big Tech immunity
3 years, 8 months ago

U.S. Senate panel mulls revoking Big Tech immunity

The Hindu  

U.S. Senate Republicans and Democrats criticized social media giants like Facebook on Tuesday for the scam artists on their sites, with one prominent Democrat suggesting a legal change to make them more accountable. Senator Richard Blumenthal, in noting the sale of fake COVID vaccine cards online, said he was willing to discuss amending Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, …

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