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Trump Media's stock is halted after sudden plunge in DJT shares

Trump Media & Technology Group, whose stock trades under the ticker DJT — the same as former President Donald Trump’s initials — was briefly halted on Wall Street Tuesday after the stock suddenly plunged.  The pause occurred at 2:42 p.m. Eastern Time, with trading resuming about five minutes later, according to the New York Stock […]

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MAD Architects disrupts Denver’s burgeoning skyline with One River North, a building with an open-air canyon

At One River North in Denver, Colorado, sky gardens, pastures, canyons, and waterfalls puncture the facade of what is seemingly just another curtain wall building. The 16-story apartment tower designed by MAD Architects opened this month, transforming Denver’s burgeoning skyline. One River North contains 187 rental units. A 9,000-square-foot retail space anchors the ground plane.

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As IV shortage continues, U.S. invokes wartime power to speed recovery

The Biden administration says it has invoked the wartime powers of the Defense Production Act to speed rebuilding of a major American factory of intravenous fluids that was wrecked by Hurricane Helene last month. Damage to the plant in North Carolina has worsened a nationwide shortage of IV fluids, and hospitals say they are still

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Biden admin to invest $750 million in N. Carolina chipmaker Wolfspeed

The Biden-Harris administration announced plans Tuesday to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to semiconductor developer and manufacturer Wolfspeed. The money will be used to support the company’s new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips and its factory in Marcy, New York. In addition

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Lufthansa fined $4 million for blocking Jewish passengers from flight

Lufthansa has been fined $4 million after the German airline in 2022 refused to let 128 Jewish passengers board a flight, the U.S. government announced on Tuesday. The carrier at the time apologized for the incident in which a large group of travelers — most wearing distinctive garb typically worn by Orthodox Jewish men — were blocked

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Impact Plastics sued by family of worker killed by Hurricane Helene

Impact Plastics and its CEO, Gerald O’Connor, have been sued by the family of one of its Tennessee employees who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. The wrongful death lawsuit claims that workers were forced to stay at their posts even when managers knew conditions were growing dangerous. Johnny Peterson was among

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Social Impact Collective partners with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to add green roofs atop bus shelters

Since taking office in 2021, Boston’s #28 bus has been a test bed for Mayor Michelle Wu’s climate-focused administration. In 2022, Mayor Wu announced that the bus line would have fare-free service as part of a pilot program funded by the city of Boston. The #28 bus will be fare free through 2026 and, if

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Boar's Head recall sparks USDA watchdog probe into handling of listeria outbreak

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s inspector general has started an internal investigation into the agency’s handling of the deadly Boar’s Head outbreak, Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, said Tuesday.  The Boar’s Head outbreak, which has led to the deaths of at least 10 people and sickened dozens more, occurred after USDA inspectors turned

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Curtis Moody, founder of Moody Nolan, the country’s largest African American–owned architecture firm, dies at 73

Curtis Jerome Moody, founder of Moody Nolan—the largest African American–owned architecture firm in the U.S.—died this weekend, aged 73. News of Moody’s passing on October 13 was shared on Moody Nolan’s website. After Moody’s death was announced, leaders both in and outside architecture shared kindred memories, and looked back on the doors he opened. “The

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Kroger, Trader Joe's foods are part of BrucePac meat recall for listeria

Hundreds of products sold at grocery chains such as Kroger, Wegmans and Trader Joe’s are part of a BrucePac meat recall involving almost 10 million pounds of meat and poultry that may be contaminated with listeria bacteria, which can cause illness and death. The products were disclosed Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a

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