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U.S. opens safety probe into Tesla that struck student in North Carolina

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. safety authorities said on Friday they are investigating whether an advanced driver assistance system was in use when a Tesla struck a 17-year-old student that exited a school bus in North Carolina. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it would open the special crash investigation …

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Top U.S. shipping gateway mostly closes due to port worker shortage – employer group

By Laila Kearney (Reuters) -A shortage of West Coast port workers has forced the busiest U.S. ocean trade gateway to largely shut on Friday, after months of strained labor negotiations between the union dock workers and their employers. A substantial number of ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach workers, including operators needed to load …

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GM’s Cruise recalls 300 self-driving vehicles to update software after bus crash

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -General Motors’ robotaxi unit Cruise LLC is recalling the automated driving software in 300 vehicles after one of its driverless vehicles crashed into the back of a San Francisco bus. The March 23 collision was the fault of a software error in a Cruise automated vehicle (AV) that inaccurately predicted …

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U.S. IRS to hire nearly 20,000 staff over two years with $80 billion in new funds

(This April 6 story has been corrected to reflect an IRS clarification that full-time-equivalent hiring figures for FY 2024 are cumulative with FY 2023 figures, not in addition to FY 2023 figures) By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service plans to hire nearly 20,000 new employees and deploy new technology over …

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McDonald’s cuts pay packages for some employees – WSJ

(Reuters) -McDonald’s Corp is cutting pay packages for some employees as part of a restructuring that includes layoffs and the shutting down of some offices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters on Monday reported that the number of corporate employees the company was planning to lay off …

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Brazil prosecutors seek $2.5 billion in damages from alleged orange juice cartel

By Ricardo Brito (Reuters) -Giants of the orange juice trade in Brazil have become defendants in a class-action lawsuit seeking $2.5 billion in damages over an alleged scheme to fix prices between 1999 and 2006, a prosecutor told Reuters. Federal Prosecutor Karen Kahn said the Sao Paulo Court of Justice will hear claims in a …

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Icelandair signs deal for 13 Airbus A321XLR as it replaces Boeing 757s

(Reuters) – Icelandair Group HF said on Friday it signed a provisional deal to purchase 13 of European planemaker Airbus SE’s latest A321XLR single-aisle jet, with deliveries slated to begin in 2029. As part of the deal, Icelandair has an option to purchase an additional 12 aircraft after buying 13 of Airbus’ newest and largest …

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