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China sanctions Lockheed, Raytheon after vowing to retaliate against US restrictions

By Wayne Chang and Simone McCarthy, CNN China has imposed sanctions on two American defense manufacturers over arms sales to Taiwan, a day after Beijing pledged to take “countermeasures” in response to Washington’s handling of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that entered American airspace and was shot down by US forces earlier this month. Lockheed

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Production halt on Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning will last at least a week and half

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Ford recently stopped production on the electric F-150 Lightning pickup because of a possible battery problem. A Ford spokesperson now says a return to production “could take a few weeks.” The potential issue was discovered during the automaker’s pre-delivery vehicle inspections, Ford spokesperson Emma Berg said in an emailed statement. “We

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Howard Schultz declined Bernie Sanders’ request to testify before Congress

By Dayun Park Howard Schultz has declined Bernie Sanders’ request to testify before Congress. In a refusal relatively rare on Capitol Hill, Starbucks Chief Executive Schultz turned the Vermont senior senator down Tuesday when asked to appear and testify about the coffee giant’s compliance with federal labor laws. Sanders, who chairs the Senate Health, Education,

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FAA chief gets grilled by Congress for recent airline groundings and safety concerns

By Gregory Wallace, CNN The nation’s top aviation official talked about the safety risks of “complacency” in a Senate hearing Wednesday, and said the Federal Aviation Administration is juggling three competing systems of controlling US airspace. Billy Nolen, the acting FAA administrator, appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee to address the software outage that halted

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