GROTON, Conn. — The union for about 2,500 submarine designers at Electric Boat in Connecticut has tentatively agreed to a new contract with the company, averting a strike that would have begun Monday. The Marine Draftsmen’s Association-United Auto Workers of America, Local 571, essentially the workers responsible for designing the U.S. Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet,…
Capital One finalized its $35.3 billion purchase of Discover on Sunday, completing a credit card mega-merger announced more than a year ago. Nothing will immediately change for Discover customers, according to a press release issued Sunday by Capital One. In fact, people with Capital One credit cards will likely see the earliest impacts. Previously, Capital…
Washington — House Republicans plan to move ahead with a vote this week on the legislation containing President Trump’s second term agenda. But fractures in the GOP conference appeared to persist over the weekend, despite the legislation’s movement out of committee, throwing its passage into question. “There’s a lot more work to do,” House Speaker…
Exercise has long been linked with stronger brains and reduced risk of dementia and other cognitive diseases. But new research suggests that older adults can significantly improve brain health with only a few minutes of daily movement. Researchers from the University of South Australia and the U.S.-based AdventHealth Research Institute found that as few as…
Pop singer Dawn Richard has told a jury she feared for her life after Sean “Diddy” Combs said she could “go missing” if she reported seeing the hip-hop mogul beat his then-girlfriend Casandra Ventura. Ms Richard, a former member of the pop group Danity Kane, testified during Mr Combs’s sex trafficking trial last week that…
The Lucid Gravity electric SUV Lucid Not long a go a friend messaged me: she wants to trade her Tesla Y for a larger EV with a third row. What did I think of the Lucid Gravity? The things she likes about her Tesla Y are now widely available, from brands like Cadillac and Kia…
A Moody’s downgrade of US credit sent stocks lower to start the trading week. But Wall Street strategists don’t believe Monday’s initial move implies a sustained downward trend. Morgan Stanley chief investment officer Mike Wilson pointed out that the souring outlook from Moody’s on US credit could weigh on bonds, making rising Treasury yields the…
Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped. Has the search for cases been weakened by government cuts? Are immigrant farm workers, who have accounted for many of the U.S. cases, more afraid to come forward for…
Sales, Godard and Wes Anderson, oh my! Sunday at Cannes was packed with action, from the premiere of a new Wes Anderson movie (and star-studded red carpet to go along with it, natch) to the first major sale of the festival. Let’s get going. Wes Anderson’s latest Wes Anderson brought the cast of his new…