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Boeing delays delivery of plane, again
COLUMBIA – Boeing is reporting more than a $1 billion loss on production of their new 747 freighter jet.
The company announcing sales have been slow and design changes mean Boeing will delay production of the jumbo jet.
It’s the second time in four months the company has delayed a new plane. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a much-talked-about passenger plane that’s two years behind schedule, is eating up more than $2 billion in extra costs.
Analysts say it’s a big blow to the company. Boeing is a major employer in St. Louis.
Last updated: 2:30 a.m. Oct. 7
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Obama shelves European missile defense system - Sept. 17
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Deadliest month ever for U.S. military in Afghanistan - August 28
Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy dead at 77 - August 26
Obama administration says U.S. faces $9 trillion deficit over next decade - August 25
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Stocks improve on home-sales data – August 24
Obama comes close to apologizing for saying police ‘acted stupidly’
Theo Keith / KCOU News / July 24, 2009
President Obama made a rare appearance at Press Secretary Robert Gibbs’ daily briefing Friday to address the hubbub surrounding his comments about the arrest of his friend in Cambridge, Mass.
At a Wednesday night press conference, Obama said police “acted stupidly” to arrest a man they knew was in his own home. The media has attacked the issue, while Republicans and Cambridge police have told him to butt out of local issues and apologize for his comment. Others have claimed the police only arrested Obama’s friend, university professor Henry Gates, because he was black. The fracas has distracted Obama from his health care agenda.
Obama said his comments ”helped contribute to” ratcheting up the situation. He also said he spoke with the arresting officer and said Gates and the officer were “two decent people.”
“I could have calibrated those words differently,” the president said, adding he “contributed more to the frenzy.”
“The fact that it garnered so much attention is a testament to the fact that these issues are still sensative in America,” Obama said, referring to racial tensions.
Obama called it “a teachable moment.”
He alluded to the fact he wouldn’t talk about health care Friday, but vowed to return to push for his plan next week.
Supreme Court won’t block church from soldiers’ funerals
Theo Keith / KCOU News / June 29, 2009
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear the state of Missouri’s appeal to keep Westboro Baptist Church members from protesting at soldiers’ funerals.
The Court declined to comment on the court order that blocks the state from keeping church members away, various media outlets reported.
Members of the Topeka, Kan., church say God allows soldiers to die because of the nation’s sins, including allowing homosexuality. Church members have picketed numerous military funerals in Missouri and other states.
State lawmakers had passed a law to bar religious demonstrators from funerals. ◊
Gunman on rampage in N.Y.
Theo Keith / KCOU News / April 3, 2009
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – A gunman tore through an upstate New York immigration center Friday morning, killing 13 before turning the gun on himself.
Local media report the lone gunman also left 12 wounded and held up to 40 hostages at one point. The Binghamton, N.Y., SWAT team entered the building at 11:13 a.m. local time and found the shooter’s dead body.
The incident began around 10:30 a.m. local time. Officials say the man came through the front door of the building, then opened fire inside the American Civil Association, a center that helps immigrants and refugees.
Police evacuated nearby apartments and locked down local schools. The gunman released about 20 people from the building before killing himself. Law enforcement officials say the shooter was 41-year-old Asian male Jiverly Wong of nearby Johnson City. Police say Wong did not target specific people.
In a statement, New York Gov. David Patterson called it “a tragic day for New York.” Patterson said he didn’t know why the gunman took action. ◊
