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11/6/20
US Presidential Elections: As Biden gains ground, Trump again accuses Democrats, without evidence, of trying to 'steal' election
Read more at: As Biden gains ground, Trump again accuses Democrats, without evidence, of trying to 'steal' election | CBC News
2/18/20
Pollution - USA: Over 200 Million Gallons of Toxic Sewage Spills Into Fort Lauderdale Waterways |
Note EU -Digest; Local Fort Lauderdale government, which clearly neglected keeping the infrastructure up-to-date, will now have to invest millions to do so, in addition to having to absorb the cost for litigation, the potential of polluted waters from local waterways also polluting Fort Lauderdale beautiful beaches and lost tourist revenues etc.
Read more at:
https://spacecoastdaily.com/2020/02/over-200-million-gallons-of-toxic-sewage-spills-into-fort-lauderdale-waterways/
3/13/19
US Aviation Industry: Boeing grounds entire 737 Max aircraft and faces massive litigations from Airline companies and crash victims families
3/4/19
USA: The pressure on Trump is increasing by the US Congress
House panel seeks Trump documents from 81 individuals and organizations
9/28/17
European Air Travel Industry: Ryanair flight cancellation list info, CAA updates, routes, compensation, consumer rights - by Lianna Brinded
Yesterday (Sept. 27), Ryanair canceled 18,000 flights, on top of the 2,000 announced last week, because it didn’t properly schedule time off for its pilots. A recent change to the way it organizes vacations left the airline with a backlog of staff who need to take a holiday, leading to a shortage of pilots.
The CAA said in a statement that after both sets of cancellations, Ryanair failed to provide customers with “necessary and accurate” information about the fact that the carrier is obligated to refund all expenses incurred as a result of the flight cancellations.
This includes accommodation and meals as well as transfer costs to re-route passengers on other airlines when no suitable alternative is available.
Read more: Ryanair flight cancellation list info, CAA updates, routes, compensation, consumer rights — Quartz
4/28/09
Forbes: E.U.'s Bundle Of Joy For Microsoft - by Parmy Olson
E.U.'s Bundle Of Joy For Microsoft - by Parmy Olson
Opera and other upstart Web browsers don't like the way Microsoft has been bundling Internet Explorer into Windows, so they want to be bundled in too. They just might get their wish. Microsoft was due by midnight on Tuesday to officially respond to the European Commissions charges that its inclusion of Internet Explorer violates European competition law because it is unfair to other Web browsers like Oslo, Norway-based Opera, Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome. These are browsers that you can download and use for browsing the Web as an alternative to Explorer.