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Biden delays menthol ban amid 2024 concerns over black support

A two-year-old proposal to ban menthol cigarettes may be delayed until after the 2024 election as President Joe Biden weighs a move that could risk eroding his support within the black community. The Food and Drug Administration first proposed banning menthols and flavored cigars in April 2022, but has since missed two deadlines for finalizing […]

Ford delays launch of electric SUV, truck amid slowdown in demand

Ford Motor Co. on Thursday postponed plans to launch a three-row electric vehicle in Canada and a next-generation electric pickup truck in Tennessee, as a slowdown in global EV demand is forcing automakers to revise production plans. announced. Separately, Ford said it is ramping up sales of hybrid electric vehicles and plans to offer hybrid […]

UConn faces travel delays; flight to Final Four has multiple issues: report

Air travel for the defending champion UConn Huskies is somewhat limited during the NCAA Tournament. The majority of the team’s games are in nearby neighborhoods, so they likely traveled by bus rather than by plane. However, this year’s Final Four will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. And on Wednesday, the university […]

United asks pilots to take voluntary unpaid leave over Boeing delays

United Airlines is asking its pilots to take voluntary unpaid leave next month due to Boeing’s delivery delays, according to a memo sent to pilots. Due to the expected aircraft shortage, United Airlines said in a statement to the Post that “forecast block hours for 2024 will be shortened and May will offer pilots a […]

Storms Delays Start of White House Easter Egg Roll

The start of the traditional Easter Egg Roll at the White House on Monday was delayed 90 minutes as angry storm clouds dumped thunder, lightning and light rain on the assembled guests. AP report More than 40,000 people attended the festival, 10,000 more than last year, and were expected to guide boiled eggs across the […]

Ukraine war briefing: US aid delays could force Ukrainian troops to ‘retreat step by step’, Zelenskiy warns | Ukraine

Ukraine’s troops will have to withdraw ‘bit by bit’ if promise of US military aid is not blocked by parliamentary wranglingsaid Volodymyr Zelensky. “Without U.S. support, that means no air defense, no Patriot missiles, no electronic warfare jammers, no 155-millimeter artillery shells,” Ukraine’s president told The Washington Post. “That means we take one step at […]