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By Rajesh Kumar Singh RIO DE JANEIRO, June 6 (Reuters) – Alaska Air Group is hopeful it can reinstate its financial guidance on its second-quarter earnings call if fuel prices show more stability, Chief Financial Officer Shane Tackett told Reuters on Saturday, after volatility in jet fuel costs forced the carrier to pull its full-year outlook. Tackett said fuel markets had become less volatile in recent weeks, but prices were […]

By Allison Lampert SAO PAULO, June 6 (Reuters) – Boeing’s top services executive said on Saturday that the planemaker can provide aftermarket parts support to China to back a 200-plane order announced by the planemaker following a visit by U.S President Donald Trump to Beijing earlier this year. – Chris Raymond, Chief Executive of Boeing Global Services, told Reuters that there would be no problem for China to access parts […]

SEOUL, June 7 (Reuters) – Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said North Korea will never back down on its status as a nuclear-armed state, warning that it will not tolerate any threats, state media agency KCNA said on Thursday. Chinese ​President Xi Jinping is set to visit North Korea on Monday for the first time in nearly seven years as ‌Beijing looks to […]

(AP) – NASA on Friday temporarily ordered astronauts to take shelter during repairs to fix a fresh leak aboard the International Space Station. The five astronauts moved into the SpaceX capsule that is docked at the station while cosmonauts worked to fix the leak, which is on the Russian side of the orbiting laboratory. The decision was made “out of an abundance of caution,” NASA spokesperson Bethany Stevens said via X. […]

White House, Israeli Embassy Reject New York Times Report That Israel Is Spying on US Officials   By The Media Line Staff   The Israeli Embassy in Washington and the White House have rejected a New York Times report alleging that the Pentagon raised counterintelligence concerns about Israel.   An Israeli Embassy spokesperson described the allegation that Israel spies on the United States as “completely false.”   “Israel does not gather intelligence on American […]

Madelene Sagstrom missed the cut by five strokes at the U.S. Women’s Open but you could say she played under extenuating yet impressive circumstances. Sagstrom went 77-76 in her two rounds at Riviera Country Club while playing at 26 weeks pregnant. The 33-year-old is expected to give birth to a baby boy in September. The U.S. Women’s Open in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles was the sixth tournament […]

This weekend at Michigan International Speedway is very different than Richard Childress expected it to be. Instead of announcing a contract extension for Kyle Busch, the longtime NASCAR owner talked to the press for the first time about the sudden, shocking death of the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, who passed away May 21 from sepsis, which developed from a bout of bacterial pneumonia. Childress, 80, said he and Busch […]

US Shoots Down Iranian Drones, Intercepts Missiles Fired Toward Kuwait and Bahrain   By The Media Line Staff   US forces intercepted Iranian missiles and drones directed toward the Gulf region and the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday, as negotiations over a possible agreement between Washington and Tehran continued amid ongoing tensions.   According to CENTCOM, Iran launched seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain several hours after US forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones headed toward the Strait of Hormuz.   “Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain hours after US Central Command shot down four Iranian one–way attack drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said Saturday local time in a statement.   Initial assessments indicated that six of the missiles were intercepted, and the seventh failed to reach its intended target. CENTCOM said no US personnel were injured in the incident.   The   command also rejected Iranian claims regarding hitting American military facilities in the Gulf. “Iranian claims of damaging US 5th fleet headquarters in Bahrain are false,” CENTCOM added. “Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had previously announced that it struck what it described as “enemy bases in the region.”   CENTCOM said the drones intercepted over the Strait of Hormuz represented an immediate danger to maritime activity in the area.   The command further reported that US forces targeted Iranian surveillance radar installations in Goruk and on Qeshm Island. According to CENTCOM, the strikes were carried out “to defend against further maritime attacks.”   Separately, […]

Attorneys for musician Chuck Redd say a D.C. Superior Court judge dismissed a breach of contract lawsuit filed against Redd after he canceled a Christmas Eve performance at the Kennedy Center in protest of President Donald Trump’s influence over the venue. The dismissal on Friday was granted under Washington’s Anti-SLAPP laws, which are designed to prevent meritless lawsuits intended to silence opposing points of view on matters of public interest. […]