Bridgestone announces a tire plant closure in Tennessee with 700 layoffs and other reductions

Bridgestone announces a tire plant closure in Tennessee with 700 layoffs and other reductions

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tennessee, truck and bus radial tire plant and laying off 700 workers there, the company announced in a news release. Bridgestone said the closure will help the company “optimize its business footprint” and “strengthen its competitiveness.” In addition, Bridgestone announced capacity and workforce reductions…

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Elon Musk tells German crowd to be proud and move beyond the ‘sins of their parents’ during video appearance at far right event

Elon Musk tells German crowd to be proud and move beyond the ‘sins of their parents’ during video appearance at far right event

FRANKFURT, Jan 25 — Elon Musk made a surprise appearance during Germany’s AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany on Saturday, speaking publicly in support of the far right party for the second time in as many weeks. Addressing a hall of 4,500 people alongside party leader Alice Weidel, Musk…

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Yemen’s Houthis free crew of ship held for more than a year over Israel-Hamas war

Yemen’s Houthis free crew of ship held for more than a year over Israel-Hamas war

DUBAI — Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized their Bahamas-flagged vessel off the Yemeni Red Sea coast, Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV reported Wednesday. It said the crew were handed to Oman “in coordination” with the three-day-old ceasefire in Gaza’s war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. “The release of the Galaxy Leader…

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Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8% in December, with prices declining during GST break

Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8% in December, with prices declining during GST break

Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, with the federal government’s GST holiday bringing prices down for restaurant food, alcohol and children’s clothing, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The rate was a tick lower than analyst expectations, and lower than the previous month’s 1.9 per cent. With food excluded, December’s inflation rate came in at 2.1 per…

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