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Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electric vehicles from 2023
DETROIT (AP) — Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all. CEO Jim Farley wrote in social media postings Tuesday that the company is reversing a decision to scrub the band after speaking with government policy leaders...
Will dashboard AM radio be saved? Bipartisan bill would require automakers to keep it in new cars
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to keep AM radio in the nation's cars. A bipartisan group in Congress has introduced the “AM for Every Vehicle Act." The bill calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require automakers to keep AM radio...
Massachusetts blast site where 1 died moves to cleanup phase
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — Authorities in Massachusetts on Friday identified the worker who died after a powerful explosion tore through a pharmaceutical chemical plant with a history of safety violations. Fire crews in Newburyport were still cleaning up the site, a day after what...
Worker killed in Massachusetts pharmaceutical plant blast
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — A worker was killed Thursday after a powerful explosion tore through a pharmaceutical chemical plant in Massachusetts, ripping the roof off the building and prompting a U.S. senator to demand accountability from the plant's owners. Acting Newburyport Fire...
Senate committee advances Biden labor secretary nominee
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nomination for the next labor secretary, Julie Su, advanced through a Senate committee Wednesday, but a handful of Democrats are withholding support, creating uncertainty ahead of a vote in the full chamber. The Senate Health, Education,...
Sens. Warren, Markey: Supreme Court ethics changes critical
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey called for changes to the Supreme Court — including the addition of four more members to the nine-member court — during a stop in Boston's Copley Square on Monday. The Democrats also pushed for tougher ethics...
