Sam McNeil

Associated Press
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Toto Expands U.S. Toilet Production, Leans Heavily on Automation to Make Luxury Loos
August 22, 2025
Apache attack helicopter launching missiles.
Lockheed Martin Awarded $720 Million Contract for Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles, Hellfire Production
August 22, 2025
L3Harris Technologies Chair and CEO Christopher E. Kubasik speaks at the opening of the 94,000-square-foot satellite integration and test facility.
L3Harris Expands Florida Facility to Support America’s Golden Dome
August 22, 2025
Bosch Rexroth
Bosch Rexroth Breaks Ground on Pennsylvania Expansion
August 22, 2025
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In this May 7, 2019 photo, a man walks under towers of recyclables at a GDB International warehouse in Monmouth Junction, N.J. A decision by China’s government to restrict imports of wastepaper and plastic that has disrupted U.S. recycling programs has also spurred investment in American plants that process recyclables.
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China's Ban a Boon for U.S. Recycling
In this Feb. 17, 2019, file photo the company logo is displayed on the grille of an unsold 2019 F150 pickup truck at a Ford dealership in Broomfield, Colo. Ford is almost finished with a major global restructuring, and by the time it ends in August the automaker will have shed 7,000 white-collar jobs. The company said Monday, May 20 that the plan will save about $600 million per year by eliminating bureaucracy and increasing the number of workers reporting to each manager.
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Ford is Cutting 7,000 Jobs
This photo taken from video provided by KABC-TV shows where an F-16 fighter jet crashed into a warehouse just outside March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif., Thursday afternoon, May 16, 2019. Maj. Perry Covington, director of public affairs at the base, says the pilot ejected before the crash and was not hurt and there are no immediate reports of injuries on the ground.
Safety
F-16 Crashes Through Warehouse Roof
Daniel Elwell, acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies during a House Transportation Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, on the status of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
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FAA Defends Handling of Boeing
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In this Jan. 9, 2020, file photo provided by the Anti-Poaching Special Squad, police look at items seized from store suspected of trafficking wildlife in Guangde city in central China's Anhui Province. As China enforces a temporary ban on the wildlife trade to contain the outbreak of a new virus, many are calling for a more permanent solution before disaster strikes again.
Food & Beverage
Virus Renews Safety Concerns About Slaughtering Wild Animals
The new outbreak is prompting calls to permanently ban the sale of wildlife.
February 19, 2020
Pigs eat feed at a pig farm in Panggezhuang village in northern China's Hebei province. As a deadly virus ravages pig herds across Asia, scientists are accelerating efforts to develop a vaccine to help guard the world's pork supply.
Food & Beverage
Urgency for Pig Vaccine Grows
Four million pigs have died already, as the disease's devastating spread intensifies.
August 21, 2019
Swine
Food & Beverage
Pig Fever Outbreak 'Complicated and Grim'
The death toll from a disease outbreak in China's pig herds have pushed up global pork prices.
July 10, 2019
Swine Fever
Food & Beverage
Asian Nations Scramble to Contain Outbreak
Millions of pigs are being killed in what is being described as the largest animal disease outbreak in history.
June 20, 2019
In this May 8, 2019, photo, pigs stand in a barn at a pig farm in Jiangjiaqiao village in northern China's Hebei province. Pork lovers worldwide are wincing at prices that have jumped by up to 40 percent as China's struggle to stamp out African swine fever in its vast pig herds sends shockwaves through global meat markets.
Food & Beverage
Outbreak Pushes Up Global Pork Prices
A deadly swine disease has sent shockwaves through global meat markets.
May 20, 2019