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DALLAS (AP) — David E. Harris, who flew bombers for the U.S. military and broke barriers in 1964 when he became the first Black pilot hired at a major U.S. airline, has died. He was 89. Harris’ family said he died March 8 in Marietta, Georgia. No cause was given. Harris spent 30 years flying […]
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton March 16, 2024 The former pilot was hired after serving in the Air Force in 1964. David E. Harris, who became the first Black pilot hired at a major U.S. airline in 1964, has died at the age of 89 years old. The Associated Press reported that Harris, who worked […]
David Harris, the first Black pilot hired by a major U.S. airline, has died at 89 The Caledonian-Record Source link
DALLAS (AP) — The first Black pilot hired at a major U.S. airline has died at age 89. David E. Harris broke barriers in 1964 when he went to work for American Airlines. Before then, Harris had struggled to find work in the airline industry despite having spent six years flying bombers for the Air […]
Dozens of big U.S. companies paid their top executives more money than they paid in federal taxes between 2018 and 2022, a new analysis from the progressive Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) found. The report comes as President Biden has proposed raising the corporate tax rate to 28 percent […]
David E. Harris, a former Air Force flier who became the first Black pilot for a major U.S. passenger airline in the 1960s after battles by others to enter the industry, including a landmark anti-discrimination claim backed by the Supreme Court, died March 8 at a hospice center in Marietta, Ga. He was 89.
As the United States military rushes to assemble a temporary port on the Gaza coast, daunting practical challenges to the seaborne humanitarian effort to stave off famine in the territory are becoming increasingly apparent. The obstacles include logistics, cost and security issues, diplomats and aid officials say. But the desperate conditions in Gaza, depicted in […]
The South Korean and U.S. militaries will begin large-scale annual military drills next week in response to North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press February 27, 2024, 11:13 PM ET • 3 min read SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their expanded annual military drills next week […]
NEW YORK — Capital One Financial said it will buy Discover Financial Services for $35 billion, in a deal that would bring together two of the nation’s credit card companies as well as potentially shake up the payments industry, which is largely dominated by Visa and Mastercard. Under the terms of the all-stock transaction, Discover […]
What would happen if East Coast shipping ports were underwater and out of operation? Supply chains across the nation rely on these ports transporting trillions of dollars’ worth of goods each year. With experts predicting an average sea level rise of 2 feet by . . .