Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond
East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact.
A recent sampling: The first commercial airliner to use 100% biofuel landed in New York after a recent flight across the Atlantic, BBC wrote.
The fuel was derived from plant sugars and waste fats. An appeals court upheld a federal judge’s decision to remove a 1,000-foot-long floating barrier, linked to injuries of immigrants and meant to keep them out of the state, The Texas Tribune reported. An East Coast restaurant chain, Plaza Azteca, has settled for a payment of $11.4 million in back wages and damages to more than 1,000 employees, the Department of Labor reported.
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