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Peter Schweizer on Life, Liberty and Levin: "money that Hunter Biden connected overseas, directly benefited not only Hunter Biden, but Joe Biden himself"

The airlines plead that they continue to lose money, though they had a reassuring quarter. There has been a lot of talk about a passengers' bill of rights, and it is true that the airlines are indifferent to substantive complaints of their customers. Yes, they will attempt to give quicker service when asked about flights and departure times, relying fruitfully on the Internet. What they studiously avoid discussing is the piracy that attaches to business class travel. Regulation of airfares is effected by competition, which is as it should be. What is largely unnoticed is that in business class there...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. DETROIT (AP) — The world's two largest automakers, General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co., said Thursday they will team up in a unique partnership to develop a new six-speed automatic transmission. The two companies said the high-volume, front-wheel-drive transmission will offer an estimated 4 percent to 8 percent improved fuel economy over traditional four-speed transmissions in front-wheel-drive cars. Ford and GM have signed an initial agreement and said they expect to finalize the deal this winter. Both automakers have been working independently on six-speed transmissions. The two automakers now offer...

<p>The makers of America's two largest ketchup brands came out with bottles spraying yesterday as both announced plans to give the nation the best, cleanest, straightest-shooting container of tomato condiment ever.</p> <p>In one corner, the Heinz Easy Squeeze -- an upside-down squeezable container with a patented silicone valve that directs ketchup only where users want it to go.</p>