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LISTEN: Water Plant Workers Charged After Raw Sewage Leaks into Creek
Situated just northwest of Oklahoma City, the Bethany-Warr Acres Water Treatment Plant was recently the scene of a crime – that is, according to Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna who has filed charges against two former employees....
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LISTEN: Machine 3D Prints Food That Simultaneously Cooks
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology researchers have developed a 3D printing food solution that combines the use of graphene heaters and starch-based printing material with generative AI, all in a single 3D printer. Tradi...
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LISTEN: 68 U.S. Bridges Lack Risk Assessment
When the Dali containership struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the deadly collapse triggered an NTSB investigation into U.S. infrastructure. The safety agency wanted to see if other bridges could be susceptible to similar strikes...
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LISTEN: Flooring Manufacturer Raided for Alleged Labor Trafficking
Law enforcement stormed a flooring manufacturer in Cartersville, Georgia in connection with what the FBI described as an “active, ongoing labor trafficking investigation.”According to a
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LISTEN: Struggling Nissan Pledges 10 New or Revised Models by 2027
After a challenging year of sales declines and a failed potential merger with Honda, Nissan wants to make it clear that it’s not going anywhere.And based on the most recent announcements from the Japanese automaker, it appears Nissan is ...
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LISTEN: Cleveland-Cliffs Laying Off Hundreds Amid 'Weak' Auto Market
In a move that says just as much about the state of the steel industry as the automotive industry, Cleveland-Cliffs has confirmed that it will lay off 600 workers from its Dearborn Works facility in Michigan.Cleveland-Cliffs is the 4th l...
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LISTEN: Fuel Savings of 7% After Company Literally Reinvents the Wheel
One bearing company has found a way to optimize the design of a time-tested product that’s used single every day: the wheel.The results are in after a yearlong trial of Spanish company
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LISTEN: Gen Z in Manufacturing: The Secret Weapon for Finding Talent
training for students seeking careers in various skilled trades. Her passion for motorsport led her to a UTI division called NASCAR Technical Institute.Ahmed’s other professional experience includes working as a CNC and CNC Swiss lead op...
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LISTEN: New EV Company Trolls Elon Musk with Ultra-Light 'Roadster'
EV maker Longbow is taking two sleek new models to market – and analysts say the competition might be taking note.That’s because Longbow’s latest entries have more going for them than your average electric car.This UK-based startu...
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LISTEN: Tesla's Cybertrucks Recalled After Shedding Pieces on the Road
Tesla Cybertrucks have run into a spot of trouble, a defect that has forced the automaker to recall every truck it's ever sold. Luckily, that is only 46,096 vehicles, but unfortunately this one can't be fixed with an over-the-air update. <...
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LISTEN: Canadian Manufacturer Closes Plant, Moves Production to North Carolina
Whether tariffs are to blame, however, is in dispute.
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LISTEN: World’s Largest Tire Manufacturer Turns to Recycled Materials
Although it doesn’t compete directly with major manufacturers like Michelin, Bridgestone and Goodyear, LEGO is still the world’s largest tire maker. At least in terms of volume, not size.According to Guinness World Records, LEGO has been...
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LISTEN: Most Manufacturing, Supply Chain Leaders Concerned About Trump Trade Policies
Digital manufacturing platform Fictiv today announced the results of its "10th Annual State of Manufacturing & Supply Chain Report."The company surveyed 2...
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LISTEN: Fire at Crucial Supplier Plant Threatens Boeing’s Recovery Plan
A fire that struck a factory critical to the aerospace industry could threaten Boeing’s recovery plan as the plane m...
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LISTEN: Customized Bentleys Now Come in 46 Billion Different Configurations
Of course we all love to buy products that are tailored to our specific wants and needs, but the idea of a truly one-of-a-kind vehicle seems almost impossible.But British automaker Bentley is going bespoke to the point of excess, and the...
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LISTEN: VW Bringing Back Physical Buttons in All Models
Volkswagen in recent years has been shifting in-vehicle controls to touchscreen and haptic feedback, which sounds very futuristic, but in reality can be annoying in the best-case scenario and a safety hazard in the worst.The automake...
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LISTEN: Lawsuit Targets Ford Mach-E’s Unconventional Doors
A California court announced a lawsuit that targets a “material safety defect” in tens of thousands of Ford’s Mustang Mach-E. The vehicles mentione...
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LISTEN: Canadian Brewery Selling ‘Presidential Pack’ with 4-Year’s Worth of Beer
The trade war between the U.S. and Canada is heating up as leaders from both countries trade 25% tariffs and other regulatory threats. At the center of the tariff tiff is booze, with Canadian stores stripping shelves of all U.S. alc...
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LISTEN: Aptera Tests Exotic Solar Car in Mojave Desert
Automotive startup Aptera Motors announced that it conducted tests on its first production-intent validation solar electric vehicle in the Mojave Desert to evaluate its aerodyna...
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LISTEN: Fancy Luxury Seats Are Holding Up Airplane Deliveries
CNBC says that increasingly luxurious first-class seats are holding up airplane deliveries.The “big 2” in commercial airliners held earnings ca...
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LISTEN: Honda Moving Civic Production to Indiana Due to Tariffs
Honda has scrapped production plans for its Civic Hybrid in Mexico, shifting production to an Indiana facility.Japan’s second-largest automaker makes the shift with tariffs and trade wars in mind—President Donald Trump has imposed 25% ta...
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LISTEN: Ford Mustangs Recalled to Fix Issue Caused by Previous Recall
The automaker just recalled vehicles that were recalled last year to fix a problem that occurred during the previous recall.
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LISTEN: Boeing Closes First Shadow Factory
One down, one to go. A little more than two weeks ago, reports surfaced regarding Boeing’s refocused effort on closing the plane maker’s shadow factories, sites where some of the company’s top ...
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