US AND CANADA

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McDonald's is strengthening its commitment to staff safety by implementing new sexual harassment training for managers, a move agreed upon with the equality watchdog. This initiative directly addresses "serious allegations" that have surfaced, including a two-year-old investigation detailing groping and harassment of workers as young as 17, and more recent reports from staff of continued abuse.

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Despite concerns about public interest, a US court has granted the government's request to dismiss a criminal charge against Boeing related to two deadly 737 Max crashes. Judge Reed O'Connor explicitly stated his "disagreement" with the decision, though he found no sufficient legal grounds to deny it. This move effectively clears Boeing of a criminal charge it had previously agreed to plead guilty to, stemming from accusations of violating a crash-related settlement.

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Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, was compelled to postpone the scheduled launch of its New Glenn rocket on Sunday due to unfavorable weather conditions. The decision to scrub the launch, which would have been the rocket's second mission, followed delays caused by rain and a ground system issue, ultimately compounded by cumulus cloud cover as the 88-minute launch window expired.

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Former congresswoman and CIA officer Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, has clinched the Virginia governorship in a closely watched election. Her victory over Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears is being touted by her party as a potential national trend-setter. The Democratic successes extended elsewhere, with a gubernatorial win in New Jersey and the historic election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City's first Muslim mayor.