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United Airlines is offering to withdraw from a divisive $69 million deal to rename Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as United Airlines Memorial Coliseum.

The Latest on controversy over plans to change the name of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (all times local): 2 p.m.

Shares initially popped 20 percent before ending the day around 8 percent higher.

The ride-hailing startup is set to debut on Friday.

The tentative conclusions reinforce a widespread perception that the MCAS was to blame for both the Ethiopian Airlines crash and another 737 Max jet crash in Indonesia less than five months earlier that killed all 189 people on board.

The Latest on Michigan officials halting work toward a Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel (all times local): 4:25 p.m. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered state departments and agencies to take no further action on legislation enacted in late 2018 authorizing construction of an oil pipeline tunnel beneath lakes Huron and Michigan.

Michigan's attorney general has deemed unconstitutional a 2018 law that established a panel to oversee construction and operation of an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the channel linking Lakes Huron and Michigan.

A representative of a passenger killed in this month's Ethiopian Airlines crash is suing Boeing, claiming that a flight-control system on the plane was defective and Boeing failed to warn the airline about it.

Investor Warren Buffett, who has major stakes in three airlines that operate the Boeing 737 Max, says safety issues with the jet won't have a long-term effect on the aviation industry.

___ Lyft's IPO lifts off at $72 a share, valuing company at $24B SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lyft set the price for its stock at $72 per share Thursday, setting the stage for the ride-hailing pioneer's hotly anticipated stock market debut.

American Airlines is indefinitely suspending flights to Venezuela as political turmoil and unrest continues to grip the country.

Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBDs, a compound in hemp that many see as a health aid.

Icelandic budget airline WOW Air says it has ceased operations, stranding passengers across two continents Passengers are being advised to check flights with other airlines Thursday.

Along with all the usual declarations and deductions, Massachusetts residents have been asked to keep something else in mind this tax season: pigeon droppings.

Stock indexes veered between small gains and losses in early trading Wednesday on Wall Street as the market cooled off after posting solid gains a day earlier.

The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to undergo a major revamp of its airplane construction oversight this summer after questions were raised about how it manages inspections.

The Latest on Congressional hearings looking into the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of Boeing (all times local): 9:45 a.m.

Boeing announced on Wednesday it has reprogrammed its software to prevent erroneous data from triggering its anti-stall system aboard its 737 Max jets.

Southwest Airlines says thousands of canceled flights, including 2,800 due to grounding its Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, are contributing to weaker bookings and $150 million less in first-quarter revenue than previously expected.