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Deadly Tropical Storm Nate was about 60 miles east-northeast of Isla Guanaja, Honduras and "heading for the ... the Gulf of Mexico in a hurry," the NHC said.

On Manufacturing Day, Let’s Salute the Dreamers — and Make Sure They Can Succeed

This Manufacturing Day post is for all the dreamers out there. For the young men and women who will imagine and invent things that will make the world a better place. And for the folks who will make those incredible things right here in America.

These dreamers will join a long line of change-makers. As a nation, we’ve always risen to the challenge to make a better future for the next generation, although we often take a step or two back before getting it right. As we honor our nation’s makers — past, present and future — it’s important to take stock of what we’ve done well and where we need to make some changes.

Think of the Rosie the Riveters who built the indefatigable Arsenal of Democracy but were forced from work after World War II—and whose daughters and granddaughters still face entirely too much unequal pay, discrimination and harassment. Nevertheless, CEOs such as General Motors’ Mary Barra, female entrepreneurs who launch start-up manufacturers, and a new surge of women embracing the age of digital manufacturing hint at the possibilities (if...

An emergency room nurse. A commercial fisherman. A Massachusetts woman. All became part of the death toll in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

After 24 hours of pressure for remarks widely denounced as sexist, the Panthers quarterback said Thursday night: "Don't be like me. Be better than me."