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NTSB chair urges Congress to pass aviation safety legislation
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board on Monday urged Congress to resolve a months-long standoff over competing aviation safety measures and approve significant ref...
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Trump says Fed should lower interest rates
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, saying the U.S. should have the lowest interest rate in the world.
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US appeals court upholds Colorado congestion fee on rental cars
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld Colorado's $3-per-day congestion impact charge on rental cars, turning down a challenge from an industry group representin...
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Trump economy at 18 months is a tale of shocks, resilience, and signs of stalled progress
The economy has stalled in many of the areas where Trump said that mass deportations of undocumented people and higher import taxes would trigger a boom, with the U.S.-Israeli war ...
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Seattle shooting suspect in custody, local media reports 2 dead, 5 injured
At least two people were killed and five others, including a 2-year-old child, were wounded on Sunday in a shooting at a downtown Seattle food festival, local news outlets report...
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At least 21 people injured in New York City fire
At least 21 people were injured on Saturday in a multi-alarm fire in the New York City borough of Queens, authorities said.
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US to lift ban on imports of Mexican cattle, WSJ reports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is partially lifting a ban on imports of Mexican cattle it imposed more than a year ago to keep out the flesh-eating livestock pest New World s...
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Trump orders signs outside Smithsonian history museum to correct what he calls 'inaccurate information'
President Donald Trump directed federal officials on Friday to install signs outside the Smithsonian's flagship National Museum of American History to reflect his administration's...
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US new home sales pick up in June, but affordability challenges remain
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes snapped a two-month skid in June, but higher mortgage rates and affordability challenges restrained the rebound and continue to sideline pote...
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White House says Trump, Zelenskiy to meet in Washington next week
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy are scheduled to meet in Washington on Tuesday, a White House official said on Friday.
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US lawmakers lobby to hold European security meeting in South Carolina, not Serbia
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is pushing to hold a meeting of up to 57 nations about European security in South Carolina rather than Serbia next year, highlighting a spat a...
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Trump imposes forced labor duties on 60 trading partners as 10% US tariffs expire
The new tariffs cover 99.4% of U.S. imports, but include numerous product exemptions, such as oil and gas, fertilizer and certain food items.
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Wisconsin protesters demand justice for man shot dead by police
Hundreds of protesters gathered for a vigil in Madison, Wisconsin, on Thursday, demanding police be held responsible one day after an officer shot dead a man in an incident that ...
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Trump to impose new global tariffs
The Trump administration on Friday will impose new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the European Union, over allegations of lax enforcement of...
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Trump administration urges Congress to pass permanent daylight saving time
The Trump administration is urging Congress to make daylight saving time permanent, deprioritize bicycle lanes and mass transit, cut funding for electric vehicle charging stations...
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US announces visa restriction policy for people complicit in cybercrime
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced a new visa restriction policy that he said would target individuals responsible for or complicit in cybercrime and ...
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US weekly jobless claims plunge to lowest since 1969
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits for the first time unexpectedly fell last week to the lowest since the 1960s, indicating the U.S. job market continues on an ...
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Police in Wisconsin shoot man dead; online video of killing sparks protests
Police officers in Madison, Wisconsin, fatally shot a man they were trying to arrest on Wednesday during a street-corner scuffle, which was recorded by onlookers and went viral on...
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