Nation and World
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Biden rejects Nippon Steel’s proposed deal to acquire US Steel
Jan 03, 2025 7:35 am - President Joe Biden has rejected the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel — affirming his vow in March to block the acquisition.
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Boeing still needs a culture change to put safety above profits, according to the head of the FAA
Jan 03, 2025 7:32 am - A year after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight, the nation’s top aviation regulator says the company needs "a fundamental cultural shift” to put safety and quality above profits.
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New Orleans inches toward normalcy while mourning victims of deadly New Year’s rampage
Jan 03, 2025 7:29 am - A mix of law enforcement, street performers and football fans has filled New Orleans’ blocks as the city inches back to normalcy while mourning victims of the deadly New Year's rampage in which an Army veteran plowed a truck into revelers.
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Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker after dramatic floor vote
Jan 03, 2025 7:23 am - Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.
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Israeli strikes kill at least 42 in Gaza as ceasefire talks set to resume in Qatar
Jan 03, 2025 7:17 am - At least 30 people, including children, were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes overnight and into Friday morning, hospital staff said, as sirens also sounded across Israel and stalled ceasefire talks were set to resume.
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2 dead and 18 injured in Southern California plane crash
Jan 02, 2025 10:22 pm - FULLERTON, Calif. — Two people died and 18 were injured Thursday when a small plane crashed through the roof of a sprawling furniture manufacturing building in Southern C...
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Tesla fans say Cybertruck muffled Vegas blast. Not so fast, experts say.
Jan 02, 2025 8:29 pm - The Tesla Cybertruck that exploded Wednesday in front of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas — which was left burned out but largely intact — has invited a wave of onl...
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Wayne Osmond, singer and guitarist for The Osmonds, is dead at 73
Jan 02, 2025 6:20 pm - Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, who were known for such 1970s teen hits as “One Bad Apple,” “Yo-Yo” and “Down By the Lazy River,” has died. He was 73.
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Treasury’s sanctions office hacked by Chinese government, officials say
Jan 02, 2025 4:47 pm - Chinese government hackers breached a highly sensitive office in the Treasury Department that administers economic sanctions against countries and groups of individuals —...
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Israeli airstrike hits a Gaza humanitarian zone as Netanyahu OKs a delegation to talks in Qatar
Jan 02, 2025 3:56 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 26 people across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, hitting Hamas security officers and an Israeli-declared h...