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Air traffic control system must be improved to prevent problems like Newark airport, officials sayMay 28, 2025 2:37 pm - The problems that disrupted flights at New Jersey's largest airport this spring could be repeated anywhere across the country, so Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is trying to sell Congress on his plan to overhaul the nation's air traffic control system that will cost “tens of billions.”
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Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warnMay 28, 2025 2:28 pm - Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forecast.
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Four Palestinians die in storming of UN food warehouse a day after gunfire at new Gaza aid siteMay 28, 2025 1:21 pm - Hundreds of Palestinians stormed a United Nations food warehouse Wednesday in Gaza in a desperate attempt to get something to eat, shouting and shoving each other and even ripping off pieces of the building to get inside. Four people died in the chaos, hospital officials said.
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A new variant of COVID-19 may be driving up cases in some parts of the world, WHO saysMay 28, 2025 11:56 am - COVID-19 cases are rising again as a new variant begins to circulate in some parts of the world. The World Health Organization said Wednesday the rise in cases is primarily in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions.
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Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal governmentMay 28, 2025 11:52 am - Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.
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Mr. Miyagi’s absence is felt in ‘Karate Kid: Legends’May 28, 2025 9:50 am - Mr. Miyagi was known for waxing poetic. So the fact that “Karate Kid: Legends” has nothing to say is all the more disappointing.
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The US and EU are in a showdown over trade. What does Trump want and what can Europe offer?May 28, 2025 8:43 am - Top officials at the European Union’s executive commission say they're pushing hard for a trade deal with the Trump administration to avoid a 50% tariff on imported goods.
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Trump says he warned Netanyahu to hold off on an Iran strike to give US more time for nuclear talksMay 28, 2025 8:04 am - President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off on striking Iran to give the U.S. administration more time to push for a new nuclear deal with Tehran.
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Germany's Merz offers to help Ukraine develop its own long-range missiles to hit RussiaMay 28, 2025 7:53 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Wednesday as Ukraine seeks further military support amid a recent escalation in Russia's bombing campaign, despite U.S.-led efforts to end the war.
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Music Review: Miley Cyrus’ ‘Something Beautiful’ is a return to form. ‘Hannah Montana’ fans, rejoice.May 28, 2025 7:40 am - For longtime Miley Cyrus fans, her ninth studio album out Friday is bound to live up to its name. It truly is “Something Beautiful.”