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FAA must address US air traffic staffing crunch, nominee says

The Biden administration's nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday the agency must address a persistent…

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US plans shift of Merck COVID treatment to commercial market

 The U.S. government will stop distributing free doses of Merck & Co's (MRK.N) COVID-19 antiviral treatment molnupiravir by the middle of next…

12 months ago

US House Majority Leader Scalise to seek speakership -Punchbowl

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise will seek the chamber's speakership, Punchbowl news outlet reported on Wednesday. Source: Reuters

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Senator Cardin: US should halt security aid to Azerbaijan after violence

The United States should withhold security assistance to Azerbaijan after its seizure of the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh last…

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Biden says he is worried Republican infighting could hurt Ukraine aid

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he is worried Republican infighting in Congress could hurt Ukraine aid and…

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Biden announces $9 billion more in student debt relief

U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that his administration has approved an additional $9 billion in student debt relief…

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Tupac’s alleged killer has arraignment delayed by Las Vegas judge

A former gang member charged in the 1996 murder of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur made his first appearance in a…

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Kevin McCarthy’s wild ride as US House speaker ends in historic fall

Kevin McCarthy began his wild ride as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in a chaotic January week and…

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Biden calls on political leaders to shed “poisonous atmosphere” in Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden called on political leaders on Wednesday to change the "poisonous atmosphere" in Washington and work on…

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Sam Bankman-Fried was ‘math nerd’ who did not steal, defense says at trial

Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer laid out his defense case at his fraud trial on Wednesday, portraying the 31-former billionaire as a "math nerd"…

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