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  • PoliticsAssociated Press

    Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires

    The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires. The bipartisan bill, which comes after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports, aims to boost the number of air traffic controllers amid a shortage, improve safety standards and make it easier for customers to get refunds after flights are delayed or canceled, among other measures. After

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that had overwhelming support

    A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was overwhelmingly passed by both chambers of the General Assembly died on the session's final day Thursday in a procedural move by a member angry he was mocked by his colleagues. Republican Rep. Josiah Magnuson has been against the bill from the start, saying it would create a health care czar who could take over like a dictator if there was another pandemic emergency like COVID-19.

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    Court rejects Hunter Biden's appeal in gun case, setting stage for trial to begin next month

    Hunter Biden's federal gun case should move forward, an appeals court ruled Thursday, setting the stage for the president's son to stand trial on criminal charges next month in Delaware. Hunter Biden's lawyers went to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after the judge overseeing the case last month rejected his bid to dismiss the prosecution. A three-judge panel of the appeals court did not rule on the merits of his claims, but said the court doesn't have jurisdiction to review the matter.

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  • PoliticsCNN Business

    How Rupert Murdoch quietly helped Mike Johnson survive Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ouster attempt

    Rupert Murdoch might not be flexing for the cameras, but he did just quietly demonstrate the power he still wields inside the Republican Party.

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  • PoliticsAssociated Press

    Third week of testimony in Trump's hush money trial draws to a close, with Michael Cohen yet to come

    The third week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial draws to a close Friday after jurors heard the dramatic, if not downright seamy, account of porn actor Stormy Daniels, while prosecutors gear up for their most crucial witness: Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney. Daniels' story of an alleged sexual encounter with Trump was a crucial building block for prosecutors, who are seeking to show that the Republican and his allies buried unflattering stories in the waning weeks of the 20

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  • PoliticsReuters

    Biden set to impose tariffs on China electric vehicles, sources say

    WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is set to announce new China tariffs as soon as next week targeting strategic sectors including electric vehicles, according to two people familiar with the matter. The full announcement, which could take place as soon as Tuesday, is expected to largely maintain existing levies, according to one of the people. An announcement could also be pushed back, the person said.

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