U.S. celebrates 72nd Veterans Day
Memorials and celebrations across the country will take place Tuesday in honor of the 72nd annual Veterans Day.
Veterans Day was established in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower. The... Read More.
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Airlines warn flight reductions could cost U.S. economy
Flight delays and cancelations are frustrating Americans and could be costing the U.S. economy millions of dollars each day, according to a new report from U.S. airlines as the government shutdown continues.
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Judge: Guard D.C. deployment falls under governor’s authority
A Kanawha County judge has ruled more than 300 West Virginia National Guard members can continue their deployment in Washington, D.C.
Kanawha Circuit Judge Richard D. Lindsay issued his... Read More.
With shutdown ending, debate turns to paying for Obamacare subsidies
As Congress moves to reopen the federal government this week, debate is shifting toward how to pay for the federal health care programs that helped trigger the shutdown.
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Democratic senators under fire explain why they supported GOP bill to end shutdown
After breaking from the rest of the Democratic Caucus to help Republicans advance a deal that would end the government shutdown, the eight U.S. senators who did so are now speaking out.
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FDA to remove ‘black box’ warnings on menopausal hormone therapies
The Food and Drug Administration is removing the “black box” warnings from hormone replacement therapy products for menopause, health administration officials announced Monday.
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Trump demands air traffic controllers return to work
After a reduction of 10% of flights in and out of the nation’s top airports, causing major travel disruptions, President Donald Trump is calling for air traffic controllers to get back to work.
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Trump pardons 77 people linked to 2020 presidential election challenge
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation providing pardons for a slew of people accused of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential elections, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows.
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Supreme Court declines to hear same-sex marriage challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court declined a petition on Monday aimed at overturning the legalization of same-sex marriage.
Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk, filed a petition to the... Read More.
‘Code and Country’ report urges stronger U.S. response to China’s AI ambitions
China’s pursuit of artificial intelligence supremacy poses one of the greatest strategic threats in history, a new report from the Center for Security Policy warns. The center is calling for a more aggressive U.S. response to secure long-term leadership in the field.
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Light at the end of the government shutdown tunnel
U.S. Senate Republicans have offered Democrats a face-saving way out of the government shutdown: in exchange for support to reopen the government, Republicans will guarantee a vote on the expiring Obamacare subsidies and also reverse some of the Trump administration’s mass layoffs.
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Everyday Economics: Is AI to blame for the layoffs – or a late-cycle hangover?
(THE Center Square) – U.S. employers announced 153,074 job cuts in October – the worst October since 2003 – and headlines rushed to blame AI. Fair question: were the recent layoffs really caused by AI? Mostly, no. Cost-cutting was the top reason in October,... Read More.