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Lawmakers push for fewer military flights in Washington D.C. area
Democrats urge cut in Washington D.C. military flights after crash

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Ten Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the Pentagon to reduce military training...

Delta crash-landing probe finds dangerous descent before touchdown
Delta plane that flipped over in February showed high rate of descent

TORONTO, Canada: An initial investigation into last month's dramatic Delta Air Lines crash-landing in Toronto has revealed that the...

New York court blocks law allowing over 800,000 non-citizens to vote
New York City law allowing non-citizens to vote struck down by court

NEW YORK CITY, New York: New York State's highest court has struck down a law this week that would have allowed over 800,000 legal...

40 times more people killed in Gaza than in the 7 October attack
Gazan death toll now forty times that of 7 October 2023

The death toll in Gaza on the weekend has passed 50,000, local health authorities have reported. What started the carnage was the Hamas-led...

USDA pledges $100 million for bird flu research, vaccine development
USDA to invest up to $100 million in projects to combat bird flu

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to invest up to US$100 million in research to develop...

US HHS orders removal of gun violence public health advisory
US HHS drops advisory labeling gun violence a public health crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has removed a 2024 advisory from its website that called gun...

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Boston Celtics sold for $6.1 billion to private equity mogul Chisholm
Private equity mogul to acquire NBA's Celtics for $6.1 billion

BOSTON, Massachusetts: Private equity investor William Chisholm has agreed to buy the Boston Celtics in a record-breaking deal worth...

Yankees, Dodgers valued at combined $16B
Yankees, Dodgers valued at combined $16B

(Photo credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images) When it comes to the value of Major League Baseball teams, there are the New York Yankees,...

Marlins 3B Connor Norby (oblique strain) out 4 weeks
Marlins 3B Connor Norby (oblique strain) out 4 weeks

(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images) Miami Marlins third baseman Connor Norby will be out four weeks with a Grade 1 left oblique...

Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks draw Cubs to begin highly anticipated season
Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks draw Cubs to begin highly anticipated season

(Photo credit: Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) One of the most anticipated seasons in recent memory...

Twins visit old friend Sonny Gray, Cardinals for Opening Day
Twins visit old friend Sonny Gray, Cardinals for Opening Day

(Photo credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images) The Cardinals are counting on Opening Day starting pitcher Sonny Gray to serve as their...

Dodgers plan Shohei Ohtani's next step for return to pitching
Dodgers plan Shohei Ohtani's next step for return to pitching

(Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images) Shohei Ohtani is preparing to take the next step in the ongoing rehab of his right...