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US unveils plan to modernize air traffic control amid safety concerns
US transportation chief to unveil plan to upgrade air traffic control

WASHINGTON, D.C.: With flight delays rising and aviation safety under scrutiny, the U.S. government is preparing a sweeping modernization...

General Mills cuts outlook as snack and pet food sales dip
General Mills predicts lower sales, profit as snacking demand slows

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: General Mills has lowered its annual sales and profit forecasts, citing weakening demand for salty snacks and...

Reserve could play key role in Pacers-Wizards matchup
Reserve could play key role in Pacers-Wizards matchup

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images) After a LeBron James buzzer-beating tip-in spoiled Indiana's prospect of a perfect homestand,...

NBA roundup: LeBron James' buzzer-beater lifts Lakers past Pacers
NBA roundup: LeBron James' buzzer-beater lifts Lakers past Pacers

(Photo credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images) LeBron James tipped in the game-winning layup as time expired, giving the Los Angeles...

Wizards sink Sixers, end five-game losing streak
Wizards sink Sixers, end five-game losing streak

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images) Alex Sarr led the way with 24 points as the hot-shooting Washington Wizards snapped a...

Reds OF Austin Hays (calf) to open season on 10-day IL
Reds OF Austin Hays (calf) to open season on 10-day IL

(Photo credit: Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Cincinnati Reds outfielder Austin Hays will start...

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Florida City to train local police for immigration enforcement
Fort Myers officials approve plan to aid ICE in deportations

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: City officials in Fort Myers, Florida, voted last week to approve a new agreement allowing local police to...

US unveils plan to modernize air traffic control amid safety concerns
US transportation chief to unveil plan to upgrade air traffic control

WASHINGTON, D.C.: With flight delays rising and aviation safety under scrutiny, the U.S. government is preparing a sweeping modernization...

NTSB calls for urgent safety checks on 68 US bridges, including icons
US agency calls for urgent safety assessments of iconic bridges

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called for urgent safety checks on 68 bridges, including...

US expands oil, gas leasing and eases Alaska energy restrictions
Trump administration to open more Alaska acres for oil, gas drilling

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has announced plans to open more land for oil and gas drilling in Alaska and...

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...

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