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WASHINGTON (AP) — Back from a week abroad, President Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government after a monthlong shutdown, breaking with majority Republicans who have long opposed such a move.
Trump said in a post on his social media site Thursday that “THE CHOICE IS CLEAR...
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Air traffic controller shortages lead to broader US flight delays as shutdown nears one-month mark
Continued staffing shortages in air traffic control facilities around the country were again causing delays at airports on Friday as the government shutdown neared the one-month mark.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been warning that travelers would start to see...
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Wisconsin becomes the 36th state to limit cellphones in schools
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin became the 36th state to limit cellphones and other electronic devices in school Friday, when its Democratic governor signed a bill requiring districts to prohibit phone use during class time.
The measure passed with bipartisan support, though...
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- South Carolina man chooses execution by firing squad despite concerns over last death by bullets
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- FBI Director Patel says multiple people were arrested in Michigan in a Halloween weekend attack plot
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- Heritage Foundation head defends Tucker Carlson for hosting white nationalist with antisemitic views
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- Ohio panel and Virginia lawmakers move forward with congressional redistricting plans
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- Vermont town draws ‘Beetlejuice’ fans to iconic horror movie site
- ‘It’s home’: Caribbean diaspora from Miami to New York fuels Hurricane Melissa relief efforts
- With fragile Gaza ceasefire holding, Trump wants to make headway on Indonesia-Israel normalization
- 2 die in flooded New York City basements during heavy rainstorm
- US will ‘stoutly defend’ its interests, defence secretary tells China
- Heavy rains in New York kill two, disrupt flights
- A 3rd teenager is indicted for the killing of a congressional intern in Washington
- US Marine arrested and accused of kidnapping girl with intent to sexually assault her, FBI says
- National Guard in each state is ordered to create ‘quick reaction forces’ trained in civil unrest
- Trump hosts White House Halloween bash with superheroes and presidential lookalikes amid shutdown
- Justice Department investigating fraud allegations in Black Lives Matter movement, AP sources say
- Coroner’s report on 6 deaths at Colorado dairy points to toxic gas exposure
- California museum’s collection looted: Over 1,000 items stolen in early morning heist
- Fired Indiana University student newspaper adviser claims free speech violation in federal lawsuit
- Lawyers for Comey seek grand jury transcript, bringing fresh challenge to a case pushed by Trump
- Hegseth orders the military to detail dozens of attorneys to the Justice Department, AP learns
- US weekly jobless claims fall, economists estimate
- NASA takes one step closer to launching quiet supersonic jets
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- US judge praises prosecutors who were suspended after referring to January 6 ‘mob’
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- JetBlue plane diverts to Tampa, injuries reported after flight issue
