Russia fired off more than 60 exploding drones and 90 missiles in what Ukrainian officials described as the most brutal attack against its energy infrastructure since the full-scale war began in early 2022.
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FBI tells passengers on plane that lost a panel in flight they might be crime victims
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into whether the blowout violated terms of a 2021 settlement letting Boeing avoid prosecution for allegedly misleading regulators who certified the 737 Max.
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FBI tells passengers on plane that lost a panel in flight they might be crime victims
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into whether the blowout violated terms of a 2021 settlement letting Boeing avoid prosecution for allegedly misleading regulators who certified the 737 Max.
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Trump says he has nearly $500 million in cash but doesn’t want to use it to pay N.Y. judgment
To obtain a bond, Trump’s lawyers said he would likely have to put up 120% of the judgment, or more than $557 million.
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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson
The House is scheduled to leave town for a 2-week spring recess at the end of Friday’s session. It’s doubtful any vote on removing Johnson would be imminent.
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Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown
The latest package was clearly unpopular with most Republicans, who viewed it as containing too few of their policy priorities and as spending too much.
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Israel’s Netanyahu rebuffs U.S. plea to halt Rafah offensive. Tensions rise ahead of talks
International mediators, led by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt, have been working on a cease-fire to pause or end the war in Gaza.
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No charges to be filed in fight involving Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict, prosecutor says
Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said that, after reviewing the police investigation, he agreed that the fight between Benedict and 3 girls was an ‘instance of mutual combat.’
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Appeals court orders judge to probe claims of juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber’s case
The ruling from the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals keeps Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence intact – for now.
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Reddit, the self-anointed ‘front page of the internet,’ soars in Wall Street debut
Reddit’s IPO will test the quirky company’s ability to overcome a nearly 20-year history colored by uninterrupted losses, management turmoil and user backlashes.