Alaska Airlines said off-duty pilot who was in flight deck jump seat ‘attempted to disrupt the operation of the engines.’
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Nashville police chief has spent a career mentoring youths but couldn’t keep his son from trouble
John C. Drake Jr., 38, was still the subject of a manhunt on Monday, and police said they consider him to be armed and dangerous.
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A price cap on Russian oil aims to starve Putin of cash. But it’s largely been untested. Until now
Prices for Russian oil have risen well above a price cap imposed by Western allies as part of sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine.
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UAW’s confrontational leader makes gains in strike talks, but has he reached too far?
What began with 7,000 workers at one factory each of Ford, General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis has grown to 40,800 at 7 plants and 38 parts warehouses.
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Sen. Menendez enters not guilty plea to a new conspiracy charge
The rewritten indictment added a charge alleging that the senator, his wife and a businessman conspired to have Bob Menendez act as an agent of the government of Egypt and Egyptian officials.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Milwaukee comic shop looking to sell copy of Spider-Man’s debut; rare book could go for $35,000
A near-perfect copy of Amazing Fantasy No. 15 sold for $3.6 million at auction in Texas in 2021.
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Hamas frees 2 Israeli women as U.S. advises delaying ground war to allow talks on captives
A third small aid convoy from Egypt entered Gaza, where the population of 2.3 million has been running out of food, water and medicine under Israel’s 2-week seal.
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Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny refuses to leave his cell and skips a court hearing as a protest
A Navalny ally said the politician refused to leave his cell after prison officials took away all of his writing supplies. This month the government also arrested 3 lawyers who represent him.
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A police dog attacked a Black trucker on his knees. An Ohio city is dealing with the aftermath
The attack is resurrecting questions about race relations and law enforcement tactics.
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It’s Day 20 with no House speaker, and lower-level names are starting to reach for the gavel
Ousted former speaker Kevin McCarthy calls the whole spectacle ’embarrassing’ for the House Republicans whose majority is being wasted away and for the U.S. government that cannot fully function.