His plan calls on Attorney General Merrick Garland to shore up the rules for federally licensed gun dealers.
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U.S. says Russian fighter jet hits American drone over Black Sea
The U.S. European Command said that 2 Russian fighter jets ‘conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept’ of a U.S. drone that was operating within international airspace.
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U.S. consumer prices ease but stay high, putting Fed in tough spot
With the recent collapse of Signature and Silicon Valley banks, the agency may have to shift its focus from taming inflation to boosting confidence in financial institutions.
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South Paris man gets a week behind bars and probation for role in Jan. 6 riot
Todd Tilley is also required to complete 60 hours of community service and pay $500 in restitution.
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Russia ready to accept 60-day extension of wartime grain deal
On the front lines in Ukraine, the eastern city of Bakhmut remained the site of fierce fighting, with Ukrainian forces denying Russian forces the prize of its capture after six months of attrition.
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Defense budget speeds toward $1 trillion, with China in mind
The Pentagon budget surge is meant to address the vulnerabilities that the Ukraine war has exposed in the U.S. defense industrial base, and the strategic threat the U.S. sees from China’s gains.
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Agents stop crowd at Texas border crossing amid asylum pressures
The rush across the bridge may have been sparked by false rumors that border guards were going to let migrants cross en mass, particularly people who arrived with children.
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Imprisoned Russian leader Navalny learns that documentary about him wins Oscar
The documentary portrays Alexei Navalny’s career of fighting official corruption, his near-fatal poisoning with a nerve agent in 2020, his 5-month recuperation in Germany and his 2021 return to Moscow, where he was immediately arrested at the airport.
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Bank stocks tumble while others rise on hopes for easier interest rates
The most pressure is on the regional banks a couple steps below in size of the massive, ‘too-big-to-fail’ banks that helped take down the economy in 2007 and 2008.
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After 2nd collapse, Biden says U.S. can have confidence in banks
The president says he would seek to hold those responsible accountable, and he promised that no losses would be borne by taxpayers.