The close call occurred at Logan airport on Monday when the pilot of a Learjet 60 took off without clearance as a JetBlue flight was preparing to land on an intersecting runway.
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No evidence of fraud in weapons to Ukraine, U.S. watchdog says
Keeping military aid to Ukraine protected from waste or fraud has become a critical part of keeping support for Ukraine intact in Congress.
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Drones fly deep inside Russia; Putin orders border tightened
The attacks raised questions about Russian defense capabilities more than a year after the country’s full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
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Tennessee Republican congressman was ‘mistaken’ about his college degree
Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles has also called himself an economist even though he only took one community college economics course, a Tennessee TV station reports.
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Jared Golden pushes for Ukraine to get F-16s soon
Maine’s 2nd District Democrat is leading a bipartisan effort to convince President Biden to deliver modern fighters to counter Russia.
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Northern Ireland confronts compromise in post-Brexit deal
Britain and the European Union have reached a new agreement on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland
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U.S. consumer confidence slips again in February
Consumers have been a pillar in the U.S. economy, not ready to slow spending even as the Federal Reserve tightens its monetary policy and signals more rate hikes ahead.
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Supreme Court seems ready to reject Biden’s student loan forgiveness
The president’s only hope for being allowed to move forward with his plan appeared to be the slim possibility that the court would find that Republican-led states and individuals challenging the plan lacked the legal right to sue.
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COVID-19 origins still a mystery 3 years into pandemic
Did COVID-19 originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab?
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White House promises crackdown on migrant child labor
Concerns are mounting that migrant children have been discharged from shelters and out of federal custody too quickly, pushing them into vulnerable situations where they’re more likely to become victims of child labor.