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FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again
After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing's 737 Max for flight. The nation's air safety agency announced the move early Wednesday...
Syndicated Author Nov 18, 2020

Trump pays $3 million for recount of 2 Wisconsin counties
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - President Donald Trump's campaign has paid $3 million for a recount of two heavily Democratic Wisconsin counties, saying Wednesday that they were the sight of the "worst irregular...
Syndicated Author Nov 18, 2020

Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon
Pfizer said Wednesday that new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective, is safe and also protects older people most at risk of dying - the last data needed to seek emergency use of ...
Syndicated Author Nov 18, 2020

House Dems nominate Pelosi as speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats nominated Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday as the speaker to lead them, but she'd be guiding a smaller and ideologically divided majority as she tries shepherding his agenda...
Syndicated Author Nov 18, 2020

Sen. Grassley, 87, says he tested positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) - Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, said Tuesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Grass...
Syndicated Author Nov 17, 2020

Nomination Of Fed Nominee Shelton Stalls In Senate Test Vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nomination of Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump's pick for the Federal Reserve, is stalled in the Senate after Kamala Harris returned to the chamber to cast a key vote in a ta...
Syndicated Author Nov 17, 2020

Iraqi military says 4 rockets land in Baghdad’s Green Zone
BAGHDAD (AP) - Four rockets struck inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Tuesday, Iraq's military said, wounding at least two people and signaling an end to an informal truce announced by I...
Syndicated Author Nov 17, 2020

Pentagon to cut troop levels to 2,500 in Iraq, Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Tuesday announced plans to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying the decision fulfills President Donald Trump's pled...
Syndicated Author Nov 17, 2020

Trump campaign lawsuit in Pennsylvania vote heads to court
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - A hearing on the Trump campaign's federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Pennsylvania officials from certifying the vote results remains on track for Tuesday after a judge quickly...
Syndicated Author Nov 17, 2020

Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry
NEW YORK (AP) - Now at Amazon.com: insulin and inhalers.The online colossus opened an online pharmacy Tuesday that allows customers to order medication or prescription refills, and have them delivered...
Syndicated Author Nov 17, 2020
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