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Atlanta’s airport loses $37.5M over diversity program stance

Atlanta’s airport loses $37.5M over diversity program stance

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s airport has forfeited at least $37.5 million because city leaders have refused to disavow diversity, equity and inclusion programs as mandated by President Donald Trump’s ...

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Trump’s transportation department withdraws grants for bike lanes and trails

Trump’s transportation department withdraws grants for bike lanes and trails

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s transportation department has been pulling back grants already announced for recreational trails and bicycle lanes, telling local officials their projects f...

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Robert Barnett, Washington literary power broker, dead at 79

Robert Barnett, Washington literary power broker, dead at 79

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert B. Barnett, a powerhouse Washington attorney who became a fixture in the political and publishing worlds as the literary representative for Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill a...

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Howard Rubin arrested on sex trafficking charges in New York

Howard Rubin arrested on sex trafficking charges in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Retired financier Howard Rubin was arrested Friday on sex trafficking charges for allegedly trafficking dozens of women, including former Playboy models, to be sexually and physica...

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Boeing wins back FAA approval to self-certify 737 Max jets as safe to fly

Boeing wins back FAA approval to self-certify 737 Max jets as safe to fly

Boeing is getting back the ability to perform final safety inspections on 737 Max jetliners and certify them for flight more than six years after crashes of the then-new model killed 346 people, t...

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Census Bureau to try out US postal workers as census takers for tests of 2030 count

Census Bureau to try out US postal workers as census takers for tests of 2030 count

The Census Bureau plans to use U.S. postal workers as census takers in at least two locations during field tests next year for the 2030 census, which will determine political power and federal fun...

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