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13.06 / 23:27
Aviat
Airlines
JetBlue
2020
Department
Traffic
The US fines Middle Eastern airline Emirates $1.8 million for flights that passed too low over Iraq
The United States has imposed a $1.8 million fine against Middle Eastern airline Emirates for flights that passed too low over Iraq, in violation of U.S. restrictions
13.06 / 20:35
COST
UPS
MET
CEO
Research
President
As CEOs focus on stopping corporate tax hikes, Biden's team makes case to them on global alliances
President Joe Biden’s chief of staff has argued to an influential group of CEOs that the Democratic incumbent’s emphasis on global alliances would help their businesses
13.06 / 18:19
Provident
FIVE
Election
President
Courts
mountaineering
Senate confirms new energy regulators, extending Biden's grip on panel that backs renewable energy
President Joe Biden’s grip on a key federal energy commission will last beyond his first term, giving a boost to the Democrat’s push for renewable energy regardless of the election results in November
13.06 / 18:19
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Target
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security
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information
International
Text of the policy statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday
WASHINGTON — Below is the statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday after its latest policy meeting ended:
13.06 / 18:17
13.06 / 18:17
UPS
Manufacturing
economy
Trade
President
Relationships
Yellen says China's trade policies could 'interfere significantly' with US bilateral relationship
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Chinese “overconcentrated supply chains” pose a threat to U.S. jobs and recent investments meant to build up the U.S. green energy sector
13.06 / 16:43
markets
Fox
show
Mortgage rates fall to 6.95%
Real estate agent Kirsten Jordan breaks down struggles facing home buyers and shares her predictions for the housing market on Cavuto: Coast to Coast.
13.06 / 14:05
13.06 / 05:41
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Parke
shooting
reports
Department
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Sporting
Teen shot, killed by off-duty guard while returning airsoft gun in Washington
Washington was shot and killed by an off-duty security guard while he was attempting to return a faulty airsoft gun to a sporting goods store last week.Aaron Brown Myers, 51, was arrested for fatally shooting the teenager outside a Big 5 Sporting Goods store at a strip mall in Renton, Wash. on June 5.
13.06 / 03:45
markets
Manufacturing
Food
Justice
electronic
Department
recommendations
Senators blast health and law enforcement officials over illegal e-cigarettes used by teens
Senators criticized top federal officials over the rise of illegal electronic cigarettes in the U.S., a multibillion-dollar business that has flourished in recent years
13.06 / 03:45
Booking
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show
classical
weightlifting
Book Review: 'Swole' explores what masculinity could be in a hyperconnected, TikTok-imaged world
Author Michael Brodeur takes the gym too seriously, and not seriously at all at the same time, in his book “Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscles.”
12.06 / 21:55
Metro
WhatsApp
Research
rock
reports
Mega earthquake in the making? 10,000 US residents at risk from underwater fault line in the Pacific
underwater fault line under the Pacific ocean can trigger a major earthquake along the west coast, according to a Metro UK report. The Cascadia Subduction Zone, responsible for this potential threat, is spread across 600 miles of the US regions like California, Oregon and Washington. It also extends as far as British Colombia in Canada.
12.06 / 19:23
COST
Progressive
economy
show
reports
Department
Fed holds rates steady at 23-year high, projects just one cut this year
The announcement comes after a Labor Department report showed that inflation slowed more than expected in May, even as prices remained high for millions of Americans.
12.06 / 17:07
12.06 / 14:51
Reuters
Gap
WhatsApp
President
War
Blinken says some Hamas proposals unworkable but work on ceasefire to continue
Hamas proposed «numerous changes» in its response to a ceasefire proposal to end the Gaza war including some unworkable changes, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, but he insisted Washington and mediators will press ahead to bridge gaps between the Palestinian militant group and Israel.
12.06 / 12:47
11.06 / 16:28
COST
Target
Progressive
economy
President
show
reports
inflation data
Inflation data this week could help determine Fed's timetable for rate cuts
After Federal Reserve officials meet this week, a statement they will issue may suggest that they’ve seen meaningful progress on inflation this year — a prelude to eventual interest rate cuts
11.06 / 16:27
11.06 / 16:27
COST
Death
Experts
Universities
show
testing
patient
Alzheimer's drug that can slow disease gets backing from FDA advisers
Federal health advisers have endorsed a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug from Eli Lilly for people with mild dementia
11.06 / 16:27
Waters
Food
wellness
Fishing
Wildlife
CLAM
Things to know about FDA warning on paralytic shellfish poisoning in Pacific Northwest
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning
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