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U.S. FAA names new aviation safety chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it has tapped Billy Nolen to head the agency's aviation safety organization. Nolen, who has most recently been vice presiden...
Dec 16, 2021
New Mexico sheriff struggles in undertaker role as COVID deaths mount
By Shannon Stapleton FARMINGTON, N.M. (Reuters) - New Mexico sheriff Shane Ferrari is used to planning ahead to buy supplies like ammunition that have run short in the pandemic. In the past 12 months,...
Dec 16, 2021
U.S. records most hurricane-force gusts in a single day
(Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday registered the highest number of hurricane-force gusts on record in a single day, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, days after one of the deadliest to...
Dec 16, 2021
Analysis-The three data reports that persuaded Powell to speed up Fed’s taper
By Jonnelle Marte, Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir (Reuters) - The ink had barely dried on the Federal Reserve's November policy decision to begin reducing bond purchases when Chair Jerome Powell beca...
Dec 16, 2021
Explainer: Is it safe for Americans to travel for the holidays?
By Manas Mishra and Leroy Leo (Reuters) - The spread of the Omicron variant and a surge in COVID-19 cases have raised Americans' concern about traveling over the holidays. Health experts offered the f...
Dec 16, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense in sex abuse trial to begin its case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell's defense is set to start making its case in the British socialite's sex abuse trial on Thursday, after the jury heard testimony from four women who...
Dec 16, 2021
U.S. grand jury accuses Amplify Energy of negligence in oil spill
(Reuters) - A federal grand jury has accused Amplify Energy Corp and two of its subsidiaries with illegally discharging oil during a pipeline break in California in early October by acting negligently...
Dec 15, 2021
United Airlines CEO defends vaccine mandate at Senate hearing
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby on Wednesday defended a decision to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for workers amid criticism from some Republican sen...
Dec 15, 2021
‘Dust Bowl’ winds hit tornado-devastated western United States
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Less than a week after a swarm of powerful tornadoes devastated Kentucky and four other states, a freakish wind storm brought "Dust Bowl" conditions and gusts of more than 10...
Dec 15, 2021
U.S. CDC advisers to weigh limits on J&J vaccine due to blood clot issues – Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet on Thursday to consider possible limits on the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine because of...
Dec 15, 2021
