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As part of a deal to dismiss the case, Boeing agreed to pay or invest an additional $1.1 billion in fines, compensation for the crash victims' families, and internal safety and quality measures.

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The 40 airports impacted by the cuts span more than two dozen states. The Federal Aviation Administration said the reductions would start at 4% and ramp up to 10% by Nov. 14.

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The action, announced Thursday, is largely seen as symbolic. Kazakhstan has had diplomatic relations with Israel since 1992.

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The court's decision is not a final ruling, however; it just permits Trump's passport policy to go into effect while litigation continues in the lower courts.

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In the summer, Texas drew new lines to help the GOP win in the midterm elections. California countered this week. The Republicans might have an edge in the redistricting battle as it spreads nationally.

The acquittal on a misdemeanor charge comes after the case came to represent broader resistance in the nation's capital to the Trump administration's law enforcement surge.

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Medicare beneficiaries will soon be able to get obesity and Type 2 diabetes drugs for a $50 copay. But there are some limitations.

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Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.

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Abby Zwerner's lawsuit that accused an administrator of ignoring warnings that a child had a gun at Newport News, Va., school that day. A bullet damaged her left hand and remains in her chest.

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The Atlantic journalist David A. Graham describes how Trump could potentially use troops near polling places, pressure local election workers and have federal agents seize voting machines.

On Thursday, Tesla shareholders will vote on a pay package for Elon Musk that could allow him to earn an unprecedented one trillion dollars' worth of stock.

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New York City's CEOs and other billionaires spent more than $40 million trying to defeat the mayor-elect. Now they have to live with him.

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A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a special election in 1987, Pelosi went on to become one of the most effective leaders of the Democratic party.

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There's a global shortage of radiologists. Now artificial intelligence is helping speed up the diagnosis of tuberculosis in hard-to-reach communities.

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President Trump calls on Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown. And, the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Trump overstepped his authority by imposing tariffs.

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Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.

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The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse.

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Telehealth for Medicare started during the pandemic and became popular quickly. But the shutdown put an abrupt halt to payments for the service.

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NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.

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Holiday travel can already be stressful. Here's how a prolonged government shutdown might make things even harder and whether you should travel at all.

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