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Month: October 2023

Senate votes 98-0 to confirm Biden’s nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration finally has a Senate-confirmed leader. The Senate voted 98-0 on Tuesday to approve President Joe Biden’s nominee for FAA administrator, Michael Whitaker. He’s the chief operating officer of a Hyundai affiliate that is developing an air taxi. Before that, he was the deputy FAA administrator. The FAA hasn’t

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson quiere que mejoren su figura de cera tras críticas por el color de piel

macamilarincon (CNN) –– Dwayne Johnson escuchó las quejas sobre su figura de cera y aseguró que está haciendo algo al respecto. El Musée Grévin de París, Francia, que se especializa en realizar figuras de cera de famosos, recibió críticas recientemente por una escultura de Johnson que muchos consideraron tiene la piel demasiado clara para representar

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China replaces its defense minister months after its foreign minister was removed from office

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI. Taiwan (AP) — Chinese state media are reporting that the country has replaced Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu. He has been out of public view for almost two months with little explanation. The announcement of Li’s removal was made Tuesday without further information being given. Li is the second

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¿Qué es el sionismo? Diferencias y puntos de contacto con los judíos y los israelíes

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El sionismo es un movimiento nacionalista surgido a finales del siglo XIX en Europa, cuyo objetivo es el establecimiento de un Estado nacional judío en los territorios palestinos, el lugar que ellos consideran su tierra ancestral. Según la Jewish Virtual Library, el sionismo es “el movimiento nacional por el regreso del pueblo judío

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Hurricane Otis rapidly grows into Category 4 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast heading for Acapulco

By JOSÉ ANTONIO RIVERA Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Otis strengthened from a tropical storm to a dangerous Category 4 hurricane in a matter of hours Tuesday as it approached Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, where it was forecast to make landfall near the resort of Acapulco early Wednesday possibly as a catastrophic Category

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Candidates spar over key tax issue in final gubernatorial debate before Kentucky election

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron have sparred over tax policies in their final debate. They sharpened their closing pitches in the hourlong debate Tuesday night. Just two weeks are left in their campaign for governor in Kentucky. Beshear called for a cautious

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Anchor of Chinese container vessel caused damage to Balticconnector gas pipeline, Finnish police say

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish investigators say they believe an anchor of a Chinese container ship was dislodged and caused the damage to the undersea Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia on the Baltic Sea earlier this month. The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday it has evidence and

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Houston airport had to ground all flights after a private jet departed ‘without permission’ and collided with another jet, FAA says

By Sara Smart and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An airport in Houston temporarily grounded all flights on Tuesday after two private jets collided on its tarmac, officials said. The incident took place around 3:30 p.m. CT when a twin-engine jet departed “without permission” from the William P. Hobby Airport runway and collided with another

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