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Month: January 2024

Japan Airlines jet bursts into flames after collision with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo Haneda airport

By Mayumi Maruyama, Teele Rebane, Tamara Hardingham-Gill and Emiko Jozuka, CNN (CNN) — Five people were killed when a Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers collided with an earthquake relief aircraft and burst into flames on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday. All 379 people on JAL flight 516, including eight children under

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China’s unsafe interceptions of US military aircraft have dropped off, defense officials say

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — China’s unsafe interceptions of US military aircraft have dropped off amid signs relations with Beijing are improving, two US defense officials told CNN. There had been a spike in what the US deemed dangerous incidents in October and the Pentagon publicly condemned China’s behavior. But in a sign military tensions could be

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In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans says the Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require that Texas hospitals provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy. The administration had issued guidance saying hospitals “must” provide abortion services

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Elections head in Nevada’s lone swing county resigns, underscoring election turnover in key state

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report or America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The rapid turnover among election officials in Nevada continued on Tuesday, when the top election official in the state’s lone swing county abruptly announced her resignation less than a month before early voting commences for the Feb. 6 presidential preference primary. Washoe County Registrar

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Prosecutors say Sen. Menendez cashed in by linking Qatari royal family member with NJ businessman

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez used his international clout to help a friend get a multimillion-dollar deal with a Qatari investment fund, partly by taking actions favorable to Qatar’s government, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in a revised indictment. The new allegations deepen the legal challenges for Menendez,

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Here’s what led up to Harvard president Claudine Gay’s resignation

By Zoe Sottile and Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — After months of scrutiny, Harvard president Claudine Gay announced her resignation Tuesday, making hers the shortest term in the university’s history. Gay became Harvard’s first Black president in July 2023 after a career studying American political behavior and serving in other administrative roles. Her resignation comes

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