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Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,” according to an internal preliminary FAA safety report about the collision that was reviewed by The New York Times.
Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Air Traffic Tower During Plane Crash
The report, reviewed by The New York Times, said that one controller was communicating with both helicopters and planes. Those jobs are typically assigned to two people, not one.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,” according to an internal preliminary FAA safety report about the collision that was reviewed by The New York Times.
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Oscars nominations 2025: Emilia Pérez breaks record with 13 as The Brutalist and Wicked both trail with 10
Oscars nominations 2025: Emilia Pérez breaks record with 13 as The Brutalist and Wicked both trail with 10
* Jacques Audiard’s trans musical beats record for most nominations by a film not in the English language
* Star Karla Sofía Gascón becomes first openly trans actor up for an Oscar
* Snubs for Pamela Anderson, Denzel Washington, Nicole Kidman and…
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Oscars nominations 2025: Emilia Pérez breaks record with 13 as The Brutalist and Wicked both trail with 10
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BREAKING: LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of the law giving them equal status.
The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal.
The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal.
LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of law giving them equal status
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal on the first day a law takes effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples.
apnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
BREAKING: LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of the law giving them equal status.
The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal.
The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal.
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Many Instagram and Facebook users say they are confused about why they are following and seeing posts from President Trump and JD Vance in their feeds. Here’s why. nyti.ms/42jJCRQ
January 23, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Many Instagram and Facebook users say they are confused about why they are following and seeing posts from President Trump and JD Vance in their feeds. Here’s why. nyti.ms/42jJCRQ
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BREAKING: More than 50,000 people are under evacuation orders or warnings from a fast-moving wildfire burning north of Los Angeles.
Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles
More than 50,000 are under evacuation orders or warnings as a new wind-driven wildfire spreads in the mountains north of Los Angeles.
apnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
BREAKING: More than 50,000 people are under evacuation orders or warnings from a fast-moving wildfire burning north of Los Angeles.
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President Donald Trump has ordered federal workers to return to the office five days a week and weakened job protections for civil servants, the first salvoes in his campaign to gut the federal bureaucracy reut.rs/4hl5pNc
Trump orders federal workers back to office, weakens job protections
President Donald Trump has ordered federal workers to return to the office five days a week and weakened job protections for civil servants, the first salvoes in his campaign to gut the federal bureaucracy.
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January 21, 2025 at 5:32 AM
President Donald Trump has ordered federal workers to return to the office five days a week and weakened job protections for civil servants, the first salvoes in his campaign to gut the federal bureaucracy reut.rs/4hl5pNc
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President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization, a move that public health experts say will undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic. nyti.ms/4hilymo
Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization
Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.
nyti.ms
January 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization, a move that public health experts say will undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic. nyti.ms/4hilymo
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Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.
Former head of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards has died
Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.
www.npr.org
January 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.
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BREAKING: President Biden issues preemptive pardons for Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of the Jan. 6 committee
Biden issues preemptive pardons for Milley, Fauci and Jan. 6 committee members | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden on Monday issued pardons for Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of Congress who served on the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
www.cnn.com
January 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
BREAKING: President Biden issues preemptive pardons for Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of the Jan. 6 committee