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DOT says it has terminated approval for NYC’s congestion pricing plan

DOT says it has terminated approval for NYC’s congestion pricing plan

Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Department of Transportation said the Federal Highway Administration has “terminated approval” of New York City’s congestion pricing plan, the first of its kind in the nation, which went into effect earlier this year. The DOT shared a letter from Transportation Secretary […]

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2 dead after small planes collide in Arizona

2 dead after small planes collide in Arizona

(MARANA, Ariz.) — Two people were confirmed dead after two small planes collided midair at Marana Regional Airport in Arizona on Wednesday. There were two people onboard each aircraft, a Lancair and a Cessna, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The aircrafts collided while upwind of runway 12, according to […]

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National LGBTQ group urges New York prosecutor to pursue hate crime charges in killing of transgender man

National LGBTQ group urges New York prosecutor to pursue hate crime charges in killing of transgender man

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization is urging New York prosecutors to pursue hate crime charges against five suspects arrested in what authorities described as a prolonged “torture” killing of a transgender man. The group, GLAAD, issued a statement calling on Ontario County District Attorney James […]

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Miami man arrested after shooting 2 men he mistakenly believed were Palestinian

Miami man arrested after shooting 2 men he mistakenly believed were Palestinian

Miami Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation (MIAMI) — A Florida man has been arrested and charged for shooting 17 times at two men who he mistakenly thought were Palestinian. The victims were actually tourists from Israel, according to police. Mordechai Brafman, 27, has been charged with two counts of second […]

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Family of DC plane crash victim files claim against FAA, Army for $250 million

Family of DC plane crash victim files claim against FAA, Army for $250 million

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The family of a passenger who died in the midair collision near Washington, D.C., filed legal claims against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the United States Army, seeking $250 million in compensation for each claim. The filings are likely the beginning of a lengthy legal […]

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A woman gave birth to a baby through IVF. Then she had to give him up, lawsuit says

A woman gave birth to a baby through IVF. Then she had to give him up, lawsuit says

ABC News (SAVANNAH, Ga.) — A Georgia woman is suing a fertility clinic after an in vitro fertilization (IVF) mix-up allegedly led to staff implanting the wrong embryo and to her giving birth to another couple’s biological child. Krystena Murray, 38, of Savannah, said she selected a sperm donor who […]

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Judge to consider temporarily blocking Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs

Judge to consider temporarily blocking Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A judge on Tuesday will consider whether to temporarily block the Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs across the federal government, in one of several lawsuits challenging Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency’s large-scale effort to slash the federal workforce. The lawsuit, […]

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Dramatic video shows moment Delta plane flipped after landing in Toronto

Dramatic video shows moment Delta plane flipped after landing in Toronto

Mert Alper Dervis /Anadolu via Getty Images (TORONTO) — New, dramatic video shows the moment Delta Flight 4819 caught fire and rolled over upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport Monday afternoon. This video — which was given to investigators, who are now reviewing it — shows the plane reach the ground, […]

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Despite Trump’s comments on Gaza, some Arab Americans still support him

Despite Trump’s comments on Gaza, some Arab Americans still support him

Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While President Donald Trump’s comments about wanting to “clean out” Gaza and forcibly displace its nearly 2 million Palestinians have stirred outrage and accusations of ethnic cleansing among U.S. allies and international law experts, some members of the Arab American community still believe he […]

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14 dead from storm in Kentucky as the region braces for another storm

14 dead from storm in Kentucky as the region braces for another storm

ABC News Illustration (NEW YORK) — The death toll in Kentucky has risen to 14 from a devastating storm that battered the state this weekend as residents brace for up to 6 inches of snow from a new storm. “This isn’t just a number — these are Kentuckians who will […]

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