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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) “zero-tolerance policy” for addressing unruly passengers will become permanent even after a court ended transportation mask requirements, the agency said on Wednesday. Then-FAA Administrator Steve Dickson first imposed the policy in January 2021 and later said it would remain as long as an order was in place requiring …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement officials have charged 21 people across the country with healthcare schemes amid the pandemic as part of the administration’s larger effort to thwart people from leveraging COVID-19 for fraud, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday. The latest charges include cases involving filing false Medicare and other billing claims, …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will convene top U.S. military leaders on Wednesday in an annual White House gathering that takes on special significance as the war in Ukraine enters a risky new phase and the United States plans more military aid. A “variety of topics” will be discussed by Defense …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Airlines and airports, the ride-sharing company Uber and national train service Amtrak, are now lifting mask mandates that have been in place for more than a year. The shift comes after a judge in Florida ruled against a federal mandate and the Biden administration said it would not enforce one even as …

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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Tuesday opened applications for a $6 billion program to help nuclear power plants struggling with rising costs as it seeks to stop the generators from shutting down under its goal of transitioning to clean energy. The U.S. nuclear power industry’s 93 reactors generate more than half …

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By Michela Moscufo (Reuters) – Columbia University will add historical markers to four residence halls to acknowledge legacies of slavery and racism and to commemorate African American students, a university professor said on Tuesday. The markers, part of a university-wide project initiated by President Lee Bollinger after the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, …

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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Education has canceled student loan debt for 40,000 people and offered credits to help another 3.6 million pay off their loans under a plan announced on Tuesday designed to aid low-income borrowers and public servants. “Student loans were never meant to be a life sentence, but it’s …

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By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A Black man who was killed by a Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer during a traffic stop earlier this month, sparking protests in the city, was shot in the back of the head, a forensic pathologist who performed an independent autopsy said on Tuesday. During a news conference in Detroit, forensic …

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