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Unruly passenger incident forces American Airlines flight to divert to Kansas City

14 Feb 2022

(Reuters) – An American Airlines flight headed to Washington on Sunday was diverted to Kansas City after crew members and passengers subdued an unruly passenger, the airline said. Flight 1775 from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. landed in Kansas City International Airport at about 2:30 p.m. local time where it was met by law enforcement, …

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NFL-Fans buoyant despite sweltering in security lines at Super Bowl

14 Feb 2022

By Nathan Frandino INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Reuters) – Sweltering in long, airport-type security lines did nothing to diminish the mood of fans arriving at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood near Los Angeles on Sunday for Super Bowl LVI. Temperatures climbed into the mid-80s outside the stadium, which is home to a Los Angeles Rams team looking to …

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Few signs of Super Bowl trucker protest, monitoring firm says

12 Feb 2022

By Raphael Satter (Reuters) – A reported trucker protest planned to coincide with the Super Bowl appears to be going nowhere, a social media monitoring firm that has been tracking the issue said on Saturday. After media reported on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security memo warning of potential disruption around Sunday’s Super Bowl, there …

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New York City’s ‘oldest chocolate factory’ ramps up ahead of Valentine’s Day

12 Feb 2022

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dripping chocolate covered homemade, heart-shaped marshmallows at Li-Lac Chocolates’ 9000-square-foot production space in New York City, as the chocolate factory ramped up production in time for Valentine’s Day, one of its busiest times of the year. Just three days before the Valentine Day holiday, employees on Friday were busy decorating chocolate …

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U.S. pulls out most staff from Ukraine embassy over fears of Russian invasion

12 Feb 2022

By Pavel Polityuk and Simon Lewis KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States said on Saturday it was ordering most staff at its embassy in Kyiv to leave Ukraine immediately due to the threat of an invasion by Russia. An updated travel advisory said the State Department had ordered the departure of most employees at the embassy …

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Thousands of unvaccinated New York municipal workers could lose jobs Friday

12 Feb 2022

By Julia Harte NEW YORK (Reuters) -Thousands of unvaccinated New York City municipal workers are up against a deadline on Friday to get a COVID-19 shot or get fired, with Mayor Eric Adams apparently determined to carry out the terminations despite an outcry from union leaders. Fewer than 4,000 of the city’s 370,000 workers were …

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U.S. naval engineer charged with submarine espionage due in court for plea hearing

12 Feb 2022

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. Navy engineer charged with attempting to sell secrets about nuclear submarines to a foreign power will appear in court for a plea hearing on Monday, a likely indication that he intends to plead guilty. In a short order issued on Friday, a magistrate judge in Martinsburg, …

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