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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Army helicopter flights around the Pentagon remain suspended after two passenger airline flights were forced to abort landings on May 1 at Reagan Washington National Airport because of a nearby Black Hawk helicopter, the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday. Acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a Senate hearing that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is “fully staffed” with weather forecasters and scientists after concerns were raised about some offices losing 24-hour staffing ahead of hurricane season. “We are fully staffed with forecasters and scientists. Under no circumstances am I going …

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By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK -The majority of businesses in the New York Federal Reserve’s district said they passed on at least some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the form of higher prices last month, as firms flagged considerable confusion and uncertainty in navigating the surge in import taxes, a report from the …

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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday redoubled his calls for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates, noting that payroll processing firm ADP reported that job creation slowed in May. “ADP number out. ‘Too Late’ Powell must now lower the rate. He is unbelievable. Europe has lowered nine times,” Trump said in …

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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A Washington, D.C. judge has dismissed the Democratic Party’s lawsuit accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of violating federal election law by trying to assert control over the independent Federal Election Commission. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali ruled on Tuesday night that three national Democratic committees lacked a “concrete and imminent injury” …

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(Reuters) -A purported New Orleans jail escapee asked President Donald Trump and “the world” for help to get a defense lawyer to prove his innocence, in a social media video posted on Tuesday. Antoine Massey is one of two fugitives still at large from the May 16 jailbreak, when 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans …

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By Brad Brooks and Joseph Ax (Reuters) -The family of the Egyptian national charged with tossing gasoline bombs at a pro-Israeli rally in Colorado was taken into federal custody on Tuesday and could be quickly deported, officials said.  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a social media video post that ICE had taken into …

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