Trump steamrolls every principle of aviation safety in wild news conference | CNN Politics
CNN — There is a good reason why American commercial airliners have safely flown billions of miles since the last major tragedy. Every incident, near miss or accident is minutely investigated,…
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Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78
Marianne Faithfull, whose six-decade career marked her out as one of the UK’s most versatile and characterful singer-songwriters, has died aged 78. A spokesperson said: “It is with deep sadness…
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Adam Schiff was an ’embarrassment’ during Kash Patel hearing, ex-lawmaker says: ‘Clearly has an ax to grind’
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, was the latest of the commander-in-chief’s administrative picks to face lawmakers in a confirmation hearing Thursday, clashing with several Democrats,…
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Pilots had reported near-misses with helicopters at Reagan National Airport in the years before the deadly crash | CNN
CNN — In the three years before the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Reagan National Airport, at least two other pilots reported near-misses with…
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Marianne Faithfull Made an Art of Upending Expectations
In March 1964, at a swinging London party, Marianne Faithfull got a record deal without singing a note. Andrew Loog Oldham, the brash young manager of the Rolling Stones, had…
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Tulsi Gabbard’s Edward Snowden problem
CONFIRMATION BIAS — Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) shocked Washington in 2017 with her mysterious meeting with then-Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, she’s…
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Questions about helicopter’s path could prove key in Pentagon probe of midair crash
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Newly installed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the military is investigating Wednesday night’s crash between an Army helicopter and a civilian airliner near Washington, D.C. Officials say…
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NFL to look into Justin Tucker’s alleged inappropriate behavior with massage therapists
BALTIMORE — The NFL will look into allegations that Baltimore Ravens and former Texas Longhorns kicker Justin Tucker behaved inappropriately toward massage therapists at four spas and wellness centers in…
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Gabbard’s dodges on whether she thinks Snowden is a traitor exacerbate questions about her confirmation chances | CNN Politics
CNN — In 2020, then-Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard introduced legislation calling on the federal government to drop all charges against Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor who in 2013 revealed…
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Marianne Faithfull, singer and pop icon, dies at 78
NEW YORK (AP) — Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones’ greatest songs and endured as…
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