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The episode followed a fatal collision between a military helicopter and a commercial jet in January, and prompted concern and outrage among officials. [...]
College athletes have signed deals worth millions of dollars since the N.C.A.A. allowed student-athletes to become paid endorsers. [...]
The Army said the celebration was in honor of its 250th birthday but did not mention that the president’s birthday happened to be the same day. [...]
Staffing shortages at an air traffic control center have added to the effects of a runway closure, prompting United Airlines to cut flights at the hub. [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator, Lee Zeldin, announced the agency was “shifting its scientific expertise.” [...]
The agency plans, for now, to use attrition, including retirements and voluntary resignations, to reduce the size of the C.I.A. instead of more mass firings. [...]
