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James Biden niega participación de su hermano en negocios de la familia

WASHINGTON (AP) — El presidente Joe Biden “nunca estuvo involucrado” en los negocios de otros miembros de su familia, testificó su hermano James Biden el miércoles mientras comparecía para una entrevista privada voluntaria en el Capitolio como parte de la investigación de juicio político que los republicanos llevan a cabo en la Cámara de Representantes. “He tenido una carrera de …

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A man tried to open an emergency exit on an American Airlines flight. Other passengers subdued him

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in New Mexico after a disruptive passenger allegedly tried to open an emergency exit door, authorities said. Albuquerque International Sunport officials said Flight 1219 to Chicago returned to the airport shortly after takeoff Tuesday afternoon “due to a disturbance in the cabin involving a disruptive …

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Georgia state trooper dies after being struck by vehicle while investigating crash

MORROW, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia state trooper was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday as he investigated an earlier crash on Interstate 75 south of Atlanta, authorities said. Trooper First Class Chase Redner died at an Atlanta hospital after the crash in Clayton County, the Georgia Department of Public Safety said in a statement. Redner had been employed …

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Missouri House votes to ban celebratory gunfire days after Chiefs’ parade shooting

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House on Monday passed a bill to ban celebratory gunfire in cities less than a week after a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade left some attending lawmakers hiding in bathrooms. Kansas City police have said the shooting appeared to stem from a dispute between several people and not celebratory …

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Gobernador de Wisconsin promulga nuevos mapas de distritos legislativos

MADISON, Wisconsin, EE.UU. (AP) — El gobernador de Wisconsin, Tony Evers, promulgó el lunes nuevos mapas de los distritos legislativos que propuso y que los republicanos que controlan la Legislatura aprobaron para evitar que la Corte Suprema estatal, controlada por los liberales, trazaran las líneas. Los demócratas celebraron la promulgación como una importante victoria política en el estado políticamente oscilante …

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Flood watches issued as another round of wet winter storms hits California

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The latest in a series of wet winter storms blew ashore in Northern California on Sunday, with forecasters warning of possible flooding, hail, strong winds and even brief tornadoes as the system moves south over the next few days. Gusts topped 30 mph (48 kph) in Oakland and San Jose as a mild cold front late …

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Major New England airports to make tens of millions of dollars in improvements

BOSTON (AP) — Three of the biggest airports in New England are slated to make improvements to control towers, gates and mechanical systems under a nearly $1 billion federal plan to strengthen the nation’s air travel infrastructure. The largest of the New England grants is going to Logan International Airport in Boston. The airport will receive $12 million toward a …

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