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Wife of ex-Alaska pilot is ‘in shock’ over averted disaster
By Claire Bush | Associated Press/Report for America
PORTLAND, Ore. — The wife of a former Alaska Airlines pilot who prosecutors say tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight while riding in the cockpit jump seat said Thursday she…
Averted disaster on Horizon Air flight renews scrutiny on mental health of those in the cockpit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — What authorities describe as an off-duty pilot’s attempt to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air flight with more than 80 people on board has renewed attention on the mental fitness of those allowed in the…
A government shutdown in Nigeria has been averted after unions suspended a labor strike
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian government workers on Tuesday continued working after last-minute efforts by authorities averted a nationwide strike to protest growing hardship that could have shut down government services in Africa's…
Stock market today: Asian shares mixed as Japan business confidence rises and US shutdown is averted
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher in thin trading Monday with many markets closed for holidays. Markets in…
BANGKOK (AP) —…
Asian shares mixed as Japan business confidence rises and US shutdown is averted
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher in thin trading Monday with many markets closed for holidays.Markets in China are closed for a weeklong holiday. Markets in South Korea also were closed.Oil prices gained and U.S. futures…
US government shutdown averted with last-minute deal
McCarthy has promised to bring a separate bill for the funding to Congress but, over the course of the war and the series of funding bills enabling the US to supply military and other aid, there has been a steady and marked decline in…
Government shutdown averted with little time to spare
Politics
“This is good news for the American people,” President Joe Biden said in a statement.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., gives two…
Shutdown averted, White House prepares to fight for Ukraine aid
But aides weren’t terribly surprised. They had assumed the government shutdown showdown would end this way at some point — with the main question being whether McCarthy would take his lumps before or after the funding deadline.
They…
Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
The U.S. is on the brink of a federal government shutdown after hard-right Republicans in Congress rejected a longshot effort to keep offices open as they fight for steep spending cuts and strict border security measures that Democrats…