US FAA Lifts Ground Stop at the Three Washington-Area Airports

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. ⁠Federal ⁠Aviation Administration on Friday ⁠night lifted a ground stop that had halted traffic at ​the three primary Washington-area airports for several hours after air traffic had to ‌halt work because of a ‌strong chemical smell tied to a circuit board that overheated. The FAA ⁠said the ⁠issue …

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Iran War Puts Many in US on High Alert, but Synagogue Attack Shows Limits

By Ted Hesson, Jonathan Allen and Rich McKay WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement officials are on heightened alert as the Iran war enters ⁠its third ⁠week, but the limits of their vigilance were on display as seeming ⁠lone-wolf attacks unfolded more than 500 miles apart in Virginia and Michigan on Thursday alone. …

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Federal Reserve Turned to Biden Special Prosecutor in DOJ Subpoena Fight

March 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve Board ⁠tapped ⁠Robert Hur, a prominent former prosecutor ⁠who investigated former Democratic President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, in its ​clash with the U.S. Justice Department over records related to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, court filings showed on Friday. The ‌filings were unsealed when a federal ‌judge …

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Cincinnati Firing Men’s Basketball Coach Wes Miller, AP Sources Say

Wes Miller will not be back as the University of Cincinnati’s men’s basketball coach, two people familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Friday. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the university has not announced the move. Cincinnati is not expected to announce Miller’s firing until the two sides can negotiate an …

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Four Killed in Russian Air Attack on Kyiv Region, Officials Say

KYIV, March 14 (Reuters) – ⁠At ⁠least four ⁠people were killed ​and 15 wounded in ‌an overnight Russian ‌air attack ⁠outside ⁠the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, officials said on ​Saturday. The attack targeted residential buildings, educational institutions, ​enterprises and critical infrastructure ⁠facilities in ⁠four districts ⁠of the ​Kyiv region, said Mykola Kalashnyk, ​head ⁠of the regional …

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Ukrainian Drones Strike Oil Refinery, Port in Russia’s Krasnodar Region

MOSCOW, March 14 (Reuters) – ⁠Ukrainian ⁠drones struck ⁠an oil refinery and a ​port overnight in Russia’s southern ‌Krasnodar region, causing ‌injuries and damage, ⁠local ⁠authorities said on Saturday. In a statement on ​Telegram, Krasnodar authorities said three people had been injured in ​a strike on Port Kavkaz, which ⁠ships ⁠grains and LPG ⁠and ​lies …

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