A small plane used for skydiving crashed and burst into flames near the perimeter of a small seaside airport on the island of Oahu, killing all nine people aboard, officials said Saturday. Preliminary information gathered by the Federal Aviation Administration indicated that the crash of the twin-engine Beechcraft King Air plane Friday evening happened as […]
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The Latest on the NHL draft (all times local): 11:08 a.m. Another Q is coming to Chicago. The Blackhawks have acquired John Quenneville in a trade with the New Jersey Devils. Quenneville is the second cousin of former Chicago coach Joel Quenneville, who led the Blackhawks to three Stanley Cup titles before he was fired
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As Iran vows to gradually kick its nuclear production back into gear, both options are being revisited, officials say, in case Iran carries through its declared nuclear plans. This coming week it is likely to have amassed more than 660 pounds of low-enriched uranium, the limit set in the 2015 pact. The marginal move over
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Roger Federer will play David Goffin in the final as he bids for a record-extending 10th Halle Open title on Sunday. Federer defeated the 43rd-ranked Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France 6-3, 6-3 and Goffin brought an end to Matteo Berrettini’s eight-match winning streak with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win in the semifinals on Saturday. Federer had
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is presenting a formidable challenge to the oversight authority of the Democrat-controlled House at a time when the House might not be best equipped for the task. With Democrats regaining power this year after eight years in the wilderness, not many in the majority have much experience leading panels during
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Caster Semenya was accused by the IAAF of intentionally running slowly at times to mask her alleged advantage from elevated natural testosterone, according to recently released court documents. Semenya angrily denied the accusation. The exchange was included in 163 pages of court records from the South African runner’s appeal of the international track body’s testosterone
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The 1985 decision, Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank, said that such suits had to be brought in state court. That decision reasoned that there was no violation of the takings clause until the state or local government fails to pay just compensation after state-court litigation. Chief Justice Roberts said the 1985 decision
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Ordinary Americans have an opportunity — really, an obligation — to force this debate to occur. “This is now a big enough issue that I think people should actually become politically active and let their congressmen and senators know how they feel about this program and how they think the financial shortfalls should be filled,”
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Travel experts say a ban on Russian airlines taking citizens to Georgia will cause visitor traffic to drop significantly at first but they expect Georgia’s tourism industry to recover quickly. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered a ban on Russian flights to Georgia starting July 8 after a Russian delegation’s appearance in the Georgian
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