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  • Police clear people and reported hidden traps from park near ‘Cop City’ site in Atlanta

    Police clear people and reported hidden traps from park near ‘Cop City’ site in Atlanta

     

    Several syringes containing fentanyl and a Molotov cocktail were among several potentially dangerous items found during an operation to clear a public park in Atlanta Monday, local officials said.

    ​Several syringes containing fentanyl and a Molotov cocktail were among several potentially dangerous items found during an operation to clear a public park in Atlanta Monday, local officials said. 

  • US air travel is ‘overwhelmed’ and that’s putting off some flyers, industry group says

    US air travel is ‘overwhelmed’ and that’s putting off some flyers, industry group says

     

    Travel is so busy this spring break season at Miami International Airport that officials are advising flyers to give themselves an extra hour — arriving three hours, rather than two — before a domestic flight.

    ​Travel is so busy this spring break season at Miami International Airport that officials are advising flyers to give themselves an extra hour — arriving three hours, rather than two — before a domestic flight. 

  • A new round of dangerous weather targets the Southeast

    A new round of dangerous weather targets the Southeast

     

    Another round of violent weather is battering the Southeast on Monday after a spate of tornado-spawning storms over the weekend killed 26 people in the South — including a 1-year-old baby and her father.

    ​Another round of violent weather is battering the Southeast on Monday after a spate of tornado-spawning storms over the weekend killed 26 people in the South — including a 1-year-old baby and her father. 

  • SCOTUS takes up case concerning Americans with Disabilities Act ‘tester’ of hotels

    SCOTUS takes up case concerning Americans with Disabilities Act ‘tester’ of hotels

     

    The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case concerning whether a self-appointed “tester” of the Americans with Disabilities Act has the right to sue hotels over alleged violations of the civil rights law.

    ​The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case concerning whether a self-appointed “tester” of the Americans with Disabilities Act has the right to sue hotels over alleged violations of the civil rights law. 

  • SVB failure is a ‘textbook case of mismanagement,’ top Fed regulator tells Congress

    SVB failure is a ‘textbook case of mismanagement,’ top Fed regulator tells Congress

     

    Silicon Valley Bank imploded due to mismanagement and a sudden panic among depositors, a top Federal Reserve official plans to tell lawmakers at a hearing on Tuesday.

    ​Silicon Valley Bank imploded due to mismanagement and a sudden panic among depositors, a top Federal Reserve official plans to tell lawmakers at a hearing on Tuesday. 

  • ‘April is coming at us like a freight train’: Already busy tornado season has meteorologists nervous for peak season

    ‘April is coming at us like a freight train’: Already busy tornado season has meteorologists nervous for peak season

     

    It has been an extremely active year in terms of severe weather, with well above normal numbers in terms of tornadoes, and the peak of severe weather season does not begin until this week.

    ​It has been an extremely active year in terms of severe weather, with well above normal numbers in terms of tornadoes, and the peak of severe weather season does not begin until this week. 

  • Winter storm set to cause more downed trees, power outages, and flooding for California

    Winter storm set to cause more downed trees, power outages, and flooding for California

     

    A powerful winter storm system will strengthen over the Pacific, bringing damaging winds, rain, and heavy mountain snow to an already soaked California beginning Monday night.

    ​A powerful winter storm system will strengthen over the Pacific, bringing damaging winds, rain, and heavy mountain snow to an already soaked California beginning Monday night. 

  • Analysis: Trump injects fresh demagoguery into campaign as legal woes mount

    Analysis: Trump injects fresh demagoguery into campaign as legal woes mount

     

    Donald Trump is igniting his White House bid at a moment of unprecedented peril in the criminal investigations against him — a confluence that could send America into a new political and legal collision.

    ​Donald Trump is igniting his White House bid at a moment of unprecedented peril in the criminal investigations against him — a confluence that could send America into a new political and legal collision. 

  • US bans government agencies from using spyware ‘operationally’ as national security concerns grow

    US bans government agencies from using spyware ‘operationally’ as national security concerns grow

     

    President Joe Biden on Monday issued an executive order banning US government agencies from using invasive commercial hacking tools that are deemed a threat to US national security or are implicated in human rights abuses.

    ​President Joe Biden on Monday issued an executive order banning US government agencies from using invasive commercial hacking tools that are deemed a threat to US national security or are implicated in human rights abuses. 

  • Biden administration threatens veto on House GOP-led energy bill

    Biden administration threatens veto on House GOP-led energy bill

     

    The Biden administration issued its latest veto threat Monday, this one targeting a GOP-led bill aimed at energy costs that the House is expected to take up this week.

    ​The Biden administration issued its latest veto threat Monday, this one targeting a GOP-led bill aimed at energy costs that the House is expected to take up this week.