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  • Trump proposes building 10 ‘freedom cities’ and flying cars

    Trump proposes building 10 ‘freedom cities’ and flying cars

     

    Former President Donald Trump on Friday proposed building up to 10 futuristic “freedom cities” on federal land, part of a plan that the 2024 presidential contender said would “create a new American future” in a country that has “lost its boldness.”

    ​Former President Donald Trump on Friday proposed building up to 10 futuristic “freedom cities” on federal land, part of a plan that the 2024 presidential contender said would “create a new American future” in a country that has “lost its boldness.” 

  • Heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain possible after storms killed 12 in the South and now march north

    Heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain possible after storms killed 12 in the South and now march north

     

    At least 12 people have died in multiple states due to severe weather across the country as a powerful storm system that brought golf ball-sized hail and tornadoes to the South continues to march Saturday across the Northeast.

    ​At least 12 people have died in multiple states due to severe weather across the country as a powerful storm system that brought golf ball-sized hail and tornadoes to the South continues to march Saturday across the Northeast. 

  • Americans have changed the way they exercise. Here’s how gyms are adapting

    Americans have changed the way they exercise. Here’s how gyms are adapting

     

    Planning to hit the gym during rush hour? You’ll have much better luck finding an open elliptical machine than a bench press, squat rack or 30-pound dumbbells.

    ​Planning to hit the gym during rush hour? You’ll have much better luck finding an open elliptical machine than a bench press, squat rack or 30-pound dumbbells. 

  • Why Biden flipped a 180 on DC’s ability to self-govern

    Why Biden flipped a 180 on DC’s ability to self-govern

     

    President Joe Biden is siding with Republicans and moderate Democrats to slap down local leaders of Washington, DC, as they try to update a 100-year-old criminal code that is showing its age.

    ​President Joe Biden is siding with Republicans and moderate Democrats to slap down local leaders of Washington, DC, as they try to update a 100-year-old criminal code that is showing its age. 

  • Boeing CEO Calhoun just missed out on a $7 million bonus. But he still got a raise

    Boeing CEO Calhoun just missed out on a $7 million bonus. But he still got a raise

     

    Boeing CEO David Calhoun missed out on a $7 million bonus last year, but still got a raise.

    ​Boeing CEO David Calhoun missed out on a $7 million bonus last year, but still got a raise. 

  • Despite toxic disaster, railroads still want single-person crews

    Despite toxic disaster, railroads still want single-person crews

     

    The nation’s major freight railroads have long desired to have only one crew member, a lone engineer, in the cab of their locomotives. And that desire hasn’t changed despite the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train on February 3 that released toxic chemicals into the air, water and soil of East Palestine, Ohio, that is still being cleaned up.

    ​The nation’s major freight railroads have long desired to have only one crew member, a lone engineer, in the cab of their locomotives. And that desire hasn’t changed despite the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train on February 3 that released toxic chemicals into the air, water and soil of East Palestine, Ohio, that is still being cleaned up. 

  • Why the American far right adopted Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro

    Why the American far right adopted Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro

     

    This Saturday, as American conservatives flock to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, they’ll get a taste of just how far and wide their own ideas have spread. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will speak on the same stage where a few hours later former US leader Donald Trump will deliver the event’s closing remarks — a man the Brazilian leader has intentionally mirrored from the beginning of his presidency.

    ​This Saturday, as American conservatives flock to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, they’ll get a taste of just how far and wide their own ideas have spread. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will speak on the same stage where a few hours later former US leader Donald Trump will deliver the event’s closing remarks — a man the Brazilian leader has intentionally mirrored from the beginning of his presidency. 

  • All flights grounded at airport near Penn State University over suspicious device, 100 passengers bused to campus

    All flights grounded at airport near Penn State University over suspicious device, 100 passengers bused to campus

     

    All flights were grounded at the University Park Airport in Pennsylvania and about 100 passengers were bused to the nearby Penn State University campus on Friday as authorities investigate a suspicious device found in a checked bag, officials said.

    ​All flights were grounded at the University Park Airport in Pennsylvania and about 100 passengers were bused to the nearby Penn State University campus on Friday as authorities investigate a suspicious device found in a checked bag, officials said. 

  • Alex Murdaugh will spend the rest of his life in prison

     

    Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced attorney whose dynastic family had significant legal reach for decades in parts of South Carolina’s Lowcountry, faces sentencing Friday after he was found guilty of murdering his wife and grown son.

    ​Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced attorney whose dynastic family had significant legal reach for decades in parts of South Carolina’s Lowcountry, faces sentencing Friday after he was found guilty of murdering his wife and grown son.