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CLOSE Veuer’s Elizabeth Keatinge explains why the grounded Boeing 737 may mean more expensive flights for you. Buzz60 The Federal Aviation Administration is demanding answers from Boeing after receiving a 2016 electronic message exchange in which a test pilot talks of unknowingly having lied to regulators and discloses “egregious” problems with the flight control system that figured in two 737 Max crashes. FAA Administrator Steve Dickson sent a terse letter Friday to Boeing CEO…

Ms. Gabbard is averaging less than 1 percent in the polls but qualified for this week’s Democratic debate, where she promoted her noninterventionist foreign policy platform and attacked the news media for what she said was bias against her. Mrs. Clinton made her initial allegation on a podcast hosted by David Plouffe, a former aide to President Barack Obama. “I’m not making any predictions,” she said, “but I think they’ve…

President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he has nominated Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to replace departing Energy chief Rick Perry. “I am pleased to nominate Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette to be the new Secretary of Energy. Dan’s experience in the sector is unparalleled. A total professional, I have no doubt that Dan will do a great job!” Trump tweeted Friday afternoon. Brouillette, 57, had previously served as a…

WASHINGTON — The State Department has completed its internal investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s use of private email and found violations by 38 people, some of whom may face disciplinary action. The department determined that those 38 people were “culpable” in 91 cases of sending classified information in messages that ended up in Clinton’s personal email. The 38 are current and former State Department officials but…

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A civilian near Ras al-Ayn said the bombardment continued through the night and into Friday morning. “There have been no airstrikes so far, but neither the bombardment nor the clashes have ceased,”  he said in a telephone interview, declining to give his name for security reasons. “We are among the few dozens of families that have stayed in the area, but we have our car ready and we may still leave, despite…

He also said that the Doral would charge the foreign entourages and other guests for goods and services “at cost,” which he said would eliminate the chance that the president would reap a profit from the summit. But in a letter Thursday night, three Democratic senators called the Doral pick “another outrageous example of the President using his office funnel money from American taxpayers and foreign sources into his own…

Mexican authorities say they backed off an attempt to capture a son of drug trafficker Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman after cartel gunmen shooting heavy weapons and burning vehicles paralyzed the capital of Mexico’s Sinaloa state — apparently outgunning lawmen. During the chaos, 27 inmates escaped a prison and 21 people were wounded, state public security secretary Cristóbal Castañeda said late Thursday. Mexican security secretary Alfonso Durazo said 30 members of…

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Mulvaney says delay in Ukraine aid linked to DOJ investigation Key facts and latest news The deposition of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, who was asked to appear before lawmakers Friday, has been postponed until next Thursday. At the White House Thursday, acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said a delay in aid to Ukraine was due to concerns about corruption in the country and tied the delay…

Photographs by Gabriella Demczuk for CNN Updated 6:05 AM ET, Fri October 18, 2019 Shortly after kicking off his campaign rally in Dallas on Thursday, US President Donald Trump targeted his Democratic opponents. “I really don’t believe anymore that they love our country,” he said, prompting a chant of “four more years” from the crowd. Trump was looking to galvanize voters in a state he carried by 9 percentage points…

DALLAS — President Donald Trump escaped the daily drumbeat of impeachment in Washington for friendlier turf in Texas where he assailed his political opponents and sought to give Republicans a boost in a state Democrats have in their sights for 2020. Trump repeatedly called for the unmasking of the Ukraine whistleblower, whose complaint set off a series of events that led to the inquiry: “Who is the whistleblower? We have…

Smoke from burning cars rises in Culiacán, Mexico, on Thursday, after an intense gunfight between security forces and gunmen linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel. Hector Parra/AP hide caption toggle caption Hector Parra/AP Smoke from burning cars rises in Culiacán, Mexico, on Thursday, after an intense gunfight between security forces and gunmen linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel. Hector Parra/AP Heavily armed gunmen went on a shooting rampage through the…

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Vice President Mike Pence has announced a “ceasefire” between Turkey and Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria following talks in Ankara, but both sides have already pushed back against the United States’ remarks. Leading a delegation to the Turkish capital, President Donald Trump’s deputy told reporters Thursday “today, the United States and Turkey have agreed to a ceasefire in Syria.” The deal entails a 120-hour, or five-day, cessation of hostilities on…

Heavily armed cartel fighters surrounded security forces and made them free one of drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s sons, whose brief apprehension triggered intense gunbattles across the city of Culiacan. Security Minister Alfonso Durazo said a patrol by National Guard militarized police first came under attack from within a house in the city, 600 km (370 miles) northwest of Mexico City. After entering the house, they found four men…

CLOSE President Donald Trump is crediting his threat of sanctions on Turkey as “tough love” that led the country to agree to a five-day cease-fire with Kurds in northern Syria. Touting the agreement, Trump said it’s “a great day for civilization.” (Oct. 17) AP, AP DALLAS – Capping a day of wild swings in the ongoing impeachment saga and the conflict in Syria, President Donald Trump told Texas supporters Thursday that…