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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday that inspections of an initial group of 40 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets had been completed, a key hurdle to eventually ungrounding the model after a mid-air cabin panel blowout on Jan. 5. The FAA had said last week that 40 …

(Reuters) — A group of freelance writers and editors has sued the U.S. Department of Labor, claiming the Biden administration’s new rule making it more difficult for companies to treat some workers as independent contractors is illegal and should be struck down. The four freelance workers fil…

(Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday finalized a rule requiring health insurers to set time targets for the prior authorization process for patients seeking approval for medical services under government-backed insurance plans. The Centers for Medicare & Medi…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Treasury Department’s top international official spoke with Zambia’s finance minister on Wednesday and discussed Zambia’s ongoing debt restructuring and its response to a recent cholera outbreak, the U.S. Treasury Department said. Zambia faces a maj…

(Reuters) — The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled a proposal for solar energy projects on federal lands that identifies 22 million acres in 11 western states best suited for development. The announcement is part of the Interior Department’s push to site more renewable energy faciliti…

(Reuters) — California Governor Gavin Newsom killed a bill that would have banned tackle football for kids under 12, as his veto threat led the sponsor of the bill to withdraw it from consideration on Wednesday. California would have been the first state in the U.S. to ban tackle football for kids,…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei is barred from entering the U.S. over allegations of “his  involvement in significant corruption,” the State Department said on Wednesday. Giammattei was replaced on Monday by anti-corruption crusader Bernardo Areva…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson pressed President Joe Biden on Wednesday to recast U.S. immigration policy during a meeting with lawmakers at the White House about funding for Ukraine. Republicans in Congress have blocked emergency funding that Biden has requested for U…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. is “within striking distance” of the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation goal, but the central bank should not rush to cut its benchmark interest rate until it is clear lower inflation will be sustained, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said on Tuesday. A…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Millions of Americans awoke on Tuesday to snow, freezing rain and frigid temperatures as an Arctic blast gripped much of the United States, ending a nearly two-year “snow drought” in New York City and putting much of the West into a deep freeze. Record-breaking cold…