Tag: East
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Navy aircraft with 2 aboard crashes east of Mount Rainier
A Navy aircraft with two crew members on board crashed east of Mount Rainier in Washington state Tuesday evening, and a search for the pair was ongoing, the Navy said. The Navy EA-18G Growler, which is an electronic attack aircraft that is part of the F/A-18 family of aircraft, was on a routine training flight when…
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Dockworkers on East and Gulf Coast to return to work after reaching agreement on wages
Thousands of dockworkers on the East Coast and Gulf Coast will return to work after reaching a tentative agreement on wages, ending one of the biggest work stoppages in decades. In a joint statement, the United States Maritime Alliance, or USMX, and the International Longshoreman’s Association said the two sides have an agreement to extend…
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East and Gulf Coast ports are headed for a major strike at midnight
Tens of thousands of longshoremen are likely to go on strike at the stroke of midnight, shutting down major ports along the East and Gulf Coasts and choking off deliveries of everything from produce to auto parts. Consumers aren’t likely to feel the pinch unless a walkout lasts for multiple weeks, after businesses and logistics…
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With ports strike imminent on East Coast, Gulf, truckers, rails are scrambling to move billions in cargo before midnight shutdown
With a potential strike at ports up and down the East Coast and along the Gulf Coast set to begin after midnight Monday, logistics executives tell CNBC the remaining hours are critical in moving out as much trade as possible before a shutdown that will do serious damage to the functioning of the U.S. economy. Based on data from…
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Netanyahu, not Biden, is setting the agenda in the Middle East
Israel’s killing of Hezbollah’s longtime leader has driven home how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has set the agenda in the Middle East in recent months, with a frustrated Biden White House unable to shape events or defuse a spreading conflict in the region. Officials in the Biden administration felt blindsided by the Israeli air strikes Friday in southern Beirut that…
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Activists protest U.S. support for Israel as risks rise of wider Middle East war
WASHINGTON — Protesters in some U.S. cities demonstrated on Tuesday against American military support for Israel as risks have risen of a full-fledged conflict in the Middle East, with anti-war activists demanding an arms embargo against the U.S. ally. Dozens of protesters gathered in Herald Square in New York City on Tuesday evening and carried…