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Alaska

Pilot error led to Alaska crash killing billionaire Petr Kellner, NTSB says | #alaska | #politics

An undated handout picture shows Czech billionaire Petr Kellner, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska, posing for a photograph. PPF Group/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The March 2021 helicopter crash in Alaska that killed billionaire Petr Kellner and four others was likely caused by pilot […]

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Mayor

Mayor of Ecuadorian city of Manta assassinated in attack

QUITO, July 23 (Reuters) – The mayor of the Ecuadorian Pacific port city of Manta, Agustin Intriago, was shot dead on Sunday, authorities said, in a brazen attack that stunned the political establishment. Police said the 38-year-old Intriago, who was re-elected as mayor of Manta in February, had been inspecting public works in the city […]

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Mayor

London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s clean air zone plans fuel racist abuse online -City Hall

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) – London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans to expand a contentious clean-air zone for motorists has driven a surge in online racist abuse against him, according to an analysis published by his office on Wednesday. Khan, who is of Pakistani descent, was elected the first Muslim mayor of London – and of […]

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Alabama

Analysis: Lockheed-Airbus face lengthening odds in U.S. tanker re-run | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON/PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) – European hopes of winning at the second attempt a groundbreaking U.S. military order for refueling planes are fading after the Pentagon scaled back its potential order, cooling the prospect of a new transatlantic “Tanker War,” industry sources said. Aerospace titans Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) clashed in an epic contest […]

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Mayor

Analysis: Mexico City metro exposes “Achilles heel” of mayor’s presidential dreams

MEXICO CITY, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The second major accident in the Mexico City metro in as many years and a series of recent mishaps in the transport system have piled pressure on Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, one of the favorites to become the country’s next president. The Jan. 7 train collision that killed one person […]

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Alabama

U.S. challenges Alabama law on transgender youth | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said it filed a complaint on Friday challenging a law in Alabama that criminalizes some gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth. Earlier this month, Alabama’s Republican governor signed into law the bill, which makes it a felony punishable with up to 10 years of imprisonment for providing […]

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