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King Charles III heads to Washington on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationship
4+ hour, 39+ min ago (975+ words) A shooting at a Washington dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday sparked a last-minute security review of the four-day state visit, intended to celebrate the United States" 250th anniversary, and the U. S. -U. K. "special relationship." Buckingham Palace said the king "is…...
NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (1175+ words) Investigators probing the January midair collision of a passenger plane and an Army helicopter over Washington that killed 67 people found the chopper was flying higher than it should have been and its altitude readings were inaccurate. The details came out…...
Wizards at Celtics preview: Will Boston extend Washington's losing streak to 11?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (292+ words) After a week of games against high-caliber opponents, the Celtics get a bit of a reprieve Saturday when they host the Wizards at TD Garden. The Celtics defeated the Cavaliers, who are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, on…...
Federal appeals court allows National Guard deployment in Washington to continue for now - The Boston Globe
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (225+ words) WASHINGTON (AP) " A U. S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the National Guard deployment in Washington, D. C. is allowed to continue for now, staying a lower court ruling that had ordered an end to it. Federal appeals court allows National Guard deployment…...
Suspect in DC pipe bomb case is said to have confessed in interviews with investigators - The Boston Globe
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (587+ words) Brian Cole Jr. spoke to law-enforcement officers for more than four hours after his arrest, a federal prosecutor, Charles Jones, said Friday during Cole's initial court appearance. The details add to a still-emerging portrait of the 30-year-old suspect from Woodbridge,…...
Washington's governor declares emergency so Seattle airport will get fuel despite pipeline leak - The Boston Globe
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (187+ words) The order temporarily waives and suspends state regulations limiting the number of hours commercial vehicle operators can drive when transporting jet fuel, Gov. Bob Ferguson's office said in a news release. The proclamation ensures safe-driving measures are in place, the…...
Mount Washington on pace for November snowfall record. "Snow has been coming strong!" - The Boston Globe
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (119+ words) Staff at Mount Washington Observatory said Wednesday that New Hampshire's highest peak might experience its snowiest November on record. In the records, which have been kept since 1932, the snowiest November occurred in 1968, when nearly 87 inches of snow fell on the…...
After years away from Washington, Saudi crown prince to get warm embrace from Trump, US business - The Boston Globe
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (707+ words) The U. S. -Saudi relationship had been sent into a tailspin by the operation targeting Khashoggi, a fierce critic of the kingdom, that U. S. intelligence agencies later determined Prince Mohammed likely directed the agents to carry out. But seven years later, the dark…...
Trump says he will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia on eve of crown prince's Washington visit - The Boston Globe
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (493+ words) The announcement came on the eve of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's highly anticipated Washington visit, his first to the United States in more than seven years. "I will say that that we will be doing that," Trump said…...
Grilled under oath, R. I. DOT director blames outside inspectors for failure of Washington Bridge - The Boston Globe
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (713+ words) PROVIDENCE " Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti testified Thursday it was not the job of state officials to "second-guess" companies that inspected the Washington Bridge over the past decade, some of whom apparently failed to catch critical problems…...