Congress Passes FAA Bill Strengthening Safety and Travel Rights
The House approved a $105 billion five year FAA funding bill with bipartisan support, aiming to improve airline safety and reduce travel hassles. It sets refunds for cancellations, bans certain fees for seating families together, improves accessibility for disabled travelers, expands customer service access, and boosts runway safety tech and air traffic controller staffing. The measure moves to President Biden for signature after Senate passage.
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Slovakia PM Robert Fico shot in Handlova attack
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot several times at a cultural center in Handlova while greeting supporters. A suspect is in custody. officials say a clear political motive is suspected. Fico, 59, was gravely wounded but his deputy and doctors said he is not in a life threatening condition. The incident comes weeks before European elections and amid rising nationalist and pro-Russian sentiment in Slovakia.
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Border arrests fall in April bucking spring bump
Border arrests at the U S border with Mexico declined in April by over 6 percent to the fourth lowest month of the Biden era. Officials credit stronger enforcement in Mexico including in rail yards where migrants ride freight trains. Mexico says it will cap crossings at about four thousand a day. Alicia Barcena, Mexico’s foreign relations secretary, noted the drop to reporters. CBP data show 128,900 arrests in April down from 137,480 in March and far below the December peak of 249,737.
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Military sex assault reports fall for first time in eight years
Across the U S military reported sexual assaults declined last year and a confidential survey shows a 19 percent drop in unwanted sexual contact among service members. More than 29 000 active duty personnel reported such incidents, down from nearly 36 000 in 2021.
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Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use map with added Black district
The Supreme Court ordered Louisiana to conduct the 2024 House elections using a map with a second mostly Black district. The decision avoids a new map before November and preserves two majority Black districts, amid ongoing disputes over racial gerrymandering and upcoming arguments on the legality of the map. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and liberal justices dissented from the order. An NAACP Legal Defense Fund attorney welcomed the ruling as reducing election uncertainty. Louisiana has faced multiple court blocks on its congressional maps in recent years.
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U S inflation eases first 2024 slowdown in April
Inflation cooled in April with a 0.3 percent rise from March and a 3.4 percent year over year gain. The core measure hit its lowest in three years as price pressures softened in services like hotels and auto repairs. Analysts caution the fight against inflation continues.
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