A month ago, United said it was contractually due 191 planes this year and 127 next year but expects to receive only 88 this year and 64 in 2025.
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U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.6% in 2023, the 2nd straight yearly drop
The declines come even though people are driving more, but even with the decline, almost 41,000 people were killed on the nation’s roadways.
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A person in Texas is diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows
The vast majority of infected people got it directly from birds, but scientists have been on guard for any sign of spread among people.
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Syria says an Israeli airstrike destroyed Iran’s consular building in Damascus
The strike on the Iranian consulate building, which killed several people, could mark an escalation of the Israeli military’s ongoing targeting of Iranian military officials and allies in Syria.
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Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in prison for stealing from clients and his law firm
Already convicted of killing his wife and son, Monday’s sentence is for stealing from what the judge called ‘the most needy, vulnerable people.’
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White House Easter egg roll draws a huge crowd after storm-delayed start
A huge crowd descended on the White House lawn for the start of this year’s Easter egg roll, after the event was delayed by thunder and lightning for about 90 minutes.
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States move to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards
A ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is spurring lawmakers in several states to enact state-level protections to plug gaps that the courts opened in the landmark federal law.
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Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fool’s Day joke
Besides the quantum leap in storage, Gmail also came equipped with Google’s search technology so users could quickly retrieve a tidbit from an old email, photo, or other personal information stored on the service.
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Families are pleading for answers after mass kidnapping in Nigeria by extremists
While authorities have in recent days celebrated the rescue of 138 students taken from their school in Kaduna State, authorities are still searching for those who were captured on March 1 near the Gamboru Ngala camp by Islamist extremists.
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An Israeli airstrike on a hospital tent camp in Gaza kills 2 Palestinians
The strike hit one of several tents in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, where thousands of people have been sheltering for months after fleeing their homes elsewhere in the war-ravaged territory.