When Dennis Nixon started working at a regional bank in Laredo, Texas, in 1975, there was just a trickle of trade across the border with […]
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Wine-lovers left to drown sorrows as tax hike hits cost of a bottle – but it’s not all bad news for drinkers | Money News
Consumers will see the price of alcohol rise from Saturday when a hike in tax and duties comes into effect. The alcohol tax itself will […]
McDonald’s settles lawsuit over Latino scholarship program by opening door to non-Latino applicants
McDonald’s said Friday it is changing — but not eliminating — a scholarship program for Latino students after it was sued by a group that […]
Trump Moves to Invalidate Recent Labor Agreements With Federal Workers
In the latest effort to put his stamp on the federal work force, President Trump on Friday issued a memorandum invalidating government labor contracts finalized […]
How the D.C. Plane Crash Shattered Wichita’s Big Dreams of Skating and Flight
Wichita might be the country’s smallest big city. Or perhaps the country’s largest town. It is both big, with nearly 400,000 residents, and 550,000 in […]
Donald Trump to hit Canada, Mexico and China with tariffs – amid fears US consumers could suffer | US News
Donald Trump has said he will place 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China from Saturday. The […]
285 of 313 Air Traffic Control Facilities Are Understaffed
More than 90 percent of the country’s 313 air traffic control facilities operate below the Federal Aviation Administration’s recommended staffing levels, according to an analysis […]
F.A.A. Restricts Helicopter Flights in Reagan National Airspace
The Federal Aviation Administration has closed off most helicopter access to Ronald Reagan National Airport’s airspace after a deadly collision on Wednesday night involving an […]
CBS to Hand Over Transcript of Kamala Harris’s ‘60 Minutes’ Interview to FCC
CBS News plans to comply with a request from the Federal Communications Commission for the unedited transcript of a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris […]
AstraZeneca move leaves Reeves under the weather | Money News
In substance and timing, AstraZeneca’s decision to cancel a planned expansion of its flu vaccine facility at Speke is a blow to the government’s recent […]