The U.S. government said on Wednesday it is issuing new rules barring airlines from carrying potentially hazardous lithium-ion cells and batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft, and setting new requirements for transporting them on cargo planes.

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The justices sparred over the meaning of a 93-year-old Latin cross that looms large over a crowded Maryland intersection in the suburbs of the nation's capital.

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Porn star Stormy Daniels on Tuesday said she was "proud" of President Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen as he testified to a congressional committee about hush money paid to her and Playboy model Karen McDougal.

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While Winfrey is Weight Watchers' most powerful asset, the company's reliance on her celebrity status also presents a risk.

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PG&E reportedly delayed safety work on a transmission line that is the main suspect behind the deadliest wildfire in California's history.

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The North Carolina political operative at the center of a ballot fraud scandal was arrested Wednesday on criminal charges over his collection of absentee ballots in the 2016 elections and the Republican primary in 2018, a state prosecutor said.

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Foreign policy experts argue that the brewing dispute between the two nations is not an isolated event and could have ripple effects that down the line that impact U.S. policy in Afghanistan and beyond.

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A statement of net worth can shed light on someone's wealth, yet it's far from the total picture of that person's finances. Here's an explanation of what it will tell you — and what it may leave out.

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Congress' legalization of hemp products, including most CBD, in December is forcing the FDA to consider writing new rules — and casting a cloud of uncertainty over the emerging industry.

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Amazon is scaling back its expansion in Seattle by seeking tenants for the 30 floors of office space it leased at Rainier Square, GeekWire reports.

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The supply of homes for sale is finally rising, but fewer buyers are able to afford these homes, and that could result in a much slower spring market.

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Cohen snapped at the committee's ranking member, Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, after the congressman claimed that Cohen was disputing a federal court's findings in his criminal case, and that he was remorseless for the crimes to which he has pleaded guilty.

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Amazon's Nader Kabbani, who's been at the company since 2005, is running its new pharmacy initiative.

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Cohen says he was offered a job "working with Don McGahn at the White House general counsel's office" but turned it down.

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Determining the size of the bond portfolio has been a key concern for investors nervous about how much further the Fed will tighten.

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Michael Cohen told a congressional committee on Wednesday that President Donald Trump would have the potential to cooperate with a foreign power to win the White House. "Mr. Trump is all about winning," Cohen testified.

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President Donald Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un, meant to demonstrate his diplomatic gamble with North Korea is working, instead ended with no joint agreement after Kim insisted all US sanctions be lifted on his country.

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Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle have emerged from a crowded field of candidates to move on to a runoff in Chicago's mayoral race, meaning the Windy City will elect its first black woman mayor in city history this spring.

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FarOut was dubbed the most distant known object in our solar system in December. It was the first object found more than 100 times farther than Earth is from the sun. FarFarOut is even farther away.

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A heated clash derailed an already blockbuster congressional hearing on Wednesday after Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib appeared to accuse Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of what she called a "racist" act of using a black woman as a "prop" as a way to disprove allegations of racism against the President.

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Pakistan airspace remained closed Thursday morning local time as the country's increasingly fraught tensions with India disrupted thousands of flights worldwide for the second straight day.

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Tik Tok, a popular video-sharing app, has agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle allegations that it illegally collected personal information from children under the age of 13, such as names, email addresses and their location.

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Michael Cohen's quest for redemption drew Americans into the mob-like world of Donald Trump. The President's former personal lawyer has painted a cruel and unseemly picture, shocking even with the nation's senses dulled by years of Trump-induced controversy.

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A confrontation between Indian and Pakistani fighter jets has significantly escalated the crisis between the two nuclear-armed powers. Get live updates here.

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