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U.S. moves to boost air traffic controller workforce
US offers incentives to boost air traffic hiring, retention

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Transportation Department says it is working to fix a significant shortage of air traffic controllers by...

Pentagon backs army's right to repair its own weapons
Pentagon to seek 'Right to Repair' provisions in Army contracts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Defense wants to change its contracts so the Army can fix its own weapons instead of always...

Mexico plans to cut work week to 40 hours by 2030
Mexico plans gradual reduction to 40-hour work week by 2030

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Mexico is laying the groundwork to reduce its standard work week from 48 to 40 hours by 2030, Labor and Social...

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. plans overhaul of vaccine testing, report says
Health Secretary will ensure all new vaccines undergo placebo testing

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to change how vaccines are tested, according...

US House votes to block California’s zero-emission truck plan
US House rescinds approval for California heavy-duty truck rules

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a challenge to California's push for cleaner transportation, the U.S. House of Representatives voted this week...

Two measles cases confirmed in Cook County
Illinois health officials confirm two measles cases in Cook County

CHICAGO, Illinois: The Chicago and Cook County health departments say that two people in Cook County have measles. These are the...

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Ireland sees third-warmest April on record
Officials: April in Ireland was third-warmest on record since 1900

DUBLIN, Ireland: April 2025 marked the third-warmest April in Ireland since records began in 1900, according to Met Eireann, which...

Accused Dublin drug dealers face court over huge heroin haul
Court appearance for alleged drug traffickers following 21kg heroin seizure

DUBLIN, Ireland - Two men have been charged and appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Monday following Friday's...

Germany cements longtime military ties with Israel
German Air Force Chief Makes Farewell Visit to Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel -  Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, Chief of the German Air Force, visited Israel this week in his final official...

Ireland’s Ryanair warns it may cancel Boeing orders over US tariffs
Ireland's Ryanair threatens to cancel Boeing order over US tariffs

DUBLIN, Ireland: Ryanair has issued a sharp warning: if U.S. tariffs under President Donald Trump's trade policies raise the cost of...

Ireland’s unemployment dips to 4.1% in April
Ireland's monthly unemployment rate drops to 4.1% in April

DUBLIN, Ireland: April 2025 saw a slight improvement in the labor market, with the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropping to...

UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close facilities amid Amazon slowdown
UPS to cut 20,000 jobs on reduced Amazon deliveries as tariffs weigh

ATLANTA, Georgia: United Parcel Service is cutting 20,000 jobs and closing dozens of facilities, marking one of its biggest shakeups...

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