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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked Walmart to pull certain lots of Great Value brand frozen shrimp from stores after the agency detected potential contamination with Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope.
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The FAA proposed a new rule last week that would make it easier for companies to fly drones outside of an operator’s line of sight.
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President Donald Trump has removed former U.S. Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than two months after his confirmation.
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About 3,200 workers at facilities in St. Louis and other locations voted to reject a modified four-year labor agreement.
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The Kansas City Fire Department said that the partial collapse occurred about 2:45 p.m. Sunday.
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A new analysis shows the package will add nearly $3.3 trillion to deficits over the next decade.
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A judge has blocked a private prison operator from housing immigrants facing possible deportation in a shuttered Kansas City area detention center unless it can get a permit from frustrated city officials.
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Campgrounds, boat ramps and other facilities in at least 30 locations at federal lakes and reservoirs in six states will be closed or have their hours curtailed as of mid-May. Those changes are coming as the Trump administration tries to rapidly shrink the U.S. government. Officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say they are dealing with staffing shortages and other budgetary restrictions. Officials say the changes will protect hydropower and dam operations and concentrate staff in fewer recreational areas to allow those locations to keep full services. But a municipal official in one South Dakota town near a dam says there are better ways to cut spending.
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More than a thousand international students have had their visas revoked or their status ended, with their academic careers — and their lives in the U.S. — thrown into doubt in a widespread crackdown by the Trump administration.
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The University of Missouri said some students have had their visa records terminated.