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Flight Delays Persist as Government Shutdown Leads to Air Traffic Controller Shortages

Flight Delays Persist as Government Shutdown Leads to Air Traffic Controller Shortages

Flight delays are continuing at U.S. airports amid air traffic controller shortages as the government shutdown enters its second month. Newark airport in New Jersey was experiencing delays of two to three hours on Sunday. George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Chicago O’Hare were also seeing dozens of delays…MORE

Berkshire Hathaway’s Profits Rise 17% as Warren Buffett Prepares to Step Down as CEO

Berkshire Hathaway’s Profits Rise 17% as Warren Buffett Prepares to Step Down as CEO

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company’s profits improved 17% thanks to a relatively mild hurricane season and more paper investment gains this year as Berkshire Hathaway continues to prepare for the legendary 95-year-old investor to relinquish the CEO title in January. But last month’s $9.7 billion investment in OxyChem won’t do much to diminish…MORE

Trump Says Senate Should Scrap the Filibuster to End the Government Shutdown

Trump Says Senate Should Scrap the Filibuster to End the Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster. That’s so the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the shutdown federal government. Trump on social media called getting rid of the 60-vote threshold in the Senate the “nuclear option.” His call to do so came as certain senators…MORE

Unidentified Remains of 3 People Transferred to Israel, Red Cross Says

Unidentified Remains of 3 People Transferred to Israel, Red Cross Says

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Red Cross says it has transferred the unidentified remains of three people to Israel but an Israeli military official says they were still being examined and may not be those of missing hostages. The official, who spoke Friday on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak…MORE

Trump Declines to Clarify if the US Will Conduct Tests of Its Nuclear Weapons

Trump Declines to Clarify if the US Will Conduct Tests of Its Nuclear Weapons

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump has declined to say whether he plans to resume underground nuclear detonation tests. He had seemed to suggest that was a possibility in a social media post this week. The post raised concerns the U.S. would begin testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three…MORE

Nvidia Partners With South Korean Government, Companies to Boost AI Development

Nvidia Partners With South Korean Government, Companies to Boost AI Development

GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — Silicon Valley chipmaker Nvidia plans to supply its graphics processing units for projects with the South Korean businesses and government to advance the country’s artificial intelligence infrastructure and technologies. The government and companies announced the plan after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Friday with Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen…MORE