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The U.S. Department of Transportation has released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data for January 2023 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters. As per the report, Delta Air Lines Network had the best record in terms of arriving at destination on time. Delta reported an on-time arrival rate of 78.6 percent, followed by Ala

The World Health Organization's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) revised the roadmap for prioritizing the use of Covid-19 vaccines to reflect the impact of Omicron and high population-level immunity acquired by infection and vaccination. WHO experts recommended that healthy kids and teenagers are considered as "low risk" category and may not necessarily need vaccine aga

Tuesday, President Joe Biden will kick off the Investing in America tour with a visit to Wolfspeed, a manufacturer of semiconductor chips in Durham, North Carolina. Wolfspeed is investing $5 billion to expand their North Carolina operations and create 1,800 good-paying jobs at home. Over the next three weeks of this tour, the President, Vice President Kamala Harris, First Lady Jill Biden, Secon

President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order that prohibits the operational use by the U.S. Government of commercial spyware that poses risks to national security or has been misused by foreign actors to enable human rights abuses around the world. Commercial spyware has proliferated in recent years with few controls and high risk of abuse. Sophisticated and invasive cyber surveillance tools are

As a mark of respect for the victims of the deadly shooting at a Nashville school, President Joe Biden has ordered that the U.S. national flag shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings, grounds, military posts, naval stations, and naval vessels throughout the United States until Friday. Biden also directed that the flag shall be flown at half-staff at all U.S.

At the Small Business Administration's (SBA) second annual Women's Business Summit Monday, President Joe Biden will announce new resources to support women small business owners. Biden will host the Women's Business Summit at the White House at 2.30 PM ET. The President will announce that SBA will expand the Women Business Centers network, bringing the total to 160 centers across the country tha

Mississippi governor has warned of more severe weather in the state after tornadoes left 26 people dead last week. "What we've seen, much like the storm that occurred Friday night, is in the 24-36 hours that are leading up to this afternoon, it appears that the risks seem to be getting worse and worse, not better," Governor Tate Reeves said at a news conference in the western town of Rolling Fork

Thousands of workers took to the streets in Israel as trade unions called a general strike on Monday to protest the government's controversial judicial reform plan. Critics say the new law threatens the foundations of Israeli democracy, as thgovernment would have control over judicial appointment, while the parliament would get the privilege to sidestep Supreme Court decisions. Netanyahu's deci

The Pentagon has unveiled a comprehensive plan aimed at the welfare of U.S. military force and their families. The new six-point plan, announced by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, addresses essential needs in education, childcare, parental leave, and career advancement. Austin said the Department of Defense is committed to working with Congress and other stakeholders to ensure the successfu

President Joe Biden will embark on a two-day visit of Canada Thursday. Biden, accompanied by First Lady Jill Biden, will be greeted by the Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon, when they arrive in capital Ottawa. Later in the evening, the President and First Lady will join Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau for a private gathering at their residence. Frid

Canada's population grew by more than a million in 2022, driven by immigration, according to the latest statistics on the country's population growth. The North American country's population was estimated at 39,566,248 on January 1, 2023, an increase of of 1,050,110 people within a year. This marks the first 12-month period in Canada's history where population grew by more than 1 million people,

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the first round of grants totaling more than $94 million for 59 projects across the country through the new Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program. The competitive grant program provides State, local, and Tribal governments $500 million over five years to leverage technology to create safer, more e

The United States imposed sanctions on four Iranian entities and three individuals in Iran and Turkey for their involvement in the procurement of equipment, including European-origin engines of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in support of Iran's UAV and weapons programs. The Iranian military procurement network operates on behalf of Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL),

The International Monetary Fund has reached an agreement with Ukraine to provide a loan worth $15.6 billion to support the war-torn country in its economic recovery, post-war reconstruction and path to EU accession. The staff-level agreement was reached after a week-long meeting between Ukrainian officials and an IMF team led by IMF Mission Chief for Ukraine Gavin Gray in Warsaw. The Ukrainian t

President Joe Biden has signed the Covid Origins Act of 2023 into law. The legislation requires the Biden administration to declassify intelligence related to any potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origins of the Covid pandemic within 90 days of enactment.