Washington Times - Business
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An offshore wind project for New York may be abandoned over Trump administration delays
The Norwegian energy company Equinor said Friday it will be forced to terminate an offshore wind project for New York within days unless President...
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Trump trashes MSNBC over tariffs, Wall Street Journal over China
President Trump went on a multi-post rant on how MSNBC is misreporting his tariffs, saying the network's "ratings are down the tubes, but that...
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Plane at London Gatwick Airport caught fire due to copilot mix-up
British aviation safety officials revealed in a report this week that a plane at London Gatwick Airport suffered a brake fire last June due to an...
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Senators urge DOJ to dig deeper into alleged manipulation of egg prices
A bipartisan pair of senators wants the Justice Department to ramp up its probe of a possible price-fixing scheme in the egg industry.
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FedEx board member Steiner is picked to be next USPS postmaster general amid talk of privatization
David Steiner, a former CEO of the nation's largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors, is poised to...
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Air traffic controllers briefly lose radar access again at Newark airport
The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks.
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Trump on higher taxes for the rich: 'Probably not'
President Trump said he would be "OK" with a higher tax rate on the wealthy, but Republicans in Congress should probably scrap the idea as they...
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Republicans flinch at rare chance to slash spending
Congressional Republicans, who finally have the power to reduce massive federal spending, are paralyzed over how to make cuts and could instead...
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Trump floats 80% tariff on China
President Trump says an 80% tariff "seems right," setting a potential guidepost ahead of weekend talks in Switzerland between the U.S. and Chinese...
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House Republicans search for waste to cut in food stamp program
House Republicans' search for waste and fraud to cut from federal spending put them on a crash course with food stamps, a massive program that...
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Treasury sanctions Chinese firms, ships for role in Iranian oil sales
The Treasury Department on Thursday slapped sanctions on several Chinese companies and other elements the department said are involved in buying...
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U.S. will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods,...