David Schaper
Stories
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National
Cubs And White Sox Are In Playoffs With No Fans To Watch Them
Both the Cubs and the White Sox are in the playoffs for just the third time in history. But no Chicagoans will be cheering teams at the stadium, and few will be watching them at bars.
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Health
United Airlines Says It Will Offer Travelers Coronavirus Tests At The Airport
A pilot program on flights from San Francisco to Hawaii would give on-the-spot tests for the virus that causes COVID-19. Travelers who test negative would not be required to quarantine upon arrival.
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National
Congressional Inquiry Faults Boeing And FAA Failures For Deadly 737 Max Plane Crashes
An investigation into the troubled plane's development and certification finds a "disturbing pattern" of Boeing design flaws, management failures and "grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA."
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Politics
Airline Workers Brace As Federal Aid Runs Out This Month
Flight attendants, pilots and other airline employees hope a deadlocked Congress will agree to extend a federal payroll relief program and prevent mass layoffs.
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National
Kenosha Protests, Violence Expose Racial Disparities Among The Worst In The Country
Kenosha residents lament the violence and destruction that left swaths of their city damaged or destroyed, but many understand the anger over biased policing and wide racial inequities that led to it.
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National
Police Union In Kenosha Provides Account Of Jacob Blake Shooting
The union says Blake was armed with a knife and fought with the officers who tried to arrest him, putting one of them in a headlock.
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National
Peaceful Protests In Kenosha, Wis., As Demonstrators Remember Shooting Victims
The shootings of the three protesters appeared to change the tenor of demonstrations on Wednesday night. The protests had turned violent a night earlier when a gunman killed two people.
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National
TSA Finds 3 Times Usual Rate Of Guns At Checkpoints, Despite Drop In Air Traffic
While screening 75% fewer people at airports this summer than last, the security officers discover guns hidden in carry-on bags at a rate surpassing last summer. And 80% of those guns are loaded.
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Environment
Aging Dams Across The U.S. Pose Catastrophic Risks
A dam that failed in Michigan in May isn't the only one at risk — thousands of aging dams nationwide are not just in poor shape but weren't built for today's heavier rains caused by climate change.
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National
FAA Orders Thousands Of Boeing 737s To Undergo Emergency Inspections
The agency says older 737 Classic and Next Generation planes that have been in storage because of the COVID-19 pandemic might have developed engine valve problems that could lead to engine failure.