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Consumer groups push Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers 05/01/2024 06:28pm • Consumer groups are pushing Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed for several hours. Just last week, the Transportation Department announced a rule requiring airlines to pay quick and automatic refunds. President Joe Biden touted the rule, The Latest | In Israel, Blinken pushes Hamas to agree on Gaza cease-fire deal 05/01/2024 04:08pm • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel on Wednesday to press for a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war, saying ��� the time is now ��� and warning that Hamas would bear the blame for any failure to reach an agreement to halt the war in Gaza. On his seventh visit since the latest wa Police, family of slain Hyattsville nightclub security guard plead for help 05/01/2024 03:24pm • Police and family members in Prince George's County, Maryland, pleaded for help Wednesday as they continue to search for a motive and suspects in a March 2023 shooting outside a Hyattsville nightclub that left a man dead. Alex Lynch, 28, was a security guard at the Area Code Gentlemen's Club alon 'See a station manager' no more ��� Metro updating fare gate display screen 05/01/2024 02:02pm • Have you ever tapped your Metro card only to be greeted with a jarring beep and a "See a station manager" message? Starting Wednesday, riders will know exactly what the problem is when they tap in or out of the station. New technology will tell passengers whether their card is deactivated, expire Review: Netflix's most-watched show 'Baby Reindeer' is about so much more than a stalker 05/01/2024 01:46pm • It currently ranks as the No. 1 show on Netflix with 22 million views this past week alone. If you're not watching the stalker thriller miniseries "Baby Reindeer," remedy that immediately. It's so compelling that I binged all seven episodes in less than 24 hours. Inspired by the true traum This airport says it hasn���t lost a single piece of baggage in 30 years 05/01/2024 08:59am • (CNN) ��� While Singapore and Doha���s airports compete against each other for the title of ���world���s best,��� another aviation hub is focusing on a different achievement. Japan���s Kansai International Airport (KIX) is marking 30 years without losing a single piece of luggage. In a press stat Today in History: May 1, Obama announces killing of Osama bin Laden 05/01/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 1, the 122nd day of 2024. There are 244 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation. (Because of the time difference, it was early May 2 Metro train collides with bus in downtown Los Angeles, injuring more than 50, 2 seriously 04/30/2024 08:51pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� At least 55 people were hurt, two seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided Tuesday along a busy thoroughfare in downtown Los Angeles, officials said. The crash happened shortly before noon along Exposition Boulevard, The Latest | Blinken says Israel will open a major aid crossing into hard-hit northern Gaza 04/30/2024 08:49pm • Israel plans on opening a major humanitarian aid crossing into hard-hit northern Gaza, said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday. Israel's war against Hamas has flattened huge swaths of Gaza's north, and famine is imminent for the hundreds of thousands of civilians who remain. Blinken Biden administration details how producers of sustainable aviation fuel will get tax credits 04/30/2024 06:41pm • The Biden administration spelled out guidelines Tuesday for tax breaks designed to boost production of sustainable aviation fuel and help curb fast-growing emissions from commercial airplanes. The Treasury Department actions would clear the way for tax credits for corn-based ethanol if producers fol Kenyans in flood-prone areas are ordered to evacuate or will be moved by force as death toll rises 04/30/2024 01:33pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Rain-swollen water levels at two Kenyan hydroelectric dams are at ���historic highs��� and people downstream should move away, the Cabinet said Tuesday, and ordered residents of flood-prone areas across the country to evacuate or they'll be moved by force. Kenya, along wit Today in History: April 30, Vietnam War ends with fall of Saigon 04/30/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, April 30, the 121st day of 2024. There are 245 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended as the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. On this date: In 1789, George Washington took the oath Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia swelters in prolonged heat wave 04/29/2024 08:59pm • MANILA, Philippines (AP) ��� Southeast Asia was coping with a weekslong heat wave on Monday as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout the region. Millions of students in all public schools across the Philippines were ordered to stay A Colombian army helicopter has crashed in a rural area of the country's north, killing 9 soldiers 04/29/2024 07:30pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) ��� An army helicopter carrying supplies to troops crashed in a rural area in northern Colombia on Monday, killing nine soldiers on board, the country���s armed forces said. In a statement, the Colombian military said the helicopter was taking the supplies to the municipality o US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years and set performance standards 04/29/2024 06:10pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� In the not-too-distant future, automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all new passenger vehicles in the United States, a requirement that the government says will save hundreds of lives and prevent thousands of injuries every year. The National Highway Traffic Saf