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1 injured in ‘low-speed collision’ between Delta jets on LaGuardia taxiway

By Associated Press

An aircraft carrying 32 people was preparing for takeoff Wednesday night to Roanoke, Virginia, when its wing hit the fuselage of an aircraft arriving from Charlotte, North Carolina, with 61 people aboard, according to a statement from Delta.

Vital economic data, including Friday’s jobs report, cut off in government shutdown

By Christopher Rugaber, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy.

Most Americans want the Epstein files released, poll finds

By Joshua Barajas, Matt Loffman

About three-quarters of Americans support the release of all files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds.

How a bitter strike and immigrant labor transformed Hormel’s hometown

By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster

No single industry in the American economy relies more on immigrant labor than livestock and meat production. The shift began a half-century ago as the influence of labor unions, and wages, declined. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on how this…

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A student ‘womb service’ works covertly to deliver contraception at a Catholic college

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

In line with church teachings that discourage premarital sex and birth control, many Catholic colleges restrict access to contraceptives on campus.

U.S. citizen wrongfully detained twice in Alabama workplace raids sues immigration authorities

By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press

A U.S. citizen who is a construction worker in Alabama has filed a federal lawsuit after he says he was detained twice by immigration agents within just a few weeks.

Conservationist Jane Goodall, renowned for chimpanzee research, dies at 91

By Hallie Golden, Associated Press

While living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago, Goodall documented the animals using tools and doing other activities previously believed to be exclusive to humans.

AOL ends dial-up internet service, marking the end of an era

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

AOL, formerly America Online, introduced many households to the World Wide Web for the first time when its dial-up service launched decades ago.

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees given color-coded uniforms, 5:30 a.m. breakfast and strict rules

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Detainees arriving at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades are given color-coded uniforms and segregated based on criminal history and flight risk.

U.S. government taking stake in company operating massive lithium mine in Nevada

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada.