Trump administration pauses new miner safety measures amid pledge to reinvigorate coal

On Tuesday, as coal miners crowded into the Oval Office to watch President Donald Trump sign an executive order meant to reinvigorate the coal industry, the federal agency responsible for protecting those same workers quietly announced that it would delay the implementation of new safety standards to protect them from deadly dust exposure. The Mine … Read more

Judge’s block on deportations to third countries will remain in effect through next week

A federal judge in Boston said elements of the Trump administration’s policy of deporting migrants to countries other than their own without them being able to raise concerns about their safety was “very troublesome” during a court hearing on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy said his recently issued temporary order blocking such removals would … Read more

Wingtip of one plane hits another on taxiway at Reagan airport: FAA

The wingtip of an American Airlines plane hit another American Airlines plane on a taxiway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. No one was hurt, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said. Both planes returned to gates and airport operations weren’t impacted, the agency said. … Read more

China to limit number of American films imported from US amid tariff battle

China is cracking down on U.S. films amid the escalating tariff standoff between the two nations. China’s National Film Administration announced on Thursday that it will begin reducing the number of American films allowed to be shown within China. President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on Chinese imports to 145%, which includes the earlier fentanyl-related … Read more