The Transportation Department said Friday that it received nearly 97,000 complaints in 2023, up from about 86,000 the year before.
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With suggestive poses and pets, election campaigning tests Tokyo’s patience
Tokyo elects a new governor this weekend, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before.
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Rachel Reeves goes for growth as UK’s first female chancellor
She inherits from the outgoing Conservatives an economy with sluggish growth, nearly 100% of gross domestic product debt, and the highest tax burden in 70 years.
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Vatican excommunicates archbishop for refusing to recognize Pope Francis
The Vatican’s summary judgment can only be undone by a ruling of the pope or the Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith acting in his name.
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Biden tries to dismiss age questions in ABC interview as he attempts to salvage reelection effort
The president repeatedly rejected the suggestion of taking an independent medical evaluation that would show voters he is up for serving another term in office.
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Wilton man in critical condition after being thrown from personal watercraft on Wilson Pond
Bertrand Poisson, 47, was operating a personal watercraft which he recently purchased, Mark Latti, spokesman for the Maine Warden Service, said.
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What we learned from the UK’s election that will shape politics in the coming years
The Conservative Party’s defeat in a Labour Party landslide represents the nation’s first change in government in more than a decade.
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Texas coast prepares for Beryl’s wrath
The hurricane battered the Yucatan Peninsula Friday after hitting the resort town of Tulum, Mexico.
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Jared Golden seeks to honor actor James Earl Jones
Congressional Gold Medal eyed for actor who provided the voice of Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” movies.