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Easing the crunch. I'm Paul Stevens, FOX News Flight cutbacks at all 40 major US airports set to be reduced from 6% to 3% now that air traffic controllers are slowly returning after the government shutdown.
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The FAA is easing flight cuts at 40 major airports starting Saturday. Airlines can operate 97% of scheduled flights. That's an improvement from the 6% cut mandated earlier this week. The change comes as air traffic controller staffing levels improve, the government reopening. The FAA will monitor the system through the weekend and decide when normal operations can resume.
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Fox's Chanley Painter President Trump directing the Justice Department to look into Democrats potential ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi says federal prosecutors will investigate any involvement between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and prominent Democrats, including former President Bill Clinton. Bondi confirmed the investigation shortly after President Trump requested it in a social media accusing Democrats of using what he calls the Epstein hoax to deflect from the government shutdown and other failures. Earlier in the week, House Democrats released years old emails from Epstein about President Trump. And enough lawmakers signed on to a discharge petition forcing a vote next week on ordering the Justice Department to release all of its Epstein related files at the White House. Jared Halpern, Fox News Cashing in for.
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The holidays A Mega Millions player in Georgia winning the staggering jackpot. 980 million bucks, biggest prize in that state's history. The winning ticket was sold at a Publix in Noonan ended a 39 drawing drought. The winner can take the full amount over 30 years or a lump sum of about $452 million. It's Georgia's first Mega Millions jackpot since 2017 and the state's 17th overall. America's listening to Fox News.
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President Trump announcing he's suspending tariffs on some consumer goods, including beef, coffee, tropical fruits and other commodities. Fox's Christina Coleman White House officials say.
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Grocery and housing prices are trending in the right direction as the Trump administration works to drive down costs with a variety of actions, including cutting the red tape to increase available housing units. White House officials also announced Trump is rolling back tariffs on certain key imports, including coffee, tropical fruits and beef, among other items. They said given the substantial progress and reciprocal trade negotiations, including the conclusion of nine framework deals President Trump has now determined that it's necessary and appropriate to further modify the scope of the reciprocal tariffs.
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And Mr. Trump suggesting tariffs may have, quote, in some cases, unquote, increased consumer prices after previously saying tariffs had not caused inflation. Democratic lawmakers, meantime, blaming the rise in the cost of living on the Trump policies and tariffs and continue to call for an extension of health care subsidies, which they say will help prevent health care costs from becoming unaffordable. The U.S. increasing its naval presence near Venezuela. Box's Jennifer Griffin.
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Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has urged President Trump not to get into a, quote, Afghanistan style forever war. The surge of military forces into the Caribbean is now called Operation Southern Spear, making this a named operation which triggers specific funding authorities, oversight requirements by Congress and rules of engagement. But there are questions about the policy wisdom of the strikes, especially in the Pacific, where the boats are coming from Colombia, not Venezuela, and allegedly carrying cocaine and not fentanyl.
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And at least 20 strikes on drug boats have been carried out by the Department of War, leaving at least 80 people dead in the Caribbean and throughout the Pacific Ocean. I'm Paul Stevens. This is FOX News.