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El Paso Airspace Closed: FAA Grounds Flights After Drone Breach

FAA ordered a sudden shutdown of airspace over El Paso after reports of drones breaching US airspace, grounding flights and prompting military action that later identified the object as a balloon amid mounting questions about interagency coordination

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130,000 - Jobs added in January 2026

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'Washed up, loser lawyer' — Pam Bondi

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El Paso Airspace Closed: FAA Grounds Flights After Drone Breach

A sudden FAA shutdown of El Paso airspace triggered chaos and raised national security questions after officials reported suspected cartel drone incursions. Conflicting explanations and a later military strike on the object have deepened scrutiny of coordination between the FAA and Defense Department.

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U.S. Adds 130000 Jobs - Unemployment Falls to 4.3%

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CBO Director Warns US Fiscal Path Is Not Sustainable

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Trump to Netanyahu - Prefers Deal With Iran For Now

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Pentagon Prepares Second Carrier for Middle East

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Cartel Weaponized Drones Escalate Border Threats

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FBI Probes Fulton County Election Procedures

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Epstein Files Rock Europe - Resignations and Investigations

The DOJ's release of Epstein-related records continues to ripple through Europe and the US, prompting resignations, police consultations, and calls for further probes. Victims' lawyers say careless redactions retraumatized survivors.

Grand Jury Rejects Charges Against 'Seditious Six'

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Experts Blast Confusion Over El Paso Airspace Closure

Experts and lawmakers criticized the abrupt El Paso airspace shutdown as coordination failures between the FAA and Defense Department came to light. Reporting shows behind the scenes disputes and unilateral military moves that grounded flights.

NATO Launches Arctic Sentry Mission to Counter Russia

NATO announced a new Arctic mission to bolster surveillance and deterrence as concerns about Russian activity in the High North grow. The operation aims to strengthen allied coordination in a strategically contested region.

FDA Rejects Moderna mRNA Flu Shot - Stock Tumbles

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Russian Strikes Kill Civilians in Dnipropetrovsk

Russia continued deadly strikes inside Ukraine as civilians were killed in multiple regions, underscoring persistent battlefield escalation. Attacks on residential areas and use of drones remain a grim feature of the conflict.

Treasury Lays Groundwork for Venezuelan Oil Trade

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Microsoft Patches 59 Flaws Including Active Zero Days

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Crypto Lender BlockFills Halts Client Withdrawals

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Western US Faces Record Snow Drought - Water Supplies Threatened

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House Rebukes Trump's Tariff Push

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Interest on National Debt to Cost $16 Trillion in Next Decade

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Allies Snub Trump's Board of Peace

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"I have just finished meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu, of Israel, and various of his Representatives. It was a very good meeting, the tremendous relationship between our two Countries continues. There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a Deal can be…"