Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Newark air traffic issues won't be fully fixed until summer: "Our mission is safety"

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Newark air traffic issues won’t be fully fixed until summer: “Our mission is safety”

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday it would take months to fully resolve the air traffic control problems plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport, with normal operations unlikely to resume until summer. “It’s going to take a little time. I hope by the summer we’re going to be fully functioning,” Duffy told “CBS Mornings” as he…

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U.S. plans to receive and aid White South African refugees as soon as next week, document shows

U.S. plans to receive and aid White South African refugees as soon as next week, document shows

The Trump administration is planning to soon receive the first group of White South African refugees it says deserve a safe haven in the U.S. because of alleged racial discrimination in post-Apartheid South Africa, government documents obtained by CBS News show. The initial arrival of the South African refugees could happen as early as next…

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Funding cuts leave wildland firefighting crews short-staffed ahead of wildfire season

Funding cuts leave wildland firefighting crews short-staffed ahead of wildfire season

Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge, according to forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon. The biggest issue they’re facing is a lack of communication from the federal government as the West faces…

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