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Another contract proposal has been rejected by Boeing workers who now have been on strike for nearly six weeks from three Midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed. READ MORE: Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets just went on strike The vote on Friday refusing the latest proposal sends the workers back to the picket lines, according to …

Another contract proposal has been rejected by Boeing workers who now have been on strike for nearly six weeks from three Midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed. The vote on Friday refusing the latest proposal sends the workers back to the picket lines, according to the union representing the 3,200 striking workers who build fighter jets, weapons …

U.S. Marshals and other federal agents, including from the Food and Drug Administration, raided a facility in Bensenville, Illinois, Wednesday morning, that distributes vaping products.  U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Midwest Goods, Inc. facility on Foster Avenue in the west suburb was one of several facilities raided across the country at the same time today for distributing flavored …

Heavy rainfall in half a dozen midwest US states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, cut power to thousands of households and closed busy roadways over the weekend. The National Weather Service issued flood watches and warnings for parts of Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. After rainfall began on Saturday in some areas forecasters predicted “repeated rounds of …

Photos: Historic flash floods hit Milwaukee as Midwest faces heavy rains threat  Axios See aftermath of severe weather, flooding in Milwaukee, Wisconsin  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Heavy rain floods underground parking, submerging cars, in West Allis  WISN Severe storms knock out power and close roads in Midwest as flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair  NBC News Heavy Rains in Wisconsin Lead to Flooding …

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, cut power to thousands of households and closed busy roadways. Organizers of the Wisconsin State Fair said they were scrapping the final day of the 11-day event after …

Strong and potentially destructive thunderstorms are expected to pummel parts of the Midwest, central Plains and Southeast this weekend, with heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible over the next couple of days. Sweeping rain and powerful wind gusts early Saturday already left more than 50,000 people without power in Nebraska, according to PowerOutage.us. More severe weather could be on the …

Smoke from Canadian wildfires hovered over several Midwestern states Saturday, bringing warnings of unhealthy air for at least the third day. Air quality alerts were in effect in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, as well as eastern Nebraska and parts of Indiana and Illinois. Forecasters said the smoky skies would remain for much of the day. Canadian environmental officials said …

It’s always hot in the summer in the U.S. Southeast, but even by the standards of Florida and the Carolinas, the steamy heat wave on tap for the region Saturday into the coming week is a little extreme. The National Weather Service issued heat advisories for a large swath of the East Coast from central Florida to Virginia through much …

Energy Department ends Biden-awarded loan for huge Midwest power line  Axios Trump administration cancels pending loan for massive power line project  Politico Department of Energy Terminates Taxpayer-Funded Financial Assistance for Grain Belt Express  Department of Energy (.gov) Trump Pulls $4.9 Billion in Financing for Contested Power Line  Bloomberg With One Call, Trump Alters the Fate of a Contested Power Project  The New York Times Source …