SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines is bringing together Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines under a single loyalty brand by launching Atmos Rewards and a new credit card. Alaska Airlines and Bank of America have partnered together to launch the new credit card, but if you already have an Alaska Airlines card, don’t worry. As of Aug. 20, current mileage plan members …
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Alaska continues to expand internationally with new flights from our hometown airport in Seattle – where we’re the largest carrier – to Rome, London and Reykjavik, Iceland. Nonstop service to those European markets is scheduled to begin in spring 2026. We currently fly from Seattle to Tokyo Narita, with flights to Seoul Incheon starting Sept. 12. By 2030, we plan …
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SEATTLE — The 90th anniversary of Social Security did not pass quietly this week. Some advocates and lawmakers used the day to draw attention to their concerns about the program’s future. “This is a promise that was made to the American public,” Advocacy Director for AARP Washington, Cathy MacCaul said. “Workers pay into this each and every paycheck, Social Security …
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Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. August 15, 2025 Federal Reserve Board announces it will sunset its novel activities supervision program and return to monitoring banks’ novel activities through the normal supervisory process For release at 12:00 p.m. EDT …
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1/25 Rush Propst Rush Propst will lead Coosa Christian’s football program for the 2025 season, he confirmed to AL.com. The move comes less than a week after former head coach Mark O’Bryant was suspended for the 2025 season, which lifted the program’s restrictive probation and will allow the team play in the postseason if it qualifies. If you purchase a …
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Read More »US selects 11 projects for program to fast-track small nuclear test reactors Reuters The Nuke Race Is On. Energy Department Taps 11 Start-Ups to Build a Reactor By Mid-2026. Barron’s Department of Energy Announces Initial Selections for New Reactor Pilot Program Department of Energy (.gov) US selects 11 firms for program to fast-track small nuclear test reactors Reuters DOE taps 10 advanced reactor companies …
Read More »US selects 11 projects for program to fast-track small nuclear test reactors Reuters The Nuke Race Is On. Energy Department Taps 11 Start-Ups to Build a Reactor By Mid-2026. Barron’s Department of Energy Announces Initial Selections for New Reactor Pilot Program Department of Energy (.gov) US selects 11 firms for program to fast-track small nuclear test reactors Reuters DOE taps 10 advanced reactor companies …
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WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today officially kicked off President Trump’s Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program, announcing DOE will initially work with 11 advanced reactor projects to move their technologies towards deployment. DOE will work with industry on these 11 projects, with the goal to construct, operate, and achieve criticality of at least three test reactors using the DOE …
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Seven years ago, when President Donald Trump signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act into law, it was hailed as a crucial step toward addressing the nation’s maternal mortality crisis. The law pumped tens of millions of dollars a …
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