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US gives states another 6 months before they have to remove people from Medicaid for not working

AP News President Donald Trump’s administration told states Friday that they can wait until July before removing people from Medicaid for failing to meet a work requirement.

The requirement is scheduled to take effect nationally on Jan. 1, and states have been scrambling to put in place the staffing, training and technology to implement it by then. The administration clarified that while states still have the option to take action at the beginning of the year, they won't have to kick anyone off or deny coverage for failure to meet the requirement until July 1.

Medicaid is the...
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SpaceX’s attempt for a Starship double catch was thwarted when the booster ended up in the gulf

AP News STARBASE, Texas (AP) — SpaceX’s attempt for a Starship double catch was thwarted when the booster ended up in the gulf.

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50 years after iconic film, a gathering of ‘Rocky’ fans in Philadelphia breaks a world record

AP News PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The story of Rocky Balboa is one that audiences love and know well – of resilience, grit and persevering despite the odds.

Fans honored his legacy 50 years after the film with a Guinness World Record-breaking gathering of people dressed as Rocky on Friday at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

The uniform? A black beanie, grey sweatpants and sweatshirt, and black high-top Converse sneakers.

A growing number of Rockys amassed in front of the museum steps Friday afternoon, cheering as stragglers showed up to aid the...
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The Latest: FAA grounds all flights nationwide due to communications problems

AP News The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon due to communications problems at regional air traffic control centers, an FAA notice said.

The ground stop was being imposed “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” according to the notice.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said a communications issue was affecting the regional air traffic control centers that direct planes between airports nationwide. He said FAA technicians are investigating.

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Rescues are underway in New Orleans after a tanker hits a river cruise boat on the Mississippi River

AP News NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tanker in New Orleans that apparently lost its steering slammed into a docked river cruise boat with 180 people aboard Friday, the mayor said. All aboard survived after the crash prompted a massive rescue operation for passengers and crew who plunged into the Mississippi River as the ship took on water and began to topple over.

Video from the scene showed the much larger Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the cruise boat while it was docked as metal and glass crashed and crunched.

Tugboat operators, nearby workers, police and several other rescuers New...
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