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Congress’ anger at FBI shapes surveillance program’s future

WASHINGTON — Growing anger at the FBI from both parties in Congress has become a major hurdle for U.S. intelligence agencies fighting to keep their vast powers to collect foreign communications that often sweep up the phone calls and emails of Americans. Key lawmakers say they won’t vote to renew the programs under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that expire at the end of this year without major changes targeting the FBI. Many blame problems with how the FBI’s special agents search for U.S. citizens using Section 702 — along with publicly revealed ...

New report blames airlines for most flight cancellations

Congressional investigators said in a report Friday that an increase in flight cancellations as travel recovered from the pandemic was due mostly to factors that airlines controlled, including cancellations for maintenance issues or lack of a crew. The Government Accountability Office also said airlines are taking longer to recover from disruptions such as storms. Surges in cancellations in late 2021 and early 2022 lasted longer than they did before the pandemic, the GAO said. Much of the increase in airline-caused cancellations has occurred at budget airlines, but the largest ...

California landslide halts rail service

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — A landslide in Southern California has closed a historic cultural center, shut down rail service in the area and forced the evacuation of nearby residences, officials said. The slope below the ocean-view terrace at Casa Romantica and Cultural Center and Gardens in San Clemente dropped about 20 feet (about 6 meters) on Thursday after several days of minor earth movement, city officials said in a news release. Casa Romantica announced that it was temporarily closed and all events were canceled. Four residential units in an adjacent building were initially ...

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History

Today in History Today is Saturday, April 29, the 119th day of 2023. There are 246 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight: On April 29, 1946, 28 former Japanese officials went on trial in Tokyo as war criminals; seven ended up being sentenced to death. On this date: In 1429, Joan of Arc entered the besieged city of Orleans to lead a French victory over the English. In 1916, the Easter Rising in Dublin collapsed as Irish nationalists surrendered to British authorities. In 1945, during World War II, American soldiers liberated the Dachau concentration camp. Adolf Hitler ...

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Today...Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Mostly cloudy at night, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Sunday...A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Cloudy at night, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 ...