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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Michael Kaplan |John Kelly |Maurice DuBois |Maurice Dubois |Hannah Marr
A lifelong resident of Louisiana, Wade Evans has learned a lot about floods, including this: the water doesn't care about your politics. The mayor of Central -- a community of about 30,000 outside of Baton Rouge -- Evans and his family were forced to evacuate their home by boat in 2016 when flooding from torrential rains destroyed 60% of the structures in town. "Flood water doesn't discriminate," said Evans, a Republican and supporter of President Trump.
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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | John Kelly
Despite promises to cut spending during the campaign and his first few months in office, President Trump's federal government has spent about $220 billion more in his first 100 days compared to the same time period last year. In fact, the government is now spending more, day to day, than was spent in nine of the last 10 years. The exception: 2021, when the government was spending trillions to fight the coronavirus pandemic and prevent an economic disaster.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | John Kelly
CBS News is tracking the already sharply rising cost of products most impacted by tariffs imposed and soon-to-be-imposed by President Trump, from the cost of common grocery items to the the purchase and operation of cars and trucks. As new tariffs are set to be rolled out as early as April 2, we will continue updating the weekly prices of groceries and the monthly costs of new vehicles, used vehicles, parts, repairs, insurance premiums and construction and manufacturing raw materials.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | Kris Van Cleave |John Kelly
Nearly one out of every four of the more than 8,000 near midair collisions in U.S. airspace reported from 1987 to 2021 involved at least one military aircraft, a CBS News analysis of Federal Aviation Administration data has revealed. For near midair collisions involving one commercial aircraft and one military aircraft, those accounted for about one out of every 10 reported incidents.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
johnkellyswashington.substack.com | John Kelly
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
cbsnews.com | John Kelly
Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the Federal Aviation Administration and the controllers' union, according to a CBS News analysis of FAA data. The issue has received renewed scrutiny following Wednesday night's midair collision between an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
cbsnews.com | Laura Geller |Matthew Mosk |Pat Milton |Nicole Vap |John Kelly
The military Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into a passenger plane near Reagan National Airport Wednesday appears to have been flying above the permitted altitude, publicly available flight data analyzed by CBS News shows. This data point is one of several key mysteries investigators are exploring as they seek to explain what caused the nation's worst air disaster in more than a decade, aviation experts said.
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Aug 3, 2024 | 
johnkellyswashington.substack.com | John Kelly
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | John Kelly
Wholesale prices rose slightly in July As consumers cope with lingering inflation, CBS News is tracking the change in prices of everyday household expenses — from food at the grocery store to utilities and even rent — across the country. Drawing from a wide range of government and private data, the tracking charts below show how the cost of goods and services have changed since from before the pandemic to the most recent information available.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Tom Hanson |Laura Geller |Josh Pena |John Kelly |Aaron Munoz |Jose Sanchez | +2 more
Inside look at ICE's SmartLINK app On an April day in 2022, a Venezuelan migrant stood on the banks of the powerful Rio Grande. He could see his future directly in front of him as he cautiously waded into the currents. With each step, his 6-foot-4-inch frame began to disappear beneath the murky green water. "The water was up to my neck," he said. "I held my backpack over my head and my feet could barely touch the ground. … I was afraid that I would be swept away.
