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A new ultra-high-speed missile successfully completed a flight test recently, flying at speeds greater than five times the speed of sound and as high as 60,000 feet, the Pentagon announced this week. … [Read more...] about Pentagon successfully tests hypersonic missile

Thousands of commercial truck drivers who tested positive for marijuana are declining to return to work. … [Read more...] about Thousands of truckers leave industry after failing drug tests, exacerbating worker shortage

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer is being lobbied by members of both parties to pass bipartisan legislation that would ban sales from the nation's emergency oil stockpile going to China over national security concerns. … [Read more...] about Spotlight shifts to Schumer amid pressure to ban U.S. oil sales to China

Senate Republican told DirecTV and its parent companies Wednesday to explain why it dropped the Newsmax channel from its lineup and whether the decision was politically motivated. … [Read more...] about Senators probe DirecTV’s decision to drop Newsmax

U.S. population center is on track this decade to take a southern swerve for the first time in history. It will be the first time in U.S. history without a westward extension. … [Read more...] about The U.S. population is heading south for the first time in history