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At times Monday evening, as few as three air traffic controllers per hour were lined up to monitor via radar the planes flying into and out of the airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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The U.S. women are bringing home the country’s first medal in rugby sevens. In a dramatic finish, the U.S. defeated Australia, 14-12 to win the bronze medal. -
The investigation into abuse and mistreatment of Native children at the boarding schools for more than a century proposes $23 billion in funding aimed at healing. -
The U.S. settled for silver in the last Olympics, when Biles struggled with the "twisties." This year, the gymnasts said they wanted "redemption." It is Biles' eighth Olympic medal and fifth gold. -
Chase Budinger spent seven years with the NBA before retiring to focus on beach volleyball. He and his partner Miles Evans easily defeated their French opponents in their Olympic debut on Monday. -
A U.S. flagbearer in Friday’s opening ceremony, Gauff seemed to be cruising early — but after Donna Vekic started to take control, the chair umpire overruled a critical call. -
Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr. led the U.S. soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre, the most notorious war crime in modern American military history. He was 80. -
The 25-year-old Massachusetts native came to Paris to do one thing only: the pommel horse. On Monday, he helped USA men's gymnastics win its first medal in 16 years — and he's not finished yet. -
The number of migrants trying to cross the southern U.S. border illegally has gone down significantly. But migrants still face long waits using a government app for asylum claims. -
Rasha Kowalewski was struck by the extra care a nurse gave her mom, which allowed Kowalewski to experience a moment of comfort during one of the hardest times of her life. -
A Morning Edition team knocked on doors, canvassed parks and neighborhoods and even attended a weekly family dinner to hear how voters in the swing state are feeling.
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