The latest $450 million package includes four High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, which will double the number already there.
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Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates inch up to 5.81%
The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, popular among those refinancing their homes, rose to 4.92% from 4.81% last week.
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Wall Street shakes off a midday stumble and ends higher
Technology and health care stocks drove much of the rally, outweighing losses in energy and financial companies.
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Gas prices sting U.S. workers who depend on their cars
Millions are changing their habits, signing up for carpools or even ditching their cars for bicycles as gas prices recently hit $5 per gallon for the first time ever.
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FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge
The action is part of a sweeping effort by the agency to bring scientific scrutiny to the multibillion-dollar vaping industry after years of regulatory delays.
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Feds: Ghislaine Maxwell deserves at least 30 years in prison
Prosecutors made their recommendations to the judge who will sentence the British socialite for her role in the sexual abuse of teenage girls over a 10-year period by her onetime boyfriend, financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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CDC panel recommends U.S. seniors get souped-up flu vaccines
Flu shots tend to be less effective than other common vaccinations, but they have often been particularly disappointing in seniors.
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia hail ‘new era of cooperation’ as prince visits
The two countries set aside years of acrimony following the brutal slaying of columnist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
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Testimony about threats rings familiar for election workers in U.S.
Secretaries of state and election clerks around the country say the stories told to the Jan. 6 panel on Tuesday could easily have been their own.
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U.S. stocks give up afternoon gains and end slightly lower
The choppy trading followed a solid rally on Tuesday in what has been a turbulent period for the broader market.