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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Wednesday that it has officially closed a major loophole that allowed unqualified drivers, including illegal immigrants, to operate commercial trucks, following several fatal crashes last year involving non-domiciled drivers.  “For far too long, America has allowed dangerous foreign drivers to abuse our truck licensing systems – wreaking havoc on our roadways. This safety loophole ends today,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said. “Moving forward, unqualified foreign drivers will be unable to get a license to operate an 80,000-pound big rig.”Officials said foreigners who hold only a work…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! UNITED NATIONS: Iran’s election as vice-chair of the United Nations Commission for Social Development is being slammed by human rights advocates and policy analysts, who have condemned the U.N.’s hypocrisy when it comes to its treatment of undemocratic regimes. The leadership role was…

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, filed a lawsuit against her hometown and energy company Con Edison for $250,000 after she allegedly tripped and fell over a large wooden block. Why It Matters In an amended complaint filed on Wednesday, Pirro’s attorney alleged that her injuries were directly caused by the…

The idea that cancer treatment might work better at certain times of day has circulated for decades but has rarely faced rigorous clinical testing. Now, a randomized trial of 210 people with advanced lung cancer affirms that timing really matters, researchers report February 2 in Nature Medicine. The study is…

Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the autonomous arm of Google’s parent, Alphabet, expand into more areas. On Thursday, Waymo said it’s beginning fully autonomous operations with its latest, sixth-generation self-driving technology, which is built to handle extreme winter weather while scaling back costs. The sixth-generation…

In an interview with Euronews, French Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin questioned whether Russia really wants a peace deal with Ukraine, considering the continued attacks being waged by the Kremlin against the country. Last week, Vautrin visited Ukraine for the first time since taking on her role last October. She…

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When people say they’ve been “audited,” they usually mean they received a letter from the IRS. But not every IRS letter signals an audit. It helps to understand how returns are selected — and how issues are handled once they’re identified.Audit rates are typically very low. According to the 2024…

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