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Myanmar military warns protesters could ‘suffer loss of life’ ahead of planned mass strike

Myanmar’s military junta on Sunday warned anti-coup protesters they will “suffer loss of life” if demonstrations confront security forces, ahead of planned mass protests and a nationwide strike. The ominous warning follows the most violent weekend since protests against the February 1 coup began, with police opening fire on demonstrators in the second largest city,

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A third of Texans still have issues with their water supply after widespread power outages

Water service remained disrupted for nearly a third of Texas residents Sunday evening, a lingering consequence of the widespread power outages from devastating winter weather and an unprepared infrastructure. While that number decreased by several million over the course of the day, more than 1,200 public water systems still reported disruptions in service, with many

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Some Boeing 777 airplanes likely to be removed from service, FAA says

The Federal Aviation Administration is stepping up inspections of Boeing 777 airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines and it’s likely some will be removed from service, according to a statement from FAA Administrator Steve Dickson. “We reviewed all available safety data following yesterday’s incident,” Dickson said, referring to the United Airlines flight

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About half of Texans still have issues with their water supply after widespread power outages

Water service remained disrupted for about half of Texas residents early Sunday, a lingering consequence of the widespread power outages from devastating winter weather and an unprepared infrastructure. More than 1,300 public water systems have reported disruptions in service, with many leading to boil-water notices, according to Gary Rasp, media specialist for the Texas Commission

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