What's News: World-Wide -- WSJ
18 November 2019 - 8:02AM
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U.S. air-safety regulators are considering ways to fundamentally
alter how they certify aircraft in the wake of Boeing's 737 MAX
crisis, the FAA chief said.
Fires burned at a Hong Kong university as police advanced on a
group of increasingly militant pro-democracy activists armed with
makeshift weapons.
Forecasters issued high-level fire warnings for Southern
California, while PG&E warned of more power outages in the
north.
Sondland kept several administration officials apprised of his
effort to get Ukraine to launch probes that Trump would discuss in
a July call.
National-security officials say universities are at the leading
edge of a plan by Beijing to illicitly gain scientific
expertise.
Trump delayed a decision on restrictions on e-cigarettes that he
had been considering, following pushback from the industry.
The U.S. and South Korea postponed a major air exercise that was
set to begin on Monday.
Iran's supreme leader sought to assuage Iranians' concerns after
an increase in fuel prices ignited deadly unrest.
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November 18, 2019 02:47 ET (07:47 GMT)
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