Tara Copp

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May 1, 2025
President Donald Trump drops papers as he meets with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada.
U.S., UK Strike Trade Deal on Auto, Aerospace Tariffs
June 17, 2025
An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner performs its demonstration flight during the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, on June 18, 2013.
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June 16, 2025
Onlookers watch wreckage from Thursday's Air India plane crash lying atop a building in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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June 16, 2025
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May 1, 2025
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Trump Selects Concept for $175 Billion 'Golden Dome' Missile Defense System
Golden Dome is envisioned to detect and stop missiles at all four major stages of a potential attack.
May 22, 2025
A 13-year-old private Boeing aircraft that President Donald Trump toured on Saturday to check out new hardware and technology features, and highlight the aircraft maker's delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One presidential aircraft, takes off from Palm Beach International Airport, Feb. 16, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
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Defense Department Accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's Use
Critics estimate overhauling the aircraft would cost over $1 billion in taxpayer dollars.
May 22, 2025
Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va.
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Trump Begins Firings of FAA Staff Just Weeks After Fatal DC Plane Crash
Impacted workers were hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance.
February 18, 2025
Elon Musk listens during an event in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington.
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Trump Administration Tries to Bring Back Fired Nuclear Weapons Workers in DOGE Reversal
One of the hardest hit offices was a plant where workers reassemble warheads.
February 17, 2025
In this photo provided by the U.S. Army, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, tours the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pa., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy Visits Pennsylvania Ammunition Plant to Thank Workers and Ask for More
Zelenskyy has been pushing the U.S. for permission to use longer range missile systems.
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Zelenskyy Will Address U.S. Military as Funding for Weapons Runs Out
President Joe Biden has asked Congress for $61.4 billion for wartime funding.
December 11, 2023
In this photo provided by Japan Coast Guard, debris believed to be from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft is seen off the coast of Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.
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Osprey Flights Suspended after Fatal Crash of U.S. Air Force Aircraft
The U.S. Osprey crash killed at least one of the eight crew members.
November 30, 2023
In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, wind turbines spin near the Malmstrom Air Force Base missile launch site Alpha-03 in Geyser, Mont., in August 2023.
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The branch said wind turbines could be dangerous for military helicopter crews.
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This undated artist rending provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a U.S. Air Force graphic of the Long Range Strike Bomber, designated the B-21.
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