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WASHINGTON – A House panel stripped antitrust protections from a bill that would lift restrictions on long-haul flights out of Dallas Love Field before moving the legislation forward Wednesday. The House Judiciary Committee, after brief debate, pushed through a bill modeled after an agreement that would eventually repeal the Wright …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran launched production of its most advanced cannon on Wednesday, state television reported. “The cannon Fajr-27 has the capability of automatically firing 85 76-milimeter bullets per minute,” Gen. Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar, Iran’s defense minister, told the broadcast. He said the cannon has an aerial range of 23,000 feet …

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Florence intensified into the second hurricane of the Atlantic season Sunday as it neared Bermuda, where residents stocked up on provisions and triple-tied boat moorings in lashing winds even as government officials urged islanders to take shelter at home. Shopkeepers and homeowners boarded up windows and doors, …