WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service is updating its regulations governing imported tobacco, removing outdated provisions related to mandatory inspection and pesticide testing. This direct final rule from the Agricultural Marketing Service aligns with Executive Order 14192, which seeks to eliminate regulations with expired authorizing statutes or those that govern non-operational programs. Previously, The Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has adopted a new airworthiness directive impacting all Airbus SAS Model A321-251NX, -252NX, -253NX, -271NX, and -272NX airplanes. This final rule addresses a critical safety concern identified with the emergency overwing exit doors on these aircraft. The directive was prompted by the discovery of two bushes that had moved from their proper position on the latch shaft of an emergency overwing ex  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new airworthiness directive, a final rule effective July 2, 2025, impacting all Airbus SAS Model A350-941 and -1041 airplanes. This directive stems from a determination that certain master minimum equipment list items on these aircraft do not meet certification requirements. The agency emphasizes that this condition, if uncorrected, could lead to reduced controllability of the airpla  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has announced its latest calculation for aggregate financial sector liabilities, a key metric used to evaluate potential mergers and acquisitions within the financial industry. This figure is critical for regulating the size of financial companies and preventing any single entity from controlling too large a portion of the financial sector's total obligations. Under Regulation XX, the Federal Reserve prohibits any merger or acquisition t  more