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By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic lawmakers renewed calls for financial regulators to direct the use of a payment code for firearms retailers, citing …

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy grew faster than previously estimated in the fourth quarter, boosted by strong consumer spending and business investment in nonresidential structures like …

BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Less than a minute before Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed from the impact of a colliding cargo ship, a first responder on emergency radio answered the …

(Reuters) -Here is a timeline of the collapse on Tuesday of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was hit by the Singapore-flagged container ship Dali. All times are EDT: …

(Reuters) – Leading Russian human rights group Memorial has warned that the health of its jailed 70-year-old head, Oleg Orlov, is deteriorating, accusing prison authorities of subjecting him to inhumane …

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Gang violence in Haiti has killed over 1,500 people so far this year, including many children, while dozens have been lynched, stoned or burned alive …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday dismissed as “nonsense” Russia’s charge of Ukraine’s involvement in last week’s attack on Moscow’s Crocus City concert hall that claimed more than …

By David Shepardson NEW YORK (Reuters) – Automakers face “daunting” government regulations to sell half of new vehicles by 2030 as electric or plug-in hybrids despite a U.S. decision to …

LONDON (Reuters) -Britannia, the insurer of container ship the Dali, is working with the vessel’s owner and U.S. authorities on the investigation into the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key …

By David Shepardson NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board voted on Wednesday to approve the toll rates for Manhattan’s congestion pricing program, the first of its …

By David Shepardson (Reuters) – The White House said Thursday it is requiring federal agencies using artificial intelligence to adopt “concrete safeguards” by Dec. 1 to protect Americans’ rights and …

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday announced new standards for collecting federal data on race and ethnicity, a decision that will touch organizations that receive …

(This March 27 story has been refiled to change reference from ‘exchange of prisoners’ to ‘exchange of hostages for prisoners,’ in paragraph 21) By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ahmed Zakot (Reuters) …

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Difficulties getting Israeli permission for foreign staff to work in Israel and the Palestinian territories are hampering efforts to get aid into war-shattered Gaza …

(Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment rose unexpectedly in March to the highest in nearly three years thanks in part to growing confidence that inflation will keep softening. The University of …

By Emma Rumney LONDON (Reuters) – European governments are weighing the introduction of tougher rules on cigarette makers’ new zero-tobacco heat sticks, moving to close the loopholes they were designed …

By Amina Niasse (Reuters) – Pending home sales in the U.S. rose 1.6% in February, spurred by modest inventory increases and job gains, a report on Thursday said. The National …

By Neil Jerome Morales and Yew Lun Tian MANILA/BEIJING (Reuters) -The Philippines will implement countermeasures against “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and dangerous attacks” by China’s coastguard, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said …

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has no designs on any NATO country and will not attack Poland, the Baltic states or the Czech Republic but if the West supplies F-16 fighters to …

By Wa Lone and Nivedita Balu NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (Reuters) – From vintage train rides costing almost $4,000 per person to hotel rooms listed at $1,600 a night, businesses in …

By Estelle Shirbon and Pola Grzanka (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers have been posting photos and videos of themselves toying with lingerie found in Palestinian homes, creating a dissonant visual record …

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Thursday complete silence was needed when it came to discussions about possible prisoner exchanges involving Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in …

By Gabriella Borter BALTIMORE (Reuters) -The pilot of the cargo freighter that knocked down a highway bridge into Baltimore Harbor had radioed for tugboat help and reported a power loss …

By Diana Novak Jones (Reuters) – The owner, operator and charterer of the container ship that struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday are likely to face lawsuits over …