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By Napat Wesshasartar BANG SAPHAN (Reuters) – Hopes faded on Wednesday among relatives of Thai marines still missing after their warship sank off the country’s central coast, even as military-led …

By Nathan Frandino and Steve Gorman RIO DELL, Calif. (Reuters) -A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the extreme northern coast of California before dawn on Tuesday, crumpling homes and roads, …

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters) -A SpaceX rocket blasted off early on Friday carrying a U.S.-French satellite designed to conduct an unprecedented global survey of Earth’s surface waters, …

Congress’ Massive Spending Bill Sets Aside Another $45 Billion For Ukraine Micaela Burrow on December 20, 2022 Congress appropriated an additional $45 billion in emergency assistance to help Ukraine repel …

Germany Stocks Up On Candles As Energy Crisis Rages Jack McEvoy on December 20, 2022 Germans are stocking up on wax candles to light up their homes as natural gas …

‘It’s An Abomination:’ Judge Throws Out California Gun Law Designed To Challenge Texas Abortion Law Kate Anderson on December 20, 2022 California Governor Gavin Newsom thanked federal Judge Roger Benitez …

University Of North Carolina Quietly Scrubs Race-Based Criteria From Fellowship Program Alexa Schwerha on December 20, 2022 A University of North Carolina (UNC) nutrition fellowship program scrubbed criteria that made …

‘Profoundly Discriminatory’: LGBTQ Oregonians Fear New Gun Law Could Leave Them Vulnerable Bronson Winslow on December 20, 2022 Oregon’s new gun law is “profoundly discriminatory” and places the LGBTQ community …

MICHELE STEEB: Dems’ ‘Housing First’ Approach Has Been Disastrous For The Homeless. Here’s How To Fix It Michele Steeb on December 20, 2022 The German proverb — “it is easier …

Nearly 30 Pro-Abortion Attacks Against Churches Have Occurred Since SCOTUS Overturned Roe V. Wade, Report Shows Kate Anderson on December 20, 2022 Dozens of U.S. churches have been targets of …

‘F*cking Insanity’: Massive Congressional Spending Bill Says Border Patrol Can’t Spend Funds On Border Security Jennie Taer on December 20, 2022 The massive congressional spending bill released Tuesday would bar …

Americans Think Tweets Encouraging Child Sex Changes Should Be Banned: POLL Alexa Schwerha on December 20, 2022 Tweets encouraging children to change their gender through medical transitioning should be banned from …

Congress’ Spending Bill Leaves Out Banking Ban On Blacklisted Chinese Tech Giant Micaela Burrow on December 20, 2022 Congress’ omnibus spending bill leaves out a plan to ban Chinese telecommunications …

POLL: Most Americans Support Criminal Prosecution For Twitter Censors Who Colluded With Feds Laurel Duggan on December 20, 2022 The vast majority of Americans support criminal prosecution for Twitter employees …

‘It’s Time To Toss It’: Republican AGs Join Fishermen, Ask SCOTUS To Dismantle A Key Pillar Of The Regulatory State Jack McEvoy on December 20, 2022 West Virginia Attorney General …

‘Did You Approve Hidden State Censorship?’: Musk Calls Out Schiff Over Twitter Files Revelations Harold Hutchison on December 20, 2022 Elon Musk called out Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California …

ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI: Earmarks Are Back With A Vengeance In Congress’ Spending Bill Adam Andrzejewski on December 20, 2022 Last week, Congress advanced another enormous “omnibus” spending bill — a catch-all bill …

Incoming House Oversight Chair Calls To Defund FBI Over Twitter Censorship: ‘Violation Of The Constitution’ Harold Hutchison on December 20, 2022 Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky said Tuesday Republicans …

Taliban Bars Afghan Women From Higher Education Alexa Schwerha on December 20, 2022 The Taliban government announced Tuesday that it would bar women from attending university classes, Reuters reported. Afghan …

Congress’ Massive Spending Bill Increases Funding For Groups Housing, Feeding Illegal Immigrants By Over 400% Jennie Taer on December 20, 2022 The massive Senate omnibus spending bill includes a more …

SANTA TERESA, N.M. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry apprehended a man with an outstanding arrest warrant for homicide out of the Lakewood …

(Reuters) – A former Texas police officer was sentenced to over 11 years in prison on Tuesday for shooting and killing a Black woman in her home in 2019. Aaron …

By Richard Cowan and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A $1.66 trillion government spending bill drew overwhelming bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers steered it toward passage …

By Tom Balmforth KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy could travel to Washington, meet U.S. President Joe Biden and visit Congress on Wednesday, sources familiar with the situation said, …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A $1.66 trillion bill to fund the U.S. government secured enough support to advance in the Senate’s first procedural vote on the matter on Tuesday. Voting was …