TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s foreign ministry said on Thursday it believes U.S. support will remain unchanged no matter who wins the presidential election, but it will stay on guard for …
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Judge seems skeptical of Hunter Biden’s request to dismiss tax charges
by Reutersby ReutersBy Chris Kirkham and Andrew Goudsward LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. judge gave a skeptical reception on Wednesday to an attempt by President Joe Biden’s son Hunter to dismiss …
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(Reuters) -Former U.S. senator and Democratic Party vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman died on Wednesday at age 82 in New York City after suffering complications from a fall, his family …
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Hundreds of rights groups urge US to stop deporting Haitians fleeing gang war
by Reutersby ReutersBy Sarah Morland (Reuters) – Nearly 500 immigration and human rights organizations signed a letter urging the U.S. government to halt deportations of Haitians and expand migration protections as a …
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Pennsylvania can discard undated mail-in ballots, US appeals court rules
by Reutersby ReutersBy Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected a challenge to a Pennsylvania rule that allowed the state to discard mail-in ballots that arrive on time …
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Israel asks US to reschedule scrapped meeting on Rafah military plans
by Reutersby ReutersBy Nandita Bose and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel has asked the White House to reschedule a high-level meeting on military plans for Gaza’s southern city of Rafah that Prime …
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Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should be disbarred, California judge rules
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Thomas (Reuters) -A California state judge on Wednesday said attorney John Eastman should be stripped of his law license for his efforts to overturn the results of the …
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Russia may have used new guided bomb to attack Ukraine’s Kharkiv, local officials say
by Reutersby ReutersBy Vitalii Hnidyi and Yuliia Dysa KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia may have used a new type of guided bomb in airstrikes on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv that killed …
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Bolsonaro tells Supreme Court he did not seek asylum at Hungarian embassy
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lisandra Paraguassu and Pedro Fonseca BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro told Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday he had no reason to have sought …
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By Nathan Layne and Tim Reid (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to attend the wake on Thursday for a New York Police Department officer who was …
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US Republican Chris Christie says no to No Labels presidential run
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, has decided against running as the No Labels candidate for president, delivering the latest blow to the …
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By Tim Hepher, Allison Lampert and David Shepardson (Reuters) – It took 80 days. But for the airline industry, enough was enough. A revolt by U.S. airline bosses helped topple …
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Stocks close with gains, led by Dow as investors look for rate insight
by Reutersby ReutersBy Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks were higher on Wednesday, with the Dow leading gains and the S&P 500 setting a closing record, paced drugmaker Merck, while investors …
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(Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions on six individuals and two entities based in Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates, accusing them of channeling funds to North …
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Remains of two people recovered following Baltimore bridge collapse, Washington Post reports
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – The remains of two people have been recovered from the Patapsco River near where a Baltimore bridge collapsed, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. (Reporting by Dan Whitcomb, …
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(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said on Wednesday it would loan Holtec International $1.52 billion to help restart an 800MW nuclear power plant in Michigan that was shut …
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Shares cautiously climb; Japan officials rattle sabers at yen shorts
by Reutersby ReutersBy Alden Bentley, Amanda Cooper and Kevin Buckland NEW YORK/LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) -Global share markets advanced cautiously on Wednesday, led by an early rally in Japanese stocks as the yen sagged …
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US court keeps Texas border security law on hold in win for Biden
by Reutersby ReutersBy Daniel Wiessner and Ted Hesson (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court has kept on hold a Republican-backed Texas law that would let state authorities arrest and prosecute people suspected of …
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Woman who stole Biden daughter’s diary skips sentencing, threatened with arrest
by Reutersby ReutersBy Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The woman who admitted to stealing President Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley’s diary and helping sell it to conservative activists could face arrest as …
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it launched dozens of rockets after Israeli strikes
by Reutersby ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it launched dozens of rockets at Kiryat Shmona, an Israeli town over the border, early on Wednesday in response to deadly Israeli strikes on …
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Baltimore bridge collapse to cause logistics headaches, not supply chain crisis
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The catastrophic bridge collapse that closed the Port of Baltimore to ship traffic on Tuesday is causing some logistics headaches, but is unlikely to trigger …
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By Waylon Cunningham SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – Runaway prices at U.S. fast-food joints and restaurants have made people skittish down the income ladder and executives at chains including McDonald’s …
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Trump’s media company surges for second day after stellar debut
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group surged 17% on Wednesday, extending gains from their stellar Nasdaq debut to the second day, fueled by retail investors including supporters of …
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‘The Batman,’ a 2022 blockbuster, wasn’t plagiarized, US judge rules
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warner Bros Entertainment didn’t steal the plot for its 2022 blockbuster “The Batman” from a writer who created a story about the caped …
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US supply chain task force to discuss Baltimore bridge collapse
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal supply chain task force will meet on Wednesday to assess the Baltimore bridge collapse and port closure, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said, adding …