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By Jack Queen DALLAS (Reuters) – Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Tuesday failed in his bid to slash a nearly $50 million defamation verdict against him over his false claims …

By Gram Slattery and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, on Tuesday called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to …

By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. health official celebrated and vilified as the face of the country’s COVID-19 pandemic response, used his final …

LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles hosted his first state visit since becoming British monarch on Tuesday, welcoming Cyril Ramaphosa to Buckingham Palace, where the South African president invoked Nelson Mandela as …

(Reuters) -Snowfall of more than 6 feet in western New York state prompted local officials on Saturday to further restrict road travel and forced airlines to cancel flights in the …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican members of Congress, who will set the agenda for the House next year, pressed short video app TikTok on Tuesday over concerns the company may have …

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the release of Donald Trump’s tax returns to a House of Representatives committee, handing a defeat to the Republican …

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s climate conditions will worsen in the years ahead, two national agencies said on Wednesday, warning of quicker changes in weather patterns and more …

By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – Judges on an Atlanta-based federal appeals court signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward the U.S. Justice Department’s bid to reverse the appointment of an independent arbiter …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A woman who alleges that U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker pressured her into having an abortion in 1993 on Tuesday challenged the Republican, who has said he …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -An outside accountant gave testimony on Tuesday on his dealings with a top executive of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s real estate company that …

(Reuters) – Donald Trump and his Trump Organization on Tuesday faced a day of legal woes, a week after the former U.S. president announced he would once again run for …

By Angus McDowall and Maya Gebeily DOHA (Reuters) – When Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took his seat next to the FIFA president at the World Cup opener …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Tuesday said debris analysis has concluded that the same type of Iranian drone that Tehran has supplied to Russia for its invasion of …

(Reuters) -Updated COVID-19 boosters offer increased protection against new coronavirus subvariants in people who have previously received up to four doses of the older vaccine, based on data from the …

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s government on Tuesday urged people to conserve energy amid relentless Russian strikes that have halved the country’s power capacity, as the United Nations health …

By Johan Purnomo and Stefanno Sulaiman CIANJUR, Indonesia (Reuters) -An earthquake that struck Indonesia’s West Java killed at least 268 people, many of them children, with 151 still missing, disaster …

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -European ministers haggled on Tuesday over a proposed 25% boost in space funding over the next three years designed to maintain Europe’s lead in Earth …

By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) -Kosovo has postponed for another 48 hours its plan to fine drivers who continue using Serbian-issued car license plates, after a U.S. request for a …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the White House, plans to “cooperate fully” with any Congressional hearings, he said Tuesday in his last appearance at …

By P.J. Huffstutter and Bianca Flowers CHICAGO (Reuters) – Montana farmer Sarah Degn had big plans to invest the healthy profits she gleaned for her soybeans and wheat this year …

By Maya Gebeily DOHA (Reuters) -The U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia is still under review despite a Biden administration ruling that the Saudi crown prince has immunity from a lawsuit …

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will for the first time collect data on farmers growing hemp and using technology to guide their farming decisions …

By Hakan Ersen and Matthias Inverardi FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) -Major grocery chain Rewe has scrapped its advertising campaign with the German Football Association (DFB) after soccer’s global governing body cracked down …