NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. electricity and gasoline prices increased sharply in March, with electricity up 0.9% and gasoline up 1.7%, leading the energy sector to far outpace broader inflation …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will hold regular joint military exercises in the Indo-Pacific with the United States and Japan from 2025, seeking to boost security in the region, the British …
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government has circulated a pared back version of its sprawling omnibus reform bill to lawmakers and governors after Congress rejected it earlier this year, a …
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By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers received sentences ranging from 10 to 45 years in prison on Wednesday on state charges for their roles …
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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is weighing whether he has the legal authority to block migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border since Republicans have refused to pass …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. federal budget deficit shrank in March from a year earlier as outlays dropped and receipts rose with the annual tax-filing season well underway, the U.S. Treasury …
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By Clark Mindock and Rod Nickel (Reuters) -The Biden administration has urged a U.S. appeals court to tell a lower court to rethink its order that would require Canadian operator …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida promised a “new era” of U.S.-Japan strategic cooperation on Wednesday, laying out a series of projects from …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Major U.S. airlines are asking the Biden administration to extend cuts to minimum flight requirements at congested New York City-area airports through October 2025, citing …
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CAIRO (Reuters) -Yemen’s Houthis said on Wednesday they targeted four vessels, including what they described as a U.S. warship, with drones and naval missiles in the Gulf of Aden, part …
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By Mohammad Salem GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinians visited the graves of loved ones killed in the Gaza war and prayed beside the wreckage of a mosque and in shattered streets …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors asked a federal judge on Wednesday to delay the corruption trial of New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez and his wife by …
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By Khalid Abdelaziz, Parisa Hafezi, Aidan Lewis (Reuters) -A year into Sudan’s civil war, Iranian-made armed drones have helped the army turn the tide of the conflict, halting the progress …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy said at a Senate hearing Wednesday that investigators had conducted interviews with key cargo ship personnel …
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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has marginally widened his lead over Donald Trump ahead of the November presidential election as the Republican candidate prepares for the …
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By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – The Swiss government will host a two-day high-level conference in June aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine, it said on Wednesday, although Russia has …
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By David Shepardson and Allison Lampert WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a Boeing whistleblower’s claims that the company dismissed safety and quality concerns in the …
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By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change, the U.N.’s climate chief …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy will tell lawmakers she is committed to winning approval of safety recommendations and scrutinizing federal agencies. The …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong said Canberra would consider recognition of a Palestinian state, a shift in policy as the international community looks for …
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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The New York criminal charges against Donald Trump for allegedly covering up hush-money payments to a porn star are serious in the eyes of …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in jail after pleading guilty last month to perjury …
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(This April 8 story has been corrected to remove reference to rapid testing, in the headline) (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday …
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By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As Federal Reserve officials last year started steering the world towards possible interest rate cuts in 2024, they took heart in data showing inflation over …
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NICOSIA (Reuters) – Aid shipments to Gaza are expected to resume soon from Cyprus, officials said on Wednesday, after the project was brought to a halt last week following Israel’s …