By Kate Abnett, Sarah McFarlane and Aidan Lewis SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry tested positive for COVID-19 in the final hours of the COP27 climate …
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Interpol issues arrest warrant for Angola’s dos Santos -Lusa news agency
by Reutersby ReutersLISBON (Reuters) – Global police agency Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for Angolan billionaire and daughter of the country’s former president Isabel dos Santos, Portugal’s Lusa news agency …
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Factbox-Who is Hakeem Jeffries, favored candidate for U.S. House Democratic leader?
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – U.S. congressman Hakeem Jeffries of New York launched a bid on Friday to become the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives. If he succeeds in the Nov. …
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Anti-abortion groups ask U.S. court to pull approval for abortion drugs
by Reutersby ReutersBy Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Anti-abortion groups on Friday filed a lawsuit asking a court to overturn U.S. regulators’ approval of the drug mifepristone for medication abortion, which could hobble …
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US News will still rank law schools as Georgetown and Columbia join boycott
by Reutersby ReutersBy Karen Sloan (Reuters) -At least five leading law schools broke up this week with the U.S. News & World Report rankings, with Columbia Law and Georgetown Law on Friday …
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Trump’s ex-CFO says he received a raise after company was aware of tax scheme
by Reutersby ReutersBy Karen Freifeld and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The longtime chief financial officer at the Trump Organization told jurors on Friday that Donald Trump’s namesake company raised his salary …
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Analysis-Taylor Swift ticket snafu turns up regulatory heat on Ticketmaster
by Reutersby ReutersBy Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ticketmaster’s botched sale of tickets to Taylor Swift’s 2023 tour, the megastar’s first in five years, has led to calls for the company to …
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White House announces $13 billion in funding to modernize power grids
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – The White House announced through the Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday that it is soliciting grant applications for $13 billion in new financing under the bipartisan infrastructure …
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Factbox-The newest fronts in climate-change-related legal battles
by Reutersby ReutersBy Clark Mindock (Reuters) -Climate change-related litigation has more than doubled in the past seven years globally according to a June report by the London School of Economics, and is …
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Analysis-U.S. House Republican farm bill approach may test Biden hunger, climate goals
by Reutersby ReutersBy Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s pledges to slash emissions from farming and to end American hunger by 2030 may be harder to realize now that …
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Iran protests: Social media videos show flames at home of late leader Khomeini
by Reutersby ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) – Video clips showing a fire at the ancestral home in Iran of the Islamic Republic’s late founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, have appeared on social media, with activists …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Caleb Davis LONDON (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it hoped to clinch a prisoner swap with the United States to return convicted Russian weapons trafficker …
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Horse racing-Appeals court rules horse racing safety law unconstitutional
by Reutersby ReutersBy Rory Carroll (Reuters) – A law designed to makes horse racing safer by creating and enforcing national rules governing the use of drugs and the treatment of animals is …
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How the Biden White House scrambled after Poland missile blast
by Reutersby ReutersBy Steve Holland and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden has been adamant that the United States will back Ukraine in its nine-month fight to repel a Russian …
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Republicans identify 42 Biden administration officials they want to testify
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday identified 42 employees from Democratic President Joe Biden’s White House and administration, who they expect …
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Special counsel in U.S. Justice Department’s Trump probes: I will be independent
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Jack Smith, named on Friday as special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s investigations into former U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of sensitive documents and the 2020 election …
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China pushes back on FBI claims of Chinese ‘police stations’ in U.S.
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – China on Friday pushed back on claims it was operating ‘police stations’ on U.S. soil, calling the sites volunteer-run, after the FBI director said he was “very …
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Doping-WADA says expiration of Russia ban does not put RUSADA in the clear
by Reutersby ReutersBy Frank Pingue (Reuters) – World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Banka said on Friday that the expiration of Russia’s doping ban next month does not mean the country’s anti-doping …
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Republican firebrand Boebert wins House re-election after Democrat concedes
by Reutersby ReutersBy Joseph Ax and Moira Warburton (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert, the polarizing Republican who gained national notoriety during her first term with her combative brand of politics, won re-election …
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Pfizer/BioNTech’s updated COVID shot shows strong response against BQ.1.1
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Friday their Omicron-tailored shot produced higher virus-neutralizing antibodies in older adults against the emerging subvariant BQ.1.1 than its original …
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COVID variants BQ.1/BQ.1.1 make up nearly half of U.S. cases – CDC
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated on Friday that Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 account for nearly half of the COVID-19 cases in the country for …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Mourners flooded the streets of Gaza on Friday as they carried the shrouded bodies of 21 people, including at least eight children, killed in …
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By Shady Amir (Reuters) – The moment of truth for Qatar’s ability to organise the World Cup after years of failed overtures and criticism over labour rights and strict laws …
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Ukrainian experts at Poland blast site, talks under way on Kyiv’s role in probe
by Reutersby ReutersKYIV/WARSAW (Reuters) – Kyiv said on Friday Ukrainian experts had started work at the site where a missile killed two people in southeastern Poland, as the countries discuss what role …
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U.S. senator plans Ticketmaster hearing this year after Taylor Swift sale woes
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Congress plans to hold a hearing on Ticketmaster, prompted by problems with Taylor Swift ticket sales this week and long-running issues like hidden fees, a key senator said …