By Jarrett Renshaw and Andrea Shalal EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) -President Joe Biden visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office, tackling one of the …
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Venezuelan court issues warrants for new opposition leaders: AG
by Reutersby ReutersCARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s attorney general said on Monday that a court in the country has issued arrest warrants for the new leadership of the opposition national assembly – who …
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U.S. says traffic deaths fell slightly in first nine months of 2022
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. traffic deaths fell 0.2% in the first nine months of 2022, reversing a sharp rise in the two prior pandemic years when speeding and …
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Small U.S. meatpackers get $12 million in grants from Biden administration
by Reutersby ReutersBy P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Monday it was awarding another $12 million in grants to upgrade and expand three meat and poultry processing facilities …
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalized in the U.S. with abdominal pain – report
by Reutersby ReutersSAO PAULO (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Orlando, Florida, with “abdominal pain,” newspaper O Globo reported on Monday, a day after some …
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Alexa, help! Amazon partners with EVgo to ease EV charging pain
by Reutersby ReutersBy Paul Lienert (Reuters) – E-commerce giant Amazon hopes a new partnership with EVgo, powered by its Alexa voice assistant, will help smooth the electric vehicle charging experience for owners. …
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U.S. Postal Service delivered at least 54.4 million ballots during 2022 election
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Monday said it delivered more than 54.4 million ballots from voters to election officials during the 2022 midterm general …
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Canada imposes sanctions on 2 Iranian individuals, 3 entities
by Reutersby ReutersOTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is imposing sanctions on two Iranian individuals and three entities over human right violations, the Canadian foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. Iran’s judiciary …
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Iran sentences three more protesters to death amid international criticism
by Reutersby ReutersBy Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s judiciary has sentenced three more anti-government protesters to death on charges of “waging war on God”, its Mizan news agency reported on Monday, defying …
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Germany says it wants to increase pressure on Iran after latest executions
by Reutersby ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday condemned Iran for using the death penalty against demonstrators, and his spokesperson said Berlin wanted to crank up pressure on the …
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Sweden in talks with the United States on closer military ties
by Reutersby ReutersOSLO (Reuters) – Sweden and the United States have begun negotiations to form deeper security ties in the form of a defence cooperation agreement (DCA), the Swedish government said in …
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Prince Harry says UK royals got into bed with tabloid press ‘devil’
by Reutersby ReutersBy Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry has said he had made public his rifts with the British royal family and taken on the press to try to help the …
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Biden declares emergency for California due to winter storms
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for California after a week of storms killed at least 12 people in the past 10 days and knocked out …
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(Reuters) – More than 120,000 homes and businesses were still without power in California early on Monday, according to data from PowerOutage.us, after a massive storm last week that disrupted …
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Pope condemns Iran’s use of death penalty against protesters
by Reutersby ReutersBy Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis condemned Iran’s execution of protesters for the first time on Monday in his traditional New Year’s address to diplomats, and said the …
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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down a rule the Trump administration had adopted following a 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting that banned “bump stocks,” …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior official from the U.S. development agency USAID said on Monday that Washington would provide an additional $100 million in funding for Pakistan’s recovery from devastating …
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Tarnished Golden Globes aim to regain role as Hollywood’s ‘party of the year’
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A year after Hollywood boycotted the Golden Globes, Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg and other big names are set to return as organizers try …
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Russian missile kills two women at market in east Ukraine – prosecutors
by Reutersby ReutersKYIV (Reuters) -A Russian missile slammed into a village market in east Ukraine on Monday, killing two women and wounding four others including a 10-year-old girl, regional prosecutors said. Footage …
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Explainer-Why are migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers?
by Reutersby ReutersBy Mica Rosenberg (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is visiting the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since he took office in January 2021 on Sunday, ahead of a …
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Bolsonaro’s Florida stay puts ball in Biden’s court after Brasilia riots
by Reutersby ReutersBy Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The United States has a Jair Bolsonaro problem. The far-right former Brazilian president flew to Florida two days before his term ended …
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By Sarah Wu and Liz Lee TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Taiwan condemned China on Monday for holding its second military combat drills around the island in less than a month, with the …
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Bolsonaro backers ransack Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court
by Reutersby ReutersBy Adriano Machado BRASILIA (Reuters) -Supporters of Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded and defaced the country’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court on Sunday, in a grim echo …
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Timeline- Supporters of Brazil’s Bolsonaro engage in post-election unrest
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Below is a timeline of the key events leading up to the Jan. 8 invasion of Brazil’s Supreme Court, Congress and presidential palace by supporters of far-right former …
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California braces for ‘parade of cyclones’ after storms kill 12
by Reutersby ReutersBy Fred Greaves SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) -California on Sunday braced for more severe weather after a week of torrential downpours and damaging winds killed at least 12 people in the …