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By Michel Rose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron addressed U.S. lawmakers from both political parties on Wednesday and pushed back over new American subsidies that are …

By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hakeem Jeffries was unanimously elected on Wednesday to become the Democratic Party’s top leader in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning in …

By Kylie MacLellan and Dan Whitcomb LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Christine McVie, whose songwriting and signature vocals helped make British-American group Fleetwood Mac one of the best-selling rock bands of all …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden plans to travel to Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC’s Arizona facility on Dec. 6 to promote the administration’s push to boost U.S. …

MADRID/KYIV (Reuters) -Police in Spain are examining a possible link between two letter bombs sent to the Ukrainian ambassador in Madrid and to an arms company that manufactures rocket launchers …

By Moira Warburton and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives committee has obtained access to Donald Trump’s tax returns, following a years-long court fight with the …

By Andrea Shalal, Valerie Volcovici and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration will give Native American tribes more say in managing federal and tribal lands as part of a …

By Noel Randewich and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) – Wall Street ended sharply higher on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank might scale back the pace …

By Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) – Moderna Inc’s top scientist said on Tuesday that the vaccine maker has learned how to better recruit from diverse populations for its clinical …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to approve a bill to block a potentially crippling railroad strike and to mandate paid sick time …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has reached a nine-figure settlement with the U.S. Virgin Islands to settle claims the disgraced late financier used the territory …

(Reuters) – Kim Kardashian and Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, have reached a divorce settlement that includes joint custody of their four children and dividing up their …

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than a dozen U.S. air marshals plan to refuse deployment to the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a group representing them, a sign of …

(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator on Wednesday approved Switzerland-based Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ fecal transplant-based therapy to reduce the recurrence of a bacterial infection, making it the first therapy of its kind …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From Maine lobster to California wines, President Joe Biden will showcase the flavors of America at a state dinner on Thursday for French President Emmanuel Macron. Biden …

By Michel Rose, Steve Holland and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s welcoming of French President Emmanuel Macron at the first White House state visit on Thursday since …

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Army awarded a $1.2 billion contract to Raytheon Technologies Co for six National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) for Ukraine on Wednesday, the …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The threat environment in the United States will remain heightened in coming months, with lone offenders and groups motivated by a range of ideologies …

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In science fiction – think films and TV like “Interstellar” and “Star Trek” – wormholes in the cosmos serve as portals through space and …

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Indiana’s attorney general on Wednesday asked the state’s medical board to discipline an Indiana doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s nominee to be ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, pledged on Wednesday to make the release of detained Americans a priority if …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative David Cicilline, a leading voice in Congress for gay rights, on Wednesday mounted a run for a Democratic leadership job, challenging Representative James Clyburn, a …

(Reuters) -Eli Lilly and Co’s COVID-19 drug bebtelovimab is not currently authorized for emergency use in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration said, citing it is not expected …

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has reached an agreement with the state of Mississippi and the city of Jackson to appoint an interim third-party manager to …