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(This June 21 story corrects “automatic” to “semi-automatic” in sixth paragraph) By David Morgan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate took an initial step toward passing the country’s …

By Rohith Nair and Aadi Nair (Reuters) -The International Hockey Federation (IHF) and World Triathlon have joined a raft of governing bodies reviewing their policy on the involvement of transgender …

By Praveen Paramasivam (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is preparing to order Juul Labs Inc to take its e-cigarettes off the market in the United States, the Wall …

New York’s Teachers Union President Received Hefty Raise While Students Fled Public Schools Reagan Reese on June 22, 2022 The president of the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) received …

EXCLUSIVE: More Than A Dozen Republican Attorneys General Demand Senators Reject ‘Anti-Gun’ Biden ATF Nominee Gabe Kaminsky on June 22, 2022 Attorneys general in 15 Republican states are demanding Senate …

(This June 21 story corrects in paragraph 4 to show gas flows via Ukraine and Nord Stream 1 pipeline have fallen, removes reference to Russia cutting flows via Ukraine as …

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS -The European Parliament backed reforms to the EU carbon market on Wednesday, allaying fears of a delay to Europe’s climate change policies after lawmakers had rejected …

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A Minneapolis suburb agreed to settle a lawsuit and pay $3.25 million to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist killed during a traffic …

WASHINGTON – COVID-19 vaccines that specifically target the Omicron and other variants are under development, Pfizer Inc’s chief executive said on Wednesday, adding that the company will be able to …

(Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Wednesday that an updated version of its COVID-19 vaccine designed to target the Omicron variant also generated a strong immune response against the fast-spreading Omicron …

By Kate Abnett and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS -The European Commission proposed on Wednesday legally binding targets to halve the use of chemical pesticides and restore nature across the EU, in …

By Ruma Paul and Zarir Hussain DHAKA/GUWAHATI,India -Authorities in Bangladesh intensified efforts on Wednesday to deliver food and drinking water to millions of people struggling after heavy rain unleashed catastrophic …

By Lisa Richwine SANTA MONICA, Calif. -A California jury in a civil case ruled on Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted a woman at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when …

By Kanishka Singh and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -The elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, where a teenage gunman killed 19 children and two teachers last month will be demolished, the city’s …

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO -Ecuadorean protesters who have held more than a week of marches and road blockades over President Guillermo Lasso’s economic policies, will not meet the government until …

By Leroy Leo (Reuters) – The United States has begun distributing COVID vaccines for children as young as six months around the country, and availability of the shots will improve …

By Joori Roh SEOUL – South Korea on Wednesday confirmed its first case of monkeypox virus and pledged to strengthen monitoring and response systems as it raised the alert level …

By David Milliken LONDON – Britain is becoming a more closed economy due to Brexit, with damaging long-term implications for productivity and wages which will leave the average worker 470 …

LONDON – Moderna’s COVID-19 variant vaccine will be ready to ship in August as the company has been making shots ahead of approval, Chief Executive Stephane Bancel told Reuters on …

By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON -U.S. state election officials on Tuesday recounted how supporters of Donald Trump threatened, insulted and harassed them, sometimes turning up at their homes, …

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A Delaware judge on Tuesday rejected a motion by the parent of Fox News Network to dismiss Dominion Voting Systems Inc’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Donald Trump is likely no longer in contempt of court for failing to comply with a subpoena in a New York civil probe into …

EASTBOURNE, England – Serena Williams returned to tennis after a year away with a doubles win at the Eastbourne International on Tuesday and while the American great reaffirmed her love …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate took an initial step towards passing the country’s first major gun legislation in decades on Tuesday night, voting in favor of a procedural measure that …

TAIPEI -Taiwan scrambled jets on Tuesday to warn away 29 Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone, including bombers that flew south of the island and into the Pacific, in …