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By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – U.S. officials on Tuesday gave final approval for a company owned by billionaire Philip Anschutz to begin building a massive transmission line that will deliver …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed new health protections to reduce exposure of U.S. workers and communities to ethylene oxide, a toxic, colorless gas mainly used to …

(Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich had “violated Russian law” and been caught “red-handed,” one day after the U.S. State Department officially designated …

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to expand efforts to disrupt illicit financial activities by drug traffickers involved in the fentanyl trade by increasing the use …

By Maayan Lubell and Raneen Sawafta JERUSALEM/NEAR NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) -Israel halted visits by Jews and tourists to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Tuesday and its military said …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is spending over $5 billion on an effort to speed up the development of new COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, a Department of Health and …

By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva departed Brazil on Tuesday for an official visit to China, where he aims to convince President Xi Jinping …

(Reuters) – U.S. power consumption is expected to slip about 1% in 2023 from the previous year as milder weather slows usage from the record high hit in 2022, the …

(Reuters) – American basketball star Brittney Griner, who was freed from a Russian penal colony in a high-profile prisoner exchange last year, will share her “harrowing experience” in a memoir …

By Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH (Reuters) – The United Nations envoy for Yemen said on Tuesday that he was encouraged by the “depth and seriousness” of talks between stakeholders in …

By Idrees Ali and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence analysts believe a recent military parade in North Korea “probably oversells” the threat its inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) pose …

By Anthony Boadle and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) – Former President Jair Bolsonaro promises to be many things in the coming years: a leader of Brazil’s political opposition, a thorn …

LONDON (Reuters) -Police in Northern Ireland said on Tuesday they had recovered four suspected pipe bombs from a cemetery near the city of Londonderry following a public safety operation. The …

By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian and U.S. authorities worked together in a year-long investigation into cross-border firearms trafficking that led to 42 arrests and the seizure of guns …

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday that there was “a serious level of inaccuracy” in a widely-reported leak of alleged classified U.S. information. U.S. national security agencies …

By Andrew Osborn and Filipp Lebedev MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia is poised to introduce electronic military draft papers for the first time in its history in an effort to make it …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he plans to introduce a resolution rejecting former President Donald Trump’s call to defund the Justice Department and FBI. …

By Brendan O’Brien and Jarrett Renshaw CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden picked Chicago to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, tapping a large liberal city in the heart of …

MADRID (Reuters) – Europe cannot ignore China’s role as a key trading partner and important geopolitical player that could help put an end to the war in Ukraine, or provide …

(This April 4 story has been corrected to change the name of the company to Rainbow Rare Earths in paragraphs 16 and 20) By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – Sweden, …

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A 23-year-old bank employee armed with a rifle shot dead five colleagues and wounded nine other people at his workplace in Louisville on Monday while …

By Sarah Wu and Yew Lun Tian TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Taiwanese are rushing to buy patches being worn by their air force pilots that depict a Formosan black bear punching …

FRED LUCAS: American Elections Shouldn’t Be Bankrolled By Billionaires Fred Lucas on April 11, 2023 State and local governments are sending the message they care enough about the credibility of …

Leaked Document Appears To Show US Doubts About Ukraine’s Anticipated Counteroffensive: REPORT Micaela Burrow on April 11, 2023 An apparently leaked Pentagon document contains a dim assessment of Ukraine’s ability …

Republican Businessman Files Paperwork To Run For Senate Against Ohio Dem Mary Lou Masters on April 11, 2023 Republican businessman Bernie Moreno filed paperwork Monday to run for Senate in …