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US Senate approves bill to avert government shutdown, sends it to Biden

By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The Democratic-majority U.S. Senate approved a short-term stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown, after the Republican-controlled House of…

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US proposes to strengthen airline passenger wheelchair regulations

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is proposing on Thursday new rules to strengthen protections for airline passengers using wheelchairs. Transportation Secretary…

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Trump is disqualified from Illinois ballot, judge rules

(Reuters) - An Illinois state judge barred Donald Trump from appearing on the Illinois' Republican presidential primary ballot because of his role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on…

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US Supreme Court to decide Trump criminal immunity claim in 2020 election case

Justices will hear arguments in the case in late April Trump claims presidential immunity from prosecution By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on…

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Odysseus moon lander still operational, in final hours before battery dies

By Steve Gorman and Joey Roulette (Reuters) - Odysseus, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since 1972, neared the end of its fifth day on the lunar…

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Volcanic ash forces some airlines to suspend flights from Mexico City

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) - Mexico City International Airport said airlines have canceled 22 domestic and international flights to carry out safety checks after planes encountered ash from the Popocatepetl volcano…

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Trump, Biden win Michigan primaries but Democrats mount Gaza protest vote

By Nandita Bose and Tim Reid DEARBORN, Michigan, (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden easily won the Democratic presidential primary in Michigan on Tuesday, but a protest vote by Democrats…

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US government shutdown: What would close, what would stay open?

By Andy Sullivan Feb 26 (Reuters) - Significant swaths of the U.S. government would have to suspend operations as soon as March 1 if Congress does not pass spending legislation…

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‘Nikki who?’: Trump campaign dismisses Haley after South Carolina win, she vows to fight on

By Nathan Layne, Alexandra Ulmer and Gram Slattery COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Donald Trump's campaign plans to treat Nikki Haley as irrelevant after he won the Republican primary in…

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Anti-Trump Republicans wonder if they still have a political home

By Alexandra Ulmer and Nathan Layne GEORGETOWN, South Carolina, Feb 24 (Reuters) - As Donald Trump comes close to clinching a third presidential nomination, anti-Trump Republicans are facing a sobering…

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Florida lawmakers pass bill to ban social media for anyone under 16

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Florida's Republican-controlled legislature has passed legislation that would ban anyone under age 16 from social media platforms in a move that supporters have said would…

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Trump eyes another easy win in South Carolina as Haley vows to fight on

By Alexandra Ulmer and Joseph Ax COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is seeking to cement his status as the Republican Party's effective presidential nominee in Saturday's…

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Bezos, Nvidia join OpenAI in funding humanoid robot startup

(Reuters) - Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, Nvidia and other big technology names are investing in startup Figure AI that develops human-like robots, Bloomberg News reported, citing people with knowledge of…

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Trump formally ordered to pay $454 million in New York fraud case

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Donald Trump was formally ordered by a New York judge to pay $454.2 million after being found liable for manipulating his net worth,…

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Moon lander Odysseus tipped sideways on lunar surface but ‘alive and well’

By Steve Gorman and Joey Roulette (Reuters) - The moon lander dubbed Odysseus is "alive and well" but resting on its side a day after its white-knuckle touchdown as the…

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UPDATED: Biden imposes 500 new sanctions on Russia, White House says

Feb 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday announced more than 500 new sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine and the death of Alexei Navalny, the…

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US achieves first moon landing in half century with private spacecraft

By Steve Gorman and Joey Roulette Feb 23 (Reuters) - A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the moon's south pole on Thursday, the first…

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Major Alabama hospital pauses IVF after court rules frozen embryos are children

A ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos are considered children, and that a person could be held liable for accidentally destroying them, has opened up a new…

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UPDATED: Kremlin says Biden’s crude remarks are a disgrace for United States

Note this story contains language that may offend some readers MOSCOW, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday said Joe Biden's crude remark about President Vladimir Putin was a…

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Poverty in Argentina hits 20-year high as inflation tops 200%

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) - Poverty levels in Argentina hit 57.4% in January, the highest in at least 20 years, according to a report by the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA)…

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If Trump doesn’t pay fines, his flagship tower may be seized

Donald Trump’s flagship Trump Tower in Manhattan could be seized if the former president does not honour a hefty fine and a ban on him operating a business in the…

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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake shakes Mexico resort town Acapulco

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit near the Mexican resort town of Acapulco on the Pacific coast on Saturday afternoon, according to the country's national seismological service.…

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Canada to invest about $202 mln to procure air defense systems

(Reuters) - Canada will invest C$273.5 million ($201.96 million) to procure air defense and anti-drone systems on an urgent basis to bolster the defense capabilities of armed forces deployed under…

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New York Mayor sues social media firms for fueling youth mental health crisis

Adds Google's response in last paragraph (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday that his administration has filed a lawsuit against social media companies including Meta…

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Tides move oil spill away from Tobago to the Caribbean, neighbors in alert

By Curtis Williams and Marianna Parraga PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - A week after an oil spill was first spotted near Tobago's shore, portions of the stain are moving in…

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US House Republicans win impeachment of Biden’s top border official

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday narrowly voted to impeach Democratic President Joe Biden's top border official, as immigration shapes up to be a major issue in this…

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Haley attacks Trump for mocking husband’s military service

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley had one word on Monday for rival Donald Trump's personal comments about her husband's military deployment: "Disgusting." Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, brought…

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Brazil beefs up its military presence in the Amazon

Border tensions over Guyana's Esequibo and the humanitarian crisis among the Yanomami Indigenous people have led Brazil's army to increase its forces in the Amazon by 10% ahead of plan,…

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Biden calls on snack companies to stop ‘shrinkflation” rip-offs

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday called on snack companies to stop shrinkflation, which is when businesses cut product sizes but keep prices the same, describing the…

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Republicans blast Trump over threat to abandon NATO allies

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Some of former President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans on Sunday lashed out at him for saying he would not want to protect…

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“Wer ist wer?”: US Senator Coons on doppelganger German Chancellor Scholz

US Senator from Delaware Chris Coons and the Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz met in Washington DC on Thursday. Afterward, they took a selfie together and posted it online teasing…

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Biden accuses Congress of ‘neglect’ over Ukraine, meets with Germany’s Scholz

By Jeff Mason and Andreas Rinke U.S. President Joe Biden said Congress would be guilty of "close to criminal neglect" if it failed to pass funding for Ukraine and thanked…

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‘Warzone RAT’ malware service dismantled, suspects arrested in Malta and Nigeria

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities said they had seized websites used to sell cybercriminals malware called "Warzone RAT" that could be used to steal data…

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Magnitude 4.6 quake lightly rattles Los Angeles

Feb 9 (Reuters) - A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Southern California northwest of Los Angeles on Friday, rattling a wide area around the nation's second-most populous city, the U.S. Geological…

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Biden, Germany’s Scholz to discuss Ukraine and Israel in White House meeting

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will lend European support for U.S. President Joe Biden's efforts to get more funding for Ukraine during a White House meeting on Friday that is also…

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Biden will not face charges over classified papers, says ‘memory is fine’

An "elderly" President Joe Biden will not face charges for knowingly taking classified documents when he left the vice presidency in 2017, a prosecutor said on Thursday, drawing a swift…

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Shift from El Nino to La Nina portends rains in Asia, dryness in Americas

Weather models indicate weak La Nina in 2nd half of 2024 La Nina may bring more rains to Australia, SE Asia, India Meteorologists say it is early to forecast La…

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Haley loses Republican Nevada primary to ‘none of these candidates’

By Tim Reid and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley suffered an embarrassing defeat in Nevada's primary on Tuesday, finishing behind ballots marked "none of these candidates"…

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UPDATED: Two Russian strategic bombers flew near Alaska

MOSCOW, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday that two of its Tu-95MC strategic bombers flew over waters near the U.S. state of Alaska but said they stayed in…

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Chile’s former president Sebastian Pinera dies in helicopter crash

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) - Chilean ex-President Sebastian Pinera died in a helicopter crash on Tuesday, sending the country he led for two terms into mourning and prompting an outpouring of condolences…

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Trump’s sweeping immunity claim rejected by US appeals court

By Andrew Goudsward Donald Trump does not have immunity from charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday, bringing the former U.S.…

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US Senate unveils $118 billion bill on border security, aid for Ukraine, Israel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. Senators said Sunday they had reached a bipartisan $118 billion security agreement to put new restrictions on the U.S. border and provide military…

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Forest fires kill 112 in Chile’s worst disaster since 2010 earthquake

Firefighters in central Chile on Sunday battled to quell fierce forest fires that have killed 112 people so far and razed entire neighborhoods, while President Gabriel Boric warned the country…

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Canada extends ban on foreign ownership of housing by two years

By Kanishka Singh Canada announced a two-year extension to a ban on foreign ownership of Canadian housing, saying the step was aimed at addressing worries about Canadians being priced out…

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US intends further strikes against Iran-backed groups – White House

After two days of strikes, U.S. indicates more to come U.S. hit militias in Iraq, Syria in response to Jordan attack Iran not interested in direct conflict - analyst By…

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Salvador’s Bukele declares victory in presidential poll

By Nelson Renteria and Sarah Kinosian SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) - President Nayib Bukele on Sunday declared himself winner of El Salvador's national elections in a landslide, claiming he captured more…

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Biden courts Nevada voters after narrow 2020 win

By Jarrett Renshaw LOS ANGELES, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will take his pitch for reelection to Nevada voters on Sunday as part of a two-day stop…

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Short on cash, El Salvador doubles down on Bitcoin dream

By Sarah Kinosian and Nelson Renteria BERLIN, El Salvador (Reuters) - James and Nicki Malcolm moved to El Salvador from New Zealand to be part of a bitcoin dream sold…

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US House panel recommends $17.6 billion in military aid for Israel

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Legislation providing $17.6 billion in new military assistance to Israel as it wages war against Hamas was unveiled on Saturday in the…

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Biden cruises to South Carolina Democratic primary win-Edison Research

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Jarrett Renshaw and Liliana Salgado U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday won the South Carolina Democratic primary - the first officially sanctioned race of the party's nominating…

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Canada braces for possible wave of business bankruptcies

A fifth to a quarter have not paid pandemic-time govt support Insolvencies rose 38% in first 11 months of 2023-official data By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) - Thousands of Canadian…

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Tech CEOs told ‘you have blood on your hands’ at US Senate child safety hearing

By David Shepardson and Makini Brice WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - U.S. senators grilled leaders of the biggest social media companies and said Congress must quickly pass legislation, as one lawmaker accused…

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State Dept says US actively pursuing the creation of a Palestinian state

By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk The United States is actively pursuing the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with security guarantees for Israel and exploring options with partners in…

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Explorer may have found wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s plane in Pacific

By Ashraf Fahim A former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer says he believes he has found the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane, which disappeared nine decades ago, on the bottom…

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Biden raising money on Trump’s home turf in Florida

.S. President Joe Biden will be on Donald Trump's home turf on Tuesday, raising money for his 2024 reelection bid against the Republican primary frontrunner in Florida. Biden, a Democrat…

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Defence Secretary vows ‘all necessary actions’ after US troop deaths

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed on Monday that the United States would take "all necessary actions" to defend its troops after a drone attack by Iran-backed militants that killed…

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Political pressure builds on Biden to strike Iran after US deaths

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The killing of three U.S. troops and wounding of dozens more on Sunday by Iran-backed militants is piling political…

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