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EU, US seek broader reach on critical minerals as own deal stalls

The European Union and the United States will fail to reach a critical minerals agreement at a meeting of top officials this week, but will launch a joint push to…

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Trump holds slight lead over Biden in 6 swing states

Former President Donald Trump has a slight lead over or is tied with President Joe Biden in seven swing states, according to new polling by the Wall Street Journal. Trump’s…

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Mysterious lights streak across Southern California night sky

People across southern California witnessed streaks of light moving across the sky in the early hours of 2 April. It is unclear what caused the light, though people on social…

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Protesters interrupt Biden, Obama, Clinton at $25 million New York fundraiser

By Jeff Mason President Joe Biden and his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, headlined a star-studded fundraiser with former President Bill Clinton on Thursday, offering a robust defense of the White…

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Taiwan sees US support unchanged no matter who wins election

TAIPEI, March 28 (Reuters) - Taiwan's foreign ministry said on Thursday it believes U.S. support will remain unchanged no matter who wins the presidential election, but it will stay on…

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Ship that hit Baltimore bridge also involved in 2016 Antwerp accident

The ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday was also involved in an accident in the port of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2016.…

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Trump has hours to cover $454 million judgment or risk property seizure

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, March 25 (Reuters) - Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline to post a bond to cover a $454 million civil fraud judgment or face the…

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US and Japan plan biggest upgrade to security pact in more than 60 years

March 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Japan are planning the biggest upgrade to their security alliance since the two countries signed a mutual defense treaty in 1960, the Financial…

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UPDATED: US Congress averts government shutdown, passing $1.2 trillion bill

By Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress early on Saturday overwhelmingly passed a $1.2 trillion budget bill, keeping the government funded…

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US surgeons perform first pig-to-human kidney transplant

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - A 62-year-man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors from Massachusetts General…

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EU, US discussed how to address China’s role as conduit for goods to Russia

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The European Union and its allies are considering steps to address the export from China of goods that could help Russia's military, including by…

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US Congress releases $1.1 trillion spending package to avert shutdown

By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - After days of delay, U.S. congressional leaders unveiled a $1.1 trillion bipartisan spending measure for defense, homeland security and…

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Trump campaign pleads for one million donations as cash crunch looms

Donald Trump's campaign called for donations from one million of his backers, warning he could lose his New York properties, two days after the former president failed to secure a…

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China’s military, state media slam U.S. after Reuters report on SpaceX spy satellites

BEIJING, March 18 (Reuters) - Chinese military and state-run media on Sunday accused the United States of threatening global security, days after a Reuters report which found Elon Musk's SpaceX…

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Trump launched CIA covert influence operation against China

By Joel Schectman, Christopher Bing WASHINGTON, March 14 - Two years into office, President Donald Trump authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to launch a clandestine campaign on Chinese social media…

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US has not adjusted nuclear posture in response to Putin remarks

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The United States has not adjusted its nuclear posture as a result of Russian President Vladimir Putin's new nuclear saber-rattling, a U.S. official said. The official, speaking…

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US asks Panama to strip flags from Iranian ships sanctioned by Washington

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) - The United States has asked Panama to ban Iranian vessels sanctioned by Washington from using its flag, U.S. State Department special envoy Abram Paley said. Paley…

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US House passes bill to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the U.S. assets…

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US pause on funding UN relief agency for Palestinians may become permanent

U.S. officials are preparing for a pause on funding the main U.N. agency for Palestinians to become permanent due to opposition in Congress, even as the Biden administration insists the…

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U.S. airlines warn of more Boeing delivery delays due to safety crisis

U.S. carriers warned on Tuesday that their plans to increase capacity were in doubt due to jet delivery delays from Boeing, as the hit to the airline industry from the…

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US unveils roadmap to study, shift government spectrum for wireless use

The Biden administration on Tuesday released a detailed timeline for studying significant government-owned spectrum with the aim of helping to expand wireless and other technology uses. The Commerce Department's National…

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Trump says tax cuts could offset 10% tariffs, eyes entitlements

Donald Trump laid out some of his financial priorities on Monday and defended his planned 10% across-the-board tariffs, saying any resulting price increase for families could be offset by tax cuts and…

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Kremlin declines comment on report U.S. prepared for Russian nuclear strike in Ukraine

MOSCOW, March 11 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday declined to comment on a CNN report that the United States began preparing rigorously in late 2022 for Russia potentially striking…

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Putin’s spy chief says U.S. trying to meddle in Russian election

MOSCOW, March 11 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's foreign intelligence chief said on Monday that the United States was trying to meddle in Russia's presidential election and that Washington even…

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Trump won’t give money to Ukraine if elected, says Hungary’s Orban

BUDAPEST, March 11 (Reuters) - Former U.S. leader Donald Trump will not give money to help Ukraine fight Russia if he wins the presidency again and that will hasten an…

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Biden’s port for aid to Gaza might not be ready for 60 days: Pentagon

By Phil Stewart and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to build a floating U.S. military port to speed up aid to Gaza could take up…

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Biden launches major tour plus $30 million ad buy

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden visited Pennsylvania on Friday to kick off a tour of battleground states and his reelection team will spend $30 million on…

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US Senate passes spending bill, averts imminent shutdown

By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate narrowly averted a partial government shutdown, as the chamber approved spending legislation for several government agencies just hours…

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UPDATED: U.S. embassy warns of imminent attack in Moscow by ‘extremists’

U.S. embassy warns of imminent attack by "extremists" It tells citizens to avoid concerts and mass events FSB says it foiled an attack on a synagogue in Moscow FSB says…

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Israel, Laken Riley feature in Biden’s State of the Union speech

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Jarrett Renshaw and Nandita Bose (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday attacked former President Donald Trump's vision for America, criticized Israel and was challenged on immigration…

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US layoffs reach highest since last March

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) - U.S. layoff announcements rose 3% last month to the highest level in 11 months as automation-related restructuring continues to take a…

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After Super Tuesday, exhausted Americans face 8 more months of presidential campaigning

Now that Super Tuesday is over and the Democratic and Republican nominees are all but officially chosen, as everyone expected, voters can turn the page to the general election. But…

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Kremlin says Russia will not meddle in the U.S. presidential election

Kremlin: we will not interfere in 2024 election Kremlin: we never meddled in U.S. elections U.S. said Russia meddled in 2016 and 2020 Peskov: relations with U.S. have never been…

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Donald Trump’s third presidential nomination has never been in doubt. He’s made an art of political survival

Donald Trump’s political obituary has been written many times. His dominant performance in the Super Tuesday Republican primaries marks one more instance of him outlasting those who counted him out.…

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UPDATED: Trump, Biden dominate Super Tuesday contests as they march toward rematch

By Nathan Layne and Alexandra Ulmer By Nathan Layne and Alexandra Ulmer PALM BEACH, Florida/HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump…

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Nikki Haley wins Washington, D.C., Republican primary, in small symbolic boost

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Presidential contender Nikki Haley won the Washington, D.C., Republican primary on Sunday, her first victory in the nominating process and a symbolic win for the former U.S.…

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South Korea, US troops kick off annual drills over North threats

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, March 4 (Reuters) - South Korean and U.S. militaries kicked off their spring drills on Monday with twice the number of troops joining compared to last…

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Trump moves closer to Republican nomination with string of victories

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Saturday easily won the Republican caucuses in Michigan, where the party has been riven by infighting that some Republicans fear could hurt…

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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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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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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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US airlines hiking checked baggage fees as costs jump

By David Shepardson and Kannaki Deka (Reuters) - United Airlines on Friday became the third major U.S. airline to hike checked baggage fees for customers traveling in North America after…

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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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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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US warned allies about Russian space, nuclear capabilities that could pose an international threat

By Patricia Zengerle, Steve Holland and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The United States has told Congress and allies in Europe about new intelligence related to Russian nuclear capabilities that…

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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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White House presses Israel to work toward pause in Gaza war

The White House on Monday pressed Israel to work toward a pause in the Gaza conflict to win freedom for more hostages held by Hamas and rapidly increase the flow…

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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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US set to overtake China as Germany’s top trade partner -DIHK

BERLIN, (Reuters) - The United States is set to overtake China as Germany's most important trade partner by 2025 at the latest if current trends continue, according to the head…

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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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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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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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The US military is preparing for a potential conflict with China by storing supplies in Australia

When US and Australian troops practised amphibious landings, ground combat and air operations last year, they drew headlines about the allies deepening defence cooperation to counter China’s growing military ambitions.…

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