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(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Joe Biden is receiving radiation therapy for his prostate cancer diagnosed in May, a spokesperson for him said on Saturday.  “As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment, the spokesperson said. Biden, who turns 83 next month, in September underwent …

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(Reuters) -Eighteen people were missing and feared dead following an explosion at a munitions factory in rural Tennessee on Friday that obliterated the building and was felt for miles around. The explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems about 60 miles (100 km) west of Nashville caused multiple fatalities but officials had yet to determine a death …

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By Ahmed Aboulenein, Andy Sullivan, Nathan Layne and Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Democrats for his decision to lay off thousands of workers across the U.S. government as he followed through on his threat to cut the federal workforce during the government shutdown. Job cuts were under way at the …

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By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Far-right activist Laura Loomer slammed President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday over its deepening defense ties with Qatar and made false accusations that spread on social media that the Pentagon was giving it a military base on U.S. soil.  U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister …

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By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO (Reuters) -On a chilly morning outside Nash Elementary School in a working-class Chicago neighborhood, teachers greeted students with the usual high-fives and hugs, while handing out sheets with red-bolded words proclaiming in capital letters: “Defend your rights under the threat of occupation.”  Four weeks into President Donald Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz” deportation …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Education said on Friday it would lay employees off as workforce cut notices began to go out on the tenth day of the federal government shutdown. The department confirmed the plan to Reuters but did not elaborate. (Reporting by Courtney Rozen; Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chris Reese)

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it is resuming flights at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after a fire alarm and reports of a strong natural gas odor forced a ground stop and the temporary evacuation of the air traffic control tower. The issue prompted a halt to flights and …

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