By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A federal judge has allowed an Idaho law requiring public-school students to use the bathroom corresponding to their assigned sex at birth to take effect, while also allowing a challenge to the law by the family of a transgender student to continue. U.S. District Judge David Nye found on Thursday that …
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By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Daina Beth Solomon SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (Reuters) – Veteran firefighter Daniel Medrano got out of his truck somewhere in the barren outskirts of Sunland Park, New Mexico, where a vast expanse of yellow sand is dotted by stubby bushes. Under one, he found a body. Medrano wrapped a black …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has spoken with family members of 14 Americans unaccounted for after attacks by Hamas militants on Israel, the White House said on Friday. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said the president and his team told the families U.S. authorities would do everything they could to return these …
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(Reuters) -Louise Gluck, a renowned poet who won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 2020, has died at age 80, according to media reports in the United States on Friday that cited her editor. Her poetry was known for its candor in exploring family and childhood with “an unmistakable voice” and “austere beauty,” the Swedish …
(Reuters) – More than 30 U.S. lawmakers on Friday urged the chief executives of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines to resume flights to Israel “as soon as possible.” The three U.S. carriers have all suspended flights to Israel citing security concerns. The letter to the CEOs Friday led by Democrat Debbie Wasserman …
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(Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans on Friday choose Congressman Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, Rep. Elise Stefanik said in a social media post. U.S. media outlets said the vote was 124-81 against Rep. Austin Scott. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil, writing by David Ljunggren; Editing by Caitlin Webber)
By Leroy Leo and Manas Mishra (Reuters) -A union coalition for Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers reached a tentative labor deal with the hospital system on Friday that included across-the-board wage increases after 75,000 members took part in a three-day strike last week. The strike was the largest recorded among medical workers and included nurses, medical …
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By Makini Brice and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Steve Scalise’s quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives collapsed without a vote, as hard-right members of his party revolted, after cutting short the tenure of the last three holders of the position. The New Orleans-born lawmaker had overcome adversity before – including …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez will be arraigned next week on new charges that he conspired to act as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government, according to court document posted on Friday. Menendez, a Democrat who on Thursday was charged with Foreign Agents Registration Act violations, along with his wife and other …
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By David Morgan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Representative Steve Scalise, who Republicans picked to be the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, dropped out of the race on Thursday as his party failed to resolve its divisions, sending the chamber into its 10th day without leadership. Scalise, the Majority Leader, had secured …
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