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By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Inflation-adjusted income fell and a key poverty measure rose sharply last year as the U.S. economy continued its rocky emergence from a once-in-a-century pandemic, the U.S. Census Bureau reported on Tuesday. The income and poverty data released by the Census showed how deeply the country’s recent economic outcomes were influenced …

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(Reuters) – Wall Street’s top regulator on Tuesday told Congress his agency was working to craft coming regulations so that they spare privately held farmers from having to report their climate emissions when selling products to public companies. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is developing highly anticipated new regulations to control how publicly …

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By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – An abortion rights advocacy group filed lawsuits in three states on Tuesday on behalf of women who say they were denied abortions despite suffering life-threatening pregnancy complications. The Center for Reproductive Rights sued on behalf of eight women and four doctors in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma, three states that have …

Women denied abortions file lawsuits in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma over bans Read More »

By David Brunnstrom and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House fact sheet issued during President Joe Biden’s visit to Vietnam weighed in at over 2,600 words. The section on human rights contained just 112 words, including a sub-heading. From business and strategic perspectives, Biden’s visit to Vietnam on Sunday and Monday, and also …

Biden accused of sidelining Vietnam and India rights over strategic interests Read More »

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Alabama officials on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily halt a lower court’s ruling that rejected a Republican-crafted electoral map for diminishing the clout of Black voters, escalating a legal dispute with potentially broad implications for the 2024 congressional elections. The state’s request concerned Tuesday’s decision by three …

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By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – A New Mexico sheriff on Monday refused to enforce Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s ban on the right to carry firearms in the state’s largest city and the surrounding county, saying it was unconstitutional and could spark political violence. In response to the recent shooting deaths of children, Lujan Grisham, a …

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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A Louisiana judge’s order sharply limiting U.S. officials’ contacts with social media companies could soon take full effect despite being partly overturned by an appeals court, thanks to a legal loophole, President Joe Biden’s administration said on Monday. In a court filing, the Justice Department asked the 5th U.S. Circuit …

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