WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has tested negative again for COVID-19, the White House said on Thursday, following his wife Jill’s positive diagnosis earlier in the week. Biden is due to travel to India later on Thursday for a summit of the Group of 20 nations, followed by a trip to Vietnam. (Reporting …
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(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has rejected several conditions sought by five Guantanamo Bay prisoners as part of a deal with federal prosecutors that would see them plead guilty to conspiring in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The five defendants, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the al Qaeda …
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(Reuters) – The Texas power grid operator said late on Wednesday it was resuming normal operations after lifting emergency measures, but still encouraged users to reduce power electric use. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which serves more than 26 million customers, had earlier declared an Energy Emergency Alert Level 2 (EEA 2), as …
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By Jarrett Renshaw and Nichola Groom (Reuters) -The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday said it would cancel oil and gas leases in a federal wildlife refuge that were bought by an Alaska state development agency in the final days of former President Donald Trump’s term. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has pledged to protect the …
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By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania fugitive convicted of murder was spotted on security cameras overnight near the prison from which he escaped six days earlier, prompting area schools to cancel classes and authorities to expand their search, police said on Tuesday. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, has eluded a manhunt since he broke out of …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Four former U.S. Navy officers charged in a massive bribery scandal linked to the man known as Fat Leonard were cleared of felony charges on Wednesday by a judge citing prosecutor misconduct. U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino said in a sentencing hearing that prosecutors’ conduct “can only be described as …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel asked U.S. government agencies to consider declaring that Chinese companies including Quectel and Fibocom Wireless pose unacceptable national security risks, according to letters seen by Reuters. The Republican chair of the House of Representatives China Select Committee, Mike Gallagher, and the top Democrat on the panel …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will appear at the White House on Tuesday for an arts prize ceremony with first lady Jill Biden, the White House said. Clinton, a former presidential candidate, senator and first lady, will appear at a celebration for Praemium Imperiale Laureates, recipients of a global arts …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A major U.S. law firm has changed the criteria for a fellowship aimed at promoting diversity in the legal profession after the conservative activist behind the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions accused it of discriminating against white applicants. San Francisco-founded Morrison & …
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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge ordered Texas to move floating buoys that were placed in the middle of the Rio Grande to block migrants from illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a tentative win for President Joe Biden, whose administration sued the state. U.S. District Court Judge David Ezra on Wednesday issued a …
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