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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate, on their return from summer recess on Tuesday, sought to gain the upper hand over House Republicans in talks over government funding as the threat of an embarrassing October government shutdown looms. A bipartisan group of senators in the Democratic-controlled chamber collaborated on President …

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By Clark Mindock (Reuters) – The father of a woman who died during last month’s wildfires in Hawaii has sued the state and the county of Maui in a “first-of-its-kind” lawsuit accusing the governments of gross negligence leading to the blazes that razed the historic town of Lahaina. Filed on Monday in Hawaii state court, …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew as his nominee to be ambassador to Israel, picking a high-profile political figure for the post at a time of tense relations between the two countries. Lew, who must be confirmed by the Senate, will face a complicated political situation, …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United Airlines said it has ended an hour-long nationwide ground stop after a system-wide information technology issue on Tuesday forced it to hold all aircraft at departure airports. “We have identified a fix for the technology issue and flights have resumed. We’re working with impacted customers to help them …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he did not think workers at the nation’s three large automakers were likely to go on strike, despite a looming contract deadline later this month. KEY QUOTE “I’m not worried about a strike,” the Democratic president said on Monday as he arrived …

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