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By Amy Tennery WELLINGTON (Reuters) -A second-half goal from co-captain Lindsey Horan allowed the United States to battle back for a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands in a thrilling Women’s World Cup Group E match on Thursday. The fiercely fought re-run of the 2019 final lived up to its billing as the Dutch enjoyed the …

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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – A coalition of booksellers, authors and publishers has sued Texas seeking to block a new state law that bans “sexually explicit” books from public schools. The law, which was passed by the Republican-controlled legislature in May and is set to take effect in September, requires sellers to rate books based …

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By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – Rudy Giuliani, onetime attorney for former U.S. President Donald Trump, admitted in a court filing late Tuesday that he made defamatory statements about a pair of Georgia election workers. Giuliani told a federal court in Washington that he does not dispute that comments he made about Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and …

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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell froze up for about 21 seconds while speaking to reporters on Wednesday, walking away only to return 12 minutes later to say he was “fine.” The 81-year-old Kentucky lawmaker began a regular scheduled press conference on Wednesday by talking about bipartisan cooperation on a …

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By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell in June after three straight monthly increases, but the trend remained strong as an acute shortage of previously owned homes underpins demand. New home sales dropped 2.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 697,000 units last month, the Commerce Department said …

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By David Morgan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives began debating the first of 12 fiscal 2024 spending bills on Wednesday, as lawmakers edged toward a looming showdown with the Democratic-led Senate that could trigger a government shutdown this autumn. The House voted 217-206, roughly along party lines, to …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The first of 12 fiscal 2024 spending bills overcame a procedural hurdle in the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, as lawmakers edged toward a looming showdown with the Democratic-led Senate that could trigger a government shutdown this autumn. The House voted 217-206 to approve a rule allowing debate on an …

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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – The Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to lift an order sharply curbing government officials’ communications with social media companies as a lawsuit accusing U.S. officials of seeking to censor certain views about COVID-19 and other topics online makes its way through the courts. In a filing Tuesday …

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