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Progressive US Democrat Jayapal apologizes for calling Israel ‘racist’

17 Jul 2023 17 Jul 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Representative Pramila Jayapal, who heads a large group of progressive Democrats in the U.S. Congress, on Sunday apologized for calling Israel a racist state as Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives pushed back against her initial declaration. “I do not believe the idea of Israel as a nation is racist,” Jayapal …

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Summer-tested Phoenix braves relentless wave of extreme heat

17 Jul 2023 17 Jul 2023

By Sharon Bernstein, Rachel Nostrant and Rich McKay (Reuters) -Michael Shields has serviced swimming pools in the Phoenix area for years, enough time to hone a strategy for surviving the brutal heat that descends on this Arizona desert city every summer. He typically rises at 4 a.m., covers himself in protective clothing, loads up on …

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Third-party No Labels will not be a ‘spoiler’ in 2024 election, chair says

16 Jul 2023 16 Jul 2023

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The third-party No Labels group will stay out of the 2024 U.S. presidential race if polling shows its candidate would play a “spoiler” role by helping to elect either the Democratic or Republican nominee, co-chairman Joe Lieberman said on Sunday. The group will on Monday release what it calls …

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Strong earthquake strikes Alaska peninsula, tsunami warning lifted

16 Jul 2023 16 Jul 2023

(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula region early on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, and a tsunami warning for nearby regions was issued but later withdrawn. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System withdrew a warning it had issued for coastal areas of South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula. …

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Biden’s election war chest trails Trump’s in size, filings show

16 Jul 2023 16 Jul 2023

(This July 15 story has been refiled to fix typographical errors in paragraphs 3 and 7) By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign ended last month with about $20 million in the bank, just trailing the $22 million plus reported by Republican front-runner Donald Trump, according to financial disclosures released on …

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Top Biden cyber official will not get permanent role due to personal debts

16 Jul 2023 16 Jul 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House’s acting national cyber director was informed in recent weeks she would not be considered to serve in a permanent role because of personal debt issues that would make her difficult to confirm, a source with knowledge of the matter said. Kemba Walden, who has been acting director since mid-February, …

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Canada’s ‘Hollywood North’ hurt by twin strikes in US

15 Jul 2023 16 Jul 2023

By Anna Mehler Paperny and Divya Rajagopal (Reuters) – Rare twin strikes by Hollywood actors and film and television writers are casting a pall over British Columbia’s creative industry, which has become a hub for American film and TV production. Known as “Hollywood North,” the Canadian province and the city of Vancouver comprise one of …

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Senators move to require release of US government UFO records

15 Jul 2023 15 Jul 2023

By Josephine Walker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate in the coming days is expected to consider a bipartisan measure that would compel the U.S. government to publicly release records relating to possible UFO sightings after decades of stonewalling. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, has teamed up with Senator Mike Rounds, a Republican, in …

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Excessive heat is baking US Southwest and expected to get worse

15 Jul 2023 15 Jul 2023

By Liliana Salgado and Brad Brooks PHOENIX (Reuters) -A prolonged heat wave blanketed a swath of the U.S. stretching from California to South Florida on Wednesday, with forecasters expecting temperatures that could shatter records in parts of the Southwest in the coming days. The National Weather Service issued excessive heat advisories, watches and warnings for …

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Suspect charged with decade-old murders on New York’s Long Island

15 Jul 2023 15 Jul 2023

By Julia Harte and Rami Ayyub NEW YORK (Reuters) -A man has been charged with the murders of three women in New York more than a decade ago and leaving their bodies near a Long Island beach, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said on Friday. Eleven sets of human remains were found in 2010 …

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