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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that his decision to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions was a tough one, but that he believes Kyiv needs the weapons so Russia cannot halt the Ukrainian counteroffensive. “They’re trying to get through those trenches, and stop those tanks from rolling,” Biden said in an …

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By Kanishka Singh and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su said on Friday she does not see a need at this stage to step in to urge parties to reach a deal in contract talks between the Teamsters Union and United Parcel Service. “That is right,” Su said on CNN when …

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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday that state programs using its COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund distributed $1.2 billion in aid to homeowners in the first quarter of this year, bringing the program’s total payments to $3.7 billion so far. Payments from the $10 billion program, launched as part …

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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, which last year expanded gun rights in a landmark ruling, is set to return to the issue in a major case testing whether a law that keeps firearms away from people under domestic-violence restraining orders violates the Constitution. It is one of the biggest cases …

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By Andrew Goudsward and Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Rudy Giuliani’s law license should be revoked over his work on a failed lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results on behalf of then-U.S. President Donald Trump, a District of Columbia attorney ethics committee recommended on Friday. The committee of the D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility found that …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser said on Friday there was no clear answer on how to return Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter detained by Russia, to the United States. “I do not want to give false hope,” said the Biden aide, Jake Sullivan, in a briefing with reporters. …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States Postal Service (USPS) is hiking the price of first-class mail stamps to 66 cents from 63 cents effective Sunday. This is the latest in a series of price increases to help offset inflationary pressures and declining first-class mail volumes. USPS in January boosted stamp prices to …

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By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) – A new era is dawning for the U.S. women’s national soccer team, as the most diverse squad the program has ever produced will pursue an unprecedented third consecutive title when the World Cup kicks off this month in Australia and New Zealand. The squad represents a major shift …

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