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By Peter Szekely and Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City expanded its array of COVID-19 mandates on Monday, setting vaccine requirements for children as young as 5 years old and for workers at all private-sector companies as the highly transmissible Omicron variant pushes into more U.S. states. The most-populous U.S. city set …

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By Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will warn Russian President Vladimir Putin of severe economic consequences should Russia go ahead with an invasion of Ukraine, a senior U.S. administration official said on Monday. Biden and Putin are to hold a video call on Tuesday as the United …

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By Jason Lange and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Senator David Perdue launched a bid for Georgia governor on Monday, seeking to unseat fellow Republican Brian Kemp and deepening an intraparty rift driven by former President Donald Trump ahead of two critical 2022 elections in the state. Trump quickly endorsed Perdue’s candidacy against Kemp, …

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By Frank Pingue (Reuters) – Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, who failed a drug test after this year’s race, died of a heart attack on Monday following a workout at a California racetrack, a lawyer for the horse’s trainer said. Medina Spirit, who stormed home under jockey John Velazquez to finish first by a half-length …

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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives could vote this week to raise the federal government’s $28.9 trillion debt limit, the chamber’s No. 2 Democrat told reporters on Monday, without providing details on how such an effort might unfold. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has urged Congress to act by Dec. 15 and …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. aviation industry said on Monday new precautionary measures offered by AT&T and Verizon Communications were insufficient to address air safety concerns raised by the planned use of C-Band spectrum for 5G wireless. The Aerospace Industries Association said in a letter to Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel that …

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(Reuters) – Former news anchor Chris Cuomo, fired by CNN after his attempts to help his brother fight sexual harassment allegations while serving as New York governor, said on Monday he will no longer host his weekday show on SiriusXM radio. CNN, owned by AT&T Inc, said on Saturday it fired Cuomo after uncovering “additional …

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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A woman who says Ghislaine Maxwell groomed her for abuse by late financier Jeffrey Epstein when she was a teenager testified on Monday that she initially looked up to the British socialite, calling her “everything that I wanted to be.” The woman, who is testifying under the pseudonym Kate, …

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