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Biden revokes COVID travel, federal employee vaccine requirements

9 May 2023

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Tuesday revoked requirements that most international visitors to the United States be vaccinated against COVID-19 as well as similar rules for federal employees and contractors. Biden’s orders take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET May 12 with the expiration of the U.S. COVID public health emergency. …

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Trump’s absence at civil rape trial shows ‘he did it,’ accuser’s lawyer says

9 May 2023

By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s absence from a trial where writer E. Jean Carroll accuses him of rape and defamation shows that “he did it,” a lawyer for Carroll said on Monday, while Trump’s lawyer told jurors the case was “outrageous.” “He never looked you in the eye and …

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Delek says no injuries from fire at El Dorado, Arkansas refinery

9 May 2023

(Reuters) – A fire that broke out at Delek’s 83,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) El Dorado, Arkansas refinery has been extinguished with no injuries reported, a company spokesperson told Reuters by phone on Monday. “This evening a lightning struck a slurry tank at the El Dorado, refinery causing a fire. The fire was extinguished immediately,” the spokesperson said. …

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Texas gunman’s social media posts embraced white supremacy, media reports say

9 May 2023

By Tyler Clifford and Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The man Texas authorities say killed eight people in a barrage of gunfire at a Dallas-area shopping mall over the weekend left behind a social media profile filled with white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideology, multiple news outlets reported on Monday. News reports linking the assailant to language praising …

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Twitter beats two lawsuits stemming from mass layoffs, for now

9 May 2023

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A California federal judge on Monday dismissed a proposed class action accusing Twitter Inc of targeting female employees for layoffs after Elon Musk acquired the company last year, but said plaintiffs would be allowed to amend the lawsuit to add more details. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in Oakland said the …

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U.S. seeks to shore up border as migrants gather ahead of end to Title 42

9 May 2023

By Ted Hesson and Mike Blake SAN DIEGO (Reuters) -The Biden administration and Texas state government are sending reinforcements to the U.S.-Mexico border to prepare for a possible increase in illegal immigration when COVID-19 restrictions known as Title 42 are set to end on Thursday. Hundreds of specialized investigative agents and air marshals from the …

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Biden, McCarthy aim to break US debt-ceiling standoff as default crisis looms

9 May 2023

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and top Republicans and Democrats from Congress are set to sit down this week to try to resolve a three-month standoff over the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt ceiling and avoid a crippling default before the end of May. The Democratic president is calling on lawmakers to …

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