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By Simon Lewis and Nelson Renteria WASHINGTON/SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday targeted foreign government officials and companies it accused of corruption, including senior figures in El Salvador and Guatemala involved in their countries’ COVID-19 responses. Thursday’s action, the latest in a series of sanctions announcements in the week of President …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A casket bearing the remains of former U.S. Senator Bob Dole, a three-time Republican presidential candidate and decorated World War Two veteran, was placed in the Capitol’s Rotunda on Thursday as dignitaries gathered there for a memorial service. Dole served a combined 36 years in the House of Representatives and Senate and was …

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By Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Biden administration is not considering a ban on U.S. oil exports to try to lower gasoline prices, a source familiar with the Biden administration’s thinking said on Thursday. A bipartisan group of lawmakers earlier in the day urged U.S. President Joe Biden in a letter …

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By Michael Erman (Reuters) -U.S. regulators on Thursday expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to 16- and 17-year-olds, as public health officials have urged Americans to get a third shot due to concerns about the new Omicron variant of the virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it amended its emergency use authorization …

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By Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) -New York’s attorney general is seeking to question former U.S. President Donald Trump under oath as part of the state’s civil fraud investigation of his namesake business, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The attorney general, Letitia James, wants Trump to sit for a Jan. 7 deposition …

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By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California must prepare for an influx of women seeking abortions in the liberal state if the U.S. Supreme Court ends the constitutional right to the procedure, dozens of women’s health and rights groups said in a report released on Wednesday. The report by the Future of Abortion Council …

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