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By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) -The New York City Council on Thursday passed a measure that would enable hundreds of thousands of non-citizen immigrants who are in the country legally to vote in municipal elections. If the bill is signed into law by Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York would become the largest U.S. …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it is discussing with Tesla its decision to replace cameras in some U.S. vehicles. CNBC reported on Monday Tesla was replacing front fender cameras in several hundred Model S, X and 3 vehicles due to faulty circuit boards inside but had not issued …

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By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden gathered over 100 world leaders at a summit on Thursday and made a plea to bolster democracies around the world, calling safeguarding rights and freedoms in the face of rising authoritarianism the “defining challenge” of the current era. In the opening speech for …

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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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