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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Monday vowed to crack down on “criminals, kleptocrats and others” paying cash for houses to launder money as part of a broader anti-corruption drive linked to this week’s U.S. Summit for Democracy. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, speaking at the Brookings Institution …

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(Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday he planned to issue a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector employers that will go into effect on Dec. 27, calling it a “pre-emptive strike.” Several indicators on Monday showed the spread of COVID-19 were increasing in the most populous city in the United …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday criticized Myanmar’s conviction of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi as an affront to democracy and justice, and demanded the immediate release of the Nobel laureate and other elected officials detained in a Feb. 1 coup. “The Burmese military regime’s unjust conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Monday described the state of U.S.-Russia relations as ” quite lamentable” on the eve of a video call between President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden when the two will discuss tensions around Ukraine. U.S. officials have in the last month pointed to unusual Russian troop movements …

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By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden celebrated artists including Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell and Lorne Michaels on Sunday at the Kennedy Center Honors, bringing back presidential participation to an annual event skipped by Republican Donald Trump. Singer Justino Díaz and Motown founder Berry Gordy rounded out the group of …

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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bob Dole, who overcame grievous World War Two combat wounds to become a pre-eminent figure in U.S. politics as a longtime Republican senator from Kansas and his party’s unsuccessful 1996 presidential nominee, died on Sunday. He was 98. Dole, known for a wit that ranged from self-deprecating to caustic, …

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By Matt Spetalnick and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has spread to about one-third of U.S. states, but the Delta version remains the majority of COVID-19 infections as cases rise nationwide, U.S. health officials said on Sunday. Though the emergence of the new variant has caused alarm worldwide, Dr. …

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By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) – There is little precedent for the criminal charges against the parents of Ethan Crumbley, the Michigan teenager who fatally shot four of his high school classmates with a handgun on Tuesday, but prosecutors may have a strong case, legal experts said. Detroit police said early on Saturday that …

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