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(Reuters) – A former Texas police officer was sentenced to over 11 years in prison on Tuesday for shooting and killing a Black woman in her home in 2019. Aaron Dean, the former Fort Worth police officer, was sentenced in a Tarrant County court to 11 years, 10 months in prison, a court clerk said. …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban on Tuesday released two American nationals in what appeared to be a goodwill gesture, said State Department spokesperson Ned Price, who indicated that the militants were holding other U.S. citizens. Price declined to identify the freed Americans, and he said they were not released as “part of any swap of …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The government funding bill U.S. lawmakers are trying to pass cancels “certain” congressionally mandated sales of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a summary showed on Tuesday. Congress mandated in previous laws a sale of about 147 million barrels of oil from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2027. “Cancels certain future Congressionally mandated sales, …

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By Shawana Alleyne-Morris (Reuters) – The increase in firearm-related fatalities among U.S. youth has has taken a disproportionate toll in the Black community, which accounted for 47% of gun deaths among children and teens in 2020 despite representing 15% of that age group overall, according to a new analysis. In 2020, firearms surpassed motor vehicle …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is moving to ease the delivery of humanitarian assistance without running afoul of international sanctions, the U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday, implementing recently adopted United Nations exemptions. The United Nations Security Council this month moved to exempt humanitarian assistance from international sanctions after aid groups cited concerns about how overcompliance …

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(Reuters) – A huge swath of the United States will face heavy snow, below-freezing temperatures, and dangerous wind chills this week, likely leading to flight delays and impassable roadways during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. The National Weather Service forecasts potentially hazardous weather conditions into the middle of the week, extending …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday they are investigating if Hertz rented unrepaired recalled vehicles to customers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a filing made public on Tuesday it was in receipt of information that indicates “Hertz rented vehicles to customers without having performed required …

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By Keren Torres and Steven Grattan EL TOCUYO, Venezuela (Reuters) – Julio Perez, a 38-year-old auto mechanic, sold his car and tools to make the dangerous journey from Venezuela to the United States. But like many migrants in the two months since the United States changed its immigration policy, he opted to board a plane …

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