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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Monday said the White House could not require federal contractors to ensure that their workers are vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of government contracts. The U.S. government has contracts with thousands of companies, and courts have said the issue could affect up to 20% …

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By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) – A budding winter storm is expected to bring frigid conditions across much of the United States this week, including snowfall likely to cause travel delays ahead of the Christmas holiday weekend, forecasters said on Monday. The Midwest and Great Lakes region could see a major blizzard beginning Thursday, while cold …

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By Sharon Bernstein SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Reuters) – Five years after wildfire ravaged the California wine country city of Santa Rosa, only mud and a concrete pad remain atop a hill where a fire station once sat.      Fire Chief Scott Westrope, who lost his own home in the fire, said a priority was rebuilding …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday an expiration of COVID-19-era restrictions blocking migrants at the U.S.- Mexico border does not mean the southern border is open. U.S. lawmakers, both Republicans and Democrats, on Sunday pressed President Joe Biden to take action to manage an expected wave of asylum seekers at the southern …

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By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police arrested a woman caught stealing presents from beneath Robert De Niro’s Christmas tree after breaking into the actor’s apartment on the Upper East Side early on Monday morning, according to police and media reports. Police officers saw the woman enter the basement of the …

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By Arshad Mohammed and John Irish WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – For nearly two years the United States has tried and failed to negotiate a revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal yet Washington and its European allies refuse to close the door to diplomacy. Their reasons reflect the danger of alternative approaches, the unpredictable consequences of …

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