By Luc Cohen and Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s real estate company was convicted on Tuesday of carrying out a 15-year-long criminal scheme to defraud tax authorities, adding to the legal woes facing the former U.S. president as he campaigns for the office again in 2024. The Trump Organization – which operates hotels, …
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By Steve Holland and Jane Lanhee Lee PHOENIX, Ariz. (Reuters) – Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC on Tuesday said it would more than triple its planned investment at its new Arizona plant to $40 billion, among the largest foreign investments in U.S. history, as President Joe Biden visited and hailed the project. The expanded investment is a …
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By Shawana Alleyne-Morris (Reuters) – Reduced access to infertility treatments early in the pandemic may have contributed to a drop in twin births, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest. The number of twin births fell 7% between 2019 and 2020 – from 120,291 to 112,437 – compared to an average …
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By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock beat Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election that fortified Democrats’ Senate majority and handed the Republican Party another bitter loss to cap a disappointing midterm election season. Here are some takeaways from Warnock’s victory: TRUMP’S SLATE SUFFERS ANOTHER BLOW Walker’s loss won’t …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump had a mixed endorsement record in the U.S. midterms, pushing the Republican Party further to the right in nomination contests, but picking candidates who lost key elections, contributing to his party’s failure to take control of the Senate. Trump, who launched a new run for the White House …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of $428 million in aircraft parts for Taiwan to help its air force, which is strained from repeatedly intercepting Chinese jets operating close to the island. Taiwan’s air force is well-equipped but ageing, and is dwarfed by that of China’s. Beijing views the democratically …
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By Mike Stone and Paul Grant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale of 116 General Dynamics made M1A1 Abrams tanks, other vehicles and munitions to Poland in a deal valued at up to $3.75 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The sale comes just months after Poland was authorized …
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By Moira Warburton, Julia Harte and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bill protecting federal recognition of same-sex marriages that has the support of both LGBT advocates and religious groups is expected to pass the U.S. House of Representatives this week with bipartisan support, a sign of a significant cultural shift in a divided nation. Incoming …
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By Gram Slattery and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The mother and brother of police officer Brian Sicknick, who died in the days following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, declined to shake the hand of top Republicans Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell at a medal ceremony on Tuesday. After greeting top …
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By Brendan O’Brien and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The special counsel overseeing two federal investigations related to Donald Trump has issued grand jury subpoenas to local election officials in Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin as part of an inquiry into efforts to overturn the Republican former president’s loss in the 2020 U.S. election. Two of …
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