WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday called on Congress not to delay in passing the full-year Pentagon spending bill, known as an omnibus, saying it was key to helping keep America secure. “Let me urge Congress to pass an on-time appropriation so that we can get the capabilities to further strengthen …
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By David Morgan and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration is mulling a proposal from Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to repeal the U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the White House said on Saturday. McCarthy, who is vying to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, earlier told Fox News he had …
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(Reuters) – A second Indiana judge on Friday blocked the state from enforcing its law banning most abortions after Jewish, Muslim and other non-Christian women challenged it in a lawsuit. Marion County Superior Court Judge Heather Welch issued a preliminary injunction against the Republican-backed law, which prohibits abortions with limited exceptions for rape, incest, lethal …
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By Karen Freifeld and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s namesake real estate company engaged in tax fraud and the former U.S. president knew it was going on, a prosecutor said in closing arguments in the Trump Organization’s criminal trial on Friday, countering defense assertions that Trump was unaware of the scheme. In …
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By Tom Hals and Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones filed for bankruptcy on Friday, after he and the parent of his Infowars website were ordered to pay about $1.5 billion for spreading lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting. Jones filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors with the U.S. bankruptcy court …
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By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – A suspect has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of rapper Takeoff last month, Houston police and city officials said on Friday, in what the mayor called the latest tragic example of “a young man taking the life of another young man.” Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, was taken …
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(Reuters) -Mpox is expected to no longer be considered a public health emergency in the United States from Feb. 1, 2023, the U.S. health department said on Friday. The months-long declaration was meant to tackle the largest-ever outbreak of cases in the country. The move signals that the crisis, which led to a spate of …
By Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s bid to shake up the Democratic Party’s presidential nominating contest has set off a battle with state officials, testing his political muscle and reshaping the next contest to lead the United States. Senior party officials on Friday conditionally approved making South Carolina, where a …
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(Reuters) – Millions of New York rats have been put on notice: the most populous city in the United States is hiring a director of rodent mitigation, a new position that calls for a “swashbuckling attitude” and a “general aura of badassery.” The new job, posted earlier this week, is part of the city’s attempt …
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By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden signed legislation Friday to block a national U.S. railroad strike that could have devastated the American economy. The U.S. Senate voted 80 to 15 on Thursday to impose a tentative contract deal reached in September on a dozen unions representing 115,000 workers, who could …
