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As Senate goes ‘nuclear,’ dozens of Trump nominees are confirmed

19 Sep 2025 19 Sep 2025

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate confirmed dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees for diplomatic, military and other administration positions in one bloc on Thursday after Republicans changed Senate rules to make it easier to confirm his picks. The tally was 51-47 in favor of the 48 nominees for ambassadorial and sub-cabinet level …

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Five Pennsylvania cops shot, three fatally, were ambushed by accused stalker

19 Sep 2025 19 Sep 2025

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Five police officers shot this week in rural Pennsylvania, three of them fatally, were ambushed by a suspected stalker who opened fire on them with an assault-style rifle when they attempted to serve an arrest warrant, a local prosecutor said on Thursday. The suspect, Matthew Ruth, 24, was himself killed in …

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Following L.A. wildfires, rebuilding could turn to at-risk youth

19 Sep 2025 19 Sep 2025

By Daniel Trotta LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – From the moment he got busted for robbery, Tevin Banks said he knew his life would have to change. Now he’s on a path that could help Los Angeles rebuild from its worst natural disaster in history. Banks, 21, from the South Central L.A. neighborhood of Watts, is …

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Congressman Raskin urges Democrats to avoid ‘trap,’ vote for Charlie Kirk honor

18 Sep 2025 19 Sep 2025

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin, a leading liberal voice in Congress, urged his fellow Democrats on Thursday to avoid an “obvious political trap” and vote for a Republican resolution honoring the assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk’s killing last week while he addressed a college audience in Utah has sparked a …

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Northeast US states form health alliance in response to federal vaccine limits

18 Sep 2025 19 Sep 2025

By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) -Seven northeastern U.S. states, including New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, have banded together to form a new public health coalition that will make its own vaccine recommendations in response to the Trump administration’s changes to federal vaccine policy. The effort, called the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, resembles a similar …

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Democratic-led US Senate resolution seeks recognition of Palestinian state

18 Sep 2025 18 Sep 2025

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of U.S. senators introduced on Thursday the first Senate resolution to urge recognition of a Palestinian state, further signaling a shift in Washington sentiment toward Israel nearly two years into its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Democratic-led measure is unlikely to pass the chamber where …

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US Democratic senator asks health insurers to commit to covering vaccines

18 Sep 2025 18 Sep 2025

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Senator Adam Schiff sent letters to insurers on Thursday ahead of a key CDC vaccine panel meeting asking the companies to publicly commit to covering routine vaccines for illnesses such as measles and COVID-19 no matter the group’s recommendations. California’s Schiff urged health insurers in the …

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Harvard grad who claimed to predict Buffett’s investments indicted for Ponzi fraud

18 Sep 2025 18 Sep 2025

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A Harvard Business School graduate accused of defrauding fellow alumni out of millions of dollars by claiming he could identify where Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway would invest next has been indicted for fraud, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said. Vladimir Artamonov, 46, formerly of Manhattan, was arrested on Thursday in …

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Texas governor signs bill cracking down on mail-order abortion pills

18 Sep 2025 18 Sep 2025

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill to crack down on mail-order distribution of abortion medications, already banned in his state, by empowering private citizens to sue individuals and companies for shipping the pills into Texas. Decried by critics as an effort to turn citizens into anti-abortion “bounty hunters” …

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US military weighs recruiting campaign to honor Charlie Kirk, NBC reports

18 Sep 2025 18 Sep 2025

(Reuters) -Pentagon officials are weighing a new recruiting campaign that would urge young people to join the military as a way to pay homage to assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing two officials familiar with the plan. The campaign would be framed as a national call to service with the …

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