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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -United Airlines said on Tuesday it plans to end service in October to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) if the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does not grant the air carrier additional flights. United Chief Executive Scott Kirby wrote to Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen last week to urge …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A document describing a foreign government’s military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities, was found in the FBI’s search last month of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The Post report, which cited people familiar with the matter, did not identify the foreign government discussed in the document, …

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By Dan Fastenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fifty-eight stolen antiquities worth an estimated $19 million were returned to Italy by New York authorities in a ceremony on Tuesday. The items, many on display at the city’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for years, included “The Marble Head of Athena,” worth an estimated $3 million. “We are …

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By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – A federal judge on Sunday granted former U.S. President Donald Trump’s request for a “special master” to review documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago resort, including to determine if some may be protected by executive privilege. Below is an explainer on the scope of executive privilege and whether former presidents can …

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By Ahmed Aboulenein and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is likely to start recommending COVID-19 vaccines annually, health officials said on Tuesday, as new boosters designed to fight currently circulating variants of the coronavirus roll out. By the end of this week, 90% of Americans will live within five miles (8 km) of …

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By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Record heat scorched parts of California on Tuesday, as power operators urged residents to cut back usage in the late afternoon to avoid rolling blackouts caused by high demand for air conditioning. Among the highest temperatures expected on Tuesday was a record-setting 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 C) in …

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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday unanimously upheld Washington state’s ban on conversion therapy for children, rejecting a therapist’s claim that it undermined his free speech and targeted him because he is Christian. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Washington’s legislature acted rationally and did not violate …

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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic leadership in the U.S. Senate could add language protecting gay marriage rights to a stopgap bill to keep the federal government funded in a bid to increase pressure on Republicans to support it, a Democratic source said on Tuesday. Such a move could up the pressure in the evenly …

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By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A New Mexico county commissioner became the first public official to lose their job for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol when a state judge on Tuesday ruled that the Republican violated the U.S. Constitution by engaging in an insurrection. State District Court Judge Francis Mathew …

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