By Kanishka Singh and Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -Floods unleashed by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky have killed at least 37 people, including four children, Governor Andy Beshear said on Monday while warning that more dangerous weather is approaching the region. Beshear on Monday morning confirmed 30 deaths, followed by five more in an afternoon briefing, …
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By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over monkeypox on Monday in a move aimed at bolstering vaccination efforts to slow the spread of an outbreak that has infected more than 5,800 Americans. California, the nation’s most populous state, has confirmed 827 monkeypox cases as of Monday, …
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By Daphne Psaledakis and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Chinese and other firms it said helped to sell tens of millions of dollars’ in Iranian oil and petrochemical products to East Asia as it seeks to raise pressure on Tehran to curb its nuclear programme. The U.S. Treasury …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The polio virus was present in wastewater in a New York City suburb a month before health officials there announced a confirmed case of the disease last month, state health officials said on Monday, urging residents to be sure they have been vaccinated. The discovery of the disease from wastewater samples collected in …
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By Nathan Frandino YREKA, Calif. (Reuters) -Two bodies were found inside a burned-out car in the path of a huge northern California forest fire raging near the Oregon border, authorities said on Monday, as crews battling the blaze for a fourth day took advantage of rainfall in the area. Since erupting on Friday, the fast-moving …
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By Gabriella Borter and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) -A Michigan judge on Monday blocked local prosecutors from enforcing a 1931 abortion ban, just hours after an appeals court ruled that they could do so, state Attorney General Dana Nessel said. But in Kentucky the latest ruling from a judge reinstates two abortion bans for now, while …
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By Moira Warburton and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump has promised to weigh in on the Republican nomination for the Missouri Senate race, hotly contested between Eric Greitens, former state governor, and Eric Schmitt, the State Attorney General. On Monday, the eve of the primary, Trump stunned political watchers by issuing a highly …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday were awaiting a ruling from a chamber referee this week on whether they can override the legislature’s normal rules to pass a $430 billion drugs, energy and tax bill despite Republican objections. The decision by the referee, officially known as the “parliamentarian,” will have a profound impact …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday will hold a summit on advanced air mobility, including drones and electric vertical take-off and landing (EVTOLs), a spokesperson confirmed. The summit, hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, will include NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Federal Aviation Administration acting chief Billy Nolen, Joby …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin has secured a commitment from President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to allow the Mountain Valley Pipeline to be completed, his office told a CBS affiliate on Monday. The commitment to the West Virginia senator from Democrats Biden, Schumer …
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