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(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it was awarding $215 million in first-year funding as part of reviving the erstwhile Obama administration’s Cancer Moonshot initiative aimed at prevention and control of the disease. The funding will be given to 86 recipients https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/about/foa-dp22-2202, including various U.S. states as well as …

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By Richard Cowan and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers, shooting victims and advocates for stricter gun laws including actor Matthew McConaughey spoke out in Washington on Tuesday for legislation to reduce mass shootings amid signs of movement on an issue that has stymied Congress for years. Democrats in the U.S. Senate said they were …

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By Jose Torres and Lizbeth Diaz TAPACHULA (Reuters) – Several thousand migrants, many from Venezuela, set off from southern Mexico early Monday aiming to reach the United States, timing their journey to coincide with the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week. Migration activists said the group could be one of the region’s …

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(Reuters) – Todd and Julie Chrisley, stars of the reality TV show “Chrisley Knows Best,” were found guilty by a federal court jury on Tuesday of federal charges of tax evasion and conspiring to swindle community banks out of $30 million in fraudulent loans. The guilty verdicts against the Chrisleys and their accountant, Peter Tarantino, …

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(Reuters) – A police officer hurt by Donald Trump supporters trying to overturn his election defeat and a filmmaker who recorded some leaders of the U.S. Capitol riot will be among the first witnesses when hearings into the assault begin on Thursday, organizers said. The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee will attempt to …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Tuesday won the Republican nomination to seek a second term, defeating challenger Steven Haugaard, a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives. Noem, who has been mentioned as a possible vice presidential running-mate if former President Donald Trump seeks election again in 2024, is favored …

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