By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday said it had identified nine monkeypox cases in seven states, some in individuals who did not have a recent history of international travel. As of Wednesday, the nine cases were confirmed in Massachusetts, Florida, Utah, Washington, California, Virginia and New York, the U.S. Centers …
(Reuters) – Following is the timeline of the shooting rampage on Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Authorities said Salvador Ramos, 18, shot and killed 19 children plus two teachers after shooting his grandmother at the house they shared. The information comes from statements by law enforcement and other public officials. May 17 …
(Reuters) – The massacre at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school that killed 19 children and two teachers this week has once again spurred calls for Congress to act to stem U.S. gun violence, including from Democratic Senator Chris Murphy and President Joe Biden. Already, some senators have suggested they would be unlikely to support any …
By Katharine Jackson and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of mobile rocket launchers to Australia, as the country seeks to boost its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region. The U.S. approved several weapons sales worth as much as $3.1 billion to allies, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, including …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked debate on a bill that represented the first effort by Congress to address mass shootings since a white supremacist’s killing of 10 Black people in New York and a gunman’s massacre of 19 pupils and two teachers in Texas. The 47-47 vote along strict …
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By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump must testify under oath in the New York Attorney General’s civil investigation into his business practices, an intermediate state appeals court ruled on Thursday. A four-judge panel unanimously upheld a trial court decision from February enforcing subpoenas for Trump and his two eldest children, Donald Trump …
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By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday complained that U.S. President Joe Biden ignored him at a G20 summit last year and suggested it was due to the 79-year-old’s age, as he confirmed he would attend their first bilateral meeting amid chilly relations. Bolsonaro, 67, said he will attend the …
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(Reuters) – The extended drought in California could lead to hydropower producing 8% of California’s electricity generation compared with 15% under normal precipitation conditions, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Thursday. In its supplemental outlook, the EIA expects that the dip in hydropower generation would lead to an 8% increase in electricity generation …
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(Reuters) – Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are suing each other for defamation, each claiming they were abused before and during their roughly two-year marriage. The jury is expected to begin deliberations on Friday after each side delivers their closing arguments. Below are key moments from the trial: – Depp testified that he never …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has confidence in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its commissioner Robert Califf, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday, when asked about its ability to handle the baby formula shortage and similar issues. (Reporting by Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper)
