By Andrew Hay ANGOSTURA, N.M. (Reuters) – Forests in Ella Arellano’s family for nine generations burned in a day on Monday as fierce winds drove the United States’ largest wildfire through a New Mexico valley towards a third county. Arellano sat in an evacuation center in Peñasco on Monday and grieved the loss of timbered …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden was not happy with leaks to news outlets in which U.S. intelligence appeared to take credit for helping Ukraine target a Russian ship and Russian generals in Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday. “The president was displeased with the leaks. His view was that …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he was willing to accept Congress passing separate bills to aid Ukraine and to provide funding for the nation’s COVID-19 response. Biden, in a statement, called on Congress to move the Ukraine aid first, then move promptly to pass additional funding for the U.S. response …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said Monday it is boosting train service ahead of an expected busy summer travel season and as rail demand returns. Amtrak said it planned to operate about 80% of pre-pandemic level Northeast Regional train departures that serve the Boston to Washington corridor. It will also boost the number …
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By Nate Raymond and Tim McLaughlin BOSTON (Reuters) -A teary Boston-area software worker on Monday testified that celebrity chef Mario Batali groped and squeezed her “sensitive feminine areas” five years ago at a Boston bar while posing with her for “selfie” photographs. Natali Tene, 32, recounted from the witness stand being “shocked” and “alarmed” by …
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(Reuters) – California is asking solar companies, utilities and others to weigh in yet again in a long-standing process to reform the state’s key rooftop solar power incentive, the state’s public utilities regulator said in a document filed on Monday. The California Public Utilities Commission is seeking additional input into a proposal issued last year …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to meet later this week with Jordan’s King Abdullah, a source familiar with the meeting said on Monday. Middle East regional issues are expected to dominate the meeting, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. (Reporting By Steve Holland; Editing by Leslie Adler)
(Reuters) – The U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Monday said it named Heather Hurlburt, a veteran international affairs expert with left-leaning think tank New America, as the trade agency’s new chief of staff. Hurlburt replaces Ginna Lance, who took over the chief of staff role on an interim basis after Nora Todd left the agency …
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By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday extended until June 17 the period for public comment on its landmark proposal to require U.S.-listed companies to disclose a range of climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions. Gary Gensler, who heads the agency that regulates Wall Street, said the SEC …
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(Reuters) – The office of a conservative Wisconsin anti-abortion group was set on fire on Sunday, police said, days after it emerged that the Supreme Court is poised to reverse a landmark decision ensuring abortion rights nationwide. A graffiti saying “if abortions aren’t safe, then you aren’t either” was also left behind, the Wisconsin Family …
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