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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) -Two senators are joining farm groups and other lawmakers in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow farmers to plant conserved acres this spring in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Aid groups have warned that global hunger will rise this year as a result of disruptions to …

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(Reuters) – Washington state has become the first in the United States to pass a law that creates an alert system for missing indigenous people. Governor Jay Inslee, a Democrat, on Thursday signed the bill, which calls on the Washington State Patrol to create the alert system. That system will include a hotline the public …

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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -A New York state judge on Thursday threw out the state’s new Democratic-backed congressional map as unconstitutional and ordered lawmakers to redraw the lines, a decision that could significantly hurt the party’s chances of retaining control of the U.S. Congress in November’s elections. Steuben County Supreme Court Judge Patrick McAllister said …

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By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans will be allowed to choose an X for gender on their passport applications and select their sex on Social Security cards, the Biden administration said on Thursday in announcing measures to support transgender Americans against wave of state laws targeting them. The State Department in June said U.S. …

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By Tina Bellon (Reuters) -Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a minimum pay standard for Uber and Lyft drivers, making Washington the first U.S. state to implement earnings standards for ride-hail companies. Drivers across the Northwestern state will earn a minimum of $1.17 per mile and 34 cents per minute with a …

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By Hussein Waaile CITY OF ORANGE, N.J. (Reuters) – Struggling with the rising cost of grains, aluminum and fuel due to inflation exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, New Jersey brewery Four City Brewing Company says it will have to raise prices in its taproom soon. The craft beer maker cans its product in Orange, …

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