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By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -January brings several consequential dates for the U.S. Congress as Republicans consolidate power as a result of last November’s elections with full control of the Senate, House of Representatives and White House.  JAN. 3: The 119th Congress convenes with new members being sworn in. Republicans hold a narrow majority of …

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(Reuters) – The Biden administration on Monday took steps to protect the Ruby Mountains in northeast Nevada from oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years. The Interior Department said it had approved an application by the U.S. Forest Service to withdraw 264,442 acres of federal lands in the Ruby Mountains from mineral and geothermal …

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge said Hain Celestial Group must face a proposed class action claiming its labels failed to disclose the alleged presence of arsenic in some of its baby food. U.S. District Judge Nina Morrison in Brooklyn said parents plausibly alleged that some of Hain’s Earth’s Best Baby …

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By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threw his support behind House Speaker Mike Johnson, who will stand for reelection to the top job this week with a slim Republican majority in the House of Representatives. “Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. He will do the right …

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $5-million verdict that E. Jean Carroll won against Donald Trump when a jury found the U.S. president-elect liable for sexually abusing and later defaming the former magazine columnist. A unanimous three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in …

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(Reuters) – Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes rose more than expected in November, notching a fourth straight month of gains as buyers focused on taking advantage of improved inventory despite stubbornly high mortgage rates. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on Monday its Pending Home Sales Index, based on signed contracts, rose …

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(Reuters) -World leaders and U.S. politicians reacted to news that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who as president brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, has died at age 100. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN “Today, America and the world lost an …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday the 2023 debt ceiling extension agreed by then House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden will “go down as one of the dumbest political decisions made in years.” Under the 2023 budget deal Congress suspended the debt ceiling until Jan. 1, 2025. The U.S. Treasury …

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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on Sunday. Here are several key events from the Georgia Democrat’s time in office from 1977 to 1981. CAMP DAVID ACCORDS The Camp David Accords were a series of agreements signed in 1978 between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian …

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