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By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration sought to distance the United States on Thursday from Israel’s strikes on Iran, attacks that are likely to complicate Trump’s drive for a nuclear deal with Tehran. Israel said it had struck Iranian nuclear targets to block Tehran from developing atomic weapons, even as the Trump …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will attend a National Security Council meeting on Friday morning, the White House said late on Thursday after Israeli strikes on Iran that have put the Middle East on edge. The meeting will be held at 11 a.m. (1500 GMT) on Friday, the White House said. …

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(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday expanded the use of Moderna’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to a lower group of adults aged 18 to 59 years at increased risk for disease. Moderna’s RSV shot, mRESVIA, was the first non-COVID-19 messenger RNA-based (mRNA) vaccine to be approved in the United States. The shot, …

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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Americans are divided over President Donald Trump’s decision to activate the military to respond to protests against his crackdown on migrants, with about half supportive of the move, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday. Some 48% of respondents in the two-day poll agreed with a statement that …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Thursday he would like to see lawmakers approve at least $20 billion in initial funding for air traffic control modernization in President Donald Trump’s tax and budget bill. Major aerospace companies and airlines have called for at least $31 billion in funding to …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Interior Department said on Thursday it was publishing a request for information and interest to explore the potential for seabed mineral leasing offshore American Samoa. The step will launch a 30-day public comment period and initiate formal action toward what could be the first mineral lease sale in …

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