WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Sunday that he would be happy to serve as the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve if chosen by President Donald Trump. Hassett’s comments, which were made on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” program, came after Bloomberg News reported last week …
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Nov 29 (Reuters) – Four people died after 14 people were shot at a family gathering in Stockton in northern California on Saturday night, police said. The shooting took place at a child’s birthday party, Stockton’s Vice Mayor Jason Lee said in a Facebook post. “I am in contact with staff and public safety officials …
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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered its diplomats worldwide to stop processing visas for Afghan nationals, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, effectively suspending the special immigration program for Afghans who helped the United States during its 20-year-long occupation of their home country. …
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WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – COVID-19 vaccinations probably contributed to the deaths of at least 10 children who died of heart inflammation, U.S. Food and Drug Administration chief medical and scientific officer Vinay Prasad told agency staffers. “These deaths are related to vaccination (likely/probable/possible attribution made by staff),” Prasad wrote in a Friday memo seen …
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WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Representative Troy Nehls announced on Saturday that he would not seek reelection for another term in Congress. “I have made the decision, after conversations with my beautiful bride and my girls over the Thanksgiving holiday, to focus on my family and return home after this Congress,” Nehls said …
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Nov 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said on Saturday that data showed 10 children had died because of COVID-19 vaccination shots. “There were, it appears, 10 deaths of children from the COVID shots. Now this was data that was accumulated during the Biden administration… we’re going to make …
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By Steve Gorman WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration has reached agreement to restore nearly $800 million in federal funds it withheld from Northwestern University and to close government investigations of the school, the university and the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. Under the deal, the Chicago-area private research university will pay the U.S. Treasury …
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(Reuters) -Flights to the Philadelphia International Airport were briefly grounded on Friday due to a bomb threat that was resolved without incident, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and police. The FAA issued a ground stop advisory for the airport shortly after 7 p.m. local time (0000 GMT), saying there was a bomb threat. …
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By Jasper Ward, Bhargav Acharya and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, killing one, will face first-degree murder charges for an attack that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to declare he would stop migrants from “Third World Countries.” U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine …
(Reuters) -U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has halted all asylum decisions, the agency’s director, Joseph Edlow, said on Friday. “USCIS has halted all asylum decisions until we can ensure that every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible,” Edlow said on X. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil; writing by Christian Martinez; Editing by …
