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By Frank McGurty NEW YORK (Reuters) -A Mexican Navy sailing ship festooned with lights and a giant flag crashed into the landmark Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, shearing the top of its masts, killing two people and injuring several others, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said. Videos online showed the training vessel Cuauhtémoc as …

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By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut bill, stalled for days by Republican infighting over spending cuts, won approval from a key congressional committee on Sunday to advance toward possible passage in the House of Representatives later this week. The action was a big win for Trump and House Speaker Mike …

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By Omar Younis and Sarah N. Lynch PALM SPRINGS, California (Reuters) -An FBI official said on Sunday investigators have identified a suspect connected to a bombing near a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, and said he held “nihilistic ideations.” The official identified the suspect as 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus. “We are fairly confident that …

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By Jasper Ward and Timothy Gardner (Reuters) -A bomb exploded near a reproductive health facility in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday, killing one person and injuring at least four in an incident the FBI called an “intentional act of terrorism”. The authorities have a person of interest in the investigation and are not searching for …

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By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Ten inmates, including some charged with murder, escaped from a New Orleans jail with inside help on Friday, and a manhunt was under way, authorities said. The Orleans Parish Justice Center, which mostly holds people awaiting trial or sentencing, discovered the inmates aged 19 to 42 were gone during a routine …

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(Reuters) -An unstable spring weather system spawned tornadoes overnight in the U.S. Midwest and Ohio River Valley, killing at least 25 people in Kentucky and Missouri and causing widespread damage to homes and property, state and local officials said on Saturday. In Kentucky, at least 17 people were killed in Laurel County, about 80 miles …

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By Daniel Trotta and Doina Chiacu (Reuters) -Former FBI director James Comey met with the U.S. Secret Service on Friday, after he was called in to discuss a social media post that Donald Trump’s supporters claimed was a threat against the president, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. Noem, in a post on X, said …

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