By Sriparna Roy (Reuters) – The Texas health department reported 663 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 17 cases since April 25, as the U.S. battles one of its worst outbreaks of the childhood disease. Cases in Gaines County, the center of the outbreak, rose to 396, three more from …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan will get 21 Boeing F-15EX jets. While the fighter jets were previously purchased by the U.S. Air Force, Trump announced the base would receive them in comments he made during a visit to mark the 100th day of …
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(Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of canceling almost 800 grants, including all aimed at promoting environmental justice, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing comments by an agency official in a court filing. The number of grants slated for cancellation is twice the amount previously reported, the Post reported. The …
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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday canceled a program that sought to increase the role of women in national security sectors that was first signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2017. In his first term, Trump signed into law the Women, Peace and …
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HOUSTON (Reuters) -Three people were killed and two others injured in an accident at an LNG plant under construction in Texas on Tuesday, according to the lead contractor, Bechtel. The fatal incident occurred at Sempra’s Port Arthur LNG construction site, according to Bechtel. The five men were working on a scaffolding just before 2 a.m. …
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(Reuters) – Key parts of Donald Trump’s agenda have met resistance in court from federal judges, who have issued more than 70 rulings impeding the Republican president’s efforts on a range of issues. These have included deportations, birthright citizenship, government spending, transgender service in the military, punitive directives against law firms and diversity, equity and …
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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Academy of Sciences has canceled a workshop on preventing human bird flu infections after being told to stop work on the event by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an email sent to one of the workshop presenters and seen by Reuters. Bird flu …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Republicans are proposing $15 billion in new funding for air traffic control reform and a new $200 fee on electric cars as part of wide-range tax reform bill under consideration. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday will take up the proposal Wednesday from Representative Sam Graves, …
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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration has dismissed all contributors to the U.S. government’s signature study that informs federal and local governments on how to prepare for climate change impacts, according to an email sent to them on Monday. The dismissal of nearly 400 contributors to the sixth National Climate Assessment, which …
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By Minh Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HO CHI MINH CITY/HANOI (Reuters) – As a young U.S. intelligence analyst in Saigon during the Vietnam War, Chuck Searcy never thought that 50 years later he would be living in Communist Vietnam and helping its people fight a different war against unexploded mines. The Vietnam War scarred a …
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