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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.8% in 2024 to 39,345, the lowest number since 2020, but fatalities on American roads remained above pre-COVID levels, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday. Last year marks the first time since 2020 that annual deaths involving vehicles dropped below 40,000 but they …

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By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be reconvening an independent panel of health experts to make a new recommendation on putting fluoride in drinking water, a spokesperson said on Monday. The use of the mineral, which is added to water to strengthen tooth enamel and promote dental …

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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court blocked on Tuesday a judge’s order for President Donald Trump’s administration to rehire thousands of fired employees, acting in one dispute over his efforts to slash the federal workforce and dismantle parts of the government.  The court put on hold San Francisco-based U.S. Judge William Alsup’s March …

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By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday sent a letter to President Donald Trump’s administration urging an end to a data agreement with the U.K. and to renegotiate a new one in the wake of reports that the U.K. ordered Apple to build a backdoor to access encrypted user data. …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Tuesday that he is still in talks with the White House on his plan to upgrade the aging, under-staffed U.S. air traffic control system after a series of high-profile safety incidents raised alarm. Duffy told reporters that he was working with the White House …

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By Alexandra Ulmer, Marisa Taylor, Jeffrey Dastin and Alexandra Alper (Reuters) -Trump administration officials have told some U.S. government employees that Elon Musk’s DOGE team of technologists is using artificial intelligence to surveil at least one federal agency’s communications for hostility to President Donald Trump and his agenda, said two people with knowledge of the …

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By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON – The Trump administration plans to fine migrants under deportation orders up to $998 a day if they fail to leave the United States and to seize their property if they do not pay, according to documents reviewed by Reuters. The fines stem from a 1996 law that …

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