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By Nandita Bose, David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday railed against what he called tremendously high Canadian tariffs on dairy and lumber, and said his administration could soon impose reciprocal tariffs on Canadian products. “Canada has been ripping us off for years on tariffs for lumber and for …

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By Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture has eliminated two committees that advise it on food safety, the agency said on Friday, raising concerns about government oversight of the food supply as the Trump administration seeks to downsize the federal bureaucracy and slash costs. The USDA eliminated the National …

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By Andrew Hay SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) -Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman was in an advanced state of Alzheimer’s and died of heart disease and other factors likely days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of a rare syndrome spread by mice, according to autopsy results released on Friday in New Mexico. The 95-year-old Oscar-winning …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it taking steps to address safety issues involving general aviation and business jets after a serious Feb. 25 near-miss incident in Chicago. The FAA said it will initiate safety-risk analysis of close encounters between pilots flying visually and pilots flying under air traffic control …

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By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -Texas and New Mexico on Friday reported an additional 59 cases of measles for a total of 228 known infections in those states, where an outbreak that began in West Texas in late January has spread, causing the first U.S. measles deaths in a decade. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control …

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By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Officials involved in diversity, equality, inclusion and accessibility programs at the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence have been ordered to resign or be fired, the lawyer for two of the officials said on Friday. Attorney Kevin Carroll said he did not know how many other ODNI officials …

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