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By Jeff Mason and Timothy Gardner WEST PALM BEACH, Florida/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump has revoked security clearances for Antony Blinken, the former secretary of state, and Jake Sullivan, the former national security adviser, White House officials said on Saturday. The move came a day after Trump said he had revoked the security clearance for …

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By Amy Tennery and Nathan Frandino NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Mardi Gras floats with bead-tossing revelers cruised through New Orleans on Saturday as the city celebrated its record-tying 11th Super Bowl hosting gig with a stout security presence after a New Year’s Day attack. Reminders of the attack were omnipresent around the “Big Easy” this …

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By Rich McKay and Brad Brooks (Reuters) -The U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska found the wreckage of a small plane atop frozen sea ice on Friday, after the aircraft suddenly lost altitude on Thursday and the crash killed all 10 people on board, officials said. Two U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers who reached the wreckage …

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By Joseph Ax NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Sunday will become the first sitting U.S. president to attend a Super Bowl – but the former reality television star has a long and complicated history with the sport of football. During his first term as president, Trump feuded with the National Football League after …

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By Heather Schlitz BLANCHARDVILLE, Wisconsin (Reuters) – A dead-end dirt road cutting through rural Wisconsin leads to a pasture dotted with shaggy-coated Highland cattle, fluffy Icelandic sheep and a vintage Airstream trailer that farmer Brit Thompson turned into an Airbnb to capitalize on an explosion of urbanites looking to spend time in the countryside.   Her …

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By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – American-funded aid efforts to tackle diseases such as malaria, as well as preventing newborn baby deaths and treating severe malnutrition, should resume, according to a memo from the United States government reviewed by Reuters. President Trump moved to freeze international aid while undertaking a 90-day review hours after taking …

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By P.J. Huffstutter and Leah Douglas CHICAGO/WASHINGTON DC (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture has frozen some funding for farmers as it goes through a sweeping review, despite assurances from the Trump administration that programs helping farmers would not be affected in the government overhaul. The impact has been immediate and wide-ranging, from cash assistance …

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