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By Helen Reid, Arriana McLymore and Lisa Baertlein LONDON/NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Prices will rise for Americans who buy $5 shirts, $10 lamps and $20 shoes on direct-from-China shopping sites like Shein and Temu after U.S. President Donald Trump suddenly shut a trade loophole that had been used to ship low-value packages duty-free from …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would work with Congress to ensure the speedy adoption of a new computerized air traffic control system after last week’s collision of an Army helicopter and a commercial jet that killed 67 people. Trump said other countries used far more advanced systems than the …

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By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk GUATEMALA CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the Trump administration was reaching out to U.S. Agency for International Development missions overseas to identify and designate programs that will be exempted from the sweeping stop-work orders. Late on Monday, the administration said it would …

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By Tim Reid, Valerie Volcovici, David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Fearful U.S. government workers weighed whether to take a buyout offer from the Trump administration ahead of a Thursday deadline, as officials pressed ahead with a restructuring effort that could dramatically shrink the U.S. civil service. Federal worker unions urged their members not …

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By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek (Reuters) -U.S. dairy cattle tested positive for a strain of bird flu that previously had not been seen in cows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday, ramping up concerns about the persistent spread of the virus. The H5N1 virus has reduced milk output in cattle, pushed up …

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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to keep transgender girls and women out of female sports teams comes in the midst of a long-running legal controversy.  Many states have instituted similar bans in recent years, sparking legal challenges, and Trump’s action is likely to face lawsuits as well. Here is …

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By Jessica DiNapoli and Julia Harte NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting transgender women and girls from playing in female sports offers little guidance on enforcing the ban beyond looking into the “best practices” of those states with similar laws, which have mostly proven limited or impractical. Current options for enforcing …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board plan to brief senators Thursday on last week’s midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport that killed 67, a congressional aide said on Wednesday. In the aftermath of the crash, …

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