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(This Nov. 5 story has been corrected to say that the inbound vessels traffic was briefly suspended due to weather conditions, not tropical weather systems, in the headline and paragraph 1) HOUSTON (Reuters) – Inbound vessel traffic to the port of Freeport was briefly suspended due to weather conditions, according to a notice from a …

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By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s Republicans were projected to pick up another U.S. Senate seat on Thursday and appeared to be retaining their narrow hold on the House of Representatives, putting them on track to control both chambers of Congress next year. Several media outlets projected that Republican Dave McCormick would defeat Democratic …

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(Reuters) – Under the global spotlight, tens of millions of Americans went to the polls this week to vote for their next president in an election that offered two very different choices for their nation’s future. Lining up to cast ballots, dressing up to show their support for their candidate, or giving out ‘I Voted’ …

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By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s dream of transporting humans to Mars will become a bigger national priority under the administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, sources said, signaling big changes for NASA’s moon program and a boost for Musk’s SpaceX. NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to use SpaceX’s Starship rocket to put …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans believe President-elect Donald Trump will push the U.S. government deeper into debt in his new term, though most Republicans do not share Democrats’ concerns over his fiscal stewardship, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The two-day poll, which closed on Thursday, showed that 62% of respondents – including 94% of …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Republican President-elect Donald Trump is poised to build on his legacy of reshaping the federal judiciary with nominees who his allies and opponents predict could be even more conservative than the near-record 234 judges he put on the bench in his first stint in office. With Republicans set to take …

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By Judith Langowski SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Democratic moderate candidate Daniel Lurie, a philanthropist and heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, was elected mayor of San Francisco, local media projected on Thursday as the incumbent Mayor London Breed conceded. Voters desperate to improve public safety and revive the economy chose a candidate with no experience …

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By David Swanson and Kanishka Singh SANTA PAULA, California (Reuters) -Over 10,000 people were ordered to evacuate from a wildfire northwest of Los Angeles as fierce seasonal winds blew flames into ranches and neighborhoods, destroying dozens of homes, authorities said on Thursday. Firefighters and police cleared residents from neighborhoods near Camarillo before homes were set …

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