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By Jeff Mason (Reuters) – As their high-stakes debate in Philadelphia commenced on Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris walked across the stage, maneuvered around a lectern and stuck out her hand in greeting. “Kamala Harris,” she said to former President Donald Trump by way of introduction. Meeting him for the first time in person, …

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By James Oliphant and Gram Slattery PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump met on Tuesday for their first and perhaps only debate, a square-off that could have a significant impact on the Nov. 5 election as polls show a tight race. Here are takeaways from the debate: RILING HER RIVAL Harris made …

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By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -Missouri’s top court on Tuesday ruled that a proposed abortion rights amendment to the state constitution will appear on the ballot in November, allowing voters to decide whether to restore legal abortion in Missouri for the first time in over two years. The measure, which proposes a right to abortion in …

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By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) – A Pakistani man accused of plotting to attack a New York City Jewish center in support of Islamic State was in Canada on a student visa, Canada’s immigration minister said on Tuesday. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, was arrested in Canada last Wednesday as he allegedly tried to enter …

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By Gary McWilliams and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Francine was intensifying and on track to become a hurricane on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, prompting Louisiana residents to flee inland and oil and gas companies to shut in Gulf of Mexico production. Francine could wallop the Louisiana coast on Wednesday with …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Americans used just over 100 trillion megabytes of wireless data in 2023, up 36% over the prior year in the largest single-year increase in wireless data consumption, according to an industry survey released on Tuesday. The increase — 26 trillion MBs over 2022 — comes as a growing number of …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said Republicans are spreading dangerous false claims about Haitian immigrants, after U.S. vice presidential candidate JD Vance and other top Republicans posted social messages accusing Haitians of eating cats and other pets. “What’s deeply concerning to us is you’ve got now elected officials in …

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By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) – The portion of Americans who had health insurance for all or part of the year in 2023 was 92%, compared with 92.1% for all or part of 2022 according to a report released by the Census Bureau on Tuesday. The percentage of people covered by private insurers was …

Portion of insured Americans was 92% in 2023, Census data shows Read More »