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US sets final rule to boost resilience of federal projects to flooding

10 Jul 2024

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States finalized a rule on Wednesday to boost the resilience of federal buildings and projects against flooding, a move intended to help save taxpayers money as climate change exacerbates damage from high waters. WHAT IS THE STANDARD? The federal flood risk management standard, first proposed by the …

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Trump steps up attacks on Harris, stays silent on running mate pick

10 Jul 2024

By Nathan Layne (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ratcheted up his attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally near Miami on Tuesday, trying to discredit her as the Democratic Party tussles over whether President Joe Biden should remain in the race. Speaking at his golf club in Doral, Florida, Trump stayed mum …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says can’t predict Trump’s actions if elected

10 Jul 2024

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he could not predict what Donald Trump would do if he regains the U.S. presidency in November, but the whole world, including Russian leader Vladimir Putin, was awaiting the outcome of the ballot. Zelenskiy, speaking in Washington as world leaders …

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Storm Beryl kills three, knocks out power for 2.7 million in Texas

10 Jul 2024

(Reuters) -Tropical Storm Beryl brought howling winds and torrential rain to southeast Texas on Monday, killing at least three people, flooding highways, closing oil ports, canceling more than 1,300 flights and knocking out power to more than 2.7 million homes and businesses. Beryl, the season’s earliest Category 5 hurricane on record, weakened from a hurricane …

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More Democrats in US Congress say they fear Biden can’t win

10 Jul 2024

By Makini Brice, Allende Miglietta, Richard Cowan and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -A growing number of Democrats in the U.S. Congress said they worried that President Joe Biden could not beat Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 election, though they emerged from closed-door meetings on Tuesday with no plans for collective action. A seventh …

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Ohio joins California climate plan opponents in US Supreme Court plea

9 Jul 2024

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The state of Ohio on Tuesday joined oil companies and business groups asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse decisions that underpin California’s ambitious plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. The Midwest state joined Valero’s Diamond Alternative Energy and other plaintiffs in challenging Environmental …

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US safety board studies Southwest airplane damage that happened before roll

9 Jul 2024

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday it is seeking to determine when structural damage occurred to the rudder system on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX that rolled in May. The roll is one of a series of recent serious safety incidents involving Southwest flights that are …

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Harvey Weinstein under investigation for additional sexual assaults, prosecutor says

9 Jul 2024

By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Prosecutors are probing “additional violent sexual assaults” they say former Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein committed and intend to seek a new indictment after his previous conviction was overturned, a prosecutor said on Tuesday. Prosecutor Nicole Blumberg said in a hearing before Justice Curtis Farber in New York state …

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