By Tom Polansek and Manas Mishra (Reuters) -Bird flu virus particles were found in tissue samples taken from one dairy cow sent to slaughter at a U.S. meat processing plant, but none were detected in samples from 95 other cattle, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Friday. Meat from the animals was prevented …
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By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) -Officials from 19 Republican U.S. states urged major money managers on Thursday not to vote against ExxonMobil’s directors at a meeting next week where some shareholders plan to voice their opposition to a lawsuit launched by the oil company against climate activists. The group, including Florida Chief Financial Officer …
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By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump raised tens of millions of dollars during a fundraising swing through Texas this week, promising he would support the oil and gas industry by backing new pipelines and restoring fracking on federal land. Trump has courted support from the energy industry with a pro-fossil fuel …
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By Helen Coster and Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed without evidence on Thursday that immigrants from Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere were “building an army” to attack Americans “from within,” once again using inflammatory rhetoric about migrants in the U.S. illegally. During a rally in the mainly Hispanic …
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) has agreed to allow member schools to share revenue with athletes directly and will pay nearly $2.8 billion in past damages, in a settlement resolving claims from players suing over their athletic service. The NCAA and two plaintiffs’ law firms that led the class-action …
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By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. government forecasters said on Thursday up to seven major hurricanes may form in an “extraordinary” 2024 Atlantic hurricane season beginning June 1. In a May forecast exceeding that issued ahead of 2005’s record-breaking season that spawned hurricanes Katrina and Rita, forecasters expect between four and seven major hurricanes. Those …
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By Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would soon address a joint meeting of Congress amid heightened tension with President Joe Biden over the Israeli leader’s handling of the war in Gaza. Delivering a keynote speech at the Israeli embassy’s …
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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Legal battles over redistricting could lead to new congressional maps for the 2024 election in more than half a dozen states, potentially affecting control of the U.S. House of Representatives, where Republicans currently hold a 217-213 advantage over the Democratic minority. The two parties are fighting over maps drawn after the …
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By Jason Lange and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two out of three Americans say they are concerned that political violence could follow the Nov. 5 election rematch between Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican predecessor Donald Trump, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The survey of 3,934 U.S. adults found widespread worries that the …
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By Steve Gorman and Brad Brooks (Reuters) – The Louisiana Senate gave final legislative approval on Thursday to a bill that would make the state the first in the U.S. to reclassify two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled substances that carry the potential for abuse or addiction. The bill would make unprescribed possession of the abortion …
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