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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican leader of the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday he was close to inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address lawmakers even if the Senate’s Democratic leader did not go along. House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters at the Capitol he had given Senate Majority …

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(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Tuesday advised states to aid in H5N1 bird flu surveillance by increasing testing of influenza A virus samples during the summer season to help detect even rare cases of transmission of the virus in humans. CDC’s Principal Deputy Director Nirav Shah asked for the increased vigilance ahead …

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(Reuters) – The leaders of three big U.S. oil companies will host a fundraising luncheon in Houston on Wednesday benefiting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, according to a copy of an invitation seen by Reuters. Drillers tend to back Trump’s pro-fossil fuel and anti-regulation agenda and have been critical of President Joe Biden’s efforts to phase …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department sued the state of Oklahoma on Tuesday over the state’s new immigration enforcement law, saying it unlawfully encroaches on the federal government’s power to regulate immigration. (Reporting by Ted Hesson in Washington; Editing by Chris Reese)

By Jack Queen, Andy Sullivan and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump opted not to testify in his criminal hush money trial on Tuesday, bringing his defense to a quick conclusion and clearing the way for jurors to begin deliberations next week. Trump had stoked speculation for weeks about whether he …

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By Nandita Bose and Costas Pitas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign’s fundraising in April lagged rival Donald Trump’s for the first time, after the former president ramped up his joint operation with the Republican National Committee and headlined high-dollar fundraisers. The Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $51 million …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety investigators said on Monday they have launched an investigation into the April crash of a VinFast VF 8 electric vehicle in Pleasanton, California, in which a family of four died. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the investigation will probe the April 24 crash circumstances and …

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By Michelle McLoughlin and Steve Gorman NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Reuters) -Scores of graduating students staged a walkout from Yale University’s commencement exercises on Monday, protesting the Israeli war in Gaza, Yale’s financial ties to weapons makers and its response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the Ivy League campus. The walkout began as Yale President Peter Salovey …

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