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By Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senior U.S. officials raised concerns with their Israeli counterparts on Thursday about Israel’s plans for military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and the two sides also discussed Iran’s drone-and-missile strike on Israel in a virtual meeting. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s representatives agreed “to …

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By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Thursday finalized new measures to protect the health of U.S. public lands, including by leasing acreage for conservation in much the same way as it offers land for development like drilling, mining and grazing. The regulations from the Interior Department will help guard nearly a tenth of …

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By Abinaya V (Reuters) -Emergency services on the 911 telephone call line were restored late on Wednesday in parts of the United States, officials said, following a widespread outage across all of South Dakota and in parts of Nebraska, Nevada and Texas. Officials in South Dakota, Nevada and Las Vegas said 911 services had been …

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By Steve Holland PITTSBURGH (Reuters) -U.S. Steel and Japanese buyer Nippon Steel said the Pittsburgh-based firm will remain an “iconic American company” even after a planned $14.9 billion takeover, echoing President Joe Biden’s promise to local steelworkers. The two steel giants responded hours after Biden on Wednesday pledged that U.S. Steel would remain a “totally …

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By KyawSoe Oo and Ismail Shakil BRAMPTON, Ontario (Reuters) – Canadian and U.S. authorities said on Wednesday six people have been arrested and three more are being sought in connection with what they called the largest gold heist in Canadian history — a cargo of over C$22 million ($16 million) in gold and currency. The …

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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prosecutors on Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial want to ask the former U.S. president about civil cases in which he was found liable for sexual abuse and fraud if he chooses to testify, according to a document made public on Wednesday. It will be up to Justice …

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