By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI is concerned about the possibility of an organized attack in the United States similar to the one that killed scores of people at a Russian concert hall last month, the bureau’s director told a House of Representatives panel on Thursday. “As I look back …
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By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A rule requiring gun dealers to obtain federal licenses and conduct background checks regardless of where they sell guns has been finalized and will soon go into effect, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Aimed at closing the so-called “gun show loophole,” the rule clarifies …
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher last year in Virginia had a history of violent outbursts in school, including the choking of another teacher that led to his expulsion from kindergarten, according to an investigative report released on Wednesday. The boy’s record of disruptive behavior and physical …
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By Joseph Ax and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -Democrats wasted little time capitalizing on Tuesday’s ruling from Arizona’s high court upholding a 160-year-old abortion ban, organizing press conferences in swing states across the country and blaming former Republican President Donald Trump for eliminating a nationwide right to abortion. The decision from the conservative Arizona Supreme Court …
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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) -Nearly 7 million low-income women and children will be able to purchase more fruits and vegetables but less dairy after the U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized changes to a key federal nutrition program on Tuesday. The updates to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the first …
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TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The governments of the United States and Japan signalled support for a plan to build the first high-speed rail in the U.S. using Japanese bullet trains after their leaders met in Washington on Wednesday. Reuters exclusively reported this week that President Joe Biden is seeking to revive interest in the project linking …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday unveiled plans for military cooperation and projects ranging from missiles to moon landings, strengthening their alliance with an eye on countering China and Russia. A joint news conference at the White House reflected …
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(Reuters) – A Wisconsin man was sentenced to over seven years in a federal prison on Wednesday for the 2022 firebombing of a conservative anti-abortion group’s office, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, 29, pleaded guilty last December to the attack on Wisconsin Family Action’s office in Madison. The office was empty …
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By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On the eve of a trilateral summit between the United States, Japan and the Philippines, two prominent U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced a bipartisan bill to provide Manila with $2.5 billion to boost its defenses against Chinese pressure. The bill, put forward by Republican Bill Hagerty, a former ambassador …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution that would overturn a federal agency’s rule requiring states to measure and set declining targets for greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles using the national highway system. The Federal Highway Administration rules were declared unlawful last month by a federal judge but …
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