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By Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With efforts underway to clean up thousands of tons of steel debris from the collapsed bridge in Baltimore’s harbor, Maryland Governor Wes Moore on Sunday urged Republicans to work with Democrats to approve the federal funding needed for rebuilding the bridge and to get the port economy back on its …

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By David Lawder and Joel Schectman (Reuters) -Salvage crews worked to lift the first piece of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the water on Saturday to allow barges and tugboats to access the disaster site, Maryland and U.S. officials said, the first step in a complex effort to reopen the city’s blocked port. …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) -Hosting rapper Fat Joe at the White House to talk about reforming marijuana laws. Visiting an abortion clinic. Calling for a ceasefire in Gaza at the historic Selma bridge in Alabama. Walking the bloodstained crime scene of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has stepped out of …

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(Reuters) -A $935 million jackpot in the Powerball lottery draw, one of the largest in its history, found no winners on Saturday night, boosting the prize for next week’s draw. No one held the winning numbers 12, 13, 33, 50, 52 and the power ball 23, Powerball’s website showed. The next drawing will take place …

No winner for Powerball lottery, jackpot jumps to $975 million Read More »

By Donna Bryson COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO (Reuters) – Pale marble pavers crisscross the Terrazzo, the plaza at the heart of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado that cadets traverse daily, on the way to class, the library and meals. In their first year, cadets must run and keep to the narrow marble strips whenever …

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(Reuters) – The biggest operational crane on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard towered over Baltimore’s port on Friday, ready to begin clearing the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge days after a cargo ship crashed into it, sending the span crashing into the harbor. Crews were still surveying the damage as of midday Friday. The …

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By Nate Raymond and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday forced New Jersey to scrap its unique primary ballot design that gives party-backed candidates an advantage, in a decision that could significantly upset the state’s political system. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi in Trenton was a victory for Democratic U.S. …

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