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Biden raises $10 million in 24 hours after his State of the Union speech

10 Mar 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign said on Sunday it raised $10 million in the 24 hours following a fiery State of the Union address, where he accused Donald Trump of threatening democracy and torpedoing a bill to tackle U.S. immigration woes. In a 68-minute address to Congress on Thursday, Biden also charged …

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US Coast Guard says no remaining recoverable oil sheen seen off California

10 Mar 2024

(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said on Saturday it did not observe any remaining recoverable oil sheen during a morning overflight off the coast of Huntington beach, California. On Friday, the agency said it was trying to identify the source of an oil spill off the coast after the sheen, estimated at 2.5 miles …

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Former ValueAct partner Haggart to launch activist firm, sources say

10 Mar 2024

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) – A former partner at ValueAct Capital Management, one of Wall Street’s best known activist investment firms, will start his own firm, according to people familiar with the matter, marking one of the most high profile activist firm launches in years. Dylan Haggart, who was responsible for ValueAct’s investments in private …

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Biden makes contradictory comments on Gaza ‘red line’ in MSNBC interview

10 Mar 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said in an MSNBC interview on Saturday that Israel’s threatened invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza would be his “red line” for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but then immediately backtracked, saying there was no red line and “I’m never going to leave Israel.” In a somewhat contradictory exchange with …

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Biden regrets using “illegal” to describe immigrant in speech

10 Mar 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday said he regretted using the term “illegal” in a recent speech to describe an undocumented immigrant who allegedly murdered a student, which drew fire from Democrats and immigration advocates who see the word as dehumanizing. During his State of the Union address on Thursday, Biden was …

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Stratolaunch says it completes first powered flight of reusable hypersonic vehicle

10 Mar 2024

(Reuters) – Private U.S. company Stratolaunch on Saturday said it had successfully completed the first powered flight of its Talon-A reusable hypersonic vehicle, but did not give precise details. “Today was a great day for the Stratolaunch team. I am extremely proud of their perseverance to reach this point,” company president Zachary Krevor said in …

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Biden signs spending bill to avert partial government shutdown, White House says

9 Mar 2024

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a spending bill that averted a partial government shutdown, the White House said in a statement. Biden acted after the U.S. Senate on Friday approved spending legislation for several government agencies just hours before current funding was due to expire. (Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by …

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Packaging billionaires to help fund Trump campaign, FT reports

9 Mar 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein will help fund Donald Trump’s campaign, giving the former president financial support as he seeks to catch a fundraising lead built by President Joe Biden, the Financial Times said on Saturday. The Uihleins, who founded the Uline shipping and packaging company from their basement in 1980, …

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Hungary’s PM Orban supports Trump after Florida meeting

9 Mar 2024

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary’s right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban lent his support to long-time ally Donald Trump’s bid to return to White House after meeting the former U.S. president in Florida late on Friday. The two discussed “a wide range of issues affecting Hungary and the United States, including the paramount importance of strong and …

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