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Three dead after under-construction hangar collapses at Boise Airport, Idaho

1 Feb 2024

(Reuters) – Three people died and nine were injured after an under-construction hangar collapsed at Boise Airport, Idaho, the Boise city fire department said on Wednesday. Five of the injured were in critical condition, the fire department said. There was no impact to the airport’s operations. (Reporting by Devika Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Christopher …

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Trump campaign outraised by Biden, legal bills a drag

1 Feb 2024

By Jason Lange and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s fundraising slowed in the last three months of 2023 and he was outraised by his likely general election rival, Democrat Joe Biden, disclosures submitted to the Federal Election Commission showed on Wednesday. The disclosures also showed the heavy drag Trump’s legal expenses …

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US city councils increasingly call for Israel-Gaza ceasefire, analysis shows

1 Feb 2024

By Aurora Ellis (Reuters) -Some 70 U.S. cities, including Chicago and Seattle, have passed resolutions on the Israel-Gaza war with most calling for a ceasefire, a Reuters analysis of city data shows, placing more pressure on President Joe Biden ahead of a November general election to help end the fighting. At least 48 cities have …

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RFK Jr’s bid for independent presidential run garners mega Trump donor support

1 Feb 2024

By Alexandra Ulmer and Jason Lange (Reuters) – A mega donor backing Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has also given major donations to independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose presence on the ticket some polls have shown could siphon votes from Democrat Joe Biden in a general match-up against the former president. Timothy …

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Biden’s job approval drops to 38% as border worries rise – Reuters/Ipsos

1 Feb 2024

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s approval rating declined in January as Americans worried about the economy and immigration while the Democrat ramps up his reelection campaign, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday. Only 38% of poll respondents said they approved of Biden’s performance as president, down from 40% in …

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Top US House Republican Johnson casts doubt on bipartisan border talks

1 Feb 2024

By David Morgan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday cast doubt on a bipartisan effort to tighten border security, saying Democratic President Joe Biden does not need new laws to tackle the problem, signaling that a compromise being negotiated faces long odds of passage. In his first formal …

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US proposes reimbursement rate for Medicare Advantage 2025 payments

31 Jan 2024

(Reuters) – The U.S. government on Wednesday proposed a 2025 reimbursement rate for Medicare Advantage plans run by private insurers that reflects an effective growth rate of 2.44% and a total increase of 3.7%. The closely watched proposal, known as the “advance notice”, will be used by companies such as UnitedHealth Group and Humana to …

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Biden to visit East Palestine, Ohio, one year after derailment

31 Jan 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will visit East Palestine, Ohio, next month to meet with residents and assess efforts to address last year’s Norfolk Southern train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals and triggered health concerns, a White House official said on Wednesday. The White House did not give a specific date for the …

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White House’s Podesta to replace Kerry as US climate envoy -source

31 Jan 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House senior adviser John Podesta will replace John Kerry as U.S. special climate change envoy, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Wednesday. Kerry announced earlier this month he would step down from the climate job to work on U.S. President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. Podesta, 75, has served several …

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Judge blocks California from requiring background checks to buy ammunition

31 Jan 2024

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -California cannot enforce a law requiring people to undergo background checks to buy ammunition, because it violates the constitutional right to bear arms, a federal judge has ruled. In a decision made public on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez in San Diego said the background checks have “no historical pedigree,” …

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