By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The killing of three U.S. troops and wounding of dozens more on Sunday by Iran-backed militants is piling political pressure on President Joe Biden to deal a blow directly against Iran, a move he’s been reluctant to do out of fear of igniting a broader war. …
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By Sabrina Valle (Reuters) – It is the end of an era for Big Oil in California, as the most populous U.S. state divorces itself from fossil fuels in its fight against climate change. California’s oil output a century ago amounted to it being the fourth-largest crude producer in the U.S., and spawned hundreds of …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bipartisan negotiators in the U.S. Congress have reached agreement on the spending levels in the 12 bills that legislators would need to pass to avert a government shutdown beginning in early March, Republican lawmakers said on Monday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The agreement is the necessary next step after Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson …
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(This Jan. 25 story has been corrected to fix the crater name to Jezero, not Jerezo, in paragraphs 6 and 8) By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA said on Thursday its Mars robot helicopter Ingenuity, the first vehicle to achieve powered, controlled flight on another world, has been grounded for good …
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By Michael Erman (Reuters) -Pharmaceutical companies are due to receive by Thursday the U.S. government’s opening proposal for what are expected to be significant discounts on 10 of its high-cost medicines, an important step in the Medicare health program’s first ever price negotiations. Five Wall Street analysts and two investors told Reuters they expect the …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wayne LaPierre, the longtime chief of the National Rifle Association, defended himself at a corruption trial on Monday, saying New York’s attorney general should have given the gun rights group a pat on the back for implementing reforms. Under questioning by NRA lawyer Sarah Rogers, LaPierre said the group …
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By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The 2002 killing of rap pioneer Jam Master Jay, one of the most infamous unresolved slayings in hip hop, was carried out by his godson and a childhood friend, federal prosecutors told a jury on Monday as the murder trial for the two accused men began in New York …
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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A former U.S. Internal Revenue Service contractor was sentenced on Monday to five years in prison for leaking the tax records of Donald Trump and thousands of other wealthy Americans to media organizations, with a judge calling his actions a threat to democracy. Charles Littlejohn, 38, pleaded guilty in October …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House artificial intelligence council is meeting Monday, three months after President Joe Biden signed an executive order that aims to reduce the risks AI poses. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed, who will convene the council meeting Monday, said in a statement the federal government …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Complaints of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian discrimination and hate in the U.S. rose by about 180% in the three months after Oct. 7 following Hamas’ attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent assault on Hamas-governed Gaza, an advocacy group said on Monday. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Rights advocates have noted a …
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