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US agency takes first step to mandate anti-drunk driving technology

13 Dec 2023

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday they have begun the process that will eventually force carmakers to adopt new technology to prevent intoxicated drivers from starting vehicles. In 2021, Congress directed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to mandate a passive technology to try to avert more than …

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Harvard board backs university president after congressional remarks

13 Dec 2023

By Gabriella Borter and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Harvard University’s governing board declared its support for the Ivy League school’s president on Tuesday, a day after meeting to weigh the public backlash following remarks she made at last week’s congressional hearing on antisemitism. The Harvard Corporation, the university’s governing body, in a statement said it …

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U.S. to impose visa curbs on Hondurans over new prosecutor row

13 Dec 2023

(Reuters) – The United States is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on some Hondurans for “fomenting violence,” a U.S. official said on Tuesday, after ruling party lawmakers named a new attorney general last month while sidestepping the full Congress. In a post on social media, U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller accused the unnamed …

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US Senate confirms new national cyber director

13 Dec 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Harry Coker Jr. as the second-ever national cyber director, who advises the president on cybersecurity policy and strategy. Coker’s appointment comes as the U.S. faces a growing myriad of cyberthreats, including a U.S. presidential election next year that many experts believe will be targeted by foreign …

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NY high court paves way for Democrats to redraw congressional map

13 Dec 2023

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -New York’s top court on Tuesday threw out the state’s congressional map, a decision that could eventually pave the way for the Democratic-controlled legislature to draw a new map that gives the party a major edge in the 2024 election. A Democratic-drawn map could flip as many as six Republican-held seats …

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Factbox-How Trump would crack down on US immigration in a second term

13 Dec 2023

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump, the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, has promised to crack down on illegal immigration and restrict legal immigration if elected to a second four-year term in office. Here are some of the policies under consideration: BORDER ENFORCEMENT Trump has said he …

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Georgia election worker says her life ‘flipped upside down’ by false fraud claims

12 Dec 2023

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A former Georgia elections worker told a jury on Tuesday that she feared for her life after Rudy Giuliani and other allies of former U.S. President Donald Trump falsely accused her of attempting to rig the 2020 election. Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, a former voter registration officer in Fulton County, testified …

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US rejects “absurd” claims it is plotting violence against Cuba

12 Dec 2023

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department denied on Tuesday it was plotting violent attacks against Cuba, a day after the Communist-run island claimed Washington was seeking to foment unrest before the New Year. Cuba’s Interior Ministry on Monday warned on social media of “plans by the State Department and intelligence community …

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Top US Senate Republican McConnell says Ukraine aid deal ‘practically impossible’ before Christmas

12 Dec 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday it would be “practically impossible” for Congress to pass a supplemental funding package containing aid for Ukraine before Christmas, even if a deal were struck in coming days. McConnell told reporters that a deal on legislation to aid Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific will …

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US budget deficit hits record high for November on interest costs

12 Dec 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. federal budget deficit jumped 26% in November from a year earlier to $314 billion, a record for the month and the highest since March, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday, driven by sharply higher interest costs and other outlays. Economists polled by Reuters had estimated the deficit for the second …

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