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By Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Senate Foreign Relations Chair, Joe Biden offered effusive praise of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger when the veteran diplomat spoke to Congress in 2007. Kissinger’s name is “synonymous with effective diplomacy, effective American diplomacy, and, I think few would argue with the fact, one of the best …

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(Reuters) – A Russian national who was extradited to the United States from South Korea earlier this year pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges stemming from his role in a cybercriminal organization, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Prosecutors say Vladimir Dunaev, 40, was a member of a cybercriminal organization that deployed a computer …

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By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democratic-led U.S. Senate panel on Thursday authorized subpoenas to two influential conservatives – Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo – as part of an ethics inquiry spurred by reports of undisclosed largesse directed to some conservative Supreme Court justices. The Judiciary Committee voted to authorize the subpoenas …

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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Pfizer has been sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who on Thursday accused the drugmaker of misrepresenting the efficacy of its widely-used COVID-19 vaccine. In a complaint filed in a Lubbock County state court, Paxton said it was misleading for Pfizer to claim its vaccine was 95% effective because …

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By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s name will not be on New Hampshire’s primary ballot, but top Democrats are organizing a shoe-string, write-in campaign aimed at preventing an embarrassing loss for the president that might fuel concerns about his 2024 election prospects. Thousands of voters have already committed to the effort along with …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A classified briefing for all U.S. senators on Ukraine, Israel and elements of the national security supplemental funding package requested by President Joe Biden will be conducted on Tuesday, Dec. 5, Senate aides said on Thursday. The briefers will include Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary …

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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Texas to block federal immigration authorities from destroying razor wire fencing that the state placed along the border with Mexico to deter illegal border crossings. U.S. District Judge Alia Moses in Del Rio, Texas, in a written order, criticized the Biden …

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