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US Congress vows to pass massive defense bill, culture wars loom

30 Nov 2023 30 Nov 2023

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressional armed services committee leaders vowed on Wednesday that a must-pass $886 billion defense policy bill will be enacted this year, despite disputes over social issues dividing Republicans and Democrats. “I’m optimistic we will find a reasonable compromise that both chambers can support. What everyone here needs to …

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Indicted Republican George Santos to face US House expulsion vote Friday

29 Nov 2023 30 Nov 2023

By Moira Warburton and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on Friday on whether to expel scandal-plagued Republican George Santos, who faces criminal corruption charges and new accusations that he misspent campaign money, according to Republican aides. Several lawmakers have introduced motions targeting the first-term lawmaker after a …

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Biden to target Republican Boebert as he talks wind energy in Colorado

29 Nov 2023 29 Nov 2023

By Jeff Mason DENVER (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will tout his economic and clean energy policies on Wednesday in Colorado while taking on right-wing Republican U.S. lawmaker Lauren Boebert, a close ally of former President Donald Trump. Biden, who blamed Trump at a fundraising event in Denver on Tuesday for taking away women’s right …

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Colorado paramedics on trial for Elijah McClain’s death

29 Nov 2023 29 Nov 2023

By Brad Brooks LONGMONT, Colorado (Reuters) -Two Colorado paramedics went on trial on Wednesday for their alleged role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died after police roughly detained him and medics injected him with a powerful sedative. The trial is the last of three involving the death of …

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Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter returned to Georgia hometown for burial

29 Nov 2023 29 Nov 2023

By Maria Alejandra Cardona PLAINS, Georgia (Reuters) – A private funeral was held on Wednesday for Rosalynn Carter at a church in her hometown of Plains, Georgia, marking the end of three days of tributes celebrating the life and humanitarian work of the former U.S. first lady, who died at the age of 96. Uniformed …

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US Supreme Court signals it could limit SEC in-house enforcement

29 Nov 2023 29 Nov 2023

By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled skepticism toward the legality of certain proceedings conducted in-house by the Securities and Exchange Commission to enforce investor-protection laws – a case that gives them an opportunity to further undercut the power of federal agencies. The court, which has …

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CSX train derailment in Kentucky was avoidable, lawsuit claims

29 Nov 2023 29 Nov 2023

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -A group of Kentucky residents on Wednesday sued CSX, saying the railroad operator could have prevented a train derailment that spilled molten sulfur in remote eastern Kentucky on the eve of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. The proposed class action lawsuit filed in Kentucky federal court claimed CSX’s negligence, recklessness and failure …

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US puts sanctions on 21 people, entities for aiding Iran

29 Nov 2023 29 Nov 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it had imposed sanctions on 21 Iranian and foreign nationals and entities for their involvement in financial networks to benefit Iran’s defense ministry and other parts of its military. In a statement, the Treasury said those sanctioned helped generate funds for Iran’s Ministry of Defense …

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Over 70% of US Jewish college students exposed to antisemitism this school year, survey finds

29 Nov 2023 29 Nov 2023

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly three in four Jewish college students in the United States who responded to a survey said they have experienced or witnessed antisemitism during the current school year, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said on Wednesday. The finding comes amid rising tensions at some U.S. college campuses over the Israel-Hamas …

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Defying Pope’s calls for climate action, US Catholic bishops cling to fossil fuels

29 Nov 2023 29 Nov 2023

By Richard Valdmanis (Reuters) – Hundreds of Catholic institutions around the globe have announced plans to divest their finances of oil, gas and coal to help fight climate change since Pope Francis published his landmark encyclical on environmental stewardship in 2015 urging a break with fossil fuels. But in the United States, the world’s top …

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