By Ann Saphir and Matt McKnight SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A lively crowd gathered on a sunny Sunday in San Francisco to protest a meeting of cross-Pacific political leaders and a wide spectrum of other issues, prominently including those calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Protesters converged on the plaza in front of …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Five U.S. special operations troops were killed on Friday when their helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a training mission, U.S. officials said on Sunday. U.S. European Command said search and rescue operations were launched immediately following the crash, and an investigation into its cause is under way. The troops aboard the …
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By Andrew Hay ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) – A Toronto production assistant whose income dried up because of Hollywood strikes lost his housing and ended up living in his car. A New York set dresser slipped out of sobriety amid the stress. A New Mexico assistant director fell into deep depression and took his life. …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a Republican stopgap spending measure on Saturday aimed at averting a government shutdown a week from now, but the measure quickly ran into opposition from lawmakers from both parties in Congress. Unlike ordinary continuing resolutions, or “CRs,” that fund federal agencies for …
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By Mike Stone and David Swanson (Reuters) -The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 “Raider” bomber shaped like a flying wing took its first flight on Friday, the next step in rolling out a new fleet of long-range nuclear-capable stealth bombers built by Northrop Grumman, according to a Reuters witness. The B-21 left Northrop’s facility at the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday announced a two-step temporary funding measure aimed at averting a partial government shutdown a week from now, U.S. media reported. The measure employs an unorthodox structure that would provide funding for some segments of the federal government until Jan. 19 and for other agencies …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a legal motion backing media requests for live television coverage of his federal trial on charges he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. In the late Friday filing, Trump argued that prosecutors want the trial held “in darkness” as part of …
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By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hours before the Hollywood actors’ strike officially ended, Beth Goodnight’s phone began ringing with opportunity. The head of a Hollywood construction company and prop shop that bears her name dispatched two project managers to begin bidding for work. By the end of Wednesday, they had …
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By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign on Friday formally filed paperwork for the South Carolina Democratic primary, the party’s first official clash and an early enthusiasm test for a president dogged by a rash of recent polls that show declining support among Black voters. The state’s Feb. 3 primary will represent …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) -FBI agents seized electronic devices from New York City Mayor Eric Adams earlier this week, days after a raid on the home of his chief campaign fundraiser, according to an attorney for the mayor’s campaign. Federal authorities are conducting an investigation into whether his 2021 mayoral campaign conspired with a Brooklyn construction …
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