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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House urged caution on Tuesday regarding opinion polls showing Democratic President Joe Biden lagging behind leading Republican candidate Donald Trump. A New York Times/Siena poll on Sunday showed Biden trailing Trump in five of six battleground states, with a year to go until the November 2024 presidential election. “There’s going to …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States does not support any forced relocation of Palestinians outside of Gaza and this is not something that Washington is pursuing or is on the table, U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Tuesday. Speaking at a daily news briefing, Patel also said Washington was opposed to any …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four large pickup trucks fared poorly in tests measuring how rear seat passengers fare in some crashes, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Tuesday. IIHS said the 2023 model Stellantis Ram 1500 crew cab, Ford F-150 crew cab and General Motors Chevrolet Silverado 1500 rated poor in updated …

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By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Monday endorsed Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis’ bid to be the party’s nominee, a much-needed boost to the Florida governor as he seeks to shrink former President Donald Trump’s big lead in the polls. “Ron is focused, he is principled, he is results driven,” …

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By Brad Brooks LONGMONT, Colorado (Reuters) -A Colorado jury on Monday found police officer Nathan Woodyard not guilty of manslaughter in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died after police placed him in a chokehold during an arrest and medics injected him with a sedative. Woodyard, 34, the last of …

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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Monday said it will invest $2 billion in 150 federal building projects across 39 states that use materials that minimize carbon emissions, its latest effort to tackle climate change through government purchasing power. The General Services Administration will prioritize the purchase of asphalt, concrete, glass and …

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