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By Andrea Shalal, Bhargav Acharya and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is pardoning Tina Peters, a Colorado county clerk convicted of tampering with voting machines after the 2020 presidential election, despite lacking the authority to grant such a pardon. Peters was sentenced in Colorado state …

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By Daphne Psaledakis, Marianna Parraga and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday issued new sanctions targeting Venezuela, imposing curbs on three nephews of President Nicolas Maduro’s wife, as well as six crude oil tankers and shipping companies linked to them, as Washington ramps up pressure on Caracas. The action …

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By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Rapper and entertainment mogul Snoop Dogg has joined Team USA as its first-ever honorary coach, a role the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee hopes will sprinkle a little West Coast cool on the American team at the Milano Cortina Winter Games. The USOPC said on …

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By Diego Oré and Laura Garcia TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Honduras is expected to start a special recount in coming days to resolve tally sheet irregularities, election officials said on Thursday, amid the chaotic aftermath of the still-undecided November 30 presidential election that has thrown the Central American nation into political uncertainty. Marlon Ochoa, …

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By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – The email from a U.S. immigration officer presented Kelly and Yerson Vargas with a stark choice: accept deportation to their native Colombia or risk being charged with a crime and separated from their 6-year-old daughter, Maria Paola. The Vargases, held at a Texas detention …

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(Corrects spelling of Dr. Chris Pernell’s last name, paragraphs 9, 10, 14) By Kat Stafford Dec 11 (Reuters) – The NAACP unveiled a blueprint on Wednesday aimed at preventing artificial intelligence from deepening racial inequities in U.S. healthcare, calling for bias audits and “equity-first” standards as hospitals, tech firms and regulators adopt AI tools. The …

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GENEVA, Dec 11 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization chief said on Thursday that he was hopeful an annex to a pandemic treaty would be adopted next year, saying that he did not see bilateral negotiations between the United States and African states as a threat. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters at a …

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