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By Richard Cowan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Thursday rammed a change in one of the chamber’s long-standing rules that will allow faster and easier confirmations of President Donald Trump’s executive-branch nominees. Following months of complaining that Democrats were slowing the installment of Trump’s picks to many high-level positions …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday issued a nationwide ruling preventing U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from barring children living in the U.S. illegally from enrolling in the federally funded preschool program Head Start. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Martinez in Seattle at the request of Head Start associations in several states …

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(Removes reference to Trump being unhappy from paragraph 8) By Luciana Magalhaes BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, told Reuters on Thursday he expects additional U.S. sanctions against Brazilian officials following his father’s conviction for plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election. …

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GAZA (Reuters) -Conditions in overcrowded coastal encampments for displaced Palestinians in Gaza are so desperate that some people who fled Israel’s new offensive on famine-struck Gaza City in recent days are heading back towards the falling bombs, they told Reuters.  Those fleeing are mainly seeking shelter either in the area by the sea immediately west …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned recent strikes on Qatar’s capital Doha, but did not mention Israel in the statement agreed to by all 15 members, including Israel’s ally the United States.  Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Hamas with the attack on Tuesday, escalating its …

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By Dan Catchpole (Reuters) -In a warehouse on the southern edge of Calgary International Airport, De Havilland Canada is developing the DHC 515, a rugged flying boat and the only airplane solely designed to scoop water from a lake, river or ocean and drop it on a wildfire.  Growing wildfires have given new life to …

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