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US Supreme Court justices disclose income from book deals and teaching

(Corrects publication month of Jackson’s memoir in paragraph 6 to September instead of August) By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received a book advance of more than $2 million for her bestselling memoir, and other justices reported lucrative law school teaching positions in annual financial disclosure …

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US senators seek more security following Minnesota assassination

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. senators on Tuesday demanded tighter security in the wake of last weekend’s assassination of a Minnesota state legislator and threats against members of Congress, in what one lawmaker called a “spreading virus” of political violence. Law enforcement officials responsible for securing the U.S. Capitol complex and its 535 members …

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ECB’s Panetta says EU a victim of US efforts to distance Russia from China

MILAN (Reuters) -The United States’ “confrontational” trade stance towards Europe is a consequence of U.S. efforts to give Russia a seat in international forums and weaken its ties with China, a top European Central Bank policymaker said on Wednesday. ECB Governing Council member Fabio Panetta told a student conference in Milan he believed the European …

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AbbVie’s migraine drug meets main goal in head-to-head study with topiramate

(Reuters) -AbbVie said on Wednesday its migraine drug met the main goal and was superior to a widely used generic treatment in a head-to head late-stage trial. The U.S. drugmaker has been expanding and banking on its neuroscience portfolio after its blockbuster arthritis drug Humira began facing competition from several less expensive biosimilar versions. The …

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Haiti’s capital in the dark after residents storm hydroelectric plant

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince was in the dark on Wednesday after residents of a nearby town stormed a dam and brought it offline in protest at government inaction over gang violence. Gangs have tightened their grip on Haiti, with a record 1.3 million people displaced in the past six months, according to U.N. …

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RFK Jr weighs review of vaccines citing aluminum use, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering asking a key government vaccine advisory panel to examine vaccines that contain aluminum ingredients, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the matter. Aluminum-containing adjuvants are ingredients that have been used in vaccines since the 1930s, according to the U.S. Centers for …

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India is a perpetrator of foreign interference, Canadian intelligence agency says

TORONTO (Reuters) -India is a perpetrator of foreign interference, Canada’s intelligence agency said in a report published on Wednesday, just after India’s and Canada’s prime ministers vowed to strengthen ties at a global summit hosted by Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held what both sides called productive talks …

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At least 13 killed in central Mexico during shoot-out with organized crime, authorities says

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -At least 13 people were killed during a shoot-out involving organized crime in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas, the state government’s secretary general said on Wednesday. “The situation is currently under control,” Rodrigo Reyes Muguerza said on social media, adding that the operation was ongoing. There were no reports of injuries …

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US-Canada deal prospect offers hope but inflation a worry if tariffs remain, says BoC

By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, June 18 (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said on Wednesday that the prospect of a new Canada-U.S. trade deal offers hope that tariffs will be removed, but cautioned that inflation could rise if tariffs stayed in place. U.S. President Donald Trump and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney …

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Venezuela’s Machado calls for more US action against Maduro

By Sarah Kinosian (Reuters) -Washington needs to take further action against Venezuelan leader President Nicolas Maduro, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said, including enforcing sanctions and fighting criminal networks she says are connected to the government. Machado was barred from running in the 2024 presidential election but is the country’s most popular opposition figure. Western …

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