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(Reuters) – California’s utilities regulator on Thursday set a clear path toward potentially closing SoCalGas’s Aliso Canyon gas storage facility, prioritizing energy reliability and affordability as the state shifts to cleaner energy. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has set a natural gas peak demand target of 4,121 million cubic feet per day, marking the …

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By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian general assassinated by Ukraine was buried with full military honours on Friday and posthumously granted a top award, as Moscow launched an apparent revenge attack on what it said was a Ukrainian intelligence service command centre in Kyiv. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who was chief of Russia’s Nuclear, …

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By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Mike Johnson’s hold on the speakership of the U.S. House of Representatives has been tenuous almost since the day he was elected. The Louisiana Republican only ended up with the job in October 2023 after the unruly members of his House caucus deposed then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy and cast about for …

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By Bo Erickson, Richard Cowan, Andy Sullivan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel. The vote laid …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nine Palestinian Americans sued the U.S. government on Thursday, alleging that it had failed to rescue them or members of their families who were trapped in Gaza where Israel’s war has killed tens of thousands and caused a humanitarian crisis. The lawsuit accuses the State Department of discriminating against …

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By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A senior White House official on Thursday said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could allow it to strike targets well beyond South Asia, making it an “emerging threat” to the United States. Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer’s surprise revelation underscored how far the once-close …

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PARIS (Reuters) – A French court found Dominique Pelicot guilty on Thursday of repeatedly drugging and raping his wife for almost a decade, and inviting dozens of strangers to rape her unconscious body. All the Frenchman’s 50 co-defendants were also found guilty of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault. Below are some of the reactions …

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