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By Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Biden administration plans to increase the amount of biofuels that oil refiners must blend into the nation’s fuel mix over the next three years, but the plan includes lower mandates for corn-based ethanol than it had initially proposed, two sources familiar with the matter told …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an acceleration of Black Sea grain shipments from Ukrainian ports under a deal allowing safe wartime exports, a U.N. spokesperson said on Tuesday as Russia threatens to quit the pact next month. The United Nations and Turkey brokered the Black Sea …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The risks of artificial intelligence to national security and the economy need to be addressed, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday, adding he would seek expert advice on the subject. “My administration is committed to safeguarding Americans’ rights and safety while protecting privacy, to addressing bias and …

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PARIS (Reuters) – The headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics organising committee were being searched by police, organisers said on Tuesday. “A search is currently under way at the headquarters of the Organising Committee,” Paris 2024 said in a statement. “Paris 2024 is cooperating fully with the investigators to facilitate their inquiries.” Paris 2024 did …

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By Ali Sawafta JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces backed by the rare use of helicopter gunships killed five Palestinians including a teenager and wounded more than 90, as a West Bank raid led to an hours-long gunbattle with armed fighters, the military and health officials said. Eight Israeli personnel were wounded after troops came …

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TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – One of Honduras’ leading anti-corruption advocates on Monday said she had left the Central American nation because of threats weeks after accusing President Xiomara Castro’s government of nepotism. Gabriela Castellanos, executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Council (CNA), which has investigated public corruption in Honduras for nearly a decade, left the country …

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By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would pursue “active steps” on a contested judicial overhaul this week after what he described as months of wasteful compromise talks with the political opposition. Netanyahu’s televised remarks to his cabinet were spare on detail and come after opposition leaders last …

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