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Biden directs immediate surge of federal resources to tornado-hit areas

12 Dec 2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday directed that federal resources be surged to locations with the greatest need after a series of tornadoes and severe weather ripped through seven U.S. states, the White House said. Biden was briefed about the devastating tornadoes by Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency …

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Six dead, no hope of more survivors after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse near St Louis

12 Dec 2021

By Richa Naidu EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (Reuters) -Six Amazon.com Inc workers were confirmed dead on Saturday after a series of tornadoes roared through a warehouse near St. Louis, ripping off its roof and causing 11-inch thick concrete walls longer than football fields to collapse on themselves. At least 45 Amazon employees made it out safely from …

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Daughter of pioneering astronaut Alan Shepard soars to space aboard Blue Origin rocket

12 Dec 2021

By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman VAN HORN, Texas (Reuters) -The eldest daughter of pioneering U.S. astronaut Alan Shepard took a joyride to the edge of space aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocketship on Saturday, 60 years after her late father’s famed suborbital NASA flight at the dawn of the Space Age. Laura Shepard Churchley, …

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Migrants pledge to press on after deadly accident rattles Mexico

12 Dec 2021

By Josue Gonzalez PUEBLA, Mexico (Reuters) – Some migrants advancing through Mexico vowed on Saturday to press onward towards the United States following a deadly accident in the south of the country that killed dozens of people, mostly from Guatemala. At least 55 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a truck packed …

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Daughter of pioneering astronaut Alan Shepard soars to space aboard Blue Origin rocket

12 Dec 2021

By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman VAN HORN, Texas (Reuters) -The eldest daughter of pioneering U.S. astronaut Alan Shepard took a joyride to the edge of space aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocketship on Saturday, 60 years after her late father’s famed suborbital NASA flight at the dawn of the Space Age. Laura Shepard Churchley, …

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Biden warns Putin: Russia will pay ‘terrible price’ if it invades Ukraine

12 Dec 2021

By Andrea Shalal WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday said he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia would pay “a terrible price” and face devastating economic consequences if it invaded Ukraine. Biden told reporters the possibility of sending U.S. ground combat troops to Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion …

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Former Trump adviser Navarro refuses subpoena in U.S. House coronavirus probe

11 Dec 2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has refused to comply with a subpoena for documents related to the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus, saying the former president ordered him not to, according to his response to a congressional request released on Saturday. The subpoena was issued in November by the …

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Palestinians vote in local elections amid rising anger with Abbas

11 Dec 2021

By Rami Ayyub and Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -Palestinians held municipal elections in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday in a rare democratic exercise and amid rising anger with President Mahmoud Abbas after he cancelled planned legislative and presidential votes earlier this year. More than 400,000 Palestinians were eligible to cast ballots for …

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