By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Hundreds of irate residents of the Ohio town where a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals packed into a high school gym on Wednesday, seeking answers to what health dangers they face. East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway, looking angry and tired, said at Wednesday’s town hall that he wanted to …
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(Reuters) – The FBI carried out two searches in recent weeks at the University of Delaware in connection to a probe into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed source familiar with the investigation. The searches occurred with the consent and cooperation of Biden’s legal team, the report …
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By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia employment surprised in January by falling for a second straight month while the jobless rate jumped to its highest since last May, a soft result that could lessen pressure for further aggressive interest rate hikes. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed net employment fell 11,500 …
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(Reuters) – Mark Meadows, a former chief of staff to ex-U.S. President Donald Trump, has been subpoenaed as part of a probe by Special Counsel Jack Smith regarding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the matter. Smith’s office wants documents and testimony related to …
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(Reuters) – Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc has sold out its Model Y for this quarter in the United States, with no more production builds until April, Electrek reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The expected delivery date for the fully electric, mid-sized sports utility vehicle (SUV) to U.S. customers is now …
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By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Raquel Welch, who helped reshape the traditional image of the Hollywood sex symbol in an era when the movie industry was still overtly defining an idealized version of sensuality for mass consumption, died on Wednesday at age 82. Her death following a brief illness was confirmed in …
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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – The founder of WallStreetBets, which has been credited with helping ignite investors’ frenzy into “meme” stocks, sued Reddit Inc on Wednesday, accusing it of wrongly banning him from moderating the community and undermining his trademark rights. Jaime Rogozinski said his ouster, ostensibly for violating Reddit policy by “attempting to monetize …
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By David Lawder and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday said the U.S. Treasury Department will exhaust its ability to pay all its bills sometime between July and September, unless the current $31.4 trillion cap on borrowing is raised or suspended. In a report issued alongside its annual budget outlook, the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials believe a Chinese balloon that was shot down after crossing the continental United States originally had a trajectory that would have taken it over Guam and Hawaii but was blown off course by prevailing winds, a U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Wednesday. The balloon, which Washington …
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By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Weather balloons, civilian drones and other non-military aerial gadgets are all possible explanations for the mysterious objects the U.S. military has shot out of the sky in the past week, say scientists and atmospheric experts. U.S. and Canadian officials have offered scant details about what exactly fighter jets shot …
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