WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on continued U.S. support to Ukraine at noon (1700 GMT), the White House said on Wednesday. The White House did not elaborate but the appearance will come after Germany said it would supply its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, overcoming misgivings about sending heavy weaponry that …
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(Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard is a leading contender for the top economic advisory position at the White House, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing three people familiar with the deliberations. Brainard is currently in the number two slot at the U.S. central bank, where she commands an influential role …
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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Half of the mass attacks in the United States from 2016-2020 were sparked by personal, domestic or workplace disputes, according to a new U.S. Secret Service report that aims to prevent violence by identifying warning signs. The attackers were overwhelmingly men, often with histories of mental health symptoms, financial …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Libyan intelligence operative suspected of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 and killed 270 people will be arraigned in a U.S. court on Wednesday, where prosecutors are also expected to ask for him to be detained through trial. …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Embattled Republican freshman U.S. Representative George Santos skipped his invitation to a White House reception on Tuesday evening and appears to have been joined by several hardline newcomers in snubbing President Joe Biden. All first-time lawmakers were invited to the bipartisan reception hosted by Biden and Vice President Kamala …
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By Alexandra Ulmer and Tim Reid HALF MOON BAY, California (Reuters) – A deadly gun rampage at northern California mushroom farms likely stemmed from a workplace grievance, authorities said on Tuesday, as new details emerged about the latest of two back-to-back mass shootings that claimed 18 lives in total. In apparently unrelated acts of mass …
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By Christine Kiernan NEW YORK (Reuters) – Winter is well under way in New York City and the holiday celebrations are fading into the distance – but there has still not been a proper snowfall. Central Park is green. The sun is out. And ducks frolic in ice-free ponds. Although an epic blizzard hit western …
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By Alexandra Ulmer, Tim Reid and Sharon Bernstein HALF MOON BAY/MONTEREY PARK, California (Reuters) – America was supposed to be a place of safety for Jose Romero when he arrived some two years ago to work on a California farm alongside other immigrants from Mexico and China. Romero was killed on Monday, shot dead by …
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(Reuters) -Back-to-back mass shootings in California have claimed the lives of people who loved to dance at a studio in Monterey Park and farm workers in the coastal community of Half Moon Bay. MONTEREY PARK VICTIMS Eleven people were killed when a 72-year-old gunman opened fire late Saturday during a celebration of the Lunar New …
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By Maiya Keidan TORONTO (Reuters) -A Canadian court on Tuesday dismissed the competition bureau’s effort to overturn an approval of Rogers Communications Inc’s C$20 billion ($14.9 billion) bid to buy Shaw Communications Inc. Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition, said in a statement that the bureau was “truly disappointed” but it would not be pursuing a …
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