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NBA champions Warriors praise Biden on Griner, gun control in White House return

(Reuters) – WNBA star Brittney Griner and gun control were on the agenda as the Golden State Warriors visited the White House on Tuesday, celebrating their fourth championship title in eight seasons with U.S. President Joe Biden. The Warriors overcame the Boston Celtics 4-2 in the NBA Finals last year, cementing their legacy as one …

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Davos 2023: U.S. consumers in ‘good shape’ as wages grow -BofA CEO

By Lananh Nguyen and Noor Zainab Hussain DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -U.S. consumers are still in “pretty good shape,” even as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to tame inflation, Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan told Reuters during the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting. “The consumers are spending, their wages are growing and …

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Texas electrical grid still at risk in extreme weather -Dallas Fed

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Texas electrical grid is still vulnerable to severe weather despite safeguards following a deadly February 2021 deep freeze that brought widespread power outages, the Dallas Federal Reserve said on Tuesday. Since the freeze roughly two years ago, which caused key components of the state’s electrical system to …

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$10,000 reward posted in murder of six people at California home

By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – Law enforcement officials in California on Tuesday offered a $10,000 reward and asked for the public’s help in solving the “deliberate, intentional and horrific” murders of six people at a home in the state’s Central Valley. Investigators believe a gang or drug cartel targeted the family, Tulare County Sheriff Mike …

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Blinken says he had no knowledge of documents taken to Penn Biden Center

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he had no knowledge at the time of any classified documents taken to the Penn Biden Center, after some classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president were discovered at the center. While outside of government, Blinken served as managing director …

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Trump to make first 2024 campaign appearance in South Carolina

(Reuters) – Republican former President Donald Trump on Jan. 28 will make the first public appearance of his 2024 presidential run in the early voting state of South Carolina since announcing his candidacy in November, his campaign announced on Tuesday. Two well-known South Carolina Republicans – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, one of Trump’s most loyal …

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Republicans’ debt plan could cause ‘economic catastrophe’ – White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans’ plan to pay some U.S. debts as they come due but not others is a “recipe for economic catastrophe” that threatens the global economy, the White House said on Tuesday. House Republicans are planning to move a “debt prioritization” measure by the end of March that would call on the U.S. Treasury …

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