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Biden’s approval at 40%, near lowest of his presidency – Reuters/Ipsos poll

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating was close to the lowest level of his presidency this week amid criticism from Republicans over classified documents found in his home in recent months, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The three-day national poll, which closed on Sunday, showed 40% of …

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First migrants cross into U.S. from Mexico using mobile app

By Lizbeth Diaz and Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Migrants on Mexico’s northern border on Wednesday began entering the United States using a mobile app designed to facilitate the process of applying for asylum, although several quickly reported difficulties in using the system. This month, the Biden administration said it would broaden …

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Russia’s FSB spy agency opens espionage case against U.S. citizen

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has opened a criminal case against a United States citizen on suspicion of espionage, its Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday. The FSB did not name the person or provide any other details, nor did it say whether the suspect had been arrested. “The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation …

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Fed policymakers call for further rate hikes to beat inflation

By Howard Schneider and Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) -Federal Reserve policymakers on Wednesday signaled they will push on with more interest rate hikes, with several supporting a top policy rate of at least 5% even as inflation shows signs of having peaked and economic activity is slowing. “I just think we need to keep going, and …

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Australia jobs take surprise dip in Dec, but unemployment stays low

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia employment unexpectedly dipped in December following an outsized gain the month before in a sign the red-hot labour market might be cooling, though the jobless rate stayed near five-decade lows. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday showed net employment fell 14,600 in December from November, …

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Musk trial: lawyers clash over whether CEO lied in 2018 Tesla tweet

By Jody Godoy SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk “lied” when he said that funding was “secured” to take the company private, a lawyer for Tesla investors said on Wednesday, as an attorney for Musk argued that the billionaire merely used the “wrong words” when he tweeted about his plans in 2018. Tesla …

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N.Y. Governor Hochul’s pick for top judge rejected by Senate panel

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A New York state Senate panel on Wednesday rejected Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee to become the state’s chief judge after some lawmakers and advocacy groups expressed concerns he was too conservative for the job. The Democrat-led Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10-9 against sending the nomination of Hector LaSalle, the presiding …

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Kansas researcher avoids prison in blow to Trump-era China-related probe

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A former University of Kansas professor avoided prison on Wednesday for making a false statement related to work he was doing in China in the latest setback for a Trump-era U.S. Department of Justice crackdown on Chinese influence within American academia. Prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson in …

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U.S. mayors meet in Washington to tackle mental illness, immigration

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Mayors from across the United States gathered in Washington for their annual winter conference this week to tackle major issues facing their cities, with mental health, addiction and mass migration high on their lists. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, mayors have been on the front lines as their …

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Election denial drove New Mexico attacks on Democrats, officials say

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -Election conspiracy theories drove a defeated Republican candidate in New Mexico with a criminal past to hire gunmen to attack homes of Democratic legislators, marking a dangerous new level of U.S. political violence, officials said. Solomon Pena, 39, was denied bail on Wednesday in his first court hearing on charges he …

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