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By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday his intelligence services had failed on Jan. 8, when Brasilia buildings were stormed by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro. The fresh remarks come as Lula’s criticism of the military mounts, with the commander-in-chief condemning it in recent …

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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Turkey on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to be decisive in its bid to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey and convince the U.S. Congress to drop its opposition to a planned $20 billion deal. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Washington he had told U.S. Secretary of State …

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(Reuters) -Southwest Airlines Co’s pilot union has called for a strike authorization vote, weeks after a tech meltdown at the carrier left tens of thousands of passengers stranded across the United States. The airline said the proposed vote will not affect operations and is “not an indication of an impending work stoppage.” As major U.S. …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of four U.S. senators on Wednesday asked passenger railroad Amtrak Chief Executive Stephen Gardner to answer questions about a Virginia to Florida train last week that faced extreme delays. The senators noted one passenger dubbed it the “train ride from hell.” During the 20-hour scheduled trip with 563 …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Florida on Sunday and deliver remarks on the 50th anniversary of a ruling that recognized women’s constitutional right to abortion but which was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court last year. In June 2022, the Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Harris’ …

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By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warned Republicans in a letter seen by Reuters on Wednesday that limiting President Joe Biden’s authority to tap the nation’s oil reserves would undermine national security, cause crude oil shortages and raise gasoline prices. Biden repeatedly tapped the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) …

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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Groups of Americans will be able to directly sponsor refugees for resettlement in the United States under a new program launching on Thursday, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, a step that could bolster admissions and reduce government costs. Under the pilot program, which will be called …

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(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden on Wednesday called for the Justice Department inspector general to investigate federal, state and local law enforcement access to a database of more than 150 million money transfers, citing concerns it disproportionately affects minorities and low-income individuals. Law enforcement agencies have routinely accessed the vast trove of money transfer …

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